Santa Fe gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1859-1864, 1862-09-13
sUBsC sCRIPTION,
Regulations for the Enrollmont and Draft
ofthe Militia.

u the AAlitAus
ADJUrAST Generals OFFICE,
War Department, Washington,
August ., 1862,
General 0rdor,, No. 80.
Gov ----, Regulations for the enroll
ment and draft Of three hundred thousand militia
10 pursuance ol an order by the President of the
United States, bearing date August 4, 1862
whereby it Is provided that a draft Of three han
dred thousand militia be Immediately called into
the service Of the United States, to serve for nine
months, unless sooner discharged, and that the
Secretary Of War shall assign the quota to the
States, and establish regulations for the draft
Also, that ifany State shall not, by the 18th Of
August, furnish Its quota Of the additional three
hundred thousand volunteers authorized by law
the deficiency Of volunteers in that State shall
also be made up by special draft from the militia,
and that the Secretary Of War shall establish re.
gulatons for this purpose
1t 10 ordered: First, that Governors Of the res.
pectve States will proceed forthwith to furnish
their respective quotas Of the three hundred thou
sand militia called for by the order oil tho Pes-
dent, dated the fourth day Of August, 1862, which
quotas have been furnished to the Governors res
pectlvely by communication from this department
OF this date, according to the regulations hence.
forth set forth.
Second. The Governors Of the several States
are hereby requested forthwith to designate ren.
deayous for the drafted militia of said States, and
To-, appoint coTmandants therefore, and to mott.
fy the Secretary of War of tho location of such
rendezvous and the names Of the commandants;
and it is important that the redezvoas should be
few in number and located with view to con-
Yenience Of transportation,
Third. 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 appointed by such Governors,
oil all able bodied male citizens between the ages
OF Is and 40, within the respective counties, civ
ing the name, age and occupation of each, togeth-
or with remarks showing whether he is in The
service Of the United States &C., and in what ca.
pacity, or any other facts which may determine
his exemption from military duty. All reasonable
and proper expenses Of such enrolment and of the
draft hereinafter provided will be reimbursed by
the United States upon vouchers, showing the
detailed statement Of service performed and ex-
penses incurred, approved by such Governor.
Fourth Where no provision is made by law
any State for carrying into effect the draft here.
by ordered, or where such provisions are in any
manner detective, such draft shall be conducted as
follows.
First. Immediately upon the completion Of the
enrolment, the lots ofenrOlled persons shall be
filed in the Offices Of the sherEa Of the counties
in which such enrolled persons reside.
Second The Governors Of the several States
shall appoint commissioner for each county o
theit respective States whose duty ii shall be tC
superintend the drafting and hear and determine
excuses Of persons claiming to be exempt from
military duty Such commissioner shall receive
u compensation Of four dollars per diem for eacl
day he may be actually employed in the diachargt
Of his duties as such commissioner.
Third. The enrolling officer shall Immediately
upon the filing Of the enrolment lists, notify sale
commissioner that said lists have been so filed
and the commissioner shall thereupOn give motto,
by haudbils, posted in each township ofhis coun
ty, OF the time and place at which claims of exem
ption will be received and determined by him, ant
shall fix the time to be specified in the order alore
said, within ten days Of the filing Of the enroll
ment, at which the draft shall be made, and al
persons claiming to be exempt from military dut
shall, before the day fixed for the draft, max
proof of such exepption before said commiss;one, %
andif found sufficient, his name sboll ba stricts
from the Iis bv rcd line drawn tbronab i aovic
Il still lerble, The commissioner sbalI in in IL.
manner Strike from ina list tbe names ' or an ne m
sons now in the military seryice Of tba II Triie
States, All telepranh onerators and coHsiTn, ,,lr
tors actually enpaoed on tbe ffth div nf ATgns
1862; all engineers oflocomotivaq an railroads Sn
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judicial and oyoeutjye-or The Goverrmcnt ant :
the United States tho msObeys m or hotb honaos p,
Congress and their resnectiyo oficars. ali Gnsto,
House officers and thcir clerks al nos cors an
stage drivers who ara emnIovad in tho cora an
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