Year: 1864

upon indictment in the circuit court of
the United States for the district with


in which the offence was committed


shall be punished with death. And
nothing in this section contained shall
be construed to relieve the party
offending from liability, under proper
indictment or process, for any crime
against the laws of State, commit
ted by him while violating the provis-
ions of this section.


Sec. Is. And BE- IL FURTHER enacted,
That the Secretary Of War shall be
authorized to detail or appoint such
number of additional surgeons for
temporary duty in the examination of
persons drafted into the military SER
vice, in any district, as may be ncces-
sary to secure the prompt examination
OF all such persons, and to fix the COM
pensation to be paid surgeons so ap-
pointed while actually employed, And
such surgeons so detailed or appoint
ed shall perform the same duties as
the surgeon of the board of enrolment,
except that they shall not be permit
ted to vote or sit with the board of
enrolment.


Sec. IA. ARd be II farther enacted,
That the Secretary of War is author
lied, whenever in his Judgment the
public interest will be subserved there
by, to permit or require boards of ex-
animation of enrolled or drafted men
to hold their examinations at different
points within their respective enroll
ment districts, to be determined by
him: PrOrided, That in all districts
over one hundred miles in extent, and
in such as are composed of over ten
counties, the board shall hold their
sessions in at least two places in such
district, and at such points as are best
calculated to accommodate the people
thereof


Sec. 10. ARd Ie Il further enacted,
That provost marshals, boards of en-
rolment, or any member thereof, act
ing by authority Of the board, shall
have power TO summon witnesses in
behalf Of the Government, and enforce
their attendance by attachment with
out previous payment of fees, in any
case pending before them, or either of
them and the fees allowed for wit
nesses attending under summons shall
be six cents per mile for mileage,
counting one way and no other fees
or costs shall be allowed under the
provisions of this section and they
shall have power to administer oaths
and affirmations. And any person who
shall wilfully and corruptly swear or
affirm falsely before any provost mar
shal, or board Of enrolment, or men,
Der thereof, acting by authority of the
board, or who shall, before any civil
magistrate, wilfully and corruptly
swear or affirm falsely to any affida-
Wit to be used in any case pending be-
fore any provost marshal or board of
enrolment, shall, on conviction, be
fined not exceeding five hundred dol
lars and imprisoned not less than
six months nor more than twelve
months The drafted men shall have
process to bring in witnesses, but
without mileage.


Sec. l6. And be IL further enacted,
That copies of any record of provost
marshal or board Of enrolment, or of
any part thereof, certified by the pro-
vost marshal, or a majority of said
board OF enrolment, shall be deemed
and taken as evidence in any civil or
military court in like manner as the
original record Proridcd, That if
any person shall knowingly certify
any false copy or copies of such rec
ord, to be used in any civil or military
court, he shall be subject to the pains
aud penalties Of perjury.


See IT. And Be Il further enacted,
that members Of religious denomina-
tions, who shall by oath or affirmation
declare that they are conscientiousIy
opposed to the bearing of arms, and
who are prohibited from doing SO by
the rules and articles of faith and
practice of said religious denomina-
tions, shall, when drafted into the
military service, be considered non
combatants, and shall be assigned by
the Secretary of War to duty in the
hospitals, or TO the care of freedmen, or
shall pay the sum of three hundred
dollars to such person as the Secreta-
ry OF War shall designate to receive
il, to he applied to the benefit of the
sick and wounded soldiers Pr0rided,
That no person shall be entitled to the
benefit of the provisions of this Sec
tion unless his declaration of consci-
entious scruples against bearing
arms shall be supported by satisfac-
tory evidence that his department has
been uniformly consistent with such
declaration.


Sec. Is. And be It further enacted,
That no person of foreign birth shall,
on account of alienage, be exempted
from enrolment or draft under the pro.
visions OF this act, or the act to which
it lis an amendment, who has at any
time assumed the rights of a citizen
by voting at any election held under
authority of the laws Of any State OF
Territory, or of the United States, or


who has held any Office under such


laws or any Of them but the fact


that any such person of foreign birth


has voted or held, or shall vote or


hold, Office as aforesaid. shall be ta-


ken as conclusive evidence that he is


not entitled to exemption from militia


ry service on account Of a!ienage.
H Sec. 10. Aad be IL further enacted,
That all claims to exemption shall be
verified by the oath or affirmation OF
the party claiming exemption, to the
truth of the facts stated, unless it shall
satisfactorily appear to the board ol
, enrolment that such party is for some
! good and sufficient reason unable to
make such oath or affirmation and
: the testimony of any other party filed
) in support Of claim to exemption
I shall also be made upon oath or aifir
b nation.


D Sec. 20. And be 1t further enacted
e That if any person drafted and liable
: to render military service shall pro
0 cure a decision Of the board Of enrol