The Portland daily press., 1865-03-17

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| L WASHINGTON d. O., March ), 1866. 81
IT, following act Of Congress is published for the
information and guidance of all concerned:
GAN ACT to amen the sersrGL Acts heretofore pass.
edo provide for the enroting and ca ing out tie
national forces. ssdJVr Other purposes
"SEc4rox 10. And be it further enacted That
whore any revised enrolment in any Congressional
draft district has been obtained or made prior to
lists the quota Of such district may be adjusted and
apportoned TO such revised enrolment instead of be-
ing applied to or based upon the enrolment as it may
nave STOOD before the revision. 5000
SECTION IA. and be i. Jsrrth,r enacted That
hereafter all persons mustered into the military or
naval service whether volunteers substitutes or
representatives or otherwise, shall be credited 10
the STATE and to the ward township precinct or
other enrolment sub-distrct where such persons be-
long by actual residence iii such persons have an ac-
tuaI residence within the United states and where
| such persons were or shall be enrolled Qf liable
to enrolment and it is hereby made the duty of the
| Provost Marshal General to make such rules and
give such instructions to the several Provost
shals. Boards of Enrolment and mastering Officers
as shall be necessary for the faithful enforcement of
the provisions of this section to the end that ia r
and just credit shall be given to every section ofthe
| country: PrOoided, That in any call for troops
hereafter, no county town, township ward precinct
election district, shall have credit except for
| actually furnished on said call, or the preceding
call Dy said county, town, township ward precinct
election district and mustered into the military
or naval service on the quota thereof
|
computing quotas hereafter credit shall be given to
the several states districts and sub-dstcts for all
| men furnished from them respectively, and not
heretofore credited during the present rebellion for
any period of service of not less than three months
calculating the number of days for which such
vice was furnished and reducing the same to years;
lroUided, that such credits shall not be applied to
the call for additional troops made by the President
on the twenty first day of December eighteen hun
/ dred and sixty-four.
SECTION Is. and be IL isf ther endcte d. That per-
sons who have been, or may hereafter be drafted,
under the provisions of the several acts to which this
is an amendment, for the term of one year and who
have actually furnished, or may actually furnish,
acceptable substitutes (not liable to draf) for the
term of three years. shall be exempt from military
/ duty curing the time for which such substitutes
shall not be liable to draft not exceeding the time
for which such substitutes shall have been mustered
into the service, anything in the act OF February
twenty-fourth eighteen hundred and sixty -four, to
the contrary notwithstanding. eal
| ''SECTION IL. had Be it further endcfed, Tbatany
recruiting agent substitute broker, other person
who for pay or profit shall enlist or cause to be en-
listed, as volunteer or substitute any insane per-
Ony. who is held to bail to answer for a felony or
person in condition Of intoxication, or deserter
from the military or naval service, any minor be-
tween the ages of sixteen and eighteen years with
| out the consent of his parents or guardian. any
minor under the age Of sixteen years Enjoying him
shall defraud or illegally deprive any volunteer Or
substitute of any portion OF the State local, or
United states bounty, to which he may be entitled,
SHALL upon conviction in any court of competent ju-
risd1ctiOn. be fined not exceeding thousand dol
lars less than two hundred dollars imprisOn-
ed not exceeding two years and not less than three
months or both, in the discretion of the court aore-
| said. 80 + laA
.SEeuoN 10. Ind be 10 further enacted, That
any officer who shall muster into the military or ma
val service Of the United States any deserter from
said service or insane person. or person in a con
diton of intoxication any minor between the
Of sixteen and eighteen years. without the consent of
his parents guaFdan, or any minor under the age
conviction by any conTt-martial be dishonorabfy
dismissed from the service of the United States.
every ase where a substit ale is turns ed to take
10 pla of IN enrolled drafted man, and it is
shown by evidenle ia It saal be satisfactory to the
secretary of War, that such subsutut, WAS at the
time his eali tment, Anown by the party fornis b.
Ing him TO ncg-ccmpos, CT IN g Ldltion Of in
any oenee of tia grade OF felony at the law,
or 10 ave teea guilty of previous set OF ertlen
of any existing fntirmtyor ament, phy sicaly inca
pab OF peror the 0rdiaary duties of soldier
astual .eryice in the ranks, or minor betw. ca the
sent of his PAL INT r guardian or minor TN er the
age OF sixteen years. it shal DO the duty fthe Pro-
vost Marshal General on aayiee ofthe fact to Ie-
port the SAGE to he Provosi Mar hal tie PROT er
0istrict; and ii euch person so enlisted and fncapa
bic shall have bee A. since the passage OF his Ct
liable to dia t, and not actually drafted, the name
oftEe person liable who fur nshed such substitute
sc as mo- s sae Sa
had flu: nirho by him; and If UGH ut siitute
enlisted, and incapable az afo esaid, shall have beer
lie raesa, this act to, ed the ler.
| VII as substitute for psrsen act ,niiy drafted
then it shall be the duty of the Provost Marshal Gen
eral to direct the Provost Marshal the district i'm
| medately to notify the person who furnished such
substitute that he is held to service in the place
such substitute and he shall stand in the rea-
ton and be subject to the liability before the
furnishing Of such substitute, sas
"sECTIoN 20. Snd BE- ttJsirther enn6ted, That in
case any substitute shall desert from the army and
shall appear by evidence satisfactory to the
retary Ct var that the party furnishing such sub
aided or abetted such desert0n, to have been pri
Wy to any intention the part of such substitute to
DESERT then such person shall be Immediately plac
ed in the army, and shall serve for the period for
which he was liable to draft, such service to COM
at the date of the deserion of the substitute
cotton III 1ssd be ID further enacted II I'D j.,
addion t. tbs c.her lawful penalties OF the crime
of cese lion iro the miIissry pavai service,
per ons who have deserted the military nava SER
wee of the i ed st ties, who snail net return to
said service, report themselves TO trovo a ar
shawthin SIXTY days lfier the proclamation herein
a ter mentoned. srail be deemed and taken 10 have
voluntarily relinqushed and forfeited theiri
citizenship and tn ir righs to become re s; ard
such deserers sha DO forever Incapable of h,lding
any flee OF trust or profit under tn, Uni'ed States
or sxercis ng any rights Of q liens thereof ard
all pc sons who sian hereafter deeert The military
or naval service, and all p = ons Who bel duly
enrol I'd shall depart h Jurisdiction of the district
in hch he is enrolled or go hey ond tia limits Of
the United States with intent 10 avoid any draft
iato ,he iiit@ly or laval 81 rsice. Gully ordered,
II Ill beliable to The penalti sof this ion And
forthwith the passa. Of This act, TO itsue bis
proclaim ion setting forth the provisions Of this
Il
ted TO notify ali des9lteis returning wi hin sixty days
as aforesaid that they shall be pal doned condi-
or to such ollie Organization they ay be fisn5
ed touatil thej shall have served ior period time
| eqcat 70 their crig.nsl term Of enlistment.
= SEoTIoN2 ~. 4Rd be st further enacted I hat the
third section OF the act entitled San act (furthsr to
reeulnts and provide or the OF FOL ing and calling
| out the natio sai forces an for other purcoscs.S
approved July iourth eglI cen hund, ed and 5 XIV
! four be, ana the same is hereby, repea ed -.
''sEoTIoN %. And4ei further enacted That any
ans n tf1
after rotiee of draft and befsrefhe ams shall have
taken place, cause to be mustered into the sv CO OF
set to rs e. sesn resTa,ts not sub
erdits ,hal stand to the credit of tie prisons rhrs
causing item to be mustered in, and hail be taken
as euosti utes fpr such re sons so mary of them
az may be drafted, to the extert of this number of
| such recruits, and in h order des gnated by TIE
principals at the time such recruits are thus atore
IS cTIos "a Ind be il asrghe, enacted, That geo.
ton fifteen OF the Act approved Fe raary twenty
In act enrolling and calling cut the natiora
forces, ard for other puI poses be, and the same
hereby. amended ~ infertipg after the words any
| izet ~ law to administer oaths F" ~ 6a--fB
"SkurIoE Is. And b. iffsrther enacted, Thtt the
secretary OF War hereby authorized to detail one
or more of the employees of the War Department for
The purpose OF administering the Oaths required by
lawn the settlement of officers accounts for cloth
ing, camp and garrison .equipage, quartermasters
stores and ordnance, which oaths shall be admins
tered without expense to the parties taking them,
Gnu small W " Dinulng upon tne person taxing the
same and II falsely taken, shall subject them to the
same penalties, as II the same were administered by
q magistrate or justice of the peace.
SECTION &C. and be &c further enacted, That Act
ing Assistant Surgeons, Contract Surgeons and Sur
geons and commissioners on the Enrolling Boards
wilhelm the military service Of the United States
shall hereafter be exempt from all liability to be
drafted under the provisions of any act for enrolling
and calling out the national forces.
SECTION n. <Wd be is further enacted That this
act shall take effect from and after its passage Pre-
vided that nothing herein contained shall operate
to postpone the pending draft interfere with the
quotas assigned therefor.
approved March 3, 1866" d
Sections from one to twelve, inclusive, do not re-