The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1862-08-16

tive counties, giving the name, age and occupa
ton Of each, together with remarks showing
whether he 10 in the service of the United States
&C., and in what capacity, Of any other fact
which may determine his exemption from. milits
~ duty. All reasonable and proper expenses Q
such enrolment and of the draft hereinsfte
provided, will be reimbursed by the Unite
States upon vouchers showing the detailed state
ment Of service performed and EXPENSE incur
Fed. approved BY such Governors ssa,-.
KosrtA: Where no provision is made b. ID,
In any State for carrying into effect the draf
hereby ordered, or whore such provisions ass 4
any manner detective, such draft shsll b oou
ductsd % follows: .a4 TOT p 5st .la .72'' I
L. Immediately upon compilation Of the en-
rollmsnt, the lists Of enrolled persons shall b
fled in the offices Of the sherifs of the countie
in which such enrolled persons reside. ~ig1 q
2. The Governors Of the several States shal
appoint commissioner for each county Of thei
respective State, whose duty it shall be to super
intend the drafting and hear and determine ex
cuses Of persons claiming to be exempt from
military duty. Such commissioners shall receive
q compensation Of four dollars per diem for eacl
day be may be actually employed in the dis
charge of bis duties q such commissioner.
8. The, enrolling officer shall Immediately
upon the filing of the enrollmentlists notify ssit
Commissioner that said lists have been 90 fled
and the Commissioner shall ,thereupon give no
tice by haudbills posted in each township of BIZ
county of the time and place ct which claims Of
exemption will be received and determined BY
him, and shall fix the time to be specified in The
order aforesaid within ten days Of the filing o.
the enrolment at which the draft shall be made
and oil persons claiming to be exempt from mil
itary duty shall, before the day fixed for the
draft, make proof of such exemption before said
Commissioner, and if found sufficient his name
shall be stricken from the list by . red line
drawn through it, leaving it still legible. The
Commissioner shall in like manner strike from
the roll the names of oil persons now in the mil
itary service of the United States. All telegraph
operators and constructors actually engaged or
August s, 1862; all engineers of locomotives or
railroads, the Vice President Of the United
f,tates, the oficers-judicial and executive-oi
he Government of the United States, the mem
bers of both Houses of Congress and their res.
pective officers; oil custom house officers and
their clerks; all post officers and stage drivers
who are employed in the care and conveyance
of the mail of the Post Office of the United
States; ill ierrymen, who are employed at any
ferry on post road; all pilots; all mariners &C.
tually employed in the sea service of any citizen
or merchant within the United States; all engi
neers and pilots of registered or licensed steam
boats and steamships, sud all persons exempted
BY the laws Of the respective States from mill.
tary duty, on sufficient evidence or on his per.
sonal knowledge that said persons belong to any
of the aforesaid classes, whether the exemption
10 claimed BY them or not. Exemption will not
be made for disability unless II DO of such per.
kn1>> L. n
for service for period Of more than thirty days,
70 be certified by . surgeon appointed BY the
Governor In each county for this purpose.
Commissioner for making the draft, the Sheriff
of the county, or in bic absence, such person q
the Commissioner may appoint, shall, in the
presence Of said Commissioner, publicly place in
. wheel or box of like character to such q
are used for drawing jurors, separately folded
ballots, containing the names of all persons re
maining on said enrolment lists not stricken of
- before provided, and proper person appoint
ed by the Commissioner, and blind.folded, shal
thereupon draw from said box or wheel num-
Der of ballots equal to the number Of drafted
men fixed by the Governor of each State as the
proper quota of each county, !. e.,x
), s. A printed or written notice of his enroll
ment and draft, and of the place Of rendezvou,
Of the drafted military force, shall thereupon be
served, by person to be appointed by the Com
missioner, upon each person 80 drafted, eithe,
by delivering the same in person, or by leaving
it at his last known place Of residence.
= z. Any person so drafted may offer q substi-
tute ct the time Of the rendezvous of the draft.
ed militia force, and such substitute, If he sbal
be an able bodied man, between the ages of 1e
and As years, and shall consent in writing, with
the consent of his parent or guardian, if mi
nor, to subject himself to all the duties and OBJ
legations to which bis, principal would have
been subject had he personally served, shall be
accepted in lieu Of such principal
: 8. The persons thus drafted shall assemble at
the county seat, of their respective counties
within five days after the time Of drafting. whence
transportation will be furnished them bv the
Governors Of the several States to the place Of
rendezvous. de- 31
g. As soon % 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 Adiutant General 81
the State, who will Immediately organize the
drafted men into companies and regiments Of
infantry, BY assigning lOl men TO each company
and ten companies to each regiment, and send
. copy of the organization to the Commandan1
of the rendezvous.
10. At thelexpiration Of the time allowed fol
the drafted.men to reach fhe rendezvous, ths
Commander shall proceedto complets the Or
ganixation of the companies and regiments b.
proclaiming the names Of the regimental com
missioned officers, which shall be designated
in accordance with the laws Of the RESPECTIVE,
States, the number and grade being the sam,
a. in the volunteer service, and in case. the law
of any State, shall provide for m election Of of
GERS they shall be elected under the direction o