Year: 1863

vi tue war department, and whose rank


pay, and emoluments shall be those of q


Colonel of Cavalry


Sec. 3. And be it further enacted


That it shall be the duty of the Provost


Marshal General, with the approval oi
the Secretary of War, to make rules and
regulations for the government of his
subordinates, to furnish them 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 in
structions for enrolling or drafting to
file and preserve copies of all enrolment
lists; to require stated reports of pro-
ceedings on the part of his subordinates;
to audit all accounts connected with the
service under his direction, and to per-
form such other duties as the President
may prescribe in carrying out the provi-
sions of this act


Sec. 7. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the Provost
Marshals to arrest all deserters, whether
regulars, volunteers, militiamen, or per-
sons called into the service under this or
any other act of Congress, wherever
they may be found, and to send them to
the nearest military commander or mill
tary post; to detect seize, and con6ne
spies of the enemy, who shall, without
unreasonable delay, be delivered to the
custody of the General commanding the
department in which they may be arrest
ed, TO be tried as soon as the exigencies
of the service permit; to obey all lawful
orders and regulations of the Provost
Marshal General, and such as may be
prescribed by law, concerning the en-
rollment and calling into service of the
national forces


Sec s. And be it further enacted,
That in each of said districts there shall
be a Board of Enrolment, to be com
posed of the Provost Marshal as Presi-
dent, and two other persons, to be ap-
pointed by the President of the United
States, one of whom shall be licensed
and practicing physician and surgeon


Sec. 9. And be it further enacted,
That it shall be the duty of the said
Board to divide the district into sub-dis-
districts of convenient size, if they shall
deem 1t necessary, not exceeding two,
without the direction of the Secretary of
War, and to appoint, on or before the
tenth day of March next, and in each
alternate year thereafter, an enrolling
officer for each sub-district, and to fur
nish him with proper blanks and instruc-
tions; and he shall Immediately proceed
to enroll all persons subject to military
duty, noting their Respective plaooo 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 Enroll
ment, to be consolidated into one list,
copy of which shall be transmitted to the
Provost Marshal General on or before
the first day of May succeeding the en-
rollment: PrOUided, necertheless, That
if, from any cause, the duties prescribed
By this section cannot be performed with
in the time specified, then tie same shall
be performed as soon thereafter as prac-
ticable


Sec. TO- And be it further enacted,
That the enrolment of each class shall
be made separately, and shall only en-
brace those whose ages shall be, on the
first day of July thereafter, between
twenty and forty-fve 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 SER
vice for three years or during the war;
and when called into service shall be
placed on the same footing, in all re-
spects, as volunteers during the present
rebellion, not, however, exceeding the
term of three years, including advance
pay and bounty, as now provided by law


Sec. II. And be it further enacted,
That whenever it may become necessary
to call out the national forces for the
military service, the President is hereby
authorized to assign to each district the
number of men to be furnished by said
district; and thereupon the Enrolling
Board shall, under the direction of the
President, make a draft Of the required
number, and fifty per cent. in addition,
and shall make an exact and complete
roll OF tne names OF the persons so
drawn, and of the order in which they
were drawn, so that the first drawn may
stand 6rst upon the said roll, and the
second may stand second, and so on;
and the persous so drawn shall be noti-
fed of the same within ten days there
after by written or printed notice, to
be served personally or by leaving copy
at their last place of residence, requiring
them to appear at designated rendez-
Gus to report for duty. In assigning to
the districts the number of men to be
furnished therefrom, the President shall
take into consideration the number of
volunteers and militia furnished by and
from the several States in which said
districts are situated, and the period Of
their service, since the commencement
of the rebellion, and shall so make said
assignment as to equalize the numbers
among the districts of the several States,
considering and allowing for the num-
bers already furnished as aforesaid 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 appearance, furnish
an acceptable substitute to take his
place in the draft, or he may pay to such
nerson as the Secretarv of IVar NAV an