The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1864-03-04
The C0MING DRAFT.
Provisions Of The New Enrolment f,aw.

Provisions Of The New Enrolment Isw.
The 10Th Of Marcilis the day designated for
the mex. draft to take place in the several states
1t will, ot course, be made in accordance with
the amended enrolment bill, which passed both
houses of Congress last week.-Iho following
arc the provisions of tde bill as it passed:
1t provides that the President of tine United
States shall be authorized, whenever he shall
deem it necessary, during the present war, to
call flir si,9il n.,.e;ii;e.- --T--ss
The quota OF each ward Of city town, town
ship precinct or election district Of a county,
where the county is not thus divided, shall be,
as nearly az possible, in proportion to the num-
Der Of men resident therein liable to render
military service, taking inio account, as FAR rs
practicable tho number which has been previ-
ously furnished, On ascertaining and filing
the quota, there is TO be taken into account the
number Of men who have heretofore entered
into the naval service of the United States, ami
whose namss are already returned TO the office
Of the Provost Marshal General.
If the quotas shall not be filed within the
time designated by The President, the provost
marshal is to make draft for the nuabar def
cent: bat all volunteers who may enlist after
the draft shall! have been ordered and before it
shall be actually made, shall be deducted from
the number ordered to be drafted in any ward,
town, township, precinct or election district or
county. lfthe 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, and1ilSe proceedings had, until the quota
Of such district shall be filed.
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 substitute shall be exempt
from draft, not exceeding tho time for which
such substitute shall have been accepted.
Any person drafted may before the time fix
cd for his appearance FOR Gaty at the draft or
rendezvous furnish an acceptable substitute,
subject to such rules and regulations as may nc
prescribed by the Secretary of War. IL any
drafted person shall hereafter pay money for
the rrocuration ot substitute, suc' Payment
shall only operate TO relieve the person from
draft on that call, and his name shall be retain
cd on The roll, and he shall be subject to draft
in filling that quota and lis name shall be re-
taned on the roll in Cling future quotas; bu:
in no instance shat! tho exemption OF any per-
son, on account OF his payment of ccmmala-
ton money Tor tho procurai.on OF u substitute
extend beyond one year; but az the end of ono
year, in every such ease, the name Of any per-
son so exonp;ed shall 10 enrolled again. il not
before returned to tue earol!ment list under the
provision Of this section.
Boards OF cnrollmaut arc required 20. enroll
NIL persons liable 10 draft, whose. names may
have been omitted Ivy the proper enrolling of
ficers---all persons who SHALL arrive ut tho ago
Of twenty years before the draft; all aliens WHO
shall dcclayc t'cir Intentions TO become oitzensi
all roTsons discharged from tho military or nav
al service OF tho U. 5. who have not tacn in
such suryico two years during the present war.
and all persona who have been exempted under
the provisions Of the second section of the en-
rolment act, but who are not exempted BY the
provisions Of tho present. act and tho said
boards Of cnFo;hent shall release and disehargc
from draft all persons who between The time oi
the enrolment and the draft. shall have arrived
at the age Of fcrty-ave yearr, and shall strike
the names Of such persons from tho earelment.
Any mariner or able or ordinary seaman.
who shall !ie drafted, shall have the right, with
In eight days afier tho notification of such dfafl,
10 cns. IN the naval aerviss IS a seaman, and
bo exempt from the hat. Any Pstn npss
IL ,hs miii'ary s'ssics a. tho uni:el States,
who shalt furnish satisfactory proof thai lie |.
o marincs by vocation or an able seaman, may