The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1863-07-18
The Draft,

Saturday, last:
The name of each person enrolled
with his residence and color (whiic o
black will be inscribed upon slip O
paper about six inches in length and on
in brcdth. Each slip will be role,
tightly. and bound with ring of India
ruber. The lot thus prepared will b,
placed in revolving wheel on hgl
platform and drawn out by the Proves
Marshcl, or some person by him desig.
mated, one by one at each revolution O
the wheel. The following sections from
the regulations of the War Department
fully explain the matter.
SEC. 10. The Board shall make ar
extrac; 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 frs. on the said
roll, and second may stand second, and
50 on. The draft shall take place at
the headquarters of the district. 1t
shall be public, and under the direction
OF the Board of Enrolment. The name
of each person enrolled shall be placed
in a box provided for the purpose, and
the Provost Marshal, or some person
designated by him 1.-THE drawer to be
blind-folded) shall draw ,Lerefrom one
name az time until the required num-
Der is obtained.
SEC. n. The exact and co,Hple'c roll
OF the names of persons drawn in the
draft shall be entered by the Board in a
book to be kept Cor that purpose ruled
and headed to correspond with the
descriptive roll of drafted men.
SEC. IS. The number required to fill
the call will be taken from this call by
commencing at the first name and taking
in order until the required number is
obtained all who are not by the Board
decided 10 be excepted and exempt
under the provisions of the enrolment
act.
SEC. IS. The names of the men thus
called into service will be entered on
"descriptivc rolls" (u triplicate) signed
by the Board. One copy of this roll
will be sent to the Provost Marshall
General dlrec', one copy to the Assis-
tant Provost General of the Sta,e, and
one will be retained by the Provost
Marshal.
SEC. II and IS provide for the dis
position of drafted men.
SEC. 10. The substitute whom any
drafted person is authorized by see. Ii
OF the enrolment act to furnish must be
presented to the Board of enrolment,
and it shall be the duty of the Board 10
examine him, and if accepted to place
his name on the book of persons draf, ed,
with explanatory remarks. His name
will then be Transcribed on the descrip-
tive rolls of men called into service.
SEC. 50. Certificates of exemption
from the draft by reason Of having pro-
vlded a substitute, or having paid COM
mutation money, shall be furnished by
the Board Of ENROLMENT. A discharge
from one draft furnishes no exemption
from any subsequent draft, except that
when the person drafted has furnished
an acceptable substitu C, and has received
+ Ger iiicate of discharge from preced-
g draft, he shall be held exempt from
amhtary duty during the time for which
substitute was furnished.
a;'ai. 81 The Board shall furnish
u W.. from further liabilities under
s .ou i pII'cular draft to any drafted per-
' ,bn s ""o resent bona file receipt for
o',ua sum ,;n. asounced in order for the pro-
.utho o,Gn substitutes from the person
receive it. Wv ''"' "a "a' W
Sec. 80. Ahcrsonz sxsmn,sa fro.n
the draft by the aarI , sh vI hd rn;lh o,I
sons ..lIva.v abe fact, and all per-
number Of able.bodn,tIt after the required
been obtained shall be FINISHED I'l bv DI the
Board with certificate = @N'o " 'ne
SEC: 80. The charact, and amount
of evidence requisite to de do I tho an n"aa
ton of disqualification Of .oao WV w. se
age must be detetmned by ytoou Rs y,
of Enrolment. Such disqS; sa noiau
should be clearly and fully pu od''o ~
the Board before exemption is '. w. ~
under this plea. The following tn'ou
should be carefully regarded, viz rLs
affidavit of the person claiming exenu'
ton must in all cases be required, SD
ported by as much of the following tesh
mony as can be obtained or may be
deemed requisite
L. by an authenticated extract from
the legal registry Of births, if there be
any such registry.
2. BY any other authenticated docu-
mentary evidence tending to establish
the fact of age.
3. BY the affidavit of parents.
4. BY the affidavit of such other re-
spectacle persons mot less than two) as
are most likely to be informed on the
subject.
The amount of evidence herein re-
quired to establish claim to exemption
is the least which the Board should &C.
cept, and if in any case the Board has
reason to doubt the character or suf-
iiclency Of the evidence presented, it
should decline granting the exemption
unless such additional proof as it may
require be produced in time to be con-
sldered Without delaying the business of
the draft. The act OF Congress for en-
rolling and calling out the National
forces provides as follows: "That
the following persons be and they are
hereby excepted and exempted from the
provisions of this act, and shall not be