Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1868-04-11
Published March Ia, 1861

AN ACT t. amend chapter sixty (6T) of the gen
eral laws Of 1861, entitled IAN act TO authorize the
secretary Of state to procure and furnish to the
clerks of the county boards Of supervisors auhenti
Gated lists Of deserters from the military and naval
service Of the United States and to provide Tor their
distribution" and for other purposes IN connection
with men charged with desertion.
The ueople OF the state of Wisconsin, represented In
senate and assembly, do enact as follows;
Section l. Section four of chapter sixty Of the
,enerat laws of 1861 Is hereby amended by adding 10
aid section the following words 'sprOUided h0l0 Der,
that whenever any person so charged, aforesaid,
upon said list with having deserted the said military
or naval service of the United States, shall present TO
any court board Of regitTy oro the inspector Of any
election in this state the certificate OF the adutant
general Of the state that he has made careful exsmi
nation upon proof submitted with said charge OF de-
sertio, and Is satshed from said proof that the
charge is unlounded such certificate shall be held and
deemed to rebut and do away with the Prinad ia te
case made under this law by said list against such per-
son so charged with desertion
Sec 2 Whenever IL shall be made to appear, by
competent testimony presented 20 the adjutant gen
ersl Of the state that any person mas been Wfonguy
reported al the war department adesereT from any
WISCONSIN military organization or from any draft
duly dered In this state dur ng the late of the
rebellion he shall, upon such proof, issue his official
certificate the person, or to the legal representa-
tiVes of the person, so improperly charged with de-
serton as contemplated in the preceding section. As
10 the character of the testimony upon VIII CHI the
tcate of the sdjuant general shall be based he shall
equre the best proof Of which the case Is suscept-
BILE, complying in foim and substance as nearly as
ments Of the genera government In like case, all pa
pers fled SIS evidence to be In duplc tie He shall
also, consider in evidence in all cases when peril
nent the records of his office.
Sec 8 The adjutant general shall keep file in his
Office properly classified aud arranged for reference,
one set OF the papers transmitted ia such He
shall also classify and arrange the duplicates in the
came manner and at the end ofthe three months next
ensuing the passige of this act he shall transmit to
the war der arment at Washington list Of the names
of an soldiers to whom during the said three months
he shall have issued the certificate herebe'ore prOvi
ded Or with complete sets OF the papers upon which
the same ba ed, accompanying said list and evil
dence with an official request that the names thereon
be stricken from the list Of deserters on file IN sa de-
partment At the end Of each month after the trans
mission the frst list he shall transmit list Of those
20 whom he turing said month, issued certificates
with request and evidence hereinbefore provided.
When the department at Washington shall notify said
adutant general that the evidence In any is in
sufficient 10 warrant the removal Of the charge OF de-
sertion requested, he shall Immediately advise the
party applying for the removal of such charge Of the
additional evidence required, both as to form and
substance.
the secretary Of state Of the of TO whom he
has issued his said certificate, and upon receipt Of
such notice the secretary of state shall strike such
names from the list of deserters file In his office
There shall also be published In each two
months after the transmission to Washington OF the
first list as provided In section three of this act, list
over the official certificate of said adjutaut general OF
the men 10 whom certificates aforesaid have been
issued and the names Of all to whom they have been
issued during the year. shall be published In the an
nual report Of the adjutant general.
Sec s. The adjutant general shall make such regu-
atons, with the approval of the governor, shall be
necessary aud proper 10 faithfully and fully carry out
the provisions of this act. He shall have authority 10
administer oaths, take dispositions in cases arising
under this act and in general to do all things essen
ta to the proper discharge Of the duties hereby i'm
posed upon him.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage
Approved March 6, 1865