The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1862-08-14
THE GOVERNMENT DRAFT.
Regulations fer she RnroIimon, .,n
Draft 81 the Militia.


~ Regulations for the enrolimer Snd dro
Is Of three hundred thousand militia, 10 pu
ID suance Of an order by the President
,. the United States, bearing date Augu
4. 1869, whereby it provided that dra
o! three hundred thousand G1iltis be in
mediately called into the service of III
IS United States, to serve for nine month
unless sooner discharged, and lha. the s.
cretary Of War shall assign the QUOTAS |
the States. and establish regulations IA
the draft. Also thst il any States sha
not BY tie I6Ib Of Aug. furnish its ouo,
q OF the additional 5000 volunteer
authorized by law, the deficiency of yo
.unteers in that State shall also be mad
up BY special draft from the militia. an,
that the Secretary of War shall establish
: regulations for this purpose.
1t is ordered: First, the Governors o
the respective States will proceed forth
with to furnish their Respective quotas 0
the three hundred thousand militia called
for by the order of the Pr, sident, dated
the fourth day of August, 1869, which
quotas have been furnished 10 the Gov.
ernors psctively by communication
from this department Of this date, accord.
ing to the regulations hsucefouh sci
forth.
Second. The Governors of the several
states ale hereby requested forthwith to
designate rendezvous for the drafted mi.
litla OF said State, and to appoint com.
mandsnts therefor. aud 10 notify the Sec
retary of War of the location of such ran
devious and the names OF the Command
ants, and i is important that the rendez.
vous should be few in numb and locat.
ed with view to convenience of trans.
portation.
Third. The Governors of the respe ctive
states VIII cause an enrolment TO be made
forthwith by the assessors of the several
counties or by any other officers, to b. ap
pointed by such Governors, of all able bod j..
led male citizens between the ages of l8
and as within the respective counties,
giving the name, age and Occupation of
each. together with remarks sho wing
whether he is 10 the service OF the Unit
ed States, DC, and in what cap acity. or
any other facts which may determine bis
exemption from military duty. All reas
oaable and proper expenses ofsuch enroll.
ment and Of the draft hereinafter provid
ed. will be reimbursed by the Unit,G
States.upoI vouchers showing the detail
ed statement ofssrvice performed and ex,
penses incurred, approved by such Gov.
ernofs.
Fourth. Where no provision is made by
law in any State for carrying into effect
the draft hereby ordered, or where such
provisions are in any manner defective.
such draft sh III be conducted as follows:
First Immediately upon the compile ton
OF the enrolment, the lots of the enrolled
persons shall be fled in the Offices OF the
sherltfs OF the counties 10 which such en-
rolled persons reside.
Second. The Governors Of the several
States shall appoint commiss for
each county OF their respective States.
whose duty it shall be 10 superiucnd the
drafting. and hear and de,erm me excuses
of persons claiming to be exempt fiom
military duty. Such commissions shall |
receive compensation of four dollars
psrdiem for ea'h day be may be actually
employed 10 the discharge OIL his duties rs
such commissions
Third. The enrolling officers shall immediately.
upon ihe hling or the enrolment lists, notify said
that said lists have beon nled and
tho commissioner shall III hareupon give ltIco, by
handbils posted In each township Of his county, or
the time and place at which claims OF exemption will
DC received and determined BY him, and shall nx the
llme 10 be specified In the order aforesaid with
In ter days OF the filing OF the enrolment al which
the draft shall be made and all person CLAIMING IN
be exempt from m lilary duty shall, before the day
nxed for the draft, make proof OF such exemptinn |
before said commissioner, aud iffound sufficient hi,
name shallOe stricken from the list by red line
drawn through y, leaving 1t still legibe The com.
missioner shall In like manner strike from the list
tho names ofal persons now In the military service
ofthe United States, all te legraph operators and
constructors ,6 actually engaged on the ann day OF
August 1861? All engineers of locomot tIves on rail
roads, the Vica President the Un tied States the
odieers-judic Ia and executive-of the Government
OF The United States, the members Of both houses of
congress anu thotr respective officers; all custom
house officers and their clerks, all post officers and
stage drivers who employed In the care and con
veyance OF the mail Of the POstoice OF the United
stales; all ferrymen who employed at any ferry
on post ropds; all pilos; all mariners actually em
ployed In The sea service fany citizen or erehant
within The United stalei all engineers aud pilots Of
registered or licensed steamboats, and steamships,
and all persons exempteu by the laws Of the YsAnec.
tive States from military duty on sufficient
or on his personal knowledge that said persons be.
0ng toany OF tho eiOresaid classes Whether ma AZ
smption Is claimed by ihen or not EAemDtion will
1ol be made for disability unless tbe such perm
nent character as to render the poren unit for ser
zee 10. period fmoro than thirty days to bc GER
ihed bya surgeon appointed by tho Governor In
zach county for this purpose,
Atthe time axed as before provided by the Com
missioner for maxi th draft, the Sheriff OF tho
county, or inhisabsenco such person as tho Com
missioner may appoint, shall, In the presence OF
aid commissioner, publicly place In wheel OF box
,ra ike cneracor 10 such as are used for drawing
Jurors, separately folded ballots, containing thS {
lames 1tail persons remalningo on said enrolment
istnot stricken OF asbefore provided, and pro per
person appointed by the Commissioner, and ;blind-
oIaee shail thereupon draw from said box or wheel
number oil ballots, equal TO the number OF drafted
men axed bythe Governor OF each State as the
roper quota OF each county. 1
9th. printed or written notice ofhls enrolment
md dram, and OF tho place OF RENDEZVOUS of the
lraflod military force, shall thereupon be seryed Inv
person to be appointed by the Commi ssoner, up.
IN each perion so drafted. either by delivering the
aine in person oroy leaving It at his last knowR
'lace OF residence. ...t
7th. Any person so drafted may offer subsutu,o IN
the time OF the rendezvous OF the dra fed militia
orce, and such substitute fhe shall be an able bod
ed man, between the ages OF eighteen and forty ave
ana snaiI consent IN writing, with the consent
u his parent guardian II minor, to subject him.
eli to all the duties and obligations to which his
principal would have been subject had he personally
erved, shall be accepted 10 lieu OF such principal
no county seat OF their respective counties within
We days after tho time ofdraCing, whence transpor
alton will be furnished them by the Governors OF the
everal States TO the place Of rendezvous.
uthf' As soon as the draf has been made, and the
ames marked on the enrollroen. list, the Commis.
ioner will send copy Of the draft to the com maud.
anha aonu aft H. |
o the Aduant General OF the Slate, who will imme.
alelY 0Iynnlza the dEa1ad inin nnna nj