Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-03-22

Sec. 81. Ind be ii further enacted, That
In addition to the other lawful penalties
of the crime of desertion from the militia
ry or naval service, all persons who Fave
deserted the military ar naval service OF
the United ST ties, who shall not return
TO said SER ice, or report themselves To
the Provost Marshal within sixty days al
ter the proclamation hereinafter mention
ed, shall be deemed and taken to have
voluntarily rel:iquished and forfeited
their rights OF citizenship and their rights
To become citizens: and such desertefs
shall be fore er unincapabIe OF hoidln%
any Office OF trust or profit under the
United States, or of exercising any rights
Of citizens thereof; and all persons VINO
shall hereafter desert the military or ma al
service. and all persons who, beng duly
enrolled, shall depart the jurisdiction OF
the district in which he is enrolled, 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 see
ton And the President is hereby au-
thorized and required forth With, ON the
passage of this act to issue his rrociama-
ton setting forth the provisions OF this
section, in which proclamation the PreSl~
dent is requested to notify all deserters
returning within sixty days as aforesaid,
that they shall be pardoned on condition
Of returning TO their regiments ana com
panIes, or to such other organization as
they he assigned to, until they shall have
ser ed for period of time equal 10 their
original term Of enlistment.
Sec - ind be IL further enacted,
That the third sectionsof the act entitled
Am agt (further) to re-u ate and provide
for the enrolling and calling out the ma
tinnal forces and for other purposes APP
proved July fourth, eighteen hundred and
-ixty- four, be and the same is hereby re-
nenled
Sec %. Ind be ii 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 ser
vice Of the United States, such number Of
recruits, not subject to draft. as they NAV
deem excellent, which recruit, shall stand
t, the credit Of the persons thus caus-
Ing them tn he mustered in. AMI shall be
taken as substitutes fer such persons, or
So Iuany of them as may lie drafted, IL the
extent OF the number OF such recruits.
and IN tl}c order designated bv the princi
pals mt the time such rccruits are thus as
aforesaid mustered In.
See. 24. and be IL FURTHER enacted
That section fifteen OF the act approved
February twenty fourth, eighteen hundred
and Sjxty>tuur entitled. AN act for enro'-
lin" anil calling ont the national forces and
for other pnrnosca, he and the same is
hereby amended hy inserting after the
words any civil magistrate" the w,rls
cor any person authorized by law to adj
minister oaths.
Sec. -. Aad be ii further enacted.
That the Seer, tary of War is hereby
authorized to detail one or more of the en-
poyees Of the War Department for the
purpose Of administering the oaths re-
1nired hv law in the settlement Of officers
accounts for clothing camp and garrison
e1uipage quartermasterS stores AMI ord
nance, which oaths shall he administer d
without expense to Il G parties taking
them. and shall be as binding upon the
persons taking the same. and II falsely
taken, shall subject them to the same, pen
elites, as if the same were administered
by magistrate or Justice Of the pence
Sec 26. fad lie it further enacted,
ln,.t Acting Assistant Surgeons, Contract
Surgeons. md Surgeons and Commission
crs on the Enrolling Boards, wiI L. in TIE
military service of the United S:utes, shall
hereafter he exempt from All liability to
he drafted unier the provision, Ut nv act
for enrolling and calling out he natioua
forces
SEC. 81. Ind be It further enacted.
That this act shall TAXI effect from and
altc" It's passage: prorided. That nothin.
herein contained shall operate to postpone
the pending draft. or Interfere with the
quotas assigned therefor.