The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-23
EIPORIA. KANSAS, SATURDAY. AUGUST g. 1862

point, shall, in the presence of said COM
missioner, publicly place in wheel or box
of a like character to such as are used for
drawing jurors, separately folded ballots,
containing the names of all persons re-
naming in said enrolment list not stricken
off, as before provided, and proper person
appointed by the commissioner, and blind
folded, shall thereupon draw from said box
or wheel number of ballots, equal to the
number of drafted men fixed by the Gov
ernor Of each State as the proper quota of
such county. faa sea- s aa
5. A written. or printed notice of his en-
rollment and draft, and of the place of rem
devious of the drafted military force, shall
thereupon be served. by person to be ap-
pointed by the commissioner, upon each
person so drafted, either by delivering the.
same in person or by leaving it at his last
known place of residence.
6. ANY person 80 drafted may offer
substitute at the time of the rendezvous of
the drafted militia force, and such sabsti.
tute, if he shall be an able-bodied man, be.
tween the ages of eigE teen and forty-five
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 be personally served,
shall be accepted in lieu of such principal.
7. The persons thus drafted shall assem-
BILE at the county seat of their respective
counties, within five days after the time of
drafting, whence transportation will be fur
nished them by the Governors of the sever
al States to the place of rendezvous.
8. 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 commandment of the rendezvous, and
another copy Of the same to the AID iutant
General of the State, who will Immediately
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 send
copy of the organization to the commandment
of the rendezvous.
9. At the expiration of the time allowed
for the drafted men to reach the rendezvous,
the commandant shall proceed to complete
the organization of the companies and regi
ments by proclaiming the name of the regi-
mental 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;
and in case the laws of any State shall pro-
vide for an election of officers, they shall be
elected under the direction of the command
ant of the rendezvous and reported forth
with to the Governors of such States in order
that they may be commissioned and the
non commissioned may be appointed either
before or after muster, as the Colonel of the
regiment shall decide.
10. AS soon as the officers of the eompa-
MES and regiments are designated, the mus
ter rolls shall be made out under the direc
ton of commandment of the rendezvous, and
the troops inspected and mustered into the
service of the United States by the muster
ing officer appointed for that purpose.
IL. In States where enlstments have been
made by municipalities and towns, instead
ofcounties, the Governors of such States are
authorized to apply the foregoing rules of
draft to such municipalities and towns in
stead of counties.
Fstlh-Provost Marshals will be appoint
ed by the War Department in the several
States, on the nomination of the Governors
thereof, with such assistants as may be nee
essary to enforce the attendance of all draft
ed persons who shall fail to attend at such
places of rendezvous.
tSirsh-In case any State shall not, by
the fifteenth day of August, furnish its quota
of additional three hundred thousand vol
unteers called for by the President on the
Cd day of July, 1859, unless otherwise or
dered, 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 pro-
vided, sufficient to fill up such quota. The
number to be drafted from each county of
the State to be fixed by the Governor thereof.
ISeventh-From and after the fifteenth day
of August, no new regiments of volunteers
will be organized, but the premium bounty
and advance will be paid to those voluteer-
ing to go into the old regiments.
BY order of the Secretary of War,
L. THOMAS, Adj's General.