Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-22
THE NEW ENROLMENT ACT.
Circular of Provost Marshal General FRI
WAR nEp'r PRo. maxi GEMS OrFcE
WASHINGTON d. C., March s, 1865


WAsHIxGroS D. C., March S, 1865
Circular No s.
The following act of Congress Is nua-
iished tor the information and guidance of
all concerned:
AN ACT to amend the several acts here's
totore passed to provide for the ENROLLING
and calling out the national forces, and
Section Is 1nd be it farthe, enacted
That where any revised enrolment in any
Congress 'onal or draft district has been
| obtained or made, prior to any actual
drawing of names from the enrolment
lists, the quota Of such district NAV be
adjusted and apportioned II such revised
enrolment instead of being applied to or
based upon the enrolment as it may have
| stood before the revision
Sec. Il And be IL further enacted.
/ That hereafter all persons mustered into
the military or naval service, whether as
| volunteers, substitutes, representatives. or
| otherwise, shall be credited to the State,
and TO the war'l, township. precinct. or
| other enrOllInent sub district. where such
| persons belong by actual residence, Of
snch persons have an actual residence
within the United States. and where
such persons are or shall he enrolled. (if
liable to enrollmpnt.) and it is hereby
made the duty of the Provost Marshal
| General To make such rules and give Such
! instruct ms to the Sc eral Provost Mar
shals. Boards of Enrolment, and Muster
| ing officers. as shall be necessary for the
| faithful cnforo ement Of the PROVISIONS Of
this section 10 the end that fair and lust
credit shall be given TO every section Of
the country: Prorided, That in any call
for troops hereafter no county, town. town
ship. ward precinct or election district.
shall lave credit except for men actually
furnished on said call. or the preceding
c1Ii, by said county, town. township ward
precinct, or election district, and mustered
into the military or naval service on the
quota thereof
Sec. ID Ind be ii inrthc,. enacted
INIT m computing QUOTAS hereafter. credit
shaii be given to the several States. dis
tricts ana snh districts for all men furnish
{" rem them, respectively, and not here
foiorc credited, during the present rebels
hon, for any period of service of not less
thnn three months. calcuIatin, tho num-
her ot DAYS Tor which snch service was
f1rulShed. and reducing the same 10 wears.
Procided, That such credits shall rot he
applied to the call for additioral troons
made hv the President on the twenty frs
lay of neccmber, eighteen hundred and
sixtv-four
Sec, l6 Ind be It further enacted, That
persons who havn been or NAV hprpa ftpr
b" drafted, under the provisions of the
several acts to which this is an amend.
ment for the term nf one wear. and who
have actually furnishe |. or may actually
furnish accaptahln substitutes mot liable
70 the dra(t) for the term of three years,
shall he exempt from the m litarv duty
during the time FIR which such substitutes
shall not lie liable T. draft. NOT axcacdiner
the time for which such substitutes shall
have been mustered into the service. any
thing in the act of tehruarv twenty fourth.
eighteen hundred and sixty-four, to the
contrary notwithstanding
See l.. and be ii titrfber enacted That
any recruiting agent, substitute broker.
or other person who. for pay or loft.
shall enlist, or cause u he On listed. a.
volunteer or subs ituto, any insane norSun
or convict or person under Indictment for
4 felony or who is held 70 bail ia answer
tor a felony. or person in n condition Of
intnXicat ion .ror dcsrrter from the military
or naval aCrvicc or any MINOR between the
ages of sixteen and eighteen ve1rs. with
ont the consent of his parents or mu1riiln.
or any minor under The are Of sixteen
wears. knowing him, in either case before
mentioned. 10 he such. or who shall de-
fraud or ILLEGALLY deprive any volunteer or
Substitute Of anv por ion of the State
local. or / aited States bounty. to which
he may he entitled. shall unon conviction
in any court Of competent Jurisdiction. he
fined not exceeding one thousand doIiarS
nor less than two hundred do ars or im>
prisoned not cxccrdinr two voars a~d not
less than three months. or both in the
discretion Of the court aforesaid
See. - ind be ri f1rther enacted That
any officer who shall muster into tho
military or naval service of ito United
states any deserter from said service, or
insane person, or person in n cnnli ion If
intnxic ton, or any minor between the
ares Of sixteen and eighteen years. with
ont the consent Of his parents or guardian,
or any minor under the age Of sixteen
years, knowing hiIn to he such. shall unon
conviction hv any cnurt>martial be dis
honorahv dismissed the service of the
United States.
See. 10 And be ii further enacted, That
in every case where 4 substitute is fIrn
ished to take tho place of an enrolled or
drafted nun, and it is shown bv evidence
that shall he satisfactory to the Secretary
of War, that such substitute was, ut the
time of his enrolment, known bv the
party turn she'd him to lie nan co1aDo3
mcHtis, or in condition Of iutoxication.
or under conviction or Indictment for any
offence Of the Grade Of felony mt the com
m n law. or to have been guilty of "A nrr-
viouS act Of desertion un<atiSied By mar
don or punishment, or hv reason of any
existing iairnitv or ailment phvsicqIIv
incapable Of performing the ordinary Gn
ties Of n soldier in actual service in tho
ranks or minor between the are. of six.
teen and eighteen wears, without the con
sent Of his parent or guardian. or 4 minor
undnr the are of sixteen wears. II sh1ll he
the duty Of the Provost Marshal Gen.
eral, on advice OF the fact. to report the
sam" 10 the Pro oSt MarShll of the pro
per district: and Il such person so enlist
81 ana incapable shall have been, 81 zee
he passa-e of this act. mustered into the
service rs a Substitute for a person lab o
t. draft and not actually drrfred. the
name Of the person 50 liable who furniSh-
ell such substitute shall he arain u nce.i
on the list, AMI he shall he subject To draft
thereafter, n though no such Substitute
l,., 10, F,,,-, -, 4 l.