The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-15
draft, the Sheriff of the county-or in his


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, separate folded ballots
containing the names of all persons remain
ing on said enrolment lists not stricken OF
as before provided, and proper person ap'
pointed by the commissioners, and blind
folded, shall thereupon draw from said box
and wheel number OF ballots equal to the
number of drafted men fixed by the Govern
or of such State as the proper quota OF such
county.
6th.-A printed or written notice of his
enrolment and draft, and the place OF rem.
devious of the drafted military force shall
thereupon be served by person to be ap"
pointed by the commissioner upon each per"
son 80 drafted, either by delivering the same
in person or by leaving it at his last and
known place of residence.
7th. Any person so drafted may offer
substitute at the time of the rendezvous of
the drafted militia force; and such substitute,
if be shall be an able bodied man between
the ages of eighteen and forty-6ve years, and
shall consent in writing with the consent of
his parents or guardians, to subject himself
to all the duties and obligations to which
his principal would have been subject had
he personally served. shall be accepted in
lieu of such principal.
9th. The persons thus drafted shall assem-
BILE at the county seat of their respective
counties, within five days after the time of
drafting, whence transportation will be fur
nished them by the Governors of the several
States to the place of rendezvous.
9th. As soon as the draft las been made,
and the names marked on the enrolment list,
the commissioner will send copy of the
draft to the commandant of the rendezvous,
and another copy Of the same to the Adju.
tant General of the State, who will immedi.
ately organize the drafted men into compa.
MES and regiments of infantry, by assigning
one hundred and one Q0l) men to each
company, and ten (l0) companies to each
regiment, and send copy of the 0rganiza-
ton to the commandant of the rendezvous.
10th. At the expiration of the time al.
lowed for the drafted men to reach the rem
devious the commandant shall proceed to
complete the organization of the companies
and regiments, by proclaiming the name OF
regimental commissioned officers, which
shall be designated in accordance with the
laws of the respective States, the number
and grade being the same as 10 the v0lun-
teer service, and in case the laws of any
State shall provide for an election Of Off
GERS, they shall be elected under the direc-
tions of one of the commandants of the rem
devious and reported forthwith to the Gov
errors Of such States, in order that they
may be commissioned, aud the non commits.
stoned officers may be appointed either be-.
fore or after muster, as the Colonel of the
regiment shall decide.
18th. As soon as the officers of the
companies and regiments are designated the
muster rolls shall be made out under the
direction of the commandant of the rendez.
vous, and the troops inspected and mustered
into the service of the United States by the
mastering officers appointed for that pur.
pose.
18th. In States where enlistments have
been made by municipalities and towns Inc
stead of counties, the Governors of such
States are authorized to apply the foregoing
rules of draft to such municipalities and
towns instead Of counties.
Fyth.-Provost Marsbals will be appoint
ed by the War Department in the several
States on the nomination of the Governors
thereof, with such assistants as may be nec-
essary to enforce the attendance of all
drafted persons who shall fail to attend at
such places of rendezvous.
Sirh In case any State shall not by the
18th day of August furnish its quota of the
additional three hundred thousand volun-.
teers called for by the President on the I'd
day of July, eighteen sixty-two, unless
otherwise ordered, all incomplete regiments
shall then be consolidated under the direc-
tion of the Governors of the respective
States and if additional draft shall be
made as before provided sufficient to fill up
such quota. The number to be drafted
from each county of the State to be fixed
by the Governor thereof.
Seuenth.-From and after the 18th day
of August no new regiments of volunteers
will be organized by the present bounties.
Advance pay will continue to be paid to
those volunteering to go into the old regi-
ments.
By order of the Secretary of War.
(Signed) L. THOMAS, Adj't Gen.