Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-30
InRegnrd % De KnroIIment.


The Provost Marshal General has issuet
orders in regard to the enrolment Of tht
people, which should receive the attention
Of all classes. There is no doubt but tha
a larger number hsvs been drafted in somt
districts than should have been, in conse
quence Of defective enrolment.
In many places large numbers who arc
exempt, we're enrolled. The consequence
was, they stood a larger draft than other.
wise they would have stood.
The following are important parts Of an
order, dated June 25th;
The attention Of Boar Of Enrolment
is called to Section 6 Of the Act amenda-
tory Of the Enrolment Act which is inlths
following words, viz: ....
Section 6. And be it further enacted,
That Boards of EnroImen shall enroll ali
persons liable TO draft under the provis-
ions Of this Act, and the Act to which this
is an amendment whose names may have
been omitted by the proper enrolling off
GERS, ell persons who shall arrive st the
age Of 20 years before the draft, all aliens
who shall declare their inientions TO be-
come citizens, all persons discharged from
the military or naval service Of the
United States who hsve not been in such
service two years during the present war,
and all persons who have been exempted
under the provisions Of the second section
of the Act to which this is an amendment,
but who are not exempted ty the prOVis-
IONS OF THIS Act; and said Boards Of Ea
Lsllment shau reisese and discharge from
DRAFT Gil persons who, h~tBeen the time Of
the enrolment and draft sheII have ar
rived at the age Of 45 years, ana sball
strike tho names Of such persons from M
enrollmen.
Attention is also called to paragraphs
So, Sc, 81, So, SO, go, 81, ami 62 Revised
Regulations for the Bureau Of the Provost
Marshal General
1t is to be borne in mind by the Boards,
that their duties in regard to the Oortec.
ton Of the enrolment do not cease with |
its revision ss recently completed or now |
in progress. On the contrary, the revision |
and correction Of these lists is 8 contin- |
uous duty, to which the lsbors of all !
Boards must be directed. The names Of |
persons removing to or from Q district will |
be added to or strics en- from the lists, and |
notification thereof must be served upon /
the other Board of Enrolment concerned I
The Board of Enrollmeut shall have |
copies Of the Enrolment lists open 10 the |
examination Of the public at all proper
times, and shall give public notice that
any person enrolled may appear before
the Board and claim to have q ~ 4
stricken of the list, if he can shSv me
satisfaction Of the Board, tie - to the
named is not properly en- - the person
Of i Aiensge 2, y -folled on secpunt
sge; q, Perp~ -,on-Residenee 3, OTsr
af nI1ah d.---nnnt physical disability,
; pro- gree as to render the person not
+ per subject fcs enrolment under the
.aW and regulations. -..
Civil officers, clergymen, and all other
prominent citizens are invited o appear
at all times before the Board to pcinE out
errors in the lists, and to give such ihfor-
nation in their possession as may aid in
the correction and revision thereof
To the duty Of hearing and acting upon |
claims for exemption, Boards Of Enroll |
ment are eDjOined to devote all the!time |
that can be spared from other less press |
ing duties. They will report to the Provost !
Marshal General, for the purpose of. COR
recting lists on file, st tn end ofiesch |
month, upon sheets of Consolidated En-.
rollment Lists, the names and residence
OF all persons who have been aided TO or
stricken from the rolls during the month.
They will send with each report recapi.
tulstiOn, showing, in concise form, the
number enrolled at the time Of forwarding
the last List, the number stricken from the
and the number added TO it
since that time, and its astusl condition Of
date Of report, JAMES B. FRY,
ProHost-Msrs hal .Ganaral /