Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-09-04

establish regulations for this purpose
IT Is ORDERED:
IiIst The governors of the respective states will
proceed forthwith 10 furnish their respective quotas
of three hundred thousand militia called tor by the |
order of the president dated the fourth day of Au-
gust, 1862 which quotas have been furnished to tile
governors respectively by communications from this
department OF TINS DATE according to The regulations
hereinafter set forth.
Second. The governors of the several states are
hereby requested forthwith 10 designate rendezvous
tor the drafted militia of said states. and appoint
commandments therefor, and to notify the secretary
OF war OF the location of such rendezvous and the
names of the commandments
1t is important that the rendezvous should be few
IN number, and located with view TO convenience
of transportation
Third. The governors Of the respective states will
cause an enrolment TO be made Forthwith by the
assessors ofthe several counties by any other of
Ulcers to be appointed by such governors, ofa able
bodied male citizens between the ages of eighteen
and forty-hve, within the respective counties giving
the name, age, and occupation of each together
with remarks showing whether he is in the service
OF the United States and in what capacity and any
facts which may determine his exemption from mil.
itary duty.
All reasonable and proper expenses of such enroll
ment, and of the drait hereinafter provided, will be
| reimbursed by the United States upon vouchers
showing the detailed statement of service performed
ana expense incurred, to be approved by such gov
errors.
Fourth. Where no provision is made by law in
any state for carry ing into effect the draft hereby or
ueled, or where such provisions in any manner
detective such draft shall be conducted as follows
l, Immediately upon completion of the enroll
the offices of the sherifS OF the counties in which
| such enrolled persons reside
| 2. The governors of the several states shall an
point commissioner for each county of their re-
specNe states, whose duty it shall be to superintend
the drafting and hear and determine the excuses of
| persons claiming TO be exempt from military duty
Such commissioner shall receive q COMPENSATION Of
four dollars per diem for each day he may be ac-
tualy emp Dyed in the discharge of lis duties as
such commissioner
8. The enrolling officer shall immediately, upon
the ming OF the enrolment lists notify said commits
sioner that said lists have been filed and the COM
missioner 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
ceIyed and determined by him, and shall fix the
time to be specified in the order aforesaid within
days OF the filing of the enrolment at which the
draft shall be made and all persons claiming TO be
exempt from military duty shall. before the day
| hAed for the draft, make proof OF such exemption
before said commissioner, and fiound sufficient his
name shall be stricken from the list by a red line
drawn through it, leaving it still legible
| t. The commissioner shall, Mike manner, strike
IRON tne list the names OF all persons now in the
military service of the United States all telegraph
operators and constructors actually engaged on the
| htth day of August, 1862, all engineers Of locomo
tlVes ON rail- Dads, all artifcerS and workmen en-
ployed in any public arsenal or armory the Vice
President of the United States the officers judicial
ana executive OF the government Of the United
States the members of both houses of congress ana
their respective officers, all custom house officers
ana Their clerks, all post officers and stage drivers
who are employ ed III the care and conveyance Of
the mail of the post Office of the United States, all
ierrymen who are employed at any ferry on the
post IOdu all pilots, all marines actually emplOyed
IN the sea service of any citizen or merchant with
in the United States all engineers and pilots of reg
iSered or licensed steamboats, and steamships, and
| all persons exempted by the laws OF the respec-
tive states from military duty sufficient e, idence
| or ON his personal knowledge that said persons be-
! long to any of the aforesaid classes whether fine
| exemption is claimed by them or not.
exemption Will not be made for disability, unless
1t be OF such permanent character TO render the
person unfit for service Tor period of more than
| thirty days, to be certified by surgeon appointed
by the GO einor, in each county, Tor that purpose
| o. AT the time fixed as before provided by the
commissioner Tor making draft the sheriff OF the
county, or III his absence such person us the com.
| missioner may appoint, shall, in the presence of
| said commissioner, publicly place in n wheel or
box, OF like character to such as are used for
| drawing jurors separate folded ballots. containing
The names OF all persons remaining said enroll
meht lists not stricken off as before provided and
| proper person, appointed by the commissioner and
bLndiolded, shall thereu OH draw from said box or
wheel number of ballots equal 10 the number of
drafted men fixed by the governor of such state as
| the proper quota OF such county
b: printed or written notice OF his enrolment
ana dralt, ana OF the place OF rendezvous OF the
drafted military force shall thereupon be served by
! person to Lc appointed by the commissioner upon
| each person drafted, either liv delivering the
same III person or by leaving it at his last known
| place of residence.
:. Any person drafted may offtra substitute at
| the time OF the rendezvous of the drafted militia
force aid such substitute if lie shall be an abe-bud-
led lnal, between the ages of es tCen and orty-ve
Yeas, ana snail consent in writing with the con
SEM OF ms paeht or guardian. il nnorto subject
himself TO ali the duties and obligations to which
ms principal would have been subject, had he per-
sohay served shall he accepted i'll lieu OF such prin-
cipal.
s. The persons thus drafted shall semble at the
county seat of their respective cuubii,s within five
days alter the time of drafting, whence trunsport-
ton Will be furnished them by the governors OF the
several states. 10 the place OF rcLdez, Gus.
8. As soon rs the druit has bccu made and the
EantS mar ked ON the enrolment lists, the commits
siohcr vii! send copy of the draft to the cumman-
dahf OF TendezV Gus, and another OF the same tie
adJutant general OF the state, who will mmcdia ely
organize the drafted men into companies AID lcci
mehis OF infantry, by assigning one hundred AID
one men to each company, ana ten cumpal les 10
eacl regiment, and send a copy of tie organization
| to the commaHdant of the RENDEZVOUS
| 10. At the expiration of The time allowed fof the
dTalted men 10 reach the endezy Gus The cunImal.-
dani shall p Occcd TO complete the org IMITATION of
The companies and regiments by piocaiming the
| names OF the legimenial commissioned OH GERS,
which shall be designated in accordance with the
laws OF the respective states; The humber and Grade
being the same in the volunteer service and in
case le laws OF any state shall provide for he cleo
lion of officers, they shall be elected udel the di
| Ieciion OF the commandment CT the Iendez, Gus and
reported forthwith TO the governors Of such states
| III order That they may be commissioned, and the
noll-coinniissioned officers may be appointed either
Oelo or aler muster as the colonel of the regi-
| ment shall decide.
II. As soon as the officers of the companies and
regiments are designated. the lnuster.lolls shall be
made out under the direction Of the commundalt of
the lenue1N GUS ana tue troops Inspected and
tered INTO the service OF the United States by the
mastering officer appointed for that purpose.
Y In states where eRlistments have been nade
by municipalities and towns, instead OF counties
the governors OF such states authorized to an
ply the foregoing rules of draft o such muncipati-
ties aud towns, instead OF counties.
| Filth. Provost marshas will be appointed bv the
war department in the several states. on the lioni-
nation OF tile governor thereof with such assistants
as may be necessary to enforce the attendance of all
| drafted persons who shall fail to attend ut such
| places of rendezvous.
Sixth In any state shall not, by the 18th dav
OF August furnish its quota Of the additional three
hundred thousand volunteers called ior by the pres-
ident, on tile second day OF July, 1862 unless
otherwise ordered, all incomplete regiments shall
then be consolidated. under the objection of The
governors OF the respective states and an addition
al draft shall be made as before provided. sufficient
| to ill up such quota; the number to be drafted
| from each county OF the state to be fixed 10y The
| governor thereof.
| Seventh. From and after the 1911 day of August
! no new regiments OF volunteers will he organized
| but the premium. bounty, and advance ray will
continue to be paid to those teeling to 20 into
| the old regiments.
by order OF the secretary of war:
l.. THOMAS, adjntant general.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, ID. c., August IA, 1862 (
ADDITIONAL REGULATION FOR THE ENROLMENT
AND DRAFT OF MILITIA
| ORDERED