The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1864-01-28
TuR ENJOYMENT BILL.

The first section authorizes The Pfcsi
dent 20 call out, whenever be shall deem
necessary during the war, such numbei
vr men for tho military service ps may b'
required.
Section second provides that the quot
Of every ward of a city, pwn or township
shall be in proportion to the numb 0
able.bcdied residents between the ages d
twenty and iorly.6vc. taking into account
the number previously furnished TO th,
army or navy,
Section third provides for draft IN any
wsrj, town or township, which mas tail.
ID to Furnish lis quota, within the derig.
mated time, to supply its deficiency.
An volunteers between the order for
the draft aud the execution, to he deduct
cd from the number to be drafted,
Section four enables an enrolled per
son 10 furnish, at any time, an acceptable
tubslilute. not liable to drnf,, whcrcupon
he shall be exempted from draft during
the time Tor which the substitute shall
not be liable TO drail but no person IN
the unitcd States service shall serve as a
substitute, except among the troops OF
the State in which he originally enlisted
or from which he was drallcd.
Section five provides that nny drafted
man may furnish nu acceptable substi-
tutc, subject to such rules aud rcgu.a-
tons ~ msy be prescribed by the Secre-
iary of War. II such substitute be not
liable to drah, the person furnishing him
shall be exempted during tho time for
which the substitute is not liable, not ex-
cccding the term of tho dram. " such
substitute be liable, the person furnish
irg him shall be- rguin enrolled 40 us to
be liable on further calls. Any able
bodied person who is now in the military
srvicc ur naval service, and has been
Tor more than a year, aud whose uncx.
pirod term does not, at the time Of the
substitution, exceed six months, may
serve nsn substitute in the troops Of the
State in which he enlisted.
Payment Of money by drafted mau
for the prTurntion OF substitute rc,
licves such person from drnlt on that call
but his name is To Lc re.rntcrcd on tho
roll, aud he shull be fulj jcct to draii in
future calls, after the present enrollmenl
shall he eNhpustcd--lhc maximum oi
cpHmutoton money TO be Sic0, instead
OF 5000.
Section 6 requires that the commu,u.
iion monty be uprli,d by the War Dc.
p7rlmont to the procurement of subrti.
iutes, who are 10 be credited To the Con,
gress ioual district in which il wns pud
Coiorcd troops ure to be credited upot
the quota of that State only in which
they enlisted, and their bounty, or cx
pcrsc OF their enlistment shall not b,
paid out Of the communication fund.
Section requires the surgeon OF III,
enrolment board to carefully inspect, onS
truly report to the board of cnroilmcn
the physical egndil'9n. Of each draIlc'
man, lhcbosrd To dispose of all claims I,
exemptions.
Section authorizes the Board TO en-.
roll the names Of persons omitted, Of those
arriving AZ the age OF twenty, or who
have not boon two years in the military
or naval service, and TO strike M thos,
who have reached forly.ive before III,
drdf(.
Sections . aud 10 provide for the trans
fer of drafted scahcu into the navy ser
vicc-tor the tcrm of the drOlt, aud fu
rrcditing such on the military quotas o
their resp 'ctiyc towns.
Section IL, All culistmcnts hereto
fore made into the naval service, nrc I,
be credited on the military quota Onward,
or towns.
Section ~ cxcmpls from DRAFT al
pilots, engineers, or other uppoiutees nc
tually in the naval service.
Section ~ specifics the following
Glasses us the ouly persons no, liable t
perform military duty; those phys,co!l
or mentally unfit, the Vicc-prcsidoni
United States Judges, Heads Of ENccu
tive Departments, Governors of States
and all in the military or naval service u
the United States at the time oi the DRAFT
or who have been in such service for TIVE
years during the present war, aud wer,
honorably discharged.
Section Ia provides for the cousolidr
tion OF the two clusscs into one, iron
twenty to (or'y'6ye years, aud repeal
the inconsistent provision.
Section 5--Rcsistance TO the enroll
men, TO be punished by fine or imprisou
menl not exceeding two years, or both.
Section l6 authorizes the Secretary u
War TO aPpoin, or detail surgeons 70
temporary duty in the examination G
drafted persons.
Sections II and IS empower member
Of boards of eurollment to summon vii
nesses, provide penalties for perjury, an
enact that certified copies of the record
Of provost marshols or boards Of enrol
meat be taken as evidence in court.
Section 10 provides that members ,
religious denominal ions, CONSCIENTIOUS
opposed 10 bearing arms, be considere,
when drafted, non -oombatants, and be al
Sigued TO duty in hospitals, or may pa
$500, TO be applied to the benefit Of sic
and wounded soldiers, such persons TO