The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1862-08-20

post officers and stage driver who are en-
ployed IN the care and conveyance OF the
mail Of the postoihce Of the United States;
al ferrynsen who are employed at any ferry
on post roads, all pilots; all mariners actual
" employed In tho sea service of any citizen
or merchant Of the United States; al eugin-
eers aud pilots of registered or licensed
steamboats, aud steamships. and all persons
exempt by the laws of the respective States
from military duty, on sufficient evidence or
on his personal knowledge that said persons
belong to any of the aforesaid classes wheth-
er the exemption is claimed by them or not.
Exemption viii not be made for disability
unless it he of such permanent character us
to render the person unfit tor service for a
period of more than thirty DAYS, to be GER
tilted by surgeon appointed by the Govern
or in each county for this purpose.
9th. At the time fixed as before provided,
by the commissioner for making draft, the
Sheriff of the county or in his absence such
person as the commissioner may appoint,
shall in the presence of said commissioner
publicly place in wheel or box of like
character to such as are used for drawing
Jurors, separately folded ballots. containing
the names of all persons remaining ON said
enrolment list not stricken off as before
provided, aud proper person appointed by
the commissioner, and blindfolded, shall
thereupon draw from said box or wheel a
number of ballots, equal TO the number of
drafted men fixed by the Governor of each
State as the proper quota of such county.
9th. a printed OF written notice of his en-
rollment and draft and the place of rcndes-
vous of the drafted military force, shall
! thereupon be served, by person to be ap-
kaI 4.
person so drafted, either by delivering the
same in person or by leaving it at his last
/ known place of residence.
/ eth. Any person so drafted may offer a
I substitute at the time of the rendezvous OF
/ the drafted militia force and such substitute
/ if he shall be an able-bodied man. between
/ the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, and
! shall in writing, with the consent of his pa
rent or guardian, if minor, to subject him.
self to all the duties and obligations to which
| his principal would have been subject had
] he personally served, shall be accepted il
| lieu of such principal.
9Th. The persons thus drafted shall assem-
BILE at the county seat of their respective
counties, within five day after the time OF
/ drafting, whence transportation will be fur
nished them by the Governors Of the sevcra
States to the place of rendezvous.
9th AS soon as the draft has been made
and the names marked on the enrolment list
the Commissioner will send copy of til,
draft to the commandant of the rendezvous
and another copy of the same to the Adiu
tant-General OF the State, who will immcdi
ately organize the drafted men into compan
les and regiments of infantry, by assigning
one hundred and one men to each company
and ten companies to each regiment anC
send a copy Of the organization to the com
mandant of the rendezvous,
10TH At the expiration of the time allow
ed for the drafted men to reach the rendeZ
vous, the organization of the companies ant
regiments, by proclaiming the names of tn
regimental commissioned officers, whicl
shall he designated In accordance with tn,
laws of the respective States, the numbe
aud grade being the same as in the volun
teer service, and in case the laws of am
State shall provide for an election of officer
they shall be elected under the direction o
the commandant of the rendezvous and re
ported forthwith to the Governors of sucl
States, in order that they may be commits
stoned and the non-commissiOned may b,
appointed, either before or after muster. a
the Colonel of the regiment shall decide.
1lth. AS soon as the officers of the compa
nies and regiments are designated. the mus
ter rolls shall be made out under the drec
: ton of the Commandant of the rendezvou.
and the troops inspected and mustered int,
the service of the United States by the mus
tering officer appointed for that purpose
18th In States where enlistments hav,
been made by municipalities and towns, in
stead OF counties, the Governors of sucl
States arc authorized to apply the forego
ing rules of draft to such municipalitie
and towns instead of counties.
F'ifih. Provost Marshals will he appoint
cd by the War Department in the severa
States. on tte nomination of the Governor
thereof, with such assistants as may he nee
essary to enforce the attendance of all draft
ed persons who shall fail to attend at sue
places of rendezvous.
Sirth. In case any State shall not, by til
fifteenth day Of August, furnish its quota 0
additional three hundred thousand volur
teers called for by the President on the 2n
day of July, 1862, unless otherwise ordered
all incomplete regiments shall then be cor
soidated under the direction of the Govern
ors of the respective States, and an additio
draft shall be made as before provided, SUI
ficient to fill up such quota. The number t.
be drafted from each county of the State t.
be fixed by the Governor thereof.
SerenN. From and after the fifteenth da,
of August, no new regiments of volunteer
will be organized, but the premium bount
and advance pay will continue to be pai
those volunteering to go into the old regi
ments.
By order of the Secretary of War,
|, THOMAS Adj -Genoral