Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1862-08-28
AGE.
NAMES.

If any town shall not have furnished
its quota OF militia in either of the modes be
fore provided, and shall not furnish such
quota in the manner above provided, the
Quota of such town shall be obtained by the
select men of such town in the following
manner
The seec,men of such town shall meet at
the office of the town clerk Of such town on
Wednesday, the third day OF September next,
at nine o'clock in the forenoon, and shall
there publicly call for able bodied men, resi-
dents of such town, to offer themselves, to
serve in the service of the United States tor
the term of nine months, unless sooner DIS
charged, under the call of the President of
the United States aforesaid.
Ifnone, or an insufficient number, offer
themselves. then the selectmen sh Il proceed
to draft from the enrolled militia of such
town such number of men as shall be required
to complete the full required quota OF such
town.
The draft shall be conducted in the man
ner following
The seectmen shall publicly place in one
box the names of all the enrolled militia of
such town, written upon separate slips OF
paper, and shall place in another box a num-
Der of separate slips of paper equal to the
whole number of names in the first box, and
shall place a distinct mark upon number
of the slips of paper in the latter box equal
to the number of men required to be drafted
from such town. One of the selec linen, who
shall be bhndfolded, shall draw from the box
containing the names, one name, and shall al
the same time draw from the other box one
of the slips of paper therein contained An
other of the selectmen shall publicly read
the name so drawn, and shall examine the
slip of paper so drawn and if such slip shall
be one of the marked slips, the man, whose
name was thus drawn, shall be and become a
drafted man, and his name shall be then and
there entered upon \ roll OF drafted men to
be then and there made.
If the slip so drawn shall not be one OF
the marked slips, the name of the man thus
drawn shall be laid aside, and the draft
shall proceed in like manner from the names
remaining IN the box of names, until the
whole number of men required to complete
the full quota of such town, shall be drafted.
Each box shall be we'll shaken before any
drawing shall commence, and also between
the time of drawing each two names.
The drafting shall continue until five
o'clock p. m, Of said third day of Septem-
the hours of nine o'clock a. m, and five O'Clock
D. NJ of each day thereafter, until the whole
number of men, required to he drafted from
such town, shall have been drafted.
3. IF men shall offer themselves, upon the
call of the s9lectmen, as above named, the
selectmen shall make list of such men, and
shall append to such list their certificate
signed by each of said seleetmen. therein
certifying that each person whose name Il
entered tipon such list, did, upon the public
call of the selectmen, on the third day o
September, A. d. 1862, offer himself ant
voluntarily consent to serve in the service o
the United States for the term of nint
months unless sooner discharged, under the
call of the President of the United States
for draft of three hundred thousand militia
dated August 4, 1862, in lieu of drafted
man from such town, and did voluntarily
consent 10 accept the pay, rations and al
lowances, to which drafted militia are emit
tied, under the laws of this State, and of the
United States, and did take upon himself al
the duties and obligations to which drafted
men are subject. ., --
4. If men shall have been drafted the select
men shall, Immediately upon concluding tht
draft, make list of the names of the persons
drafted, and shall append to such list their Ger
tificate in writing, signed by each of them
therein stating, that each of the men named il
said list was drafted in due form of law, on thu
third day Of September, A. ID. 1862 from tn,
enrolled militia of such town, to serve in tn
service of The United States for the term of Mint
months, unless sooner disch arged, under the cal
OF the President of the United States for draf
OF 100000 militia, dated August 4th, 1862.
3. Immediately after the third day of Septem
Der, A. d. 1862, the selectmen shall notify eacl
man who shall voluntarily offer himself, unGe
Section one of this order, or who shall yolunta
rlly offer himself rnder Section two of this or
der, or who shall be drafted, either personally