The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-09-05
General Headquarters, State Minnesota,
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. AZ.
ADJUrANr GENERALS OFFICE,
ST.. PAUL, MIMI. August %. 1852.


ST.. PAUL, MIMI, August %, 1852
1t having been found impossible in the pres
ent dsorganized condition of large portion
of the State in consequence of the outbreak Of
Indian hostilities, to complete the preparations
for the draft of the militia, ordered by the Sec.
rotary of War within the time designated by
him, and in order to give time for the restora-
ton of quiet in thu disturbed districts, and to
remedy the defects incident to the hasty prep
arations made necessary by the previous or
ders OF the War Department 1t is hereby or.
bred,
l. That the time when the draft shall com.
mence is postponed till the Sd day of October.
g. 1t shall be the duty of the several county
Auditors, on or before the Goth day of Septem-
Der, to forward by mail or special messenger
to this Department an abstract of the militia
rolls of their several counties, showing in sep
arate columns, first, the whole number return
ed by the enrolling officer in each township or
city second. the number of each township or
city stricken from the rolls by the Commits.
sioner in pursuance of General Orders No. Is,
and So; third, the number found liable to do
v
subtracting the number stricken from the roll
by the Commissioners from the whole number
returned by the enrolling officer y fourth the
number of volunteers from each township or
city previous to July ID, lSG2-and fifth, the
number that have volunteered since July I'd,
ard the above abstract shall be attested by
the Auditor and Commissioner.
5, At the same time they shall forward list
Of all volunteers from the county since the
commencement of the war, showing their
names, the township or city in which they sew.
orally had l2gal residence when they enlist.
ed. and as far as practicable the name of the
Regiment and Company in which they were
mustered in.
The quotas Of the counties will be fixed
by the COMMANDMENT. Chief as soon as the
above returns are received upon the basis of
the numbers liable to military duty, and the
county shall be credited upon its quota with
the number of volunteers it shall have furnish
ed since July End, and the drat: shall only be
made for the number remaining due on its
quota, if any.
5. As soon as tie County Auditor shall re.
ceive notice from this Department of the quota
0. his county, he shall Immediately, in pursu.
anca of General Order No. 80 (Which seq ap.
portion to the several townships and cities
thereof the numbers to be drafted from each
by the following method:
Add the number Of volunteers furnished by
the county previous to July End, 1869. to its
quota under the two last calls to be fixed by
this Department. Multiply the number thus
found by the number liable to do military duty
in a township or city. divide this product by
the number liable to military duty in the coun.
try from the quotent subtract the number
furnished by said township or city since the
commencement of the war. The result thus
found will be the number te be drafted in said
township or city.
6. as soon as the apportiOnment among the
townships and cities shall have been made as
provided in Section 5, the County Auditor
shall furnish the drafting Commissioner with
a statement showing the number of men to be
drafted from each township, and the said Com.
missioner shall commence the draft on the 80
day OF October. and continue from day to day
thereafter within the hours and in the manner
prescribed in General Order No. 25.
Z. In auy county in which there is an iuc3r
pOrated city or town, subdiv ded into wards
the Drafting Commissioners, Enrolling Agent.
and county Auditor shall form board and
and they SHALL determine whether The quota
of said city CT town shall be apportioned to III.
said city or town at laTge--Or to the several
Wagds--in which latter case ii shall be suIjec5
10 the same regulations az townships
S. md it is also ordered, that auy township
icom viii h certain number Of drafted men
shall De due, which b fore The third day OF Oc-
tuheC snail furnish an equivalent Number Of
volunteers 20 serve for niue months. shall be
exempt from draft it being understood how
ever dat HE said volunteers snail be consid
cred - substitutes for drafted men, and be
NH 1i.ArI i,rt
O. Ghe Commanded in-Jhaf deems it neces-
sary - repeat the instructions contained in
GearAi Ord I No. 80:
Z J iZen9 Of this State except those Gnu
mor ted Is cXemet in section {, OF & neral
Order M ., are liable to draft, aud shuil /
not be sfrj ken from the rolls:
- By the coast tu,iyn If The STATE all per
sjas OF mixed white and Indian bo Cd wh1
have adopted the customs and habits Il civti
cation, and all persons OF foreign biIth Who
have declared heir intentions to become eli
lens of the United States, sre invested with
the rights Of ciliz,ns Ct this STATE, all per,
sons Smbrl in either Of these classes con.
statute 4 par: Il the STATE Miit;, a.d are la
bic to draft.
; also, III .7er5 1rs over eighteen and under
twenty -one being the children Of per ons duly
natural 4 ID are citizens by he laws of he
Ualtod States and are subject TO eUrulimen MT
and draft
~ III ttttt Ill al IiSolt us II fEt!Hy
ton til: T. Commissioner vii exercise sunnd
discretion. aud see to it that the draft Is EUt
evtled by a colorall. .retext. All p0stm as.
tcIs and tn If clei Ks or deputies actually and
necessarily engaged in the post Office are by
law exempt.
In determining appliclti for eXamf,ton
upon these grOuDd however the Commission
er will carefully distinguish between thosa en-
pl,yees usually and DO u Jide employed aud
such appointments, II any. as may have he. n
mace wh a view 10 sore n the employee from
the draft and if satisfi "a that any appointment
has be mad, Tor this purpose it will b. his
duly to Iefdse the Application tor eXrmpticn.
H. In determining questions of residence
the intention OF the party If it can b. ascer.
tanned from the facts AID circumstances sur
rounding the case. will govern. A party hav-
ing fixed place of abode in one county or
State. coming INTO another for some temDora.
nv purpose, but with no intention Of acquiring
a residence. will not be subj ct to draft IN the
latter Every citizen is to be enrolled in the
county and town Of his actual residence, as
above defined
T. In determining the number to be drafted
from each county or township every volun.
teer will be credited to the county. or town,
or city of his actual residence, If it can be as
certained. although such volunteer may have
enlisted in different county or town, or city
l3 The officers appointed in the several
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