East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1863-11-11
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wednesday. November IL, lsea.
~ as the Law Makora 2

Who ara the Law Majors!
II is interesting in Wow Of thsmGuy
and various decisions Of the Provost
Marshal Gencral and moro especially
a recent one CONFORMING tho $500 cx-
empti9n clause Of the CONSUMPTION bill
passed by tho late Congress, to con-
Siler from what source our laws are
derived and who and what is the "goy-
ernment" concerning the errors ,blun-
dora and irregularities Of which no
man can speal; without being denounc-
ed rs a "ooppcrhcad." The old fash
toned, democratic idea was that Con-
gress uado the laws and the Courts
gave the construction, now the practice
it seems is for Congress to provide
meaningless outlines of acts to be
filled, changed or interpreted by the
military authorities in such manner as
may best suit the cxigencies of the
"situation." What the Provost Mar
shall General orders shall be law in
July, the President-an important
election pending ut that time -
orders otherwise in October, as will be
secn by the following military and cx-
ecutivo pronuncianentos which fura-
ish a capital commentary upon the
glorious uncertainty Of things under
the present regime:
PRovosr MARSHAL GENERAL OFFICE, J
WASHINGTON, ID. G., July II. !
CIRCULAR NO, A.
Any d.aftcd person paying $500,
under section 13 of the enrolment act,
is thereby exempt from further liabili-
ty under Mat draft, LIa not from @'y sub
seqaent draft. Any person furnishing
an acceptable substitute is exempt
from military service for the period
for which said substitute is mustered
into service. a substitute once mus
tered into service cannot be drafted
while in service. Men who, on tho 3D.
of March, 1868, were in the military
service as substitutes under the DRAFT
of 1862, and whose terms of service
have since expired, are not liable t.
the prUsUnt daft, Lut tho persons fO1
whom they wore substitutes are liable
to draft the same as though they had
not been drafted and furnished substi
tutes under tho draft of last year.
JAMES d LRY, Provost Marshal General.
ITO Col Robert Nugont A. A. Q NJ. Gencar
New York;
The representations made by Dear
Richmond and Peter Caggor, in {
printed circular dated Oct. p, 1868
I'm respect TO the action of the Proves
Marshal General arc untrue. 1t il
not true that the State OF New Yorl
is charged with deficiency for ever,
citizen who has paid the $500 commu
tation money, receivingnocr credit there
for. On the contrary, the State re
ceives the same credit for a man wh'
has paid communion as if the drafted
citizen had gone in person or furnish
cd the substitute and in like mamie
towns which have raised the mono,
~ pay their quotas received tho sam,
credit as if actual substitutes had boeI
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$500 Communication shall rGctiVG tiiI
same credit therefor as if he had fur
nished substitute and is exonerat
ed from military service for the tim'
for which he was drafted to wit: fo
three years. AS the misresentation
of Dean Richmond aud peter Cagge-
have been published and circulated
for electioneering purposes, it is prop
er that you give them immediate cor
rection.
JAMES B. FRY Provost Marshal General.