The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-04-29
CIRCUTI LAR.


CIRCULAR.
BUREAU OF CONSUMPTION,
RlcnaoSp, March u, 1861 -
CIRcI LAR,
No. 8.
General Orders. No. 2s, Ad;atant and In
pn,.esar Generals Office, March lst, 1864, is
herewith made part Of this circular, and .cann-
r.nandauts Of canscripts are enjalnea. to proceed
ssa the rapid arl vigorous execution nj IT'S pro-
vi.;ons under the instructions and interpretation
sherein prescribed
II finder the terms Of the Sth section OF the
net Of Congress, published IN denerat orders No
os. Adiataut and Inspector Generals OE6ce, ami
the terms Of Circular No. 30 Of the l5ure1u, last
-ser;es. co,an,andants will proceed to organize.
,he service in their respective States In sdil-
tion to the organization therein provided for and
,;n Yn,ther pursuance Of paragraph II. OF the
i. III General Orders No Is, commandants Will
forthwith organize in eacsi county hpasu. %
consist of not iore than thlee OF the most rel,-
able citizens, between the ges-of ~ and %
wears and who have been enro.led ana detAuaa
tsor the service. These Boards will be charged
with aiding the local enrolling otiiecr IN oets1n-
ing infornaatien concerning AL appsieauon' Ier
@cxemption and detail, for agricultural or other
industrial pursuits, anil also in furnishing all
ath.r Information which may be needed IN the
duties imposed upon the enrolling othcers
grhc local and Congressional enrolling officer
will be reqi ired to supervise the action u tssse
s3oarts aud promptly report to the conman iant
nnftness or delinaxences on the part OF the per-
sons detailed for them. So leng as-the dunes
are properly perferiaed, tie persons employer
will be exempted from other service: a1ate VII
he used in the beginning to select proper nrn
sanl in view of the grave duties Herein deyolved
,,non the enrolling officer. he will, at hs dlssrs-
s;nnl REQUIRE the mrstteE opinion Of the Board on
chains for i,tion or applications Tor detail,
and NAV call on them for special information
concerning matters pertinent 10 the service =
every case referred hy the local or Congrass',a-
al district enrolling officer to the commandments
an opinion AS to the lnerie must be endorsed or
accompany the case aud the Ike RUE Will DC
,rigiiIy observed hy, commandments in .referring
SO this Bureau.
+ III Cam,r, tuiants order the immediate
enrolment AMI examination Of all persons with
in the prescribed ages, who are fund IN the
-employment of any department OF the doYern-=
,nent. and who are not specially exempted by the'
net Of Congress; and such as are found unh Tor
service in the fell. may be detailed until the
10th day Of April next. provided an apPiicafien-
is made according to the terms Of the btii para
or.nh Of General Orders No. &c, herein cited
III. Commandments of conscrirts will forthwith.
transmit to this Bureau recommendations for
IL rs;s iors TO be employed accardance with.
narurraph TX, General eTders No. 20. herein
rited Much complaint reaches this bureau.
concerning irregularities III the Medical exalnl-
nations Loose OF irregular examinations must
mot be rcrniItetl anu coihrn NJ ints will prompt
ay report any well ascertained Delinquency IN
the matter.
=. Forms for consolidated reports by the com.
mandants OF conscrpts will be forwarded; also
forms for the records of the Congressional Dis
arict and local enrolling officers. These records
must he accurately kept, and the reports based
ON them must be in clear and inteihgible form,
or they will be returned. for revision and cor
rection..
vi Persons and classes enumerated. in the
ast. 81. 3D. Nth, 9th and 9th articles OF section
10th, except those Feterrel TO IN the latter
clause Of the 4th article ef te said 10th section
Of the act Of Congress recited. shall be exempt
ed, All other persons referred to III said act
shall be detailed.
VII, EXEMPTIONS BIZ EXAMINING BOARDS.
/. Persons who shall be determined by the
Board Of Examination to be incapable OF per-.
EARNING active service in the field, and any Of
Tie duties mentioned in the Ssh seetian of the
said act Of Congress, from causes OF = pernia-
1lent nature, shall be exempted from military
service BY the said board. who shail grant certi-
icates thereof: which shall specify the causes
of the iAcapacity reciting in full the nature and
degree Of the disase or other incapacty, aud the
nrobable duration Of Tie disability caased by it;
and the parties shall not he subject to future
examination, unless specially ordered by the
Board of tho Congressional District ia which
such parties reside, or by the commandment Of
conseripts for the State on by this Bnrcau
81. when, ia the opinisn.of enrolling cheers
che causes for which exemption was granted to
ffsay dIaA haa ,sf