Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-08-21

thereupon draw from said box or wheel
n number Of drafted men fixed by the Gov
ernor OF such State as the proper quota Of
such county.
9th. a printed or written notice OF his
enrolment and draft, and Of the place
OF rendezvous of the drafted militia force,
snail thereupon be served, by person to
be appointed by the Commissioner, upon
cach person so drafted, either by deliver
ing the same in person or by leaving il
as his last known place Of residence.
'ih Any person 50 drafted may offer
a substitute at the time of rendezvous Of
the drafted military force, and such sub
stitute if he shall be an able. bodied man
between the ages Of eighteen and forty
hve, AMI shall consent in writing with
the consent Of his parent or guardian if
a minor, subject himself to all the duties
and obligations to which his principal
would have been subjected had he person.
ally served shall be accepted in lieu of
such principal.
9Th. The persons thus drafted shall
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spcctire counties within five days OF the
time Of drafting, whence transportation
will be furnished them by the Governors
Of the several States to the place Of rem
/ dezyous.
/ 9th. As soon as the draft has been
made and the names marked on the en-
lolIment list, the commissioners will
send a c py of the same to the Adiutant
General Of the State, who will immedi-
a'cIy organize the drafted men into COM
panics and regiments Of infantry, by
assigning one hundred and one men to
company, and ten companies to a reg-
ment, and send a copy of the organization
to the commandant Of the rendezvous.
10Th. At the expiration Of the time
allowed for the drafted men to reach the
rendezvous, the commandat shall pro-
coed to complete the organization of the
companies anil regiments by proclaiming
the names Of the regimental commissioned
officers, which shall be designated in ac-
corlance with the laws Of the espective
States, the number and grade being the
same a. the volunteer service; and in case
the laws Of any State shall provide for
an election Of officers, they shall be elect
ell under the direction Of one Of the COM
manIants of the rendezvous, and reported
forthwith to the Governor Of such State
in order that they may he commissioned;
and the nou.commissionel officers may
be appointed either before or after muster,
as the Colonel Of the regiment shall di-
rect.
1lJh. A. soon as the officers Of the
company are designated, the muster roll
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 officers appointed for that
purpose
12.h. In S.4'cs ware onlistments have
been made by municipalities and towns,
instead Of counties, the Governors Of
f such States are authorized to apply the
foregoing rules of draft to such munich
: palities and towns. instead Of counties.
FIFTH, Provost Marshals will be ap-
pointed by the War Department in the
several States on the nominations of the
Governors thereof with such assistants as
may be necessary to enforce the attend
ance Of all drafted persons who shall fail
to attend to such gaces Of rendezvous.
. StXtl. In case any Of the States shall
not, BY the 18th Of August, furnish its
quota Of the additional three hundred
thousand volunteers called for by the
President on the 2l day Of July, 1852, all
incomplete regiments she'll then be con-
solidated, under the direction Of the Gov
ernors Of the respective States and if an
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