The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1862-08-12

neg uldtlOUS S@hN
i the Militia.
ADIUrANT GENERALs OFric&.
! WAR DEPARTMENT, Washin tom NJ,
August 9, 1862
- ..-... General Orders No. %.
! Cor. j. A .Andrtc
| Regulations for the enrolment and DRAFT u
I tire, hundred thousand militia. IN pursuance
of an rider by the President Of the United
States, hcarins date August 4, 1862, whereby
! it is provided that drati Of three mona! Gu
! thoufand militia he immediately caileS mo
the service OF the United States, 10 serve Tor
nine months. unless sooner discharged, ana thas
! she Secre AIRY ot war shLti assign the quotas ~
the statc> anu establish regulations lor toe
draft Also tina, il any State shall not ~ me
Eheansl OF August furnish H. quota OF TIE ad-
dilional iafe, hundred thousand volunteers
Iii thovizea hy law. the deficiency OF volunteers
ia that State shall also E9 made az Try speci1!
craft from ;ne militia, ami thar the Secretary
! oj War sha.l establish 7eguiNi"ns Tor t1s Pnr-
pose.
Il is ordered Frs, tae GOvernofs OF the
respective STATES will proceed forthw'm 10 iHF-
nish their respective qGotas oi the three hnn-
Cred thousand militia called tor 10y The order
vi he resident. oa''" 'iI' fo"i'n 'nS
August. 1862, which quotas have been mrhtsn-
ed 10 the Governors respectively by comIsRnlc'S
zion from this department OF ths datr, secor-
aihS To th9 regulations hehceiof'h SCI ''tS
oecohd. Inc GOVERNORS oi .ne several o'"'.'
are hereoy requested iof'hWitl' I" uesieu""
rendezvous ioF The drafted militia o. sa'u '''d'sr
and 10 appoint commandments inefeoi' "n0 -
notify the HecretaFy OF war o. tNo 'oc''loo -
\
such rendezvous ana 'he names oi inc COLI
mand"n'e anu IL IS III lofethl '"'' I"e ie'
devious should DE IL" IN hAm9er ana loc"'eo
with VIC" TO convenience % 'r"h p'fV''ioh'
Third. Nae Governors "i the respective
STATES will cause an enrolment to be made forth
with by The assasors OF the seyera! counties or
by any other officers, to ba appointed by sucn
Governors of all nhie-boaled male cCizens be-
tween the ages Of Is and Is ",hln the Yespec
tive coun;ies. giving The Dame, age and occupa
tou ct each, together with remarks showing
whether be is IN the service OF the United States
Sc, and in what capacity, OF any Other facts
which may determine BIS exemption from mil
itary duty All reasonable and proper cxpen
ses # such enrolment and of the draft herein
after provided, will be yei,n bursed bv the Unitsd
Stares upon vouchers "howIn1 the detailed
statament Of service performed MP expenses IN
CURED, approved h7 such Governors.
Fourth W here no provision ~ made. hy Inv
in anq State for carrying jnto eject thn drAit
hereby ordered or where such pyNvi -ion4 are
in any manner Detective sRch draft shall be
conducted rs follows
FIRST imlncdi ,tely upon completion oi the
enro l,ne1t the lots OF enrolled persons sha} be
filed in the offices Of the sheriB of the counties
in which such persons reside.
Second The Governors of she several States
shall appoint a commissioner fer eac,, county of
their respective States, whose dusv it shall be
to superlntend the drafting and hear AND dete,
mine excuses ot persons claiming ~ be exe,np,
from military duty Such commissioners shah
receive a. compensation Of four dollars yer diem
for each day he may be actually employed III
the discharge Of his duties as such cssnrn,s-
sioner.
Third. phe enrolling officer shah ira.pediate
ly upon the klSng OF the enrolment lists, notify
said commissioner that said lists have been ~
filled and the commissioner shall thereu DON give
notice by haGAbllls posted in each township of
his county.of the time and place ut which eksi,ns
of exemption viii be received and determined
by him, and shall Tx the time to be specl6et, in
the order aforesaid within ten days OF the sling
of the enrolment at which the draft shall be-
made. and NJ! persons claiming to. be cxe,ant
from military luty shall before the day fxeo
for the draft, make proof of such exemption
before eaid commissioner. aud if tosnd sufficient
his na,le shall be stricken from tho list by 4
red lIne drlwn through Vt, ieavng.it still levi
bic. The commissioner shall in like manner
strike from tae lis, tine names u all persons
now 10 the military service Of the United
States all 1e!egrapt operators and construe-