Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1863-05-28
THE COMING DRAFT.

The Instructions issued to the Provost Marshas by the
War Department require that enrolling officers under the
conscrpon law to enroll all persons subject to mill
tary duty whether white black and to their ages
residences color, and occupations. They must include,
first, all abeboded males between the ages Of twenty
and forty not exempt by law and second all persons
of foreign birth who shall have declared their intention to
become citizens
The enrolment of the two classes between twenty and
hirtyve with unmarried persons and second all others)
must be kept separate sheets but made the
time Students in colleges schools teachers appren.
ces sailors, travellers travelling merchants and the like
to be enrolled at their legal residence, their tempo
rary absence from which forms for exemption.
Enrolling officers are to judge of age by the best evidence
they obtain bat appeals for exemption
age may always be made to the board.
Whenever any part of the forces thus enrolled are to be
called out the Provost Marshal General shall notify each
district provost marshal of bis proportion with specific
instructions to the subdivisions The board shall then
make the apporonment to the subdstrcts aud SHALL add
fifty PER cent thereto.
What follows is embraced in the following regulations
73 The board shall make exact and complete roll
of the of the persons drafted and the order IN
which they drawn that the first drawn may stand
first the said roll aud the second stand second and
40 on The draft shall take place at the headquarters of
the district 1t shall be public and under the direction Of
the board ef enrolment The of each person enr IL
ard the provost marshal or person designated by
him. the drawer to be bIindfoded shall draw theeirom
time until the required number is obtained
"a The exact and complete roll of the of persons
drawn draft shall be entered by the board in book
to be kept for that purpose ruled aud headed to CORE
spond With the descriptive roll of drafted men
IS The number required fill the call will taken from
this roll by commencing at the first name and taking in
order until the required number is obtained all who all
who not, by the board decided to be accepted and
exempt under the provisions of the enrolment act
Ihe nam % call intn
be entered descriptive rolls n plcate signed by
the board One copy of this roll will bs sent the Pro
vost Marshal General direct copy to the Acting As
Provost Marshal General of the State aud one will
be retained by the provost marshal
IL Certified extracts from this descriptive roll shall
be made in duplicate by the provost marshal for every
party Of drafted sent off and sent with the party 10
the officer to whom the party to be delivered One copy
is to be retained by this officer and the is be re-
turned with receipt for the party delivered to him on
the back The returned copy will accompany the provost
marshall Is monthly report to the Provost Marshal General
a. 1he board shall note the roll book of drafted men,
in the column Of remarks opposite each name the
seut to the rendezvous, exempted by the board replaced
by substitute, c,mmued for, deserted discharged as
not being required
10 The substitute whom any drafted person is author
ized by section 3 of the enrolment act, to furnish
be presented to the board Of enromen and shall be
the duty the board to examine him and if accepted to
place his name the book of persous drafted with explain
atoy remarks. His will then be transcribed on the
de criptive rolls Of men called into the service.
20 Certificates OF exemption from the draft by reason
of having provided substitute having paid commuta-
ton money shall be furnished by the board of enrolment
according form 81 Adischarge from draft furnishes
exemption from any subsequent draft except that when
the person drafted has furnished acceptable substitute,
and has received certificate OF discharge rom preceding
draft he shall be held exempt from military duty during
the time for which he had been drafted and for which
such substitute furnished
81 The board shall furnish discharge from further
liabilities under the particular draft to any drafted person
who presents bona de receipt for the announced n
orders for procuring substitutes from the person authorized
by the Secretary OF War to receive it.