The Portland daily press., 1865-03-23

~ PoRTL AND, Edrch IL 1865
ID A. Pro Marshal General, Augusta, Maine. M e. the
4 2 CHAIiLES a. DOUGHTY, 4
Capt. and Provost Marshal 1st Dist. oil Maine.
-n9H WAR DEPARTMENT
Propost Marshal Generals Office,
c,... WASHINGTON D, g, March II, 1866
In conformity with the Proclamatioa of The Pre- ST.
dent herewith published, all off ers and employees
Of this Bu eau are instructed to give prompt ten
tion TO the receiving and forwarang of such desert
ers as present themselves in accordance with its pro-
visions. oS Go-
'sBY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
eel s..4..--s---- AMERICA: an9s5o y Utal
rs "a PROCLAMATION.
l'sWherea, the twenty fret section of the act of
Congress, approved on the third instant, entitled An
Act to amend the several acts heretofore pasted
provide tor the enrolling and calling out the nation
al forcee and for other purp ses requires shat in
addition to the other lawful penalties the crime
deserrion from tho military or naval service, all per
sons who have deserted the military naval service
OF the United States who shall retu said
vice, or report themselves to provost Marshal
within sixty days alter the pre- camation hereinafter
mentioned, shall be deemed and lax. t, have vol.
unfairly renquished. and forfei ed their rights OF
citizenship and their rights to become citzens and
such dt serters shall be- forever incapable of
holding any Office of trust or profit under the
United States, or of exercising any rights of cti.
sertahe mill asy naval iEice, and all persons
who, being duly enrolled, shall depart the urisdic-
tion of the dstrcs in which he is enrolled, or go be-
yond the limits of the United aes with intent to
avoid any draft into the military or naval service
duly ordered shall be liable tn penalties Of This
section. And the President il hereby authorized
and required forthwith on the passag of this
issue his oclamat 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 shaii be pardon
ed condition of returning to their regiments and
companiee or to such other organizations gs they
may be assignedtS until they shall have sevved ior
q uarfO of time eOuHl tn their ORIGINAL
listr ent.' ts19A' 3 y t--s 'c = 1
"Now, therefore, bs it k4ow that I, ABaAHAn
LISooLN, President of the United States, do issue
this my PROCLAMATION, required by said act order
ing aud requiring all deserters TO return TO thei
proper posts; and do hereby mott " them that all
d, serteTs who shall within sixty days from the date
of May 1866 return to service, repost themselves
to Provost Marsha, sh, II bs pardoEed, condi.
ton that they retura to their REGIMENTS and com-
panes or to such other OF rganizniions as they may
be assgned to, and Eerys the their orig
inal term o enlistment and in addition thereto, q
to the set
affixed. is.g IA va .se ssg 8ot.t.ge.i IN
3 day OF March, in the year of our Lord ono
lL-sl thousand eight hundred and sixty-fve, Rad
ofthe Independence oitha United States. the
ABRAHAM LINooLy.s
ssaf "wIILIAh y; SEWARD, $50 i 81 n -
"Secretdry of iStGte.n 10 a 3dY
The records and returns Of these deserters will be
made up in the Fame manner is provided for in
be noted on the book OF desertes arrested opposte
The name of the deserter the fact of his having vol
unfairly surrendered himst If in conformity vii The
PRESIDENTS Proclamation; and the number thus sur
rendering the mseyes to be separately stated on the
report at this office. - ~ se4 y " a3tf fe
The Secretary of War directs, that no reward bs
paid Tor the arrest Of deseres who may be arrested
the receipt of this order by the District
Provost Marshals. -