Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-02-20
The EnroIncnt MN ms PASSED.

/ The EnrOlucut EBiyl ns ssnssed.
The bill, as passed by the House, provides
that the quota of each ward OF city, town,
township, precinct, or election district, or of
county, where the same is divided into
wards. towns, townships, precincts, or cleo
tion districts, shall be as nearly MS possible
in proportion to the number of men resident
therein subject TO draft, taking into account
as far as practicable, the number which has
been previously furnished therefrom and In
ascertaining and filing the said quota there
shall be taken into account the recent mum.
Der of men wlro have heretofore entered the
naval service of the United States and whose
names are borne upon the enrolment lists as
already returned 10 the Office of the Provost
Marshal General of the United States. ANY
person enrolled under the provisions Of the
enrolment act, who may hereafter be so en-
rolled, may furnish at any time previous to
the draft an acceptable substitute. who is
not liable to draft nor at the time in the
military or naval service of the United
States, and such persons so furnishing a sub
stitute shall be exempt from the draft during
the time for which such subslitut shall be
exempt from draft not, however exceeding
the time for which such substitute shall
have been accepted. But no private soldier,
musician or non commissioned officer, being
actually in the military service Of the United
States shall be procured oraecepted rs the
substitute. The boards of enrolment are TO
enroll all persons liable to draft under the
provisions of this act, and of the enrolment
act, whose names may have been omitted by
the proper enrolling officers; all persons
who shall have arrived at the age OF 90 years
before the draft; all aliens who shall declare
| their intention to become citizens all per
sons discharged from the military and 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 to which this act is a supplement.
/ but who are not exempted by the provisions
of this act; and the boards OF enrolment
shall release and discharge from draft all
persons, who, between the time of the en-
rolment and the draft, shall have arrived 1t
the age of 45 years, and shall strike the
names of such persons from the enrolment.
Any person drafted into the military service
OF the United States may before the time
fixed for his appearance for duty at the draft
rendezvous, furnish an acceptable substitute,
subject to such rules and regulations as may
be prescribed by the Secretary of War. If
such substitutes not liable TO draft, the per>
son furnishing him shall be exempt from
tutc is not liable to draft, not exceeding the
term for which he was drafted. and if such
substitute is liable to draft, the name of the
person furnishing him shall be liable 20
draft in filing future quotas; and ii any
drafted persons shall hereafter pay money
Tor the procuratiOn Of Il substitute under the
provisions of the act to which this is ar
,. amendment, such payment Of money shall
operate only to relieve such person from
draft during the time for which the person
was drafted unless the names placed in the
box become exhausted, in which case Tie
names shall be returned to The wheel Mem
bcrs OF religious denominations. who shall
by oath or affirmation declare that they are
conscientiously opposed to the bearing o!
arms, and who are prohibited from doing so
by the rules and articles of faith and practice
OF said religious denominations, shall, when
drafted into the military service, be consid-
cred rs nOn-cumbatants, aud shall be ~
signed by the Secretary Of War to duty in
the hospitals or to the care Of freedmen, or
shall pay the sum of $500 to such persons
as the Secretary of War shall dcsignata tu
receive it, TO be applied to the benefit OF
sick and wounded soldiers; pr0rided that
no person shall be entitled to the benefit ol
the provisions of this section. unless his de
claration of conscientious scruples against
bearing arms shall bu supported by satistac-
tory evidence that his department has been
uniformly consistent with such declaration
AIRY mariner or able seaman who shall Lc
drafted shall have the right within eigh,
days after the notification of such draft to
enlist in6hG naval service as a seaman 10
pilot, engineer, master-at-arms. acting mas
ter, acting ensign or acting masters mate
having an appointment, or acting appoint
ment as such, and being actually in IL,
naval service, shall I've subject to a military
draft when holding such appointment.
The following persons are exempted IN,
excepted from the enrolment and drai:-
namely:
, Such rs are rejected as physically or men
tally unfit for the service.
All persons actually in the military o
r naval service Of the United States at In
time of the draft
All persons who have served in the mill
tary or naval service two years, during Tia
e present war, and who have been honorlbi
t discharged from the service, and no person
. but such as are herein excepted shall b
S exempt. The two classes heretofore provi
Q ded Tor IN the enrolment are consolidated
!, In all cases where cOlored persons have bee
a heretofore enlisted in the military service O
6 the United States, all the provisions OF thi
c act, so far as the payment of bounty an'
n compensation are provided shall be equal
:. applicable, as well us to those who may ,
+, hereafter recruited.
:. The bill also contains the section for en-
!, rolling all able-bodied persons of Africa
descent; upon which a separate vote wa
o taken before the bill was passed. III
:, House at half past six O'Clock adjoGgna
n till Monday.
: Recently at Clinton Hall, New York Cit
" at the clNsn of Mrs Cnra [. " IL irh's lnl