Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-08-22

f! forty five years, and shall consent in
writing, with the consent of his parent
or guardian, if minor, to subject him
self to all the duties and obligations to
which his principal would have been
subject lad he personally served, shall
be aceeptedin lieu of such principal.
eth. The persons thus drafted shall as
semble at the county seat of their re-
spective counties, within five days after
the time of drafting, whence transport
tation will be furnished them by the
Governors of the several States to the
place of rendezvous. 9th. AS soon as
the draft has been made, and the names
! marked on the enrolment list, the Com
missioner will send copy of the draft
to the commandant of. the rendezvous,
and another copy of the same to the
Adjutant General of the State, who will
| Immediately organize the drafted men
into companies and regiments of infant
ry, by assigning one hundred and one
men to each company, and ten eompa-
nies to each'regiment, and send copy
of the organization to the commandant
of the rendezvous. 10th. At the expi-
ration Of the time allowed for the drafted
men to reach the rendezvous, the COM
mandant shall proceed to complete the
organization of the companies and regi-
ments, by proclai ming the names of the
regimental 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 provide for an
election of officers they shall be elected
under the direction of the Comman1ant
of the rendezvous and reported forth
with to the, Governors of such States, in
order that they may be commissioned
pointed, either before or after muster,
as the Colonel Of the regiment shall de-
eide. 11th. AS soon as the officers of
the companies and regiments are desig-
mated, the muster rolls shall be made
t out under the direction of the Command
ant of the rendezvous, and the troops
inspected and mustered into the service
of the United States by the mastering
officer appointed for that purpose. 18th.
In States where enlistments have been
made by municipalities and towns, in
stead of counties, the Governors of such
States are authorized to apply the fore
going rules of draft to such municipali-
ties and towns instead Of counties.
Fifth Provost Marshals will be ap,
pointed by the War Department in the
several States, on the nomination Of the
Governors thereof, with such assistants
as may be necessary to enforce the at
tendance ofall drafted persons who shall
fail to atte nd at such. places of rendez
vous.
Sixth. In case any Stats shall not, by
the fifteenth day of August, furnish its
quota of additional three hundred thou
sand volunteers called for by the Presi-
dent on the I'd day of July, 1862, unless
therwise ordered, all incomplete regi-
ments shall then be consolidated under
the direction of the Governors Of the re-
spective States, and an additional draft
shall be made as before provided, sulfi
cient to ell up such quota. The number
to be drafted from each county of the
State to be fixed by the Governor thereof.
Seventh. From and after the 6ftee nth
day of August, no new regiments Of
volunteers will be organized, but the
premium, bounty and advance pay will
continue to be paid those volunteering
to go into the old regiments.
By order of the Secretary of War,
L. THOMAS, Adj General.