Indiana State sentinel. (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1863-05-13

81. lncurable permanent organic structure Of
the urcthra, in which the urine is passed drop by
drop, or which is complicated by disease of the
bladder: urinary fstula. Recent or ~spasmodic
structure of the urethra does not exempt.
80. 1ncontinence OF urine, being n disease fire.
quently feigned and OF rare occurrence, is not Of
itself a cause for exemption. Stone in the blad-
der, ascertained by the introduction of the met
allie ~catheter, is a positive disqualification.
81. Loss or complete atropy of both t~esticles
from any cause; permanent retention Of one or
both ~testicles within the inguinal canal; but vol
untary retraction does not exempt.
"a. Confirmed or malignant sarcocele; hydro
cele. if complicated with organic disease of the
%teStcle. Variocele and ~crisocele are not, in
themselves, disqualifying.
50. Excessive onterior or p~osterior curvature of
the spine; carries of the spine.
81. Wounds, fractures, tumors. atrophy of n
limb, or chronic disease Of the Joints or bones,
that would impede marching or prevent c%ontinu
Gus muscular ~exertion.
SO Anchylosis or irreducible dislocation of the
shoulder. elbow, wrist. hip. knee, or ankle joint.
39. Muscular or cutaneous contractions from
wounds or burns. in degree sufficient to prevent
useful motion of the limb.
40. Total loss of thumb; loss of unequal pha-
lanx of right thumb.
Al. Total loss of two fingers of same hand.
$3.50 'N1I4 ~ w iA-hN AihhAs
43. Loss OF the first and second phalanges of
the fingers of right hand.
45. Permanent extension or permanent con-
traction of any finger except the little finger; all
the fingers adherent or united
As. Total loss of either great toe; loss Of any
three toes on the same foot; all the toes joined
together.
46. The great toe crossing the other toes with
great prominence of the articulation of the meta
tarsal bone and first phalanx of the great toe.
AZ. Overriding or superpositon of all the toes.
as. Permanent retraction of the last phalanx of
one of the toes, so that the free border of the nail
bears upon the ground; or fexion to a right angle
of the first phalanx of a toe upon a second, with
antichlosis Of this articulation.
AZ. Club feet; splay feet, where the arch is so
far effaced that the tuberosity of the scaphold
bone touches the ground, and the line of station
runs along the whole internal border of the foot,
with great prominence of the inner ankle: but
ordinary. large i'll shaped, or fat feet do not ex-
empt.
80. Varicose veins Of inferior e~xtrenities. if
large and numerous. having clusters of knots,
and accompanied with chronic swellings or ulcer
atoms
81. Chronic ulcers; extensive. deep and adher-
ent cicatrices of lower extremities.
Sc. No certificate of a physician or surgeon is
to be received in support of any point in the
claim of drafted men for exemption from military
service. unless the facts and statements therein
set forth are affirmed or sworn to before a civil
magistrate competent to administer oaths.
81. The exempIs under the first provision of
section . of the act for enrolling and calling out
the national forces, &C., will generally be sufi
GENTLY well known to the board To Obviate the
necessity of evidence with regard to them.
Should, however, the bOarl consider it necessary
in anv case. the commission or certificate of
Office of any person claiming exemption under
the provision mentioned, may he required to be
shown.
81 To establish exemption under the second
third. fourth, fifth and sixth provisions of section
? of the act for enrolling and calling out the ma
tional forces. &c, the board shall require the aft
davits of the persons seeking to be exempt and of
two respectable men [heads of families residing
in the district. that the man in question is 1.-THE
only son liable to military duty of a widow de-
pendent on his labor for support" 1.-The only son
of aged or inirm parent or parents dependent on
his labor for support" or otherwise according to
the particular provision of the section under
which the exemption is claimed. These afida.
Wits will be made according to the forms herein
after prescribed. and must ih all cases be taken
before a civil magistrate duly authorized to ad
minister oaths. These forms of affidavit shall be
published by the board of enrolment in the news
papers of the district. for the information of the
public, when a draft is ordered.