Daily national Republican., 1863-07-20
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
IAL.

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WAsHIIsToH, D. C., July II, 1883.
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l. Drafted nsa become soldiers In the servics OF
the Unitsd stAsss ~ Ne fact Of their names hav-
iag bses drawn in the dram. Ths notiheation,
ssrvsd upoa then by ths Provost MaFshal, 10
merely an announeemsnt Of the fact, and An order
for then TO report for daty, a designated time
and piass. .... ....,
II. Ths sollowins opiaion OF the Hon. william
whiting, ssiieitor Of the War Department, IL pub.
iishsd for the Information Of all concerned:
"whsn person hes bssa draftsd, In pursuance
Of The Enrolmsnt act Of March ., 1889, notice OF
such draft must b served within ten days there
amer, by written or printed notice. to be served
on him persssaiv sv b issStsg copy a h iasf place
efrestdsnce, requiring him 10 appear At designat-
ed rsndssvous to report for duty. Any person fall
Ing 70 report for duty amer notice LEFT AT MS
Last Place or aEsfDKHcE, or served on him per-
soaAlly, without furnishing substitute or paying
tAs tSoo, 10 pronounosd by law TO be deserter; he
nay Be arrested and hsld for trial by oourtmartia
aa1 sEHTERCfD TO DEATH.
"n apersoa sfter being drafsed, and before re-
estvins notice, deserts, the notice may still be
served BY leaving at his last place Of rcsidsnce
and II he doss not appear in accordance with the
notice, o. furnish the substitute, pay the Ssoo
he viii be In law q dsssrtsr, and must be treated
accordingly. There Il no way or manner In which
person, once enrolled can escape his public du-
ties, and when drafted, whether present or abeni,
whether he changes his residenee absconds, the
rights Of the Uaitsd states against him are %
surs and II Il only BY performance Of his duty to
the couatry that he will escape liability to be
treated a. q criminal"
80 WILLIAM WHITING,
.I solicitor OF the War Department.
m
iyso-u ,-. Provost Mar.h.l General.
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- WAR DEPARrMENr,)
Pnovosr MARSHAL GEHEnAL's OrrIcE,
WARRINGTON, D. C., July IS, 1859.
" cxisr No. 81.
Tho 4th paragraph Of Circular No. a, issued
from this ONCE July u, 1853, is hereby modified,
% - to correspond with the following opinion Of
| the Hon. william whiting, Solicitor Of the War
Department, which will hereafter govern In all
cases In which It Is applicable:
| OPINION.
GA person drafted into the military service
Of the United States, under the provisions of the
act Of March ., 1850, chapter seventy-nvc, 'for
enrolling and calling out the national forces
and for other purposes claiming exemption from
draft by reason Of any disability as provided In
said act, has the right TO have the question o
\ his disability submitted to and passed upon BY
the Board Of Enrolment, whose decision thereon
10 final. nthe Board shall have decided that the
claimant IL liable to serve, he has the light, ale
such decision against him, to pay his Communication
money, or to furnish his substitute, within suci
extended time - may be nxed by the order Of III,
Board OF Enrolmeat for his appearance for duty.
| (signed) "WILLIAM WHITING,
"solicitor OF the War Department"
| JAMES b. FRY,
| jyi8-tf Provost Marshal General.