Daily national Republican., 1863-08-01
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OPTICAL. .a,,op IA,
~ r' NJ! Wan DrpAnrmrNr,
PnovosT MAnsaAL GEHtnAL's OyvIcS,
tL. WAsHissroH, D. c., July H. iess.iili III
Cyrwar No. a.. s gsIEuat ..ElLlNliYJ .usff
I. Drafted men become soldiers in he servios Of
the United States by the fact OF their names hAv-
Ing been drawn In the draft. Ths notification,
ssrved upon them BY the Provost Marshal, IL
merely - aanounesnsnt Of The lAst, and IN order
for then to report for duty, At designatsd time
and place.
II. The followiag optaion Of The Hon. VILLAS
whiting, Solicitor Of the War Department, y pub
lished for the information Of all concerned:
"whea . psnoa has bssu draftsd, In pursnsass
Of the Enrolmsnt aet Of March = isep, Aotios Of
such dfaft must Be served within ten days there.
aftsr, by written Or pristsd notis.s 70 b served
on him perssns1y o. BY isSta1 spepv n ~ lsst Sscs
efpsiSsaes, requiring him to appear at desisnat-
Cd rendssvess tspsport lor duty. Any psssua Aail-
Ing TO report for duty afxsr. aotise LETT AT ms
Last PLACE OF nEsiDEHcE, or served on him Per
sonally, ytthouhsasnis nish1ag Substitute or payiAg
tie eso0, pronounced By lsV b b Adsssstsr, he
nay be arrested and held for trial by courtmartia
anA sEETyucED TO DfA1u. iTl&aiI 2.Fff -
"H person aftss ,bsans drafted, and before -
ceiving notice, dessrts, the notice may still be
served by leaving u st his last plass Of fesdsnos
and II he does not appsar h assssdaaos with ths
notice, or furnish the substitute, pay the esoo,
he will be In law deserter, and must be treated
aecosdinsly. ThsFs v No wsy OF manner In which
psFsen, oaos 'ssr,,st' saa escape his paAais dn.
~, and when drafted, whether prsssn or sbssni,
whether he changes his residence or absconds, the
rights Of ths uaitsd stats aGslnSt hin are q
cured, and II IL only by perSonAsossf his duty 10
the country that he will escape liability TO be
treated a. criminal" I5LlA' vi 1F3 2 ~
ssgH hos WILLIAM WHITING, rr
solicitor Of the War Department.
JAMES b. FRY,
jyso-h j-SNlEI Provost Marshsl General.
OFFIC IAL. we
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% tPaovesr MAasnAL ursEaALs OFFICE,
.-s1'. wAsHIHoroH, D. C., July IS, 1851. '"
" euler No. 81.
The 4th paragraph Of Citcuiir No. n, issued
fron this once July II, 1885, IL hereby modified,
% 10 to correspond with the following opinion Of
The Hon. william Whiting, Solicitor Of tha War
Department, which will hereafter govern In al
qasss In which It IL applicable; ''.-a.. q
rg. OPINION. .'
7 :" person drafted into the military service
Of the United states, under the provisions Of the
act Of March = 1885, chapter seventy-nve, for
enrolling and calliug out the national forces,
and for other purposes claiming exemption from
draft by reason Of any disability ss provided In
said act, has the right to have the question Of
his disability submittsd to and passed upoa by
the Board Of knrolmsnt, whose decision thereon
10 hnal. 1.-THE Board shall have decided that the
claimant u Liable to serve, he has the tight, snp
such decision against him, to pay his commutation
money, or to fusAish his substitute, within such
extended time a. may b hxed by the order Of the
Board Of Enrolmeat Tor his appearance for duty.
(sisned) "wILLIAM WHITING,
"solicitor Of the War Department.
JAMES B. FRY,
|. jyiS-tf Provost Marshal General.