The Portland daily press., 1865-03-22
ssBY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMRRICA.- l.-.-.--- 49,
"a PROCLAMATION.

"Wherea5 the twenty-first section of the act of
Congress- approved on the third instant entitled IAN
Act to amend the several acts heretofore passed to
provide tor the enrolling and calling out the nation
al forcee, and for other purp requires hat in
deserton from the military naval SERVICE all per
who have deserted the military or naval service
ofthe United States who shall not retu said
vice, or report themselves to provost Marshal
within sixty days after the pre- camation hereinafter
mentioned shall be deemed and TAX N t. have vol.
unfairly reiinqushed and forfei ed their riahs OF
citizenship and their rights to become citizens and
such dessrters shall be forever incapable Of
holding any office of trust or profit under the
United States, or of exercising any rights of citi.
thsresf; and all persons who shall herea ter de-
the mill ary naval vice, and ali persons
who, 6.ing duly enrolled shall depart the jarisdlc
yond the limits OF the United ates with intent to
avoid any draft into the military or naval service
duly ordered, hall be liable to the penalties of this
section. And the President is hereby authorized
and required forthwith the passa of this ac Ito
issue his oclamat on setting forth the provisions
of this section, in which proclamation the President
is requested to notify ali deserters returning within
sixty days as Aforesaid that they shall be pardon
ed condition of returning to their regiments and
companies or to such other organizations SIS they
may be assigned t., until they shall have sevved Tor
aperio oftime equal to their original term o.
listr ent.' dssH So
LINCoLH, President of the United States, do issue
this my Procamatfon as required by said act order
ing aad requiring all deserteIs 10 return to theii
d serters who shall within sixty days from the date
of this Proclamation, viz or before the 10th day
of May 1s65 return to service, report themselves
to Provost Marsha, sh IL bs pardored, on condi.
ton that they return to their regiments and CON-
panies or to such other oTganiznlioGs as they may
be assignee to- and the remainder of their orig
inal term o. enlistment, and in addition thereto,
period equal to the time lost by desertion. irsa9
: SIN testimony whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the United States to be
affixed. n
dome at the City of Washington, this eleventh
DAY OF March, in the year of our Lord one
LIS thousand eight hundred and sixty-fve. aad
vrsr OF the independence OF the edStatea, tAe
Z eighty. ninth. ft1tt E5'G Ellll OH y
LAB RAHAM LINCOLy.
by the President: = Z III y E77ST'fT,7f-
civilian III. SEWARD
"Secretdry Of State" W u
The records and returns of these deserters will be
made up in the same manner as is provided for in
other cases by existing regulations except that it will
be noted on the book o. deserfe arrested opposite
The name of the deserter theact of his having VOL
unfarily surrendered himse in con1ormity wi the
Presidents Proclamation; and the number thus sur.
rendering the tmseves to be sparately stated on the
report at his Office. % Z go SD aifEs
The Secretary of War directs, that no reward b,
paid Tor the arrest of deseres who may be arrested
the receipt of this order by the District
Provost Marshals. sLs lls.Ef s.ius osl
JAMES B. FRY, 1890
90 marlsdlw 9h' Provost Marshal General.