The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-08-23
THE GOVERNMENT DRAFT.
,esulations for the Enrolment and Draft
of the Militia. .-,,...-
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE
WAR DEPARTMENT, 7
WASHINGTON, 3 P. NJ, Aug. 8, 1862.

ReguIaLlonS 1or the enrOIImeus Anu oIdlI
itbree hundred thousand militia. in pursu-
ncs of an order by the President of the
United States, bearing date August 4, 1869,
sbereby it is provided that draft Of three
buudred thousand militia be Immediately
allied into the service of the United States,
% serve for nine months, unless sooner
discharged, and that the Secretary of War
hall assign the quotas to the States, and
establish regulations for the draft. Also,
that if any State shall not, by the 18th of
August, furnish its quota of the additional
hree hundred thousand volunteers author
'aed-by law; the deficiency of volunteers in
hat State shall also be made up by special
draft from the militia, and that the Secre-
ury of War shall establish regulations for
ibis purpose. .... @
It's ordered: F;rst-The Governors of
The respective States will proceed forthwith
10 furnish their respective quotas of the
three hundred thousand militia called for
day of August, 1869, which quotas have
been furnished TO the Governors respective
", by communication from this department
Of tits date, according to the regulations
henceforth set forth.
Second-The' Governors of the several
States are hereby requested forthwith to
designate rendezvous for the drafted militia
Of said States, and to appoint commandants
therefor. and to notify the Secretary of War
Of the location of such rendezvous, and of
the names of the commandants; and it is i'm
portant that the rendezvous should be few
10 number, and located with view to con-
venience Of transportation.
Thtrd-The Governors of the respective
States will cause an enrolment to be made
forthwith by the assessors of the several
counties, or by any other officers, to be ap-
pointed by such Governors, of all the able
bodied male citizens between the ages of
eighteen and forty five, within the respect
i've counties, giving the name, age and &C.
Cupation of each, together with remarks
showing whether he is in the service of the
United States, &C., and in what capacity,
or any other facts which may determine his
exemption from military duty. All reason
able and proper expenses of such enroll
meut and of the draft hereinbefore provided,
will be reimbursed by the United States,
upon vouchers showing the detailed state
ment of service performed and expenses in
Cured, approved by such Governors.
Fourth-Where no provision is made by
aw in any State for carrying into effect the
draft hereby ordered, or where such provi-
sions are in any manner defective, such
draft shall be conducted as followsi
/. Immediately upon the completion Of
the enrolment, the lots of enrolled persons
shall be fled in the offices of the Sheriffs of
The counties in which such enrolled persons
reside.
2. The Governors Of the several States
shall appoint commissioner for each coun-
Yof their respective States, whose duty ii
shall be to superntend the drafting, and
hear and determine excuses of persons
caIming to be exempt from military duty.
Such commissioner shall receive compen-
satOn of four dollars per diem for each day
ne may be actually employed in the dis
charge of his duties as such commissioner.
8. The enrolling officer shall Immediately,
upon the filing of the enrolment lists, mott
fy said commissioner that said lists have
been so filed, and the commissioner shall
thereupon give notice, by handbills posted
IN each township of his county, of the time
and place at which claims of exemption will
be received and determined by him, and
shall fix the time to be specified in the afore-
said within ten days of the fling OF the en-
'Oilment at which the draft shall be made;
aud all persons claiming to be exempt from
military duty shall, before the day fixed for
The draft, make proof Of such exemption
before said commissioner, and if found suf.
6cient his name shall be stricken from the
list by a red line drawn through it, leaving
still legible. The commissioner shall in
ike manner strike from the list the names
Of all persons now in the military service of
tue United States. all telegraph operators
and constructors actually engaged on the
5th of August, 1862; all engineers of loco
motives on railroads; the Vice President
Of the United States, the oficers-judicial
and executiye-of the Government of the
United States, the members of both houses
Of Congress and their respective officers; all
custom house officers and their clerks; all
post officers and stage drivers who are en-
ployed in the care and conveyance of the
mail of the post Office of the United States;
all ferrymen who are employed at any ferry
on post road; all pilots; all mariners actu-
ally employed in the sea service OF any citl-
Zen or merchant within the United States;
all engineers and pilots of registered or IL
censed steamboats, and steamships; and ali
Persons exempted by the laws of the re-
sPective States from military duty, on sufh-
Gent evidence or on his personal knowledge
nat said persons belong to any of the afore-
sad 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 period of more
'nan thirty days. to be certified by sur
se0n appointed by the Governor in each
county for this purpose.
!, 4. At the time fixed as before provided
~ the commissioner for making the draft,