Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1862-08-14

and steamships and oil persons exempted by
the laws of the respective States from nililary
duty, on sufficient evidence or on his personal
knowledge that said persons belong to any of
the aforesaid classes, whether the exemption il
claimed by them or not. Exemption will not
be made for disability unless II be of such per
manent character as to render the person unfit
for service for period of more than thirty DAYS.
to be certified by surgeon appointed by the
Governor in each county for this purpose. 9th.
AT the time fixed as before provided bv the
Commissioner for making the draft, the Sheriff
OF the county, or in his absence such person as
the Commissioner may appoint, shall, in the
presence of said Commissioner, publicly place
in wheel or box of like character to such as
are used for drawing jurors, separately folded
palots, containing the names of all persons re-
naming on said enrolment lists not stricken
of, as before provided, and proper person ap-
pointed by the Commissioner, and blindfnlded,
shall thereupon draw from said box or wheel, a
number of ballots equal to the number of draf-
ted men fixed by the Governor of each State as
the proper quota of the county. 9th. prin-
ted or written notice of his enrolment and
draft ard of the place of rendezvous of the
drafted military force, shall thereupon be served,
by person TO be appointed by the Commits
sloner, upon each person so drafted. either by
delivering the same in person, or by leaving it
at his last known place of residence. 9TH. ANY
person so drafted may offer substitute 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-ive years, and shall consent in writing,
with the consent of his parent or guardian, if
minor, TO subject himself to all the duties and
obligations to which his principal would have
been subject had he personally served, shall be
accepted in lieu of such principal. Sth The
persons thus drafted shall assemble at the
county seat of their respective counties within
five days after the time Of drafting, whence
transportation will be furnished them by the
Governors of the several States to the place of
rendezvous. 9th. As soon as the draft has
been made and the names marked on the en-
rollment list, the Commissioner will send copy
of the draft to the commandment of the rendez-
vous, and another copy of the same to the Ad-
jutant General of the state, who will immedi-
ately organize the drafted men into companies
and regiments of infantry, by assigning one
hundred and one men TO each company and
ten companies to each regiment, and SEMI
copy OF the organization to the Commandment
of the rendezvous. 10th. At the expiration of
the time allowed for the drafted men to reach
the rendezvous, the Commundant shall proceed
TO complete the organization of the companies
and regiments by procaimng the names of the
reglmental commissioned officers which shall
be designated in accordance with the laws of
the respective States, the number and grade
being the same as in the volunteer service, as
in case the laws of any State shall provide for
an election of officers they shall be elected I'M
der the DIRECTION of the Commandant of the
rendezvous and reported forthwith to the Gov
ernors of such States in order that they may
be commissioned and thu non-commissioned
may be appointed either before or after muster,
as he Colonel Of the regiment shall decide
llth. AS soon as the officers of the companies
and regiments are designated, the muster rolls
shall be made out under the direction of the
Commandant of the rendezvous. and the troops
inspected and mustered into the service of the
United States by the mastering officer appoin-
ted for that purpose. 10Th. In States where
enlistments have been made by municipalities
and towns, instead of counties, the Governors
OF such States are authorized to apply the fore.
going rules of draft to such municipalities and
tewns instead of equities.
Fifth. Provost Marshals will be appointed BY
the War Department in the several States, on
the nomination of the Governor thereof, with
such assistants as may be necessary to enforce
the attendance of all drafted persons who shall
fail to attend at such places of rendezvous
Sixth. In case any State shall not by the fif-
teenth day OF August furnish its quota of adj
ditional three hundred Thousand volunteers
called for by the President on the second day
of July, 1862, unless otherwise ordered, all in.
complete regiments shall then be consolidated
under the direction of the Governors of the
respective States, and an additional draft shall
be made as before provided sufficient to fill up
such quota. The number to be drafted from
each county of the State TO be fixed by the
Governor thereof Seventh From and after
the fifteenth day of August no new regiments
of volunteers will be organized, but the pre-.
MUM bounty and advance pay will continue tc
be paid 10 those volunteering TO go into the
old regiments.
BY order Of the Secretary of War,
|. THOMAS, Adj. General.