The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1863-05-14

Enfofccment Of StheCOnscriptiOn Law
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. ne, "a rtme n t--FuIl nhd official List
cd Sf fExemption.-M0de of Drafting.
+. The Washington CO correspondent
'of the Cincinnati Gazette, under date oI
the 30th OF April. gives the following
summary Of the rules and r,gul,tions
adopted for enforcing the Conscrip'ion
Law s4a .,.
The injunetions for Provost Marshals
and other officers under the CONSUMPTION
Law are about to be Issued by the Wa'
Department. They have brenh prepared
BY Colonel Fry, the Provost Marshal
GenSral; and whom that fact is stated il
/. needless 10 add ,iai they are clear. con
else aad comprehensive. a'i
,aa They cover the whole ground Of The
duties Of Assistant Provost MaSsbalsG Gen.
/. oral; Of District Provost Marshals. with
their Depu les and Agents.; OF the ap'
prshsnsion and delivery of deserters OF
The arrss, of spies; Of Boards Of Enroll
ment; Of exemptions. and the rules Of
evidence by which thev are To be d-ter
mined of the physical examination Of
drsfted men and substitutes J.; ard OF the
accourta, reports aud returns Of officers
un Ter the law.
Secra,a,y Stanton pf.fares tho pam.
phl.t (Which makes, including an elabo
{, rate index. aboat sixty octave pages with
p the announcement that 'thpse regulations
have been approved by The President, who
conmah IS that thsy be published for the
gov romcni Of all concerned, aud th~,
,hsy BE- strictly observed" 10 ,,
FROM advsncp sheets Of the work
abstra I q few points, which. now thai
this al embracing Law is on the eve OI
being put in operation, will be Of absorb
Ing interest.
AssisTAET PRovosT MARSHAL GENERALS.
When the Conscript Bill WIS under dis
6ussion in Congress-, the question Of hav
iog Assistant Provost MarshSl G-nernlt
for each State was raised, but there wa
decidedly advertised m 'jorty. The De-
partmsut. regaiding such officers as es
6ential to the proper K cution Of the law
obvi.ted the difficulty by "d.tai'ing off
Esrs from the army to serve as Actinl
Assis,ant Proves, Marshals Generals. -
They are directed 10 "exerc,se supervisor
over tha Ptovost Marshalls and their sub
StdiuateS in their respective States f; t.
com ulmnnioate to them the orders and in
stfuctious Of the Provost Marshal Genet
NJ, and see that they are promptly an
efficiently executed TO give-from tim
10 time such instruUilons. In acnordanr
with these regulations, as may be requi,
cd, and enfor6e obediehce 10 them t
eummunicste freely With the Gove,no
And other State. town or county officers
and shall make full and FREQUENT report
to tho Provost Marshal Gen-ral on tn
condition and wants Of the service in lb
State.
skLkRits.
., The salary Of the Assistant Protoi
Marshal General is, Of course, that Of hi
4. rank 10 the army. He viii generally
"a Colonel or Lieutenant Colonrl.
The District Provost Marshal has III
rank. pay ~nd emoluments Of Cap'ai
otravAlry, amounting. IbelieVs. toAbur
$3.50 per mouth. The exact figures wei
recently forwarded. 80
Two Deputy Provost MatSbals may
FSpp0lnted in each district composed
more than one county. with tie approvl
OF the Provost Marshal General. The
pay shall not be over hundred dollal
per month. ''s x ,a. .,s.,ess,
Special oficsrs and agents may he ON
ploysd for detecting deserters and spie
ysbut no. more than four in 8 district, win
= cpt specisl authority. They may be pal
iOr.y u sixty FIVE dollars per month, o.