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THE DRAFT
1e,c n yp,ree r4undred 72ot1ars Fr-cmn.
ton.
The following communication. from the
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7e7eee7i, with the initial Of nane frequently |
seen appended to documents issued from the |
Ad,utont Generals of1:ce mar 9,e reon~ded as
sem1-oihcih exposition Of the grounds upon
which we're founded the decision regarding
the $500 esemntion c1auee.
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o. 9EAILEaEN z1Ea - 111a M N 5qur Raper o. July
nnoer .1s acs G. eeTomng ana ealnng out tee
Nallona! lo1ces, ne paymeaI 9! NC CON.
nutallo9 neaey nas tae han1e eMecI, So !a1
a. Iega1ls NY pe!eohM Responsiveness %
s11[su u aAo e1sleu 4uu ascet t4uea ~
oe nanle1 10 naisa5y dat5, as the ia[nls3ang Ola
years Ct tnat draft"
IN 8our couments, Introductory to the
opinion, you Say, With entire correctness,
1 "thal lhe 15eseIt Ionng O. tne ro!oss .as Mas-
snA eannoI oe 0cLerlnluco - q pfacucd cues
ton, either judielally, or otherwise, 4atil
second l ar1it HI nnaer lag present res enrolment
shaA Lave peSn oloe!ea Dy Lae F1es3asnt' mol
Until thea VIII M ac:ua! case afase.
AS cofrec! ]augmcnt upon tae question
Is, however, o1 gre-tlmporsance both to the
large runber OF persons KEo maT desire to
ar:sll themsclTes Ct ono or the other Of these
portant that some reasons which justify the
decision Of The Provost-Narsllsl General,
sheusd be gtyca to tie public.
i II, Undoubtedly, soGnd rule OF ccnstrnc-
lion, that where the language Of statute Is
doubtful in its meahng. that construction
he object Or purpose Of the ftatute, and the
i1te.:tion OF the Legislature; and that object
or intention is to be ascestained, Il possible,
bY considering the Ehulc sta1utc.
1Ac object Ut tits s.atute is to procure mEu
for the army, not 10 r1tEe or procure mone7.
With this object il yiev, ard APPLYING this
rule, nc shall be inevitably led to the eGuclu-
sion that distinction stocld be made be-
tween the payment Of communication money
end tho furnishing Of ! sr1s;i:ute. Il by pro-
curing substitute, nan secures exemption
from ai;i.azy service ior three years, while BY
leases hi1.se1f from his obligations to respond
10 that cali, remaining 6tiIl liable to future
ca!ls. he will most clcarfy rio do the
fcrmer, md tie object Of thc statutc viii be
1,roMoied.
again, it is a sound rule Of construction
:tsat the natu1s1 import Of the words Of any
Legislative act, according to the common use Of
lLen, when spylted to The erbject matter Of
Tie act, is to Ge considered as expreesins the
intention Of the Lcsislaturc." Now, the
natural import OF the words Of section is,
.,ttnhall be discharged from 5artasy liability IN:
be released from Liability, not only under hat
draft, but under any other draft, for three
years. It is nowhere suggested f,42t the
mtnnspc CT ratura1 import 81 these words, as
tLcy siand, extends TO other crafts, or that
auy doubt would arise npo3 them. Il IS ogiT
bT rcsortinr fosarofhcr scciion fthe 1Tth,
Tint = rresnS 3s 4fnnu}t. ~ h. fnnnd Fnr ~.
fn1 a1,.t IN t5E.ct csn,es ~ tE;s. tn.t fie
w6,1a &: 5iEcha1r,ca frnn fnrtfer 3inhi1itr NJ.
der lie dTaft.T 6can t:dis-ha1rsd from fur
TIfbfc thrce yesra.n Il "a ccria;n thot r,ci-
ther If fhrse rxrre=s5ons * ia nia7r a,,d ~.
mi ircno1f tori ihe o1hcr e1'N@- '@1@@% ANNS0
ArniI. lie flrst section Of the s.atn,e ae.
c1ares 1RSt coTta;r, 1,e,sons shc,1 cnnsti.nte
fi,4. nst;on"1 E,r.es ia sxsh.n h., i;ah1' ~,
ncrforrn n,ijifarv dntv in thc Tinted States
when called ont ty tic Prezidcot for that Tnr.
uoee.,s
TIE ninth 1cction 1;ror1dcs for the enrol.
.oent Of ali erch nc-sans. aad fhe tenth sec.
tion .nacts Il thaf aIl 1,er.ons thus enrolled
tEau b: subject for two yesrs after tao tlrsr
al Hnf6tlmHHE-
called ind, thc 1nfl;tar9 ecr-;ce of the }rnitcd
Statcs. and TO contjnIe in service durin;@ the
1mcsc1t re5eIIson. not. however evcneii53r f1c
irtru Of hire xrarssn A.
The rrcrfsrons Of the statnfe i'm nose 1non
certain II rom . liability 10 be caiied upon
for t3To ye:,rs fo 7rndfr 7n;1;;arv serr;ea Tnr
three vesrs. This is Ire general liability Of
a]I pers0ns rroDtr1v enrolled nn1er The stat.
nfe mi 1-he1 fhc pros,Iant cn1i. a n7-t nf
The natiorai forcas into % mii,tsrT T service, ills
General iisLi|itx. nnder IT,. statufe is n1,ier
snecai ,nn;1 ns,nnt 1iai,i1itT raaier military
s.,rpice f,r three Tears from thst time, The
+1rrlf3f sert3on 7,roviies for malslne The draft,
and for notlfg1nE the person drafted to appear
md report ior duty. The thirteenth ecction
has express reference to duties created By the
twelfth, and provides two modes IN which
pcreon drafted md notified to appear. under
the preyious section, may dIschairc himself
from the obligation to Spf,ear and report for
duty thus created, and from the liability to
be deemed desertcr for filling to do 80,
The subject matter Of the section is the la
bility Of the d1af.ed man, created by the pre-
ceding section. to appear md report for duty:
and the natural import OF The words Ndis.
CHARGED from further l;atil;ty under that
| draft" whfu taken in CONNECTION with Tic
subject matter, wonld clearly seem 20 be tlat
tc Is discharged from tie obligation 70 appear
ard 1epo1t for duty, and from the liability to
be deemed dceer1er for falling to Do 20.
It is trre tl,at tllus far the man pavinl the
communication money md fhc one firnishinr
The substitute star5 "a TIC same fpptinr:
they arc both alike e1n!lT discha-ced from
But tfc sercnteenfh SECTION. for the mr.
nose It xccms rsnsnnahle fn concl;,de. ri mo-
11noffrr t},e o1,sacf ~ 10 1oT ~. tn nro[nre
men. 1altrs NJ; fra coee of n,e who shall fi1r-
nish On acccntable substitute. and provides
that ho !. ghaH receive rom Tic Board Of En-
r1lIrnent c1rtif1cufc Of dfscLarea from such
draft, which vii exempt him fScIa military
duty durirg The time for Which be vas draft
cdE guupose this provision Of the scyen-
tccrth section had been fccorporated into the
fourteenth, and it had read, HAnd tlereupcn
such person furnishing the substitute. or pay
,g hs 12 1eRs Ssss a tns B. @ @ashaea ss 9
who thall furnish an acceptable substitute
shall thereupon receive from the Board Of
| Enrolment . certificate Of discharge from
euch draft which thal1 exempt hin from mtli-
tazy duty during the timc for which he was
tlat iiet1uctlou was nladc between Tic two
cases- or that the WORD q Nshau erlz2M him
from military dafr during the time far which
he was d1aftcd,' ~ meant something different
from the words "sla11 b. discharged from
further liability under utat draft ?n
substitutes seams certain, from the further
provision that the substitute ehall be entI-
tied to the same pay and allowances provided
by Law, as II he lad been originally dratted In
to the serE1ee Of the United States" which By
the eleventh ssction, includes advance pay
ent nna to Sen to become suSstiaate ,DHddS ~hs
under the construction conleneea tor, the
other provision ot1ers IN IN. anoneement @ ~ p men a. "a
to procure snostatntes. 4hc oe}ec. ei .as .aW
is advanced bY oH:1ang 70 notn u II ia11es
to CONTRACT nonnty 5or eA.etns a iaeo IL:
It Is suggested tnat lne % rcason nv ny Get.
flcatc Is to be given to tle man VINO 1atnlsne3
mutation money, 70, 1hat ING tecsli'l y. ~
peteoa 1ece4s1ns 5ne uon9J ~. - arfe, nnuino