The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-09-17

companies recognized and cod1miss ioncd
by the Governor of this State.
You will also observe carefully, to guard
againslthe same men being credited in two
districts In some instances, young msn
whose parents reside in one district, having
heen laboring or temporarily residing in an.
olher, are there enlisted ; and they may be
credited on the enrolment in both When
you detect any such case, give the credit 10
the district where the person enlisted vas
pursuing his lawful calling or residing at
The time he enlisted, without regard to The
residence of his parents.
If any district in your county have fur
nished more than their quota, you will as
certain The aggregate of such excess and
aPporion it as credit to The other districts
of the county in accordance with The en-.
rolIment
II any companies or squads of men in
your county have been mustered into he
service OF the United States since the en-
rolment was made, you will, if possible.
procure copies OF the rolls OF such compa>
nies or squads, and credit them to the prop
er districts in which The men resided
Although the orders of the War Derart-
meot required the enrolment of all men
between The ages of eighteen and forty-five
years, the militia laws of this Slate ereiap,
from military duty al persons under t,cenfy lne
gears. You Will therefore, when holding
appeals, erase from the isl. all persons who
establish the Tact TO your satisfaction, tha;
lhey are under iwenty-one years You
can examine such persons under oath, when
you are nol Otherwise satisfied
You will at once give notice by hand sills
that on the 18th day of September, you viii
proceed to draft for each district, the NUM-
Der of men necessary 10 6!l lis quota, ,uu' ess
the district furnishes the men as volunteers
on or before that day State in your hand
bills distinctly. that each district can offer
volunteers to fill its quota on the day The
draft is to be made, and thus obviate the
draft entirely Such volunteers may be of
tered you at any time, but you are not au-
thorized to subsist them until The day fixed
for the draft
Should you find it impossible 10 make
The draft on the 18Th OF September, you will
notify the Governor by mail or telegraph ,as
may be necessary, aud name the earliest
day on which il can-be made Upon salts
factory assurance that due diligence wnl
not enable you 10 make the draft on that
day, the time viii be extended, but the ex-
tenuon will not exceed five days
For special instructions as to how you
will proceed 10 make the draft, you are re-
ferred 10 General Order No. 90, of The War
Department already furnished you.
All necessary expenses to complete or
facilitate the draft, including printing, clerk
hire, &c, will be paid by the United States
Government Such expenses will be dis
tinctly stated in your bill, to be made out
in duplicates against the United States, veri.
fed by affidavit, and returned to this office
for approval.
You will have printed as many copies OF
the following notice as you believe may be
needed in your conniy. and deliver one,
with lis name written herein, TO each man
exempted on the grounds of conscientious
scruples.
'sTo---You are hereby notified
that having been exempted from military
duty because of conscientious scrJples
against bearing arms, in accordance with
section ?, article VI of the Constitution of
Pennsylvania, you will be held liatle TO
pay to the Commonwealth such sum as IAN
equivalent ior personal service as the Leg
islature may direct by law enacted for the
purpose. -- COMMISSIONER
Respectfully, ELI SLlFER,
Secretary Of The Commonwealth