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 THIBTY—EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 13. 1864. 9 men to hold their examinations at different points within their respective ,1;,,-,,,,,, ,,0;,,,,, enrolment districts, to be determined by him: Provided, That in all dis- in district.` tricts over one hundred miles in extent, and in such as are composed of Where mustbe over ten counties, the board shall hold their sessions in at least two places ¤° Midiu such district, and at such points as are best calculated to accommodate the people thereof. Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That provost-marshals, boards of Witnesses for enrolment, or any member thereof, acting by authority of the board, shall 3‘§°§°:;§",':f:h have power to summon witnesses in behalf of the governmentyand en- maybesumforce- their attendance by attachment without previous payment of fees, {,¤°¤sd #****1 in any case pending before them, or either of them; and the fees allowed ,;:;,,_° ° °m° ` for witnesses attending under summons shall be six cents per mile for mileage, counting one way; and no other fees or costs shall be allowed F°°’· 0*6* under the provisions of this section; and they shall have power to administer oaths and ailirmations. And any person who shall wilfully and P¤¤¤lfy for oorruptly swear or aiiirm falsely before any provost·marshal, or board of f°lS° "°”""g‘ enrolment, or member thereof, acting by authority of the board, or who 1865 ch .,9 W4 shall, before any civil magistrate, wilfnlly and corruptly swear or ailirm POL, IQ_ 4é1_ ` falsely to any aiiidayit to be used in any case pending before any provost- ’ marshal or board of enrolment, shall, on conviction, be lined not exceeding Eve hundred dollars, and imprisoned not less than six months nor Dfsmd ¤¤€¤ more than twelve months. The drafted men shall have process to bring ?,':{,?;;;§?°€” in witnesses, but without mileage; Sec. 16. And be it further enacted, That copies of any record of a pro- Copies ofzeecrd vost-marshal or board of enrolment, or of any part thereof, certified by °£1f°"‘{f;*'“("}. the provost-marshal, or a majority of said board of enrolment, shall be Zngoygeutilo in deemed and taken as evidence in any civil or military court in like man- evidence. ner as the original record : Provided, That if any person shall knowingly Penalty for_ certify any false copy or copies of such record, to be used in any civil or f31g °°mfY“8 military court, he shall be subject to the pains and penalties of perjury. ' Sec. 17. And be it further enacted, That members of religious denom- _Perscns coninations, who shall by oath or atlirmation declare that they are conscien- ";’S°:;’Q:'1, 7 °P' tiously opposed to the bearing of arms, and who are prohibited from doing gyms, gm., ie S so by the rules and articles of faith and practice of said religious denom- dmfwi. Mw W inations, shall, when drafted into the military service, be considered non- b° mma' combatants, and shall be assigned by the Secretary of War to duty in the hospitals, or to the care of treedmen, or shall pay the sum of three hundred dollars to such person as the Secretary of War shall designate to receive it, to be applied to the benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers: Provided, That no person shall be entitled to the beneht of the provisions Evidence as of this section unless his declaration of conscientious scruples against *° °°*iS¤i¤¤*i°¤¤ bearing arms shall be supported by satisfactory evidence that his deport- smp °s' ment has been uniformly consistent with such declaration. Sec. 18. And be it further enacted, That no person of foreign birth Persons or Shall, on account of alienage, be exempted from enrolment or draft under f°'Elg” bmh ”°* the provisions of this act, or the act to which it is an amendment, who g’,,,,;°3:,T,lf;;% has at any time assumed the rights of a citizen by voting at any election or draft, if they held under authority of the laws of any state or territory, or of the here v°*°d· &°‘ 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, otllce as aforesaid, shall be taken as conclusive evidence ghlat he is not entitled to exemption from military service on account of enage. Sec. 19. And be it jisrtlaer enacted, That all claims to exemption shall Claimsto exbe verified by the oath or aiiirmation of the party claiming exemption, to $“;,§,§";{‘,:° b° the truth of the facts tated, unless it shall satisfactorily appear to the .m1.,,,;,&g Omg board of enrolment that such party is for some good and sutheient reason unable to make such oath or aiiirmationg and the testimony of any other