The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-01
No. 121

organizing the national forces and for the arrest
OF deserters and spies OF the enemy, the United
States shall be divided into districts of which the
District of Columbia shall constitute one, each
territory of the United States shall constitute one
or more, as the President shall direct, and each
congressional district of the respective states,
fixed by law of the state next preceding the en-
rOlment, shall constitute one: Provided, That in
states which have not by their laws been divided
into two or more congressional districts, the
President of the United States shall divide the
same into so many enrolment districts as he may
deem fit and convenient.
Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That for
each of said districts there shall be appointed by
tine President provost marshal, with the rank,
pay, and emoluments of captain of cavalry, or
an officer of said rank shall be detailed by the
President, who shall be under the direction and
subject to the orders of provost general,
appointed or detailed by the President of the
United States, whose Office shall be at the seat of
government, forming separate bureau of the
War Department, and whose rank, pay, and
emoluments shall be those ofa colonel Of cav
airy.
Sec G. And be It further enacted That It shall
be the duty of the provost marshal general, with
the approval of the Secretary of War, to make
rules and regulations tor the government of his
subordinatcS; to furnish them with the names and
residences OF all deserters from the army, or any
of the land forces in the service of the United
States, including the militia, when reported to
him by the commanding officers to communicate
to them all orders of the President In reference to
calling out the national forces to furnish proper
blanks and instructions Tor enrolling and draft
ing; to file and preserve copies of all enrolment
lists to require stated reports of all proceedings
on the part of his subordnates; to audit all ac-
counts connected with the service under his direc-
ton aud to perform such other duties as the
President may prescribe in carrying out the pro-
visions of this act.
Sec. T. And be it further enacted That it shall
be the duty of the provost marshals to arrest all
deserters, whether regulars, volunteers, militia
men, persons called into the service under this
any other act of Congress, wherever they may
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tary commander or military post; to detect seize,
and confine spies ofthe enemy, who shall without
unreasonable delay be delivered to the custody OF
the general commanding the department in which
they may be arrested, to be tried soon the
exigencies Of the service permit; to obey all law
full orders and regulations of the proyost-marsha-
general, and such may be prescribed by law,
concerning the enrolment and calling into service
of the national forces.
Sec g. And be it further enacted, That in each
of said districts there shall be board of enroll
ment, to be composed of the provost marshal, as
president and two other persons, to be appoint
ed by the President of the United States, one OF
whom shall be licensed and practising physician
and surgeon.
Sec 9And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the said board to divide the district
into sub-diStrcts of convenient size If theyshall
deem it necessary, not exceeding two, without
the direction of the Secretary of War, and to ap-
point, on or before the tenth day OF March next,
and in each alternate year thereafter an enrolling
officer for each ubdstrict, and to furnish him
WIN proper DRINKS anu IlSlTucllOuS nO suail
Immediately proceed to enrol all persons subject
to military duty noting their respective places OF
residence, ages the first day OF July following,
and their occupation, and shall, on or before the
first day of April, report the same to the board of
enrolment, to be consolidated into one list,
copy of which shall be transmitted to be provost
marshal general Oh or before the first day OF May
succeeding the enrolment: Provided, neverthe-
less, That if from any cause the duties prescribed
by this section cannot be performed within the
time specified, then the same shall be performed
soon thereafter AS practicable.
Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That the
enrolment of each class shall be made separately,
and shall only embrace those whose ages shall be
on the first day OF July thereafter between twenty
and forty-tive years.
Sec. ii And be it further enacted, That all
persons thus enrolled shall be subject, for two
years after the first day of July succeeding the
enrolment, to be called into the military service
of the United States, and to continue IN service
during the present rebellion not, however, eX-
ceeding the term of three years and when called
into service shall be placed on the same footing,
in all respects, volunteers for three years, or
during the war, including advance pay and bounty
as now provided by law.
Sec. r. And be it further enacted, That when
ever it may be necessary to call out the natlonai
forces for military service, the President is hereby
authorized to assign to each district the number
OF to be furnished by said district and there
upon the enrolling board shall, under the drec.
ton of the President, make draft of the required
number, and fifty per cent in addition, and shall
the persons drawn, and of the order i'll which
they were drawn, that the first drawn may
stand first upon the said roll, and the second may
stand second, and SO on and the persons 80 drawn
shall be notified of thesame within ten days there
after, by written printed notice, to be served
personally or by leaving copy at the last place
of residence, requiring them to appear at a desi
gnated rendezvous to report for duty. In assign
ing to the districts the number OF men to be
furnished therefrom, the President shall take into
consideration the number OF volunteers and mill
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which said districts are situated and the perloC
of their service since the commencement of the
| present rebellion, and shall SO make said assign
ment as to equallZe the numbers among the dls
tricts of the several states, considering aEu al
lowing Tor the numbers already furnished as afore
said and the time of their service.
Sec. 13 And be it further enacted, That any
person drafted and notified to appear as aforesaid
| may, on or before the day fixed for his appear
ance, furnish an acceptable substitute to take hi
place in the draft; or he may pay to sueh persoI
as the Secretary of N,r may authorize to receive
it. such sum, not exceeding three hundred dol
lars, as the Secretary may determine, for the pro
| curation of such substitute; which sum snail DC
fixed at uniform rate by general order hlaoe ~
the time of ordering draft for any stare or TERN
| tary; and thereupon such person SO furnishing ~
the substitute, or paying the money, snail oe &C. ais
And any person filling to report after due service
of notice, as herein prescribed, without furnish
ing a substitute, or paying the required sum
therefor shall be deemed deserter, and shall be
| arrested by the provost-marshal and sent to the
nearest military post for trial by court martial
unless, upon proper showing that he Is not liable
to do military duty, the board OF enrolment shall
| relieve him from the draft. =,
Sec H. And be it further enacted, That al
drafted persons shall, on arriving at the rendezV
ous be carefully inspected by the surgeon OF tht
| board, who shall truly report to the board tht
| physical condition of each one; and all persons
| drafted and claiming exemption from military
duty on account of disability, or any other cause
shall present their claims to be exempted to th'
| board, whose decision shall be fnll.
! Sec l5 And be it further enacted, That any
surgeon charged with the duty of such inspection
who shall receive from any person whomsoevel
any money or other valuable thing, or agree
directly or indirectly. to receive the same to hii
| own or another's use for making an imperfect in
spection or a false or incorrect report, or who
shall wilfuy neglect to make faithful Inspection
and true report, shall be tried by court martial
and on conviction thereof, be punished by mt
not exceeding five hundred dollars poF less thai
| two hundred, and be imprisoned at the dlsereuoI
OF the court, and be cashiered and dismissed non
the service.
| Sec. 49, And be it further enacted, That as soor
| as the required number of able bodied men haDl'
to do military duty shall be obtained from the lis
! of those drafted, the remainder shal! De ois
charged and all drafted persons reporting at N.
| place of rendezvous shall be allowed traEeilns
| pay from their places of residence; and all per
| sons discharged at the place OF rendezvous snai
be allowed travelling pay to thetr places ot les,
dence; and all expenses connected With Ln9 ~
rolment and draft including subsistence "hIle a.
the rendezvouse, shall be pafo !Ioi nS SpP.J p n
priation for enrolling and dl atting,. under sucl
regnIations as the President OF the United Sla.es
shsJl nrescribe: and all expenses connected VILE
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