Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1863-08-04
The DRAFT.

The draft is found BY many persons 10 h.
matter Of such unexpected and pfsIsiin.iS;;
interest, that We think il worth while n
collect and present anew some of the lead.
ing provisions of the act under which !,
takes place. i--r.
The force enrolled comprise all AHA.
bodied Sale citizens and aliens who baiGSi
declared their intention 70 become citizens.
who are between the ages of twenty and
fOrty-6ve. The exemptions are a. fol-
lows:
such as are rejected physieaIly or men.
tslly mint Tor the services !; stso.. f;rsi tha
wee President Of the United States indc.:
| OF the various courts of the United S..ts-
the heads Of the various execnt;So 800" 1870
ment of the Governments, and the c..
nOrs Of the several States. Second ~
Only son liable to military .drtfy, Of a v;Ss
oy dependent Gpon sis labor for snorost
Third. the only son of aged or infirm No.:
or parents dependent upon his labo, r..
support. Fourth, where there two or NOR.
sons Of aged or inirm parents subject 20
draft. the father. or if be be dead. the No.
ther may elect WHICH son shall be exemnt
Fifth, the OILY Brother of children No.
twelve years old, having neither father or
mother. dependent upon his labor for 1uo.
port. Sixth, the father IF motberIess chill.
dren under twelve years of age derenden.
upon hlf labor for support Seventh, where
there are father and sons in the ssma
household, ADD two Of them are in the
military service of the United Ststss e
non-commissiOned cficer5, musicians. or
pElVstes, the residue of such family and
nousehoio, not exceeding two shall be ex-
persons but such as are herein eYsmntad
shall be exempt. Provided, hotoer.-. In,
no person who has been convicted of .nv
felony shall be enrolled or permitted s,
serve in said forces"
The forces enrolled are s1bieat IN d,.ni
for two years from the first dsy of jill
following the enrolment, and II drawn A..
liable to serve during the rebellion. not AZ.
ceeding three years, having the same nav
and bounty as the volunteers for three
years.
Tney are divided into two clsssss-thS
first comprising ell between the a0ss a
twenty and thirty-hve, and all unmarried
persons between thirty-fV and forty.irp.
and the second comprising air others. The
second class shall aot, 10 any district. be
called into service Of the United State, nm.
I'll those OF tbs first class shall have been
called" The classes are enrolled separate;
u.
Persons drawn are to Be notified within
ten days, and informed Of the place of rem;
devious, where they are to be inspected. Ana
claims of exemption for disability are 20 M
passed upon. The provision for comp1ts.
ton is ss follows:
SECTION Is. And be IL further enacted
That any person drafted and notified 4, al:
pear as aforesaid, may, on or before the
day liked for bis appearance, furnish An
acceptable substitute to take bis place in
the draft; or he may pay to such personS
as the Secretary Of War mar authorizes m
receive II, such sum, not exceeding three
hundred dollars, as the Secretary NAV a.
termine, for the prOcnration of Sucb; M.
stItute, which sum shall be fixed at a uni.
form rate by general order made At tba
ordering OF the draft for any State or tar
rItory; and thereupon such person 30 ftirn.,
ishing the substitute or wing money. shall
be discharged from further liability under
that draft"
The Secretary Of War has tixed tYpo5
three hundred dollars as the ate of com.
mutation, and has designated the collector
OF internal revenue in each district 10 "a;
SoNS tuo money. OF.
The collector is to give duplicate receipts
for the money, one Of which is to be deiiV.
cred to the Board of EuroIlmant on or he.
fore the day when the person drawn i or.
dered to report, and will eutitls him 20 q
certificate of exemption from further la.
bility under that draft.
The provision as 90 substitutes Is a. fol.
lowe: 49,. - 'O''
"SEc. IL. And Be IN further enacted.
That any person enrolled and drafted ac.
eording to the provisions of this act VIM
shall furnish an acceptable substitute .sbaIT
thereupon receive from the Board Of En-.
rollment certificate of discharge from sueh
draft, which shall exempt him from militia.
~ duty during the time for which he vas
drafted; and such substitute shall be en-.
TITLED to the same pay and allowances pro-
vided by law 90 il be bad been originally
drafted into the service Of the United
States" -.
As soon as the required number Of men
is obtained from the list of those drawn.
which is to exceed by fifty per cent. the
number required. the remainder are TO s.
disch .rged. ~