The weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 186?-1869, 1867-01-02

duty and they shall not in any district, be called
into the service of the United States until those
of the first class shall have been called.
Sec f. And be it further enacted, That, ior
greater convenience in enrolling, calling oui, ana
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 tne
District of Columbia shall constitute one, eacn
territory of the United States shall constitute one
or more, as the President shall direct, and each
congressional district of the respective states as
fixed by a law of the state next preceding the en-
rolment, shall constitute one: Provided, Ihat IN
states which have not by their laws been aivioeo
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 S. And be it further enacted, ihat ior
each of said districts there shall be appointed py
tine President provost marshal, with the rank,
nav and emoluments of captain of cavalry, or
an officer of said rank shall be detailed by the
President, who shall be under the direction ana
subject to the orders OF 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, ana
emoluments shall be those OF a colonel OF cav
airy.
Sec. g. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the marshal. general, VIVID
the approval of the Secretary of War, to make
rules and regulations for the government OF ms
subordinates 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 ali orders of the President in reference to
calling out the national forces to furnish proper
blanks and Instructions for enrolling and orait.
ing; to file and preserve copies OF all enrolment
lists; to require stated reports of all proceedings
on the part of his subordinates; 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. Z. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the provost Inarshas to arrest all
deserters, whether regulars, volunteers militia
men, or persons called into the service under this
or any other act of Congress, wherever they may
be found, and to send them to the nearest mill
tary commander or military post to detect seize,
and confine spies of the enemy, who shall without
unreasonable delay be delivered to the custody OF
the general commanding the Departmental which
they NAV be arrested, to be tried as soon as the
exigencies of the service permit to obey all law
full orders and regulations of the provost marshall
general, and such as may be prescribed by law,
concerning the enrolment and calling into service
| of the national forces.
| Sec. s. 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 u licensed and practising physician
and surgeon.
Sec 8. And be it further enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the said board to divide the district
into subdistr.cts of convenient size, If they shall
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 sub-district, and to furnish him
with proper blanks and instructions; and he shall
Immediately proceed to enrol all persons subject
to military duty, noting their respective places OF
residence, ages on 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-.yeneral or before the first day OF May
succeeding the enrolment: Provided, neyerthe,
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
as soon thereafter as practicable.
Sec TO- 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
e 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,
4 in all respects volunteers for three years. OF
n during the war, including advance pay and bounty
now provided by law.
:, Sec 12 And be it further enacted, That when
"a ever it may be necessary to call ont the national
forces for military SERVICE the President is hereby
f authorized to assign TO each district the number
of men to be furnished by said district and there
T. upon the enrolling board shall, under the direc
e ton of the President, make draft of the required
!, number and fifty per cent. in addition, and shall
- make an exact and complete roll OF the names ol
~ = the persons so drawn, and Of the order in which
a they were drawn, SO that the first drawn may
q th.c roll md ha nnd ray
y stand second and on; and the persons so drawn
~ shall be notified of the within len days there
after, by written or printed notice, to be serve'
n personally or by leaving copy at the last pac
"a of residence, requiring them to appear at desi
:. gnated rendezvous 10 report for duty In assign
ing to the districts the number of men to b
furnished therefrOm, the President shall take int
consideration the number of volunteers and mill
tia furnished by and from the several states II
which said districts are situated, and the perio
al of their service since the commencement Of tn
present rebellion, and shall SO make said assign
ment as to equalize the numbers among the dis
~ ~ tricts of the several states, considering and a
lowing Tor the Numbers already furnished as afort
" said and the time of their service.
~ Sec 13. And be it further enacted, That an
u person drafted and notified to appear as aforesaid
u may, on or before the day fixed for his appea
:, ance, furnish an acceptable substitute to take h
y place in the draft; or he may pay to such perso
as the Secretary of Nar may authorize to reeeiy
= it, such sum, not exceeding three hundred do
lars, as Lne Secretdry uldy lOI pr
n curation of such substitute; which sum shall
~ ~ fixed at uniform rate by general order made
the time of ordering draft for any state or teri
tary; and thercupon such person so furnishln
p the substitute, or paying the money, shall be di
in charged from further liability under that daft
lie And any person falling to report after due servit
Of of notice, herein prescribed, without turnis
tn ing substitute, or paying the required su
in therefor, shall be deemed deserter, and shall
es arrested by the proxost-marshal and sent to u
n nearest military post for trial by court martis
te unless upon proper showing that he Is not lab
m to do military duty, the board OF enrolment shs
es relieve him from the draft. -
lr- Sec. IA. And be it further enacted, That {
drafted persons shall, on arriving ct the rendez
d. ous be carefully inspected by the surgeon Of y
ed board, who shall truly report to the board q
nd physical condition of each one; and all perso
n duty on account of disability, or any other eaus
e. shsn present their claims to be exempted to Z
he board whose decision shall be tn'l.
Of Sec. l5 And be it further enacted, That aI
~ surgeon charged with the duty of such inspectit
= who shall receive from any person whomsoev
any money or other valuable thing, or agre
- directly or indirectly, to receive the same to
or own or another's use for making an imperfecs
=. spection or q false or incorrect report, or WI
red shall wifully neglect to make faithful inspect
or, and true report, shall be tried by court
ION and, on conviction thereof, be punished py
lil not exceeding i've hundred dollars nor less IN
her two hundred, and be imprisoned at the discreti
,rt of the court and be cashered and dismissed ro
der the service.
for Sec TO- ana pe II iurtncl SnaS 3uas -
and as the required number Of able me- ~ ~.
ted / Of those dratted, the remainder snsi! oe 9
s charoed and ali drafted persons reporting at {
,,iace of rendezvous shall be allowed travelli
nd pav from their places OF residence; and all p
,ali SONS discharged at the place Of rendezvous sh
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