Year: 1863

terest therein; but the same may b.


seized and taken wherever found by an,


officer of the United States, civil or mil:


tary. and shall thereupon be delivered t.


any Quartermaster or other officer au


thorized to receive the same; and the pos


session of any such clothes, arms, militar,


outfits or accoutrements by any person


not soldier or officer of the United


States shall be prima facie evidence O


such sale, barter, exchange, pledge, loar


or gift as aforesaid


Sec. "a And be it further enacted


That every person not subject to tht
rules and articles of war who shall pro
cure or entice, or attempt to procure OF
entice, a soldier in the service of the


United States to desert, or who shall har


Dor, conceal, or give employment to e
deserter, or carry him away, or aid in car
rylng him away, knowing him to be such


or who shall purchase from any soldier
his arms, equipments, ammunition, uni
form, clothing, or any part thereof; and
any Captain or commanding officer Of
any ship or vessel, or any Superintend-
ent or Conductor of any railroad or any
other public conveyance, carrying away
any such soldier as one of his crew OF
otherwise, knowing him to have deserted,
or shall refuse to deliver him up to the
orders of his commanding officer, shall,
upon legal conviction, be fined, at the
discretion of any court having cogni-
zance of the same, in any sum not ex
ceeding five hundred dollars, and he
shall be imprisoned not exceeding two
years nor less than six months.


Sec. %. And be it further enacted,
That if any person shall resist any draft
of men enrolled under 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 rela-
ton thereto, or shall counsel any person
to assault or obstruct any such officer, or
shall counsel any drafted man MOTTO ap-
pear at the place of rendezvous or will
fully dissuade them from the perform
ance of military duty, as required by
law, such person shall be subject to sum
mary arrest by the Provost Mar
shal, and shall be forthwith deliv-
cred to the civil authorities, and, upon
conviction thereof, be punished by a fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars, or
by Imprisonment not exceeding two
years, or by both of said punishmerts


Sec. 20. And be it further enacted,
That, Immediately after the passage of
this act the President shall issue his
proclamation declaring that all soldiers
now absent from their regiments with
out leave may return within time spe-
CITED to such place or places as he may
indicate in his proclamation, and be re-
stored to their respective regiments with
out punishment, except EfIe fUrfv:+.--o- sc
their pay and allowance during their alb
Sence; and all deserters who shall not
return within the time so specified by
the President shall, upon being arrested,
be punished as the law provides.


Sec. 27. And be it further enacted,
That dispositions of witnesses residing
beyond the limits of the State, Territory
or district in which military courts shall
be ordered to sit may be taken in cases
not capital by either party, and read in
evidence. provided the same shall be
taken upon reasonable notice to the op-
posite party and duly authenticated


Sec. 2S. And be it further enacted,
That the Judge Advocate shall have pow
er to appoint reporter, whose duty it
shall be to report the proceedings of and
testimony taken before military courts,
instead of the Judge Advocate; and such
reporter may take down such proceed
ings and testimony in the first instance
in short hand The reporter shall be
sworn or affirmed faithfully to perform
his duty before entering upon it.


Sec. %. And be it further enacted,
That the court shall, for reasonable cause,
grant a continuance to either party for
such time and as often as shall appear
to be just; ProUided, That if the prisoner
be in close confinement the trial shall
not be delayed for a period longer than
sixty days.


Sec. 80. And be it further enacted,
That in time war, insurrection or rebel
lion, murder, assault and battery with in
tent to kill, manslaughter, mayhem,
wounding by shooting or stabbing with
an intention to commit murder, robbery,
arson, burglary, rape, assault and battery
with an intent to commit rape, and lar
ceny, shall be punishable by the sentence
of general court martial or military
~e'-a Mi iSsion W hen -committed hv persons
who are in the military service of the
United States and subject to the articles
of war; and the punishnents for such
offenses shall never be less than those in
ficted by the laws of the State, Terri
tory or 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 or wounds,
shall, during his absense, receive half
the pay and allowances prescribed by
law, and no more; and any officer alb
sent without leave shall, in addition to
the penalties prescribed by law or
court-martial, forfeit all pay or allow
ances during such absence.


Sec. 80. And be it further enacted,
That the commanders of regiments and
of batteries in the field are hereby au-
thorized and empowered to grant fur
loughs for period not exceeding thirty
days at any one time to five per centum
of the non-commissioued officers and pri-
Yates, for good conduct in the line of
duty.


Sec. 80. And be it further enacted,
That the President of the United States
is hereby authorized and empowered,