Daily national Republican., 1864-03-17
OFFICIALa NoTICEs.
n F FL O I A Z .
THE ENJOYMENT LAW.

wAR DEPARTMENT,)
ApIuTAfsT 0ENRRALs oTFIcE,
I wAsmnOron, Feb. 96 1854.
General Orders, No. 10
The following aet Of Congress Is IpuSlished for
the information Of all ooneerncai
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I. An act 10 amend an act entitled An act for On
rolling and calling out the national forces, and
for other purposes" spproved March ., 1863.
Be q enaoisd by iAs Senate and House Of Rsprsssnia-
fipes Of he United States Of America IN Congrs asSer
Ned That the President OF the United States shall
bo authorized, whenever he hhAl deem II necessary
during the present war, to call for such number Of
men for the military service OF the United States
as the public exigenoies may require.
See. 2. And b further enacted, That the quota
OF each ward Of city, town, township, precinct, |
or election district, or Of county, where the |
county II not divided into wards, towns, town |
ships precincts or election districts shall be, ~
nearly AZ possible, In proportion to the number OF
men resident therein liable 10 render military ser
vice, taking into account far practicable, the
number which has been previously furnished
thetefrom; and In Asesrtaining and filling said
quota there shall be taken into account the num-
Der OF men who have heretofore entered the naval
service OF the United States, and whose names are
borne upon the enrolment lists as already returned
to the ONCE Of the Provost Marshal General Of the
| Cnited StAten. .T
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shall not be filled within the time designated
BY the President, the Provost Marshal of the dis
triet within which any ward OF city, town, town
ship, precinct, or election district, or county,
where the same is not divided into wards, towns,
townships, precincts, election dlstriets, which
In deficient In its quota,ib situated shall, under
the direction Of thetProyost Marshal General,
make draft for the number dsnoient therefrom;
but all volunteers who may enlist after the draft
shall have been ordered, and before u shall be
tually made, ahAll be deducted from the number
ordered to be drafted In such ward, town, towr-
ship, precinct or election district or county. And
n the quota of any district sh not be allied BY the
draft made in accordance with the provisions Of
this act and the act to which II Il amendment,
further drafts shall be made, and like proceedings
had until tho quota Of such district shall be hled
SEC. I. And BE- q further enacted, That any person
| enrolled under the provisions OF the act for en-.
/ rolling and calling out the national forces, and
/ for other purposes, approved March ., lse3 or
who may be hereafter so enrolled, may furnish, at
any time previous to the draft, acceptable sub
Gttute who is not liable to draft nor, at the time,
in tho mIiitAry or naval service OF the United
Staten, and such pcrHOn SO furnishing substitute
shall be exempt from draft during tho time for
which [Guehl substitute ShAn not be liable to
draft, not exceeding the time for which such sub
, stitute shall have been accepted.
Sec. 0. And BE- u further snoasd, That Any per
son drafted into the military service Of the United
states may, before the time A. ed for his appear
snee for duty at the draft rendezvous, furnish al
acceptable substitute, subject 10 such rules ant
regulations q may be prescribed by the secre
tafy OF War. That II such substitute 10 not iAbl,
9 to draft, the person furnishing him shall be ex
! ! empt from dram during the timo fer which suel
substitute IL not liable to draft, not exoeedlng tn,
term for which he was drafted; and II such sub
stitute 10 liable to draft. the Of the person
4 4 i'm. AN ha MIA n, he
and shah be liable to draft on future calls but NOT
I. until the present enrolment shall be exhausted
and this exemption shall not exceed the term fol
!. | which such person sh.n have been drafted AND
any person now in the military naval servics
> Of the United States not physically disqualified
who has so served more than one year and Whose
term OF unexpired service shall not at the timo
o substitution exceed six months, may be employed
. substitute to serve in the troops OF the State
b In which he enlistedi and II any drafted person
c shall hereafter psy money for the proour alton o.
q substitute under the proviHions OF the act Il
l. which this is an amendment, such payment o
10 money shall operate only TO relieve such persoi
nom draft In hlling that quotAj and his hhR
be retained on the roll in filling future quotAl
" but In no instance shall the exemption OF an
!. : person on account OF his payment OF eemmutstio
" ~ money for the proourAtion Of q substitute exten
- beyond one year; but at the epd Of one year, 1
!, every such case, the name OF any person so el
empte EhAll be enrolled again, II not before r.
a turned to the enrolment liSt under the provision
of this section.
mr. fec. O. And Js u further GRGeied, That Boards
A Enrolment shall enroll all persons liable to dra
under the provisions OF this Aet and the act
at which this Is an amendment, whose names m q
have been omitted by the proper enrolling officer
in all persons who shall arrive at the age OF tweni
Dr. years before the draft all aliens who shall deea
their intention to become eitizensi all persons dI
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a United states who have not been in such scrvlt
two years during the present war; and all person
who have been exempted under the provisions
nd the second section OF the act to which this 10
o. amendment, but who are not exempted by the pr
ot visions OF this Aeti and said Boards Of Enrolme
shall release and discharge from draft all persol
who, between the time OF the enT olmsnt and Il
oi draft shall have arrived at the age OF forty. d,
years, and shall stTike the names Of such person
,e- from the enrolment
w Sec. z. And be II further enaeied, That any ma
wv ineF, or able or ordinary seaman, who shall
drafted under this ast, or the act to which this
49, an amendment, shall have the right, within elg
days alter the notif cation Of such draft, to enli
~ In the naval service as seaman, and certihcA
that he has so enlisted being made out In conforl
ity with regulations which may be prescrib
by the Secretary OF the Navy, and duly present
to the Provost Marshal OF the district in viii
nh such mariner, or able or ordinary seaman, sh!
4. have been drafted EhAll exempt him from su
~ draft Provided, That the period for which ho ShI
~ have enlisted 4 to the naval service shall not
4. less than the period for which he shall have be
ss drafted into the military service And prOVid
~ further, That the said certificate shall declare tn
satisfactory proof has been made before the nav
n oficer issuing the same that the said psr:on
ed enlisting in the Navy iS q mariner by Vocaton,
Of an able or ordinary seaman. and any person no
Id in the military service OF the United States wi
m shall furnish satisfactory proof that he Is marin
co by vocation, or an able or ordinary seaman, mi
" enlist into the Navy under such rules and regul
Of tons as may be prescribed by the President Of Il
90 United States: PrOridsd, That such enliStme
TO shall not be for leAR than the unexpired term
o, his military service, nor for less than one yea
1t And the bounty money which any mariner or BE
g. man. enlisting from the Army into the Navy, mi
In have received from the United States or from Il
y. State In which he enlisted in the Army shall be
IN Quoted from the prize money to which he may b
y come entitled during the time required to compile
~ his military service AadPrOvided JS,hT, That u
)y whole number OF such transfer enlstments ShA
., not exceed ten thousand.
q Sec a And bf q Gurthfr fHacled That WheneYI