Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-08-11
REGULATIONS FOR DRAFTING.
GENERAL ORDER 40. 80.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9Th,

WASHINGTON, aug. 'tuI %,
Gov. F. II. Peirpoint:
Regulations for the enrolment and draft
of three hundred thousand militia, in pur-
suauce of an order of the President of the
United States, bearing date August 4th,
1862, whereby it is provided that adratt of
three hundred thousand militia be called
into the service of the United States, to
serve for nine months. unless sooner dis
charged, and that the Secretary of War
shall assign the quotas 10 the States and
establish regulations for the draft; also,
that if any State shall not, by the fifteenth
of August, furnish its quota of the addi-
tioual three hundred thousand volunteers
authorized by law, the deficiency OF vol
unteers in that State shall also be made up
by special draft from the militia, and that
the Secretary of War shall establish regu-
latinns for 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 fer 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 from
this Department of this date, according to
| the regulations hereinafter set forth.
Second. The Governors of the several
States are hereby requested forthwith to
designate rendezvous for the drafted militia
! of said State, and to appoint commandnnts
therefor, and to notify the Secretary of
| War of the location of such rendezvous,
md the names of commaudauts. 1t is i'm
portant that the rendezvous should be few
| in number, and located with n view to con-
venience of transportation.
Third. The Governors of the respective
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| forthwith, by the assessors of 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 and &C.
cupHtion OF each, together with remarks
showing whether he is in the service of the
! United States, and in what capacity, and
any other facts which may determine his
exemption from military dnty. All rea-
sonab!e and proper expenses of such en-.
rollment and of the draft hereinafter pro.
vided for, will be reimbursed by the United
States, upon vouches showing the detailed
statement of service performed and the ex-
penses incurred, to be approved by such
| Governors.
| Fourth. Where no provision is made by
law in any State for carrying into eifectthe
draft hereby ordered, or when such pro-
visions are in any manner defective, such
| draft shall DE conducted as follows:
First. Immediately upon completion of
the enrolment, the lists ofenroled persons
shall be filed in the offices of the Sherifs
of the counties in which such enrolled per-
sons reside.
Second. The Governors of the several
states shall appoint commissioner for
each county oftheir respective states, whose
duty it shall be TO superintend the draft
ing aud hear aud determine the excuses of
persons claiming to be exempt from mill
tary duty. Such commission shall receive
compensation four dollars per diem for
each day he may be actually employed in
the discharge of bis duties as 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
sioner shall therefore give notice by hand
bills posted in each township of his coun-
ty ofthe time and place At which claims of
exemption will be received aud determined
by him, and shall FIX the time to be specified
in the order aforesaid, within ten days Of
the filing of the enrolment at which the
draft shall be made, and all persons claim
ing to be exempt from military duty, shall
before the day fixed for the draft make |
proof of such exemption before said COM
missioner, aud if found sufficient his name |
shall be stricken from the list by Il red line
drawn through it leaving it still legible.
Fourth. The Commissioner shall in like |
manner strike from the list the names ofall |
persons now in the military service of the !
United States, all telegraph operators and
actually engaged on the fifth
day of August, eighteen hundred and sixty
two, engineers of locomotives on railroads