Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-02-22
The ConscrrPtton RIii it Passed
the Esousc-ft has again to go be fore


The COnscriptiOn bill as passed by the House
provides that tie quota of each ward of city
or Gown. township. precinct or election district.
or of a county where the same is divided into
wards, towns. townships. precincts election
districts, shall be nearly as possible in proper
ton TO the number of men resident therein sub
ject To draft taking into account far practi-
cable the number which has been previously
furnished thereirom. and in ascertaining and fill
ing said quota. there shall be taken into account
tie number OF men who have heretofore entered
the naval service of the United States. and whose
names are borne upon the enrolment lists
already returned to the office of the Provost
Marshal General of the United States. ANY per
son enrolled under the provisions of the Enroll
ment Act. who may hereafter be enrolled, may
furnish any tine previous to the draft an ac-
cepted substitute who IL not liable t. the draft
nor ~ any time in the military or naval service
of the United States: and such person so furnish
ing substitute, shall he exempt from draft during
the time for which such substitute shall be ex-
empt from draft. not, however. exceeding the
time for which sIch substitute shall have
been accepted. But no private soldier. musician
non-commissioned officer being actually in the
military service of the United States, shall be
procured accepted substitute
The boards Of enrolment are to enroll all per
sons liable to draft under the provisions of this
act AMI of the enrolment act whose names NAV
have been omitted by the proper enrolling ofi
Ger; all persons who shall arrive at the age of
twenty years before the draft all aliens vino shall
declare their intentions to become citizens all
persons discharged from the military or naval
service of the United States who have 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 act is supplement, but who are not
exempted by the provisions of this act; and the
boards of enrolment shall release and discharge
from the draft all persons who. between the time
of 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 person drafted into the military service Of
the United States NAV, before the time fixed for
his appearance for duty at the draft rendezvous,
furnish acceptable substitute, subject TO such
rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the
Secretary of War lfsuch substitute is not liable
To draft. the person furnishing him shall be ex
empt from draft during the time for which such
substitute is not liable to draft not exceeding the
time for which he was drafted: and if such sub
stitute is liable to draft, the name of the persOn
furnishing him shall be liable draft in filling
future quotas. And if any drafted person shall
hereafter bay money for the prOcuratlon OF a sub
siitute under the provisions of the to which
this Is an amendment such ayment OF money
shall operate only to relieve such person from
drafted. unless the names placed in the box be
sooner exhausted. in which case the name shall
be returned To the wheel
Members of religious denominations who shall
by oath OF alirmation declare that they are con
seientiousy opposed TO the bearing OF arms and
who prohibited from doing 80 by the rules aud
articles OF faith and practice Of said religious de
nomination. shall when drafted into the military
service. be considered On-combatants and shall
be assigned by the Secretary Of War tor duty in
the hOsptsls To the care OF freedmen, or shall
pay the sum of $500 TO such person the Sec
rotary OF War shall designate 10 receive il. to be
applied TO the benefit OF sick and wounded SOL
diers: provided that no person shall be entitled to
the benefit of the provisions of this section un
less his declaration of conscientious scrupes
against bearing arms shall be suppoIte tel by salts
factory evidence that his department has been
uniformly consistent with such declaration
Any mariner able seaman who shall be
drafted shall have the right. within eight DAYS
after the notification of such draft. TO enlist in
the naval service a. seaman. No pilot engi-
neer. master. or any acting master. acting ensign
or acting masters mate having an appointment
or acting appointment such. and actually in
the naval service. shall be subject To military
draft while holding such appointment
The following persons are exempted and ex-
cepteJ from enrolment and drsli-namely such
are rejected n physically or mentally unfit for
the service. all persons actually in the military
or naval service OF the United States az the time
OF the draft. and all persons who have served in
the military or naval service two years during th,
present var and been hOHOrabls discharges there
from: and no persons but such a. are herein ex-
copied shall be exempt
The two classes heretofore provided for en-
rollment are consolidated In all cases where
colored persons have been heretofore enlisted in
the military service of the United States all the
provisions OF this act. 80 far the payment of
bounty and compensation are provided shall TIE
equally applicable. as we'll a. to those who NAV
be hereafter recruited
The bill also contained a section Tor enrolling
ali the able bodied males Of African descent. Se
upon which separate vote was taken before the
oil was passed.
Then and Now