Daily national Republican., 1863-07-31
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
OFFIC1A A L. ri.
WARRINGTON, ID. c., July II, 1853.

wAn DEpARTnEsr,)
Paovosr MARSHAL GRsEHAL's orri.E,
wAsRINoroN, d. C., July II, 1859.
l. Drafted men become soldiers In the servics OF
the, United statcs BY the fact Of their nance hav-
Ing teen drawn In the draft. The notihc,sion,
tert ed upon them by the Provost Marshal, Is
merely an announcement of the fact, and an order
for them 10 report for duty, at designstsd time
and place. ..t.
II. The following opinion OF the Hon. William
Whitipg, Solicitor OF the War Department, 10 puo-
lished for the Information OF all concerned;
"when = person has been drafted, In pursuance
of the Enrolment act OF Msroh ., 1883, notice OF
such draft must be served within ten days there
after, by 4 written Prnted notice, to be served
on him personally by ledrfng cory al his last pdoe
Of ,ssidsnee requiring him to appear at designat
cd rendezvous to report for duty. Any person fail
ing to report for duty after notice EErr At MS
LAST PLACE OF REsiDEscr, or served on him per
sonaiiy, without furnishing q substitute or paying
the $500, 10 pronounced by law to be adeserer, he
may be Arrested and held for trial by courtmartial
and SENTENCED To DE ATH. +
"H person after being drafted, and before re-
cciving notice, deserts, the notice may s,ill be
served BY leaving 1t at his last place OF residence,
and " he does not appear In accordance with the
notice, or furnish the substitute, pay the $500
he will bein law deserter, and must he treated
accordingly. There is no way or manner In which
person, once enrolled can escape his public du-
ties, and when drafted whether, present absent,
whether he changes his residence or Abscouds, the
rights OF the United States against him are SC
cured, and 1t Ia only BY performance Of his duty to
the country that he win escape liability to be
| treated As a criminal" II.
| WILLIAM WHITING,
| lI.-..--Nl solicitor OF the War Department.
| JAMES u. FRY,
| Jy3o-n Provost Marshal General.
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| - WAN DEPAarMEsr,)
| PRoyosr MARSHAL GcsERAr's oFrIIE,
u eu,ar No. 81.
The 4th paragraph of Circular No. A, issued
from this ONCE July "a, tss3, Is hereby modified
so as 10 correspond with the following opinion o
the bon. william " hitting, solicitor OF the WA
Department, which will hereafter govern In al
cases In which 1t Is applicable:
| OPINION. ....
"a person drafted into the military service
Of the United States, under the provisions OF tn,
act Of March q, 1858, chapter seventy-hve, 10,
enrolling and calling out the national forces
and fof other purpostH.' claiming exemption from
draft by reSson of any disability as provided IL
said act, has the right to have the question o
his disability submitted tn and pssssd upon b,
the Board OF Enrolment, whore decision thereon
Is final. II the Board shall have decided that tn,
claimant Ia liable to serve, he has the tight, ae
such decision AZ lnst him, to pay his Communication
money, OF to furnish his substitute, within suct
extended time as may be fixed by the order of th,
Board OF Enrolmelt Tor his appearance ior duty.
(signeJ) WILLIAM WHITING,
solicitor OF the War Department"
... JAMES D, FRY,
jyis-u Provost Marshal General.
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