The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-03-04
The C0MING DRAFT.


The 10th Of Marclis the day designated for
the nexl draft to take place in the ssvegsl states
1t will, Of course, be made in accordance with
the amended enrolment bill, which passed both
houses of Congress last week.-Iho following
are the provisions of tda bill as it passed:
1t provides that the President of the United
States shall be authorized, whenever he shall
deem it necessary, during the present war, to
Service as Tie public exigencies may require.
The quota OF each ward Of a city town, town
ship, precinct or election district Of u county,
where the county is not thus divided, shall be,
as nearly as possible, in proportion to the num-
Der Of men resident therein liable to render
military service taking inio account, rs Ear rs
practicable the number which has been previ-
ous,y furnished. Ca ascertaining and filing
the quota, there is 10 be taken into account tho
number Of men who have heretofore entered
into the naval service of the United States, ana
whose namas are already returned to the office
Of the Provost Marshal General.
II the quotas shall not be hled within the
tins designated by ihe President, the provost
marshal is to make draft Tor the number def.
Gent: bat all volunteers who may enlist after
the draft shall! have been ordered and before il
shall be actually made, shall be deducted from
the number ordered to be drafted in any waId,
town, township, precinct or election district or
county. Hthe quota Of any. district Shall not
be filed up the draft made in accordance with
the provisions OF this act, and the law to which
this is an amendment, further drafts shall be
made. and like proceedings had until ihe quota
Of such district shall be filled.
Persons enrolled may furnish at any time pre-
vious to the draft an acceptable substitute who
is not liable to the draft, and such person
thus furnishing q substitute shall be exempt
from draft, not exceeding tho time for whicn
such substitute Shall have been accepted.
ANY person drafted may before the time fix
ed for his appearance for duty AT the draft or
rendezvous furnish an acceptable substitute,
subject to such rules and regulations as may bc
prescribed by the Secretary of War. If any
drafted person shall hereafter pay money for
the procuration OF n substitute, such Payment
shall only operate to relieve the person from
draft on that call, and his name shall be retain
ed on The roll, and he shall be subject to draft
in filling that quota; and Lis name shall be re-
tained on the roll in Cling future quotas; but
in no instance shall the exemption OF any per-
son, on account OF his payment OF commula-
ton money for the procuralion OF substitute
extend beyond one year; but at the end OF one
year. in every such case, the name OF any per-
son so exempted shal! DO enrolled again. II not
before returned to the carollment list under the
provision of this section.
Boards OF enrolment arc required to- enroll
NIL persons liable to draft, whose. names may
have been omitted by the proper enrolling Of
fcers---all persons who shall arrive at the age
Of twenty years before the draft; all aliens who
shall declare their intentions to become citizens;
all persons discharged from the military or nav
al service OF the U. S. who have not been in
such survicc two years during the present war,
and all persons who have been exempted under
the provisions of the second section Of The en-
rollment act, but who are not exempted by the
provisions of the present act and tho said
boards of enrolment shall release and discharge
from draft all persons who between the time OF
the enrolment and the draft, shall have arrived
at the age of forty-five years, and shall strike
the names Of such persons from the enrolment.
Any mariner or able or ordinary seaman.
who shall he drafted, shall have the right, with
in eight days after the notification Of such draft,
to enlis. in the naval service as q seaman, and
be exempt from the draft. Any peraon now
in the military service Of the United States,
who shall furnish satisfactory proof that he is
O mariner by vocation or an able seaman, may