The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1865-03-15

intention on the part OF such substitute to-
desert, then such person shall be Immediately
placed in Re army, and shall serve for the
period for which he was liable to draft, such
service to commence at the date Of the de-
sertion of the substitute.
Section 81, And Be il further enacted That
IN addition to tue lawful penalties Of the
crime of desertion from the military or naval
service, all persons who have deserted from
the military or naval service of the United
States, who shall hot return to said service
or report themselves to a Provost Marshal.
within sixty days after the proclamation here
matter mentioned, shall be deemed and taken
to have voluntarily relinquished and forfeited
their rights Of citizenship and their rights to
become citizens and such deserters shall be
forever incapable of holding any Office OF
trust or profit under the United States, or ct
/ exercising any rights of citizenship thereof;
and all persons who shall hereafter desert the
military or naval service, and all persons
who, being duly enrolled, shall depart the iu-
risdiction Of the district in which he is en-
rolled, or 20 beyond the limits Of the United
States with intent to avoid any draft into the
military or naval service, duly ordered, shall
! be liable TO the penalties Of this section.
! And the President is hereby authorized and
required fUrthwith,Ou the passage of this act.
tc issue his proclamation sett ng forth the
provisions Of this section, in which procla-
nation the President is requested to notify
all deserters returning within sixty days as
aforesaid, that they shall be pardoned on
condition of ofretuTniHg 70 their regiments and
companies, or to such other organization as
they may be assigned 10, until they shall
have served for period Of time equal 10 their
original term of enlistment.
Section %. IRd be Il further enacted, That
the third section Of the act, entitled "An act
1 (further) to regulate and provide for the en-
rolling and calling out the national forces,
and for other purposes approved July
fourth, eighteen hundred and sixty-four be,
and the same is hereby repealed.
Section %. Ind be Il further enacted, That
any person or persons enrolled in any sub
district may after notice Of "a draft and before
the same shall have taken place. cause to be
mustered into the service Of the United States,
such number of recruits. not subject 10 draft,
as they may deem eXpedient, which recruits
shall stand to the credit of the persons thus
causing them to be mustered in, and shall be
taken as substitutes for sgch persons or so
many Of them as may be drafted to the extent
Of the number Of fsuca recruits, and in the or
der designated by the principals mt the time
such recruits are thus, as aforesaid, mustered
in.
Section q. Ind Be Il further enacted, That
Section Fifteen Of the Act approved February
Wenty-ioHFI'eIIh5een hundred ana slNt'-iour,
enujico An Ac' loT eHEoLhs ana e"iI!h8 out
the national forces and for other purposes"
be, and the same is hereby, amended by in
sertiug after the words any civil magistrate'
the words "or any person authorized oy law
to admnlster oata5.
Sec.2" -. -aEa De n l"'"F e"'eIea, mat
the Secretary OF " aF Is heTeoy aulhorzed 10
detail one or more OF the employees OF the
mr. department ioF me purpose OF auhlhis-
teung Jhe oaiAs required oy law IN the settle
me4l OF ofacefS accounts 'or ciotnlng, camp
and ordinance, which oaths shall be admins
tered without expense to The parties taking
sogs T t] % s. Sa - s.ro and r IscIy G VIZ fsen
shall subject them 10 the same penalties, as if
'"e SAM "'Ie @,,il.,'''s. ~ y! " s'S''"'7
... ac IaFIgl s,.y,5.- s,,c,,5 Th,t
,,+fo,, ts.fsr,rf -.,rgao,s CoD,r,c, Surcaons
and S7rraons ana Commissioners on me En-
ra.iro Rnarls willie ;n the military service of
the United States. shah hereafter be EXEMPTED
from ali liability to he drafted under the pro
visions of any act for enrolling and calling out
the national forces.
Section 27 1nd B. Il FURTHER enacted That
this act shall take effect from and after its
passage: Prorjda9 That nothing herein con-
tanned shall operate to postpone the pending
draft, or interfere with the quotas assigned
therefor
Approved March 3, 1895.
TScctOns from one TO twelve, inclusive, do
not relate 10 this Bureau, and are omitted.
(Signed) JAMES B. FRY,
Provost Marshal General.
WA. H. BLAIR,
capt. and provost Marshal.
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