The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-03
CHAP. LXXV.

CHAP. LXXV.
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Sec. 25. And be it further enacted, That If any
person shall resist any draft of med enrolled un-
der this act into the service OF the United States
| or shall counsel or aid any person to resist any
such draft or shall assault or obstruct any officer
| in making such draft, or in the performance OF
any service in relation thereto; or shall counsel
| any person to assault or obstruct any such oth-
! GER or shall counsel any drafted men not to ap-
pear at the place of rendezvous, or wilfully dis
| suade them from the performance OF military
duty as required by law, such person shall be sub
! iect to summary arrest by the provost marshal,
| and shall be forthwith delivered to the civil au-
| thorities, and, upon conviction thereof, be pun
| ished by fine not exceeding five hundred dol
lars, or by Imprisonment not exceeding two
| wears or by both of said puniSiInentS.
| Sec. 26. And be it further enacted, That, i'm
mediately after the passage OF this act, the Presi
| dent shal issue his proclamation declaring that
all soldiers now absent from their regiments with
! out leave may return within time specified TO
| such place places as he may indicate in his
proclamation, and be restored to their respective
| regiments without punishment, except the for
feiture of Their pay and allowances during their
| absenc; and all deserters who shall not return
| within the time so specified by the President
| shall, upon being arrested, be punished as the
Sec. ~. And be it further enacted, That depo-
sitions of witnesses residing beyond the limits of
the state, territory, district in which military
courts shall be ordered to sit, may be taken in
cases not capital by either party, and read in evil
dence; provided the same shall be taken upon
reasonable notice to the opposite party, and duly
authenticated.
| Sec 2S And be it further enacted, That the
Judge advocate shall have power to appoint
porter, whose duty it shall be to record the pro-
| ceedings of and testimony taken before military
! courts instead of the Judge advocate; and such
reporter may take down such proceedings and
| testimony in the first instance in short-hand.-
The reporter shall be sworn or affirmed faithful
ly to perform his duty before entering upon it.
| Sec. 80 And be it further enacted, That the
court SHALL for reasonable cause, grant contin-
| uance to either party for such time and as often
shall appear 20 be just: Provided, That If the
prisoner be in close confinement, the trial shall
| not be delayed Tor period longer than sixty
| days.
Sec So And be it further enacted, That in
time of war, insurrection, or rebellion, murder,
| assault and battery with An intent to Kill, man
| slaughter mayhem, wounding by shooting or
stabbing with an intent to commit murder, rob-
berry, arson, burglary, rape, assault and battery
with an intent 10 commit rape and larceny, shall
be punishable by the sentence of u general court
martial or military commission when commit
ted by persons who are in the military service of
the United States, and subject to the articles of
war; and the punishment for such offences shall
never be less than those inflicted by the laws of
the State, territory district in which they may
have been committed.
Sec 81 And be it further enacted, That any
officer absent from duty with leave, except for
! sickness wounds, SHALL during his absence, re
ceive half the pay and allowances prescribed by
! law, and no more; and any officer absent with
out leave, SHALL in addition to the penalties pre-
scribed by law or a court-martial forfeit all pay
or allowances during such absence.
| Sec. 81. And be it further enacted, That the
| commandert of regiments and of batteries IN the
| field are hereby authofized and empowered to
grant furloughs for period not exceeding thirty
| DAYS at any time to five per centum OF the
non-commissioned officers and privates, for good
conduct in the line of duty, and subject to the
| approval of the commander of the forces of which
such non commissioned officers and privates form
gar part % And ns # further snootsd That tn.
President of the United States is hereby author
lied and empowered, during the present rebel
lion, to call forth the national forces by draft in
the manner provided for in this act.
Sec "a. And b. it further enacted, That all
persons drafted under the provisions of this act
shall be assigned by the President to military
duty in such corps, regiments, or other branches
of the service as the exgencies of the service may
| require.
Sec S. And be it further enacted, That here
after details to special service shall only be made
forces in the field and enlisted men,
hereafter detailed to special service, shall not
ceive any extra pay for such services beyond that
allowed to other enlisted men.
Sec. 81. And be it further enacted, That gen.
eral orders of the War Department, numbered
| one hundred and fifty-four and one hundred and
volunteers into the regular service, be and the
same are hereby resciDded; aud hereafter no
such enlistments shall be allowed.
| Sec. 81. And be it further enacted That the
grades created in the cavalry forces of the United
| States by section eleven of the act approved the
seventeenth July, eighteen hundred and sixty
two, and for which no rate of compensation has
| been provided, shall be paid as follows, to wit
Regimental commissary the same regimental
| quartermaster; chief trumpetcr the same as chief
| bugler; saddler sergeant the same regimental
| cOmmisSary sergeant; company cOmmissary
geart the same company quartermasters SER
geant; Provided, That the grade of supernumer-
AIRY lieutenant, and two teamsters tor each COM
pany, and one chief farrier and blacksmith for
each regiment, as allowed by said section of that
act be and they are hereby abolished and each
cavalry company may have two trumpeters, to be
paid as bugers and each regiment shall have
one veterinary surgeon, with the rank of regi-
mental sergeant,major, whose compensation shall
be seventp-hve dollars per month.
Sec. 49, And be it further enacted, That all
persons who, i'll time of war rebellion against
the supreme authority Of the United States, shall
be found lurking acting spies, in about
any of the fortiicatiOns, posts, quarters or en-
campments of any of the United States, or else
where, shall be triable by genera court-martial
or military commission, and shall upon cohvic-
ton suffer death.
Approved, March 3, 1868.
CLAP. LXXVI.
An Act to prevent and punish Frauds upon the
Revenue, to provide for the more certain and
speedy Collection of Claims in Favor of the
United States, and for other Purposes.
Be it enac. ed by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives OF the United States of America in
Congress assembled That from and after the first
day of July, eighteen hundred and sixtythree,
all invoices of goods, wares, and merchandise
imported from any foreign country into the Uni
ted States shall be made in trplicate, d signed
by the person or persons owning or shipping said
goods, wares, or merchandise, if the same have
actually been purchased, or by the manufacturer
or owner thereof, if the same nave been procured
otherwise than by purchase, or by the duly au-
thorized agent of such purchaser, manufacturer,
or owner; and said invoices shall, at or before
the shipment thereof, be produced to the consul,
vice, consul, or commercial agent of the United
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of the United States, and shall have indorsed
thereon, when 60 produced, declaration signed
by said purchaser, man ufacturer owner or agent,
setting forth that said invoice is in all res poets
true; that it contains iif the goods, wares, and
merchandise mentioned therein are subject to ed |
yalorem duty, and were obtained By purehase) |