The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-14
State of Vermont.
ApgUrAsT AND INSPECTOR GESERALsOnIck, I
Woodstock, August III, 1867.

The following instructions are issued for tl'
70 guidance of the Listers OF the several towns u
It this State, in making she enrolment required D.
10 General Order No. Il i, dated August III, ISO2
a l. The name OF every able-bodied citizen u
the town, etween the specified ages, is 10 be en-
J tered upon the roll without regard 10 whether
h he is exempt from enrolment or from military
duty. Unnaturalized foreigners are not clIi
sens.
2 Men who are not bodied are not II
be entered upon the roll But IN determining
who are not able-boded the Listers are TO be
Q guided by sound discretion and Il sense Of duty
to the country and to all the other citizens Of
the town since the omission OF any man from
the roll increases the liability to draft Of every
man left upon the roll. The declaration OF a
man as to his inability, should never be taken,
unless the disability is of 50 obvious IL charao-
ter, that it is plain to be seen by any observer.
Ii not plain and open to observation, The disa
billty should be established, to the Satisfaction
of the listers, both by the affidavit If the person
claiming the disability, signed and sworn to in
due form of law, ana by the certificate in wri-
ting of two respectable physicians, in full and
active practice, stating the existence and nature
of the disability is effects and the probable
length of time that it will continue Aud no
! exemption is to be made for any disability, IN
less it be of such permanent character AZ 20 rem
der the person unit for service Tor period Of
more than thirty days.
The following diseases and impcricc.ions art
proper causes Of military disability w onbd-
OF the head, which impair the iaruties ar cause
commissions, serious impairment vi hearing,
speech, or vision anchyl,sls, ul active d!sel>e
OF any Of the larger jons; the rteaence Of
pulmonary disease, or Organic di..asa OF tnc
heart; hernia ; tictuIa n ano; large hc,nJcF-
holds large and painidl ya,iuccle, o. yarlcoer
veins, which extend above the knee; III" boss Of
a limb, or Of the thuulJ and fore tugas ~ the
right hand, or Of any tao fingers oa the 'i&hl
hand; any marked physical lmperiectons which
would unfit foT active service.
). The aye aud occupation vi each lu4n 9ro ,
to ne entered on the roll. The aye ui each ERan
is to De determined by the listers ;rom TIE best
means OF information in their loHel. They
will not, m all caees. rely upon tia he>dratIoa .
ct the party, but EflI IT they hay" aonbta, re.
Gnlre hlm % make satisfactory Ero"l II his aye.
If the lIstere have reasonable ioubr ~, 90 wheth-
er man is DOT IN tast over eighteen, as:hou II {
he represents hlmseN younger. or nM,ter forty ,
five, althoug h he Represents himself cider. and
no proof IS Maae TO tbe,r satisfaction, It ~ their
duty 70 enter tive man nalne upon the rDN
!. 1t, from any legal cause, d person whose
name - entered upon the roll Is exempt from
military duty, Cd from enrolment the fact which
gives hl,o his exemption II TO I've entered against
his natpe, in the column of remarks X will
not do to write exempt but the fact must
be stated which creates lbs exe,uptlon-.,s. hat
he is Il - Judge of the co&nty court, - shel-
it, a deputy sherif, u - minister II the
gospel" DC.
D. The following. persons aye exempt Erum
military duty at ths present time the Vice
President Of the United States the oflicery, IN
dlcial and executive, OF the government o. The
United States the members of both Huuses Of
Congress ana their respeotye officers all cr4stom
house ofhcess and their clerks vi post officers
and stage drivers, vino are employed in the
eare and conveyance OF the mails of the oost
othces OF the United States all Ierrynen em-
ploycd on any ferry Oh any post roads all pl-
lots all mariners actually employed in rh4 YEA
service OF any citizen OF merchant within the
united States; all telegraph operators and oon-
structors actually engaged Oh the 9th of Aug.
ast, 1867; aIlengineers Of locomotives on .eil- /
roads all engineers and pilots OF registered or
licensed steamboats, and steamships; ministers
OF the gospel ; members % the rel, lous denons-
nation of Quakers faculties OF colleges All
IL
lila of this State, or of the United States, and
have been honorably discharged, prcviouS to
January lst ls44 all odcera, wha have been
commissioned III the mihs'A Of Ibis State, since
January LIST, lS44, and have served under a
commission of five years, aud have been hnnor-
aoly discharged officers Of any corps which |
has been dlsDanded, and who held u commission
In such corps ut the time il was dishanded and |
all staff officers, heretofore appointed bv the !
commanding officers OF divisions, brigades,. and |
regiments, whose commissions shall have become |
vacant by reason of such commanding officers |
having been discharged or having vacated their
office. Members Of lire companies are not ex- |
empt.
o. Inc following persons are exempted from
military duty upon the payment of two dollars
TO the treasurer OF the town IN which they req
pcetively reside, and producing recelst thereof
10 tho listers Judges OF supreme alcounty
courts judges and registers Of probate coun-
ty clerks ; sherits and sherH's deputies high
ballts constables and teachers actually en-
ployed IN common schools. These persons are
not entitled to have the fact which constitutes
their exemption noted in the column OF remarks.
until they have exhibited to the listers the re-
celpt OF the treasurer OF the town 60. the sum
Of TWO dollars
g. Inc following persons are not subject to
graft, and the fact which operates the exemp-
ton should be noted aga INST the name of each.
VIZ ;-Persons now in the services of the United
States, and members of Uniform Companies Of
militia, organized in pursuance of the statutes
OF this State, and now having an active organi
cation.
| Against The names tl tho4a nn,p il, ,L.. -