Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-13
REGULATIONS FOR DRAFTING.
[GgNERAL OaDER no. 80
WAB DEPARTMENT,
wNHlEGToE, Aug. 9Ih, 'G2. !

wAR DEPARTMENT, /
wMuSeTos, Aug 9Ih, 'G2. J
Cor. f. H. PtrPomr
Regulation, for the enrolment aud draft
OF three bundred thousand militia, in pur.
suanCe OF au order OF the President of the
United States, bearing date August Ilh
1867, whereby II is provided that draft oil
three hundred thousand militia be called
into the service Of the Uni,ed States, IL
serve for nine mSuths, unless sooner dis.
charged, aud that the Secretary OF War
shall assign the quotas 10 the States aud
establish regulations for tue draft; also
that il any State shall not, by the fifteenth
Of August, furnish its quota Of the addi.
tional three hundred thousand volunteers
authorized by law, the deficiency Of vol.
unteers in that State shall also be made up
by special draft from tue militia, aud that
the Secretary Of War shall establish rcgu.
latinns7for this purpose. 1t Is ordered
First. That the Governors Of the respect.
i've States will proceed forthwith to furnish
the respective quotas Of three hundred
thousand militia called Tor by the order Of
the President, dated the fourth Of August,
eighteen hundred and siXty.two. which
quotas have been furnished TO the Govern
Ors respectively by communication IRON
this Department ot this date, according to
the regulations hereinafter set forth.
Second. The Governors Of the severnl
! States are hereby requested forthwith to
Ia To- d
OF said State, and to appoint commandants
therefor, aud to notify the Secretary OF
War OF the location OF such rendezvous,
and the names Of cOmmaudants. Itis i'm.
portaut thal 3ne rendezvous should be few
in number, ard located with view to con.
venienco OF transportation.
| Third. The Governors of the respective
States will cause an enrollme1t to DC made
forthwith, by the assessors oil the several
counties, or BY any other officers to be ap-
pointed By such Governors, Of all able
bodied male citizens between the ages OF
eighteen and forty.fve, within the respec.
tive counties, giving the name, age aud oc-
CupatiOn OF each, together with remarks
showing whether be is ia the service of the
United States, and in what capacity, and
any other facts which may determine bis
exemption from military duty, All rea.
sOnabe and proper expenses Of such en-,
rollment and of the draft hereinafter pro
vided for, will be reimbursed by the uuiied
States, upon vouches showing the detailed
statement Of service performed and the ex'
peuses incurred, to be approved BY such
| Governors.
Fourth, Where 10 provision is made by
law in auy State for carrying into effect the
draft hereby ordered, or when such pro
visions are in any manner defective, such
draft shall DC conducted as follows;
First. Immediately upon completion Of
the enrolment, the lists ofenrolIed persons
shall bO filed in the offices of the SheriIFs
of the counties in which such enrolled per.
sons reside.
Second. The Governors Of the several
states shall appoint commissioner for
each county ortbeir respective states, whose
duty il shah be TO superiulend tue draft
ing and hear aud determine the excuses oil
persons claiming to be exempt from mill,
tary duty. Such commission shall receive
a compensation offour dollars per diem ior
each day be may be actually employed iu
the discharge Of his duties rs such commits.
sioner.
Third. The enrolling officer shall imme-
diately upon the filing Of the enrolment
lists, notify said commissioner that said
lists have been so filed, and the commits.
siouer shall therefore give notice by hand.
bills posted in each township of his couu
" ofthe time and place ut which claims Of
exemption will be received and determined
by him, and shall tx the time TO be specified
in the order aforesaid, within ten days Oi
the fling Of the enrolment at which the
draft shall be made, and all persons claim.
ing 10 be exempt from military duty, shall
before the day fixed for the draft make
proof of such exemption before said com
missioner, and II found sufficient his unmC
shall be stricken frOm the list by red line
drawn through it leaving it still legible.
Fourth. The Commissioner shall in lik,
manner strike from the list the names ofal
persons now in the military service Of the
United States, all telegraph operators and
constructors actually engaged on the iflt
day of August, eighteen hundred aud sixty.
two. engineers OF locomotives on railroads.
the President and Vice President Of The
United States, the officers Judicial and ex
ecutive OF the Government of the United
States, the members Of both Houses nj Con,
gress and their respective officers, all Gus,
tom. house officers aud their clerks, all Post,
officers aud stage divers who are employ
ed in the care aud conveyance of the mai
Of the posi.ofiee Of the Uuited States, al
ferrymen Whoare employed at any terry OF
the post roads, all pilots and mariners &C
tually employed in the sea service of any
citizen or merchant within the United
States all engineers aud pilots Of register
ed or licensed steamboats, aud steamships
and all persons exempted by the laws o.
the respective States from military duty or
sufficient evidence or his personal knowl
edge that said persons belongto any ol the
aforesaid classes, whether the exemption
is claimed BY them or not Exemption
will not be made for disability unless it be
Of such permanent character as to render
the person unfit for service for a period Of
more than thirty days, to be eertifed by q
surgeon sppoinied BY the Governor ID each
county for that purpose.