The Big blue union. [volume] (Marysville, Kan.) 1862-1866, 1862-08-23

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-sosernfnsnt ofsakA- United States, the
members of both houses of Congress and
their respective xQa6sezs I'll custom house
officers aud their clerks, an post of6cers
, and stage Hiyefs E1esrs employed ia the
care aad conveyance of the mail Of thu
Post-offlce Of the Unirst States all ferry
men who are employed at any ferry ON
post road; all pilots; all mariners actually
Employed dinfheseeser.;seof.ang. .aitizen
or merchsn within the United States; alb
engineers and .piis,s ofsfagisterea or L.
censed steamboats, and steamships, and all
persons exempted by the laws Of the re-
specive States from military Sfdsiy, on suf-
feient evidence or ON his personal knowl-
edge that said persons belong to any of the
aforesaid classes. whether the Exemption
is claimed by them or notaig Exem ption
will not be made for disability, unless it be
of such permanent character as to rem.
der the person unf, for service fora period
Of. more than thirty days, to be certified by
a surgeon appointed by the Governor in
each county for this PURPOSE, 5,h.-
At the time fixed as before provided by
The Commissioner for making the draft,
the sheriff Of the county, or in his alb
sence such person as the Commissioner
may appoint, shah, in the presence of said
Commisssioner, publicly place in wheel
OF box or a Ike character to such as are
used for drawing Jurors, separately folded
ballots, containing the names of all persons
remaining in said enrolment list not
stricken off, ss before provided, and
proper person appointed BY the Commits
sioner, and blindfolded, shah thereupon
| draw from said box or wheel number of
ballots, equal to the number, of.drafted
men fixed by .iie Governor of each State
as The proper quota of such county.
Sir'A-A printed o. written notice Of
his enrolment and draft, aud of the place
of rendezvous of the drafted military force,
shall ihereupon be served, by person to
be appointed by the Commissioner, upon
each person so drafted, either by deliver
ing the same in person or by leaving it at
his last known place Of residence 9Th
Any person so drafted may offsra substi-
tute at the time of the Rendezvous of the
drafted militia force, and such substitute.
if he shall be an abIe-bodied man, between
the ages Of eighteen and forty.6 years,
and shall consen. in writing, with the con-
sent Of his parent or guardian, if mi.
nor, to sutjcct hiinselfio anshs enties ard
obligations to which his principal would
have been subject had lie personally scrv-
ed, aball be,aecepted in licuof such prin-
cipsl., 9Th. The persons thus drafted
shall assemble at tie county seat of their
respective counties, within 6vsedays after
the time Of drafting. Whence trsnsporta.
ton will be furnished them by The Gov.
errors Of the several States to the place Of
rendezvous. 9lh. As soon as the draft
has been made, and sie names marked on
The enrol'mcnt list. the Commissioner will
senda copy Of TIE DRAFT to the command
an. of the rendezvous, and arother copy
Of the same to the Adiutan. General Of
she State, who Will iimm ediately organize
the drafted men into companies and regi.
nents osinfan;ry, BY assigning one hun,
dred and one merito each. company, ard
ten companies to eachAregiment, and send
n ccpy Of The organization to tae COM
nlandant oftti.e Rendezvous. 10th. At
the exPirationof thsstn,e allowed for the
drafted men to reach tie rendezvous, the
colnmandant shall proceedtecemplete the
organization of the companies and regi-
'nents BY proclaiming the names of the
regimental commissioned officers, which
saall be designated in accordance with the
laws of the respective States the number
and grade being the same as in the volun.
teer service; and In case the laws of any
State shall provide for an election Of Off
GERS. thew shall be elected 11nder the d.