New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-08-20
he,wcen The parmcnt Of Communication money ard the

between The payment Of Communication money ara INC
furnishing II substitute.
ifby rfocuriur n substitute secures excmp'ioh
rom military service for three Yeas, while ny l"snS
tie commGatinn money he only releases mn SOL NON
his hrainp 10 respond that call he viii most clearly
peicr DO tic former and the object If Inc statute
Nnl he promoted. -,
gain, Il is sound rule Of construction that ire
natural import Of tn, words of any Legislative act ne
c0Idug to the common use II them, whe, nppned u
the subject matter of the act IA o be considered as ex
natural import Of the words # section ~ SHAH re os'
charged from further Liability Unaer that drt certain
ly not Tat he shall be released rom iabiy no, Yly
n'dor that draft, but under any Other d'h't ior "'eo
years.
IL is nowhere suggested that the meaning or natural
import ~ these words they stand, extend 70 1,sr
dr9hs or TINT any doubt would siise Iloh ue,t;
only ~ resortrg 20 another section TO nm thrt
Is thought 10 be snnd for saying what IN eiect
comes 10 ti. that the words discharged IRON iuither
liability under that drnh mean discharged roW iui.
Their liability under hat draft any 0hsr mrde WITHIN
three year, II in tain that neither II tcc express
sors + the plain aud natural import Of the other ,
Again, tho tr, section OF TIC snt.te declares thai
sha be liable 10 perform military duty IN the service
@. to United States when called out by the President
for that purpose" -,
zach persons aud the touth section that al persons
tGs enrolled shall he subject for two years AFTER the hs
day Of July succeeding The enrolment 10 DO c'ieo mo
the military service II the United Stateo curing the
present Rebellion, not, however, exceeding the term OF
three years" &c
These Isoyisions o. the statute impose upon certain
Ierfons liait, to be- called upon two year. :" re'ter
NJ tafy service for tbrco yeaIs This IL tho general
Lat Ing 81 oil persons properly enrolled under tAc
sta e Bat when the President calls part OF the M
tOfa forces INTO ri.taTy service TINS general hnnty
under the stntu;e IT, under tie drar changed ia 70
some persons Hto special aid aciuaiabiy TO
military service for three years from tia; time;
The twelfth section provides FOR making 'he d'af.
and for notifying the person drafted to atprar and rfpo
for dsy Tie thiricen, section hos express ieioreIce
20 duties created by tie twclfts and provides nodes
in witch person drafted ard notified 70 6ppoar under
the previous section. nay discharge himself rom no
obligation to appear and report Tor duty hns eiea,"i
and from the liability TO lie deemed ccserter iof Ia
Ing 20 do 40. :, ,,.. -,
Tie subject matter Of tie section IA tic liability Of the
drafted nan. created ly tie preceding .ecflcn - sp
pear and report for duty and the natural npoto ".
surds discharged from further Lrlht! uAdcI tn.t
draft when taken in connection With The snilcct mat
ter would Clearly to be that lie u discharged Gon
tie obligation TO afpear md report ior S1t! ana fon'
II is that Thus far the man paying The communal
tor money and tie furnishing the substitute s'nni
on the same footing They are both alike SIMPLY ur'
charged rom theI liabuii. under .hal DRAFT
H.. The l7ih section for tie purpose u seems reason
able 70 conclude Of promoting tie object Of the law
Wis pocure men takes ny The cas-" q one "io shu.
f1fufh a. acceptable substitute. and provides thai 10
",hau receive from the Board 81 Enrolment ce5th.
cato Of discharge ron such dran wh!oh shal exempt
lin 2 on military duty Dung tho TINE ioF NIeh I'D
vac drafted"
snrose iris provision ~ The seventeenth section
been Incorporated into tie lhireenh. and Lad read
AID uerculon suos person 20 furnishing TIE shosti
ttf@ or raYirg tie money. shall be discharged ron
frihr liability under that draft ard any person WIG
shall furnish an acceptable substitute shah thereupon
receive from he oard Of Enrolment certincstc OF
disch,ge Aom such diaii which saal eieap' I'm iS1.
Colh ony one ihon haso doubted that adisrhci4vh
Vns L4aa between tie two eases, ~ mat lLe "oius
for sheh he s.s drafted. meant something different
for tie words shat 10 discharged from further la
bin'y under that dram y
lat lie olco, Of this section ths lth) Ia 20 secure
,ubufuies se~rn. certain iom tie further proyisi
that ,he ,abs'tute shall be entitled 20 Tho same p
ard allowances provided ~ Aw a. he hEd Oeeho gun
a.,v dfarfd nio TIC service %! tho United States,
which ~ lie 18th section Includes advance pay and
bounty.
Substitutes while under The construction coateLdcI ip'
ia .ftsr uroy.sou rffers an luiucemcnt 20 men 10
,ys,., .ns,,te. Tho ohloc, = the Law Is advanced
~ Offering to bctA Il tie parties to coGirAct bounty
II - .uesc.ted tint the reason Why crffcaf' is 70
Do ggon = ihu man vAO ngi .sica substitute and io
b. lie 80 poy.lF oonmutstan money i that tho 70
oepi cf To person receiving tho none, Is INC hlPr"
trlats ,ulontagy evidence Il tho party pn,ing II
H., the statute make. provision tint - shan receive
fuch a receipt a,d II soud seem Tat ~ either case
saro fasting STOOD in need ~ a statutory provision
20 secure TO aJWvFIat" a. lhe-.-'t S'l
acnce /, would not C. tie caSc where. as In Furnish
ne Substitute tie transaction ) directly hetV cen Inc
lerson lr .sii rId tie Board q InfoacHt, where ~
il ssafy for The fact o be known aud the records 81
which would naturally prcscr'c The evidence 81 iAo
irafaac''ns. but dc caso who're as IN paying eohAu
iaou money The ilnrsaciion u loivecn TIC geTsnn aid
n tlird party md nty does not conc within
tie ofIcfal cogafancc ~ he Board and may not te
within tie ross nAl knowledge Of either Of ito mem
bers
Il better reason Tor giving certificate In orc case
aid rot u the other 20 he that N tie case ~ pay
f. the cor mutation money. the evidence Is important
ofy % tat tune Der Hll dIDn arG before nif Board
who On cssc = uruisifga substitute BE party mas
need the evidence at ar, tine ur ihr'e yc"s under sc
cr.dlig trnNs srd AFTER Two Joais before alothor
Board Of ENROLMENT and n be hes charged his rer
deuce "a ay paIi ". tie co4aty where lao AAppenh TO
rcslc.