Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1863-06-11
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require that enrolling omcefs' unoe
the Conscription, Law, are to enroll al
persons subject to military duty
whether white or black, and 70 not
their ages, residence, color and occupa
tions. They must include. FIRST, al
bodied males between theiages o
twenty and forty-fve, not exempt b.
law; and. second. all persons Of foreigr
birth who shall have declared theil
intention to become citizens.
The enrolment of the two clsssei
(between twenty and thiriy-fve. 6rsl
unmarried persons. and, second. al
otbers) must be Kept on seperat,
sheets, but made at the same time
Students in colleges or schools,
teachers. apprentices, sailors, travellers
the like. are to be enrolled at their le.
gal residence, their temporary absence
from which forms no cause for exemp-
ton. Enrolling officers are to Judge Of
aye by the best evidence they can OBJ
tain; but appeals for exemption on ac-
count of 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 his
proportion, with specific instructio MS
as to the subdivisions. The boa rd
shall then make the apportionment to
the subdistricts, and shall add fifty per
cent thereto.
The following is embraced in the
regulations:
73. The Board shall make an ex-
act and complete roll Of the names of
the persons drafted, and Of the order
in which they were drawn, SO that the
first drawn may stand first on the said
roll, and the second may stand second,
and SO on. The draft shall take place
a: the headquarters of the district. 1t
shall be public. under the direction Of
the Board offEnroIlment. The name
Of each person enrolled shall be placed
in box to be provided for the pur-
pose, and the Provost Marshal. or some
person designated by him, the drawer
to be blindfolded, shall draw there
from one name at a time until the re-
quired number is obtained.
"a The exact and complete roll OF
the names of the persons drawn in the
draft shall be entered by the board in
a book to be kept for that purpose,
ruled and headed to correspond with
the descriptive roll of drafted men.
rs. The number required to fill the
call will be taken from this roll, by
commencing at the first name, and
taking in order. until the required
number is obtained. all who are not by
the board decided to be accepted and
exempt under the provisions of the en-
rollment act.
rs. The names of the men thus
called into service will be entered on
odescriptive ROLL" Tin triplicate,
signed by the board. One copy OF this
roll will be sent TO the Provost Mar
shal General direct, one copy to the
Acting Assistant Provost Marshal Gen
eral Of the State, and one will be re-
tanned BY the Provost Marshal.
n. Certified extracts from this de-
scriptiVe roll shall be made in dupl-
cate by the Provost Marshal for every
party of drafted meh sent of, and sent
with the party to the officer to whom
the party is to be delivered. One
copy is to be retained by this officer,
and the other is to be returned, with
receipt for the party as delivered TO
him on the back. The returned copy
will accompany the Provost Marshal's
monthly report to the Provost Marshal
General.
78. The board shall note on the roll
book of drafted men, in the column Of
remarks opposite each mans name, the
disposition made of him-whetber
called into service and sent to the rem |
devious, exempted by the Board. re-
placed by a substitute. commuted for,
deserted or discharged. as not being
required.
70. The substitute whom any
drafted person is authorized, by sec
ton 13 ofthe enrolment act, to fur
nish. must be presented to the Board
of Enrolment; and it shall be the du-
ty OF the board to examine him. and.
if accepted. to place his name on the
book OF persons drafted, with exp!ana-
tory remarks His name will then be
transcribed on the descriptive rolls of
men called into service.
80. Certificates of exemption from
the draft BY reason Of having provided
q substitute, or having paid commuta-
tion money, shall be furnished by the
Board OF Enrolment according to Form
81. A discharge from one draft fur
nishes no exemption from any subse-
quent draft, except that when the per-
son drafted has furnished an accepta-
bic substitute. and has received Ger
ti6cate of discharge from a preceding
draft, he shall be held exempt from
military duty during the time for which
he had been drafted, and for which
such substitute was furnished.
81. The board shall furnish a dis
charge from further liabilities under
the particular draft to any drafted per-
son who presents bono .tfds receipt for
the sum announced in orders for pro-
curing substitutes from the person au.
tho-;1sd hv the Secretarv of War tn re.