The Portland daily press., 1865-03-20
"a PROCLAMATION


-.l = ga PROCLAMATION.
"Whereas the twenty-frst section of the act of
Congress, approved onthe third instant, entitled AN
Act 20 amend the several acts heretofore passed to
provide Tor the enrolling and calling out the nation
a forcee and Tor other purposes, requires that in
addition TO the other lawful penalties of the crime
deserton from the military or naval service, all per
sons who have deserted the military or naval service
of the United States who shall retui said
vice, Or report themselves to Provost Marshal
within sixty days after the pre- clamaton hereinafter
mentioned, Shall be deemed and tax. n to have vol
UNFAIRLY reiinquished and forfeited their rights
citizenship and their rights to become citizens, and
such deserters shall be forever incapable Of
holding any office of trust profit under the
Unite6 States, or of exercising any rights of cit
zens there # and all persons who shall hereafter de-
sert the mil ary or naval service and all persons
who, being duly enrolled, shall depart the iurisdic
ton of th aistret in which he is enrolled or 90 be-
yond the limits of the United afes with jntent To
avoid any draft INTO the military or naval service
duly ordered shall be liable to the penalties Of fh
section. And the President is hereby authorized
aud required forthwith on the passage of this ac to
issue his ocalnat setting forth the provisions
of this section in which proclamation the President
is requested TO notify all deserters returning within
sixty days as aforesaid that they shalt be pardon
ed condition of returning to their regiments and
companies, or to sach other organizations as they
may be aaeigned to- until they sha have sevved for
perio of time equal to their original term o. en-
Now, therefore, it kaowa that 1, ABRAHAM
LINooLN, President of the United States, do issue
this my PROCLAMATION required by said act order
ing and requiring all deserters to return to thel
proper posLSi and do hereby notify them tnat all
Dc serteIsvho shall, within sixty days from the date
OF TINS Procamation viz before the 10th day
Of May, e65, return to service, report themselves
TO Provost Marsha shsll be pardoped, ON condi-
aon that they return to their regiments and COM
panies, or to such other ORGANIZATIONS as they may
De assignedto and serve the remande their orig
maj term o. enlistment. and in addition thereto
period equal to the tisne lost by desertion. a-
IN testimony whereof have hereunto set my
afhxed. - ~ 9'A'e' W oe
Done at the City of washin gton, this eleventh
r. gay OF march, in the year of our Lord ono
lA'sl tnonsand eight hundred and sixty-fve, aad
OF tne Independence OF the United States the
'iBy the President: -ANooAS'
at- WILLIAM IL. SEWARD
'tSecretGry Of Staten
ne records and returns Of these desarfar. ;i H..
maze up In the same manner as is provided fnr IN
other cases by existing regulation except that IL viii
be noted on the book Of desere-s arrested
the name OF THE deserter the fact of his hayng
untarIly surrendered himself in conformity viii ~
Presidents Proclamation and the number thns ~ ne
| report at This Office. A sHe
The Secretary of War directs, that no reward be
paid for tie arrest of deserters who may be
subsequent TO the receipt order by the District
JAMES B. FRY.
marl8dlw Provost Marshal General