Smyrna times., 1865-08-23
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES,
Ys,,sd ct tie First SsssiOn Of the IAirty-sighth
Congress.

tPuBLIc-No. 1861
ACT further regulate and provide tor the enroll
ling and calling out the national forces, and for
other purposes.
De e enacted by the Senate and Hease Of Repre-
of the United States Of America tn Con-
~ rress assembled, That the President OF the United
Stsses may, at his secretion, at any time hereafter
call for any number of men volunteers for the res
pectve terms Of one two, and three years tor militia
~ service; and any such volunteer, or IN case OF
draft hereinafter provided, any substitute, shall be
credited to the town, township, ward OF city, pre-
einci election district, of county not subdlvl
ded towards the quota of which he may have volun-
seesed or engaged a substitutes and every volun.
teer who is accepted and mustered into the service
f,r Il term of year, unless sooner discharged,
shall receive, and be paid by the United States,
bounty of one hundred dolars and if for a term of
two years, unless discharged, bounty OF two
hundred dollars; and if for term of three years,
unless discharged, bounty of three hundred
dollars; one-third of which bounty shall be paid to
the soldier at the time of being mustered into the
eevce one.third at the expra OF half of his
OF service and onethlrt at the expiration of his
term of service. And in OF his death while in
service, the residue of his bounty unpaid shall be
p,id to his widow, ii he shall have left widow; if
not TO his children, If there be none, to his moth
4 er, if she be a widow.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in case
ne quota, any part thereof, OF any town, town
ship ward of city, precinct, election district,
4 any county not subdivlded, shall not be filled
withIu the space of fifty days after such CALL then
le President shall Immediately order draft for one
1 YEAR 10 fill such quota, any part thereof, which
may be untitled; aud ia case OF any such draft no
payment of money shall be accepted received by
the Government as cOmmutatlon to release any en-
rolled or drafted man from personal obligation to
peforn military service.
Sec. 3. And be IL further enacted, That il shall be
awful for the Executive any of the States to send
seruiing agents into any Of the States declared 10
in rebelli9n except the States of Arkansas, Ten.
Sssee, and Louisiana, to recruit volunteers under
sy call under the provisions OF this act, who shal
credited the State, and to the respective subdi
Aions thereof, which may procure the enlistment
Sec. 4. And be 1t further enacted, That drafted
IN, substitutes, and volunteers, when mustered in
all be organized into or assigned TO regiments, bat
Ees or other organizations OF their own States an'
aar as practicable, shall, when assigned, be per
EAed to select their own regiments, batteries, o
&sf organizations from among those OF their res
Pase States which at the time oi assignment ma,
as filled to their maximum number.
SIS, And be Il further enacted, That the tweu
tHlRcti1n of the act entitled IAN act to amend a
Hmlitled an act for enrolling and calling out tn
EOnal forces, and for other purposes" approve
hbruary twenty -four, eighteen hundred and sixty
ha, shall be construed to mean that the Secretar
@War shall discharge minors under the age
eighteen years under the circumstances and on th
eIndilions prescribed in said section; and here
alter, if any officer of the United States shall en.
muster into the military service any person unde
eage of sixteen years, with or without the conseT
fhis parent or guardian, such person so enlisted Q
4 cruled shall be Immediately discharged upon pay
y ent of all bounties received; and such recrutin,
mastering officer who shall knowingly enlist
under sixteen years of age shall be dlsmlsse
m the service with forfeiture of all pay and allow
,es and shall be subject to such further punish
ut as court-martial may direct.
Sec. g. And be Il further enacted That sectio
gee of an act entitled IAN act to amend act er
,Ie an act for enrolling and calling out the nation
Al forces and for other purposes, approved FebTua
ry twenty y-fout eighteen hundred and sixty -four,
and the same is hereby amended, so as to authoriz
md direct district provost marshals, under the dreC
zion OF the Provost Marshal General, to make dra
for one hundred per centun in addition to the nuu
her required TO I'LL the quota Of any district prov
ded by said section.
Sec. 4. And be IL further enacted, That instead
arsyeliing pay, all persons reporting at the place
reudezyoas shall be allowed transportation from the
places of residence; and persons discharged at Il
place of rendezvous shall be allowed transPOrtatic
20 their places OF residence.
Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted, That all persoI
IN The naval service of the United States who ha'
entered said service during the present rebellio
who have not been credited TO the quota of any tow
district, ward, State, by Of their being
said service and enrolled prior to February TIVE
ay.f1urth eighteen hundred and sixty -four, shall
enrolled and credited to the quotas of the town. war
district OF State, in which they respectively resid
upon satisfactory proof of their residence made
the Secretary Of War.
Sec. 8. And be it further enacted, That if any pc
duly drafted shall be absent from home 10 pros
cution Of his usual business, the provost marshal
4 the district shall cause him to be duly notified
soon may be, and he shall not be deemed as a d
septer, liable such, until notice has been Civ
4 20 him, and reasonable time allowed Er him to
4 tura aDd report 10 the provost marshal of his d
hrict; but such absence shall not otherwise affect
1 liability under this act.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That nothlr
centaned H. this act shall be construed to alter or
any way affect the provisions the seventeenth sc
aion of an act approved February twenty fouri
eighk ea hundred and sixty -four, entitled an act
amend act entitled "An act for enrolling and CT
ng out the national forces and for other purposes
approved March third, eighteen hundred and sixt
three.
4 Sec. III. And be it further enacted That nothir
contained ia this act shall be construed TO alter
change the provisions of existing laws relative
Pesmting persons liable to military service to FL
Il pjsh substitutes.
4 Approved, July 4, 1864