The Goodhue volunteer. [volume] (Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minn.) 1861-1864, 1862-08-20

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al and executive, Of the United States the1l
Of both Houses Of CONGRESS andl
their respective officers; all Custom House
officers and their clerks, all Post officers and
stage drivers who are employed III the care
and conveyance of the mails of the Post Office
OF the United States; all ferrymen who are
at any ferry on the post roads, all
pilots, al marines actually employed in the
sea service OF any citizen or merchant within
the United States, all engineers and pilots of
registered or licensed steamboats, or steam
ships, together with the warden, deputy war
den, clerks, inspectors, physician, assistant
Keepers and guards of the State Prison The
said exemption TO be made by said Commits
sloner on sufficient evidence, or on his per
sonai knowledge, that said person belong to
any OF the aforesaid classes, ~ neither the ex-
emption claimed by them or not-exemption
will not be made for disability unless it be Of
such permanent character IS 1 70 render the
person unit TOR period of More than thirty
days, to be certified by a surgeon appointed
oy the Governor. IN each county for that por-
pose. tes.ss - ssss. = ..1slsz:r .Gs[ - .ess
O. At the time fixed as before provided, by
the Commissioner for making the draft, the
oherif OF the county, or in his absence such
person. as the Commissioner NAV appoint.
snail, in the presence Of said Commissioners.
publicly place i'll wheel or box of a like
character to such as are used Tor drawing iur-
ors, separate folded ballots, containing the
names OF all persons remaining on sail en-
rollment lists not stricken off as before pro
vIded--the names upon the enrolment list of
each township in the county being however
placed in the said wheel OF box separately and
drawn from separately proper person
appointed by the said Commissioner and.
biindtolded, shall thcreupon draw from said
box or wheel, number of ballots equal to
the number of drafted men to be furnished
by each of said townships, the quota of each
township to be ascertained by the County
Auditor subject to appeal by any citizen
to the said Commissioner The quota Of
each county, however to be fixed by the
Commissioner in Chief. ~
Z. A printed or written notice of his en-
rollunent and draft, and Of the place of rem
devious Of the drafted military force shall
thereupon be served by person 10 be ap-
pointed by the commissioner upon each per-
son SO drafted, either by delVcrin, the same
IN person orby leaving it at his last and known
place of residence
9. ANY person 50 drafted may offer a sub
stltute at the time of the rendezvous of the
drafted militia force; and such substitute. if
he shall be an able bodied man between the
ages OF eighteen and forty-fye years. and
snail consent III writing, and shall furnish the
Wr'tten consent OF his parents or guardian,
Qf mlnor) to subject himself to all the duties
ana obligations to which his principal would
nave oeen subject had he personally served,
ne shall be accepted in lieu of such principal.
~ Inc persons thus drafted (and substi-
vice Of the United States by tho mastering
officer appointed for that purpose.
tutes) Shall assemble at the county scat of
their respective counties, within five DAYS
after the time Of drafting, whence tran :porta-
ton will be furnished them by the Governor
to Fort Smelling.
TO-. AS soon as the draft has been made,
and the names marked on the enrolment list
the commissioner will send copy of the
draft to the commandant of the rendezvous
anu another copy of the same to the Adiutant
General OF the State, who will Immediately
organize the drafted men into companies and
regiments Of infantry, by assigning one hun
dred ana one (lOl) men to each company aud
ten (lO) companies to each regiment: and
send copy Of the organization to tn; CON-
mandant Of the rendezvous.
III. AT the expiration of the time allowed
Tor the drafted men to reach the rendezvous.
the conlmandant shall proceed to complete
the organization Of the companies and rvgi-
ments, by proclalming the names of the rcyi-
mental commissioned officers who shall be
designated by the Governor, the number and
grade beng the Same as in the volunteer
service. The line officers Of each company
shall be elected by the men thereof, under the
directions OF the commandant Of the rcndcz
vous, and reported forthwith to the Governor
OF the State, IN order that they may be com.
nissioncd. And the non commissioned Off
GERS may be appointed either before or after
muster, as tAe Colonel Of the Regiment may
decide,
II. As soon as the officers Of the compan.
les and regiments are designated the muster
rolls Shall be made out under the direction Of
the conmandant Of the rendezvous. and the
troops inspected and mustered into the ser.
IL. In case this State shall not by the 18th
day Of August, furnish its quota of the adj
dltlonal three hundred thousand volunteers
called for by the President on the Cd Of july.
1862, unless otherwise ordered, all incom-
plctc regiments shall then be consolidated
under the direction Of the Governor !: and All
additional DAFT shall be made as before pro-
vidcd, sufficient to I'LL snch quota The NUN.
Der to be drafted from each county, &C., to be
liked by the Governor. 49,.
II: Any county or township voluntarily
furnishing its quota Of the volunteers and
drafted militia, as fixed by the Governor or
the Auditor Of the County, on or before the
10Th day Of August, or within such further
time as shall be granted by the Secretary of
War, shall be exempted from said draft. g
" 10. From and after the 18th day Of August
no new regiment of volunteers will be Or
ganized by the present bounties. Advance
pay will continue to be paid, to those yolun-
teering to 60 into the old regiments. II
BY order of the Commander in Chief z.g5
/; s. s@s IL. @saeS' 81 Oscar MALxaos,
I ,r t~r~s >-*s.s,.ae Adjutant- General. z