Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1864-12-24
THE DRAFT.
PROCL A NJ 4 TON

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considerable complaint was made ON account
of the excessive enrolment of the State and
whereas by special authority obtained from
the War Department. the DRAFT was Temporal
rily postponed. IN order that the enrolment
lists might be properly revised and corrected
and whereas. the time allowed fer this purpose
was necessarily short, and it was found ina
possible in the more distant parts of the State
- accomplish the same prior TO the day fixed
for the draft aud whereas authority is now
given BY the Provost Marshal General for the
further correction and revision of the ENROLL
ment lists. by striking therefrom the names
Of all persons improperly enrolled, and BY
adding thereto the names OF all persons liza
bic to draft, which have been omitted.
hereinafter specified and whereas this is
matter In which the people of the State are
deeply interested Now, THEREFORE,. to the
end that the troops hereafter called for from
this State, Of any may not be dispropOr-
tionate TO those called for from other States,
and that the quotas assigned TO the State may
be Justly ard equally distrib ted among the
several towns aud wards thereof, /, JAMES
FLEW Is, GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF WIS.,
coNsIs, do issue this my proclamation. re-
questing and recommending that ali good cit
izeus, and particularly the town, city aud
village authorities, shall make timely and per-
sistent efforts to thoroughly revise and correct
the enrolment lists of their respective lOcali-
the authority therefor, would call special
attention to the following extracts from Cir.
cuIar No 80. Provost Marshal Generals Office,
bearing date the 18th i-stant:
THE attention OF Boards of Enrolment is
called to Section 6 of The Act amendatOry of
the Enrolment Act, which is in the follow
words. viz:
"'Section 6. Ind be It further enacted, That
Boards Of Enrolment shall enroll all persons
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Act, and the Act 10 which This is an amend
ment, whose names may have been omitted
by the proper enrolling officers; all persons
wko shall arrive at the age Of twenty years
before the draft all aliens who shall declare
their intention To become citizens. all per-
CONS dischared from the military or naval ser
vice OF the United States who have not been
in such service two years during the present
war and all pc. sOns who have been exempt
ed under the provisions of the secoi Il section
Of TIE Act 70 which this is an amendment,
but who are not exempted by the provisions
II this Act and said Boards of Enrolment
shall release and discharge from draft all per-
Esns ShO, between tlie time of the ENROLL
-Heut and the dTalt shall have arrived ut the
arc Of fDrty-fiFe Years, and shall st:ike the
names of such persons from the enrolment
a. IL Is To be borne IA mind by the Boards
that their dHties, in regard To the correction
of the enrolment do not cease ailh ITS reeision
as rcesstig completed or Hor IN progress On
tbs contrary, The TeUisioh and correction of
tsse lists Is continuous duty 10 uIies The Ia5ors
of al Eoart5s must Be directed The names of
all persons liable to military duty taking up
their residence in a sub-diStrict, as well as all
in the SUI district who, from time TO time,
become liable. shall be added To tie Enroll
Tnent lists and the names of persons who en-
list in the military or naval service, or remove
permanently from a district. or whose liabil-
ity terminates while in il, viii be stricken off !;
and in case OF removal, whenever it is practi-
cable, the Eoard of Enrolment of the dis
trict 10 which a person removes will be noti-
fed, and he viii be enrolled by that Beard
The Board of Enrolment shall have cop
ies Of the Enrolment lists open TO the exam
inaiion of the public at all proper times, and
shall give public notice that any person n,au
appear before the BOARD and hare aay nam.
Srieke1l Of the Est, AZ he car shoss. to the sat-
isfactioR Of The Board, that the person named is
not properly enrolled on account Of
"lst. Ai;ensge;
I'D. Non-residence;
"3d. Over age;
18th. Permanent physical debility of
such degree as 10 render the person not a
proper subject FOR enrolment under the law
and regulations;
g th. Having served in the military or ma
val service two wears during the present war.
and been honorably discharged.
Ciyd officers. cieYgyslcR, and az other
prominent citizens arc iarited to appear at az
times before the Board to point OFT errors la
the lists, and TO givc such Information IN their
posscsSfon as may aid ia TIC correction and re-
rision thereof.
And also to the following extracts from In
structiOns to Col. G. c. Lowell. A. A, Pro-
vost Marshal General of this State, accompa-
nying the said circular:
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district to have stricken from the list all
names improperly enrolled, because an excess
of names increases the quota called for from
such sub-distTicts; and that it is equally for
the interest of elch person enrolled in a given
sub district, to place upon the list all persons
in the sub-distTict liable TO do military duty,
because the greater the number 10 be drawn
from, the less the chance that any particular
individual viii be drawR- 1t is the personal
interest of every enrolled man that the quota
in which he 10 concerned shall not be made
too large, and that his own chances for draft
shall not be uniusily increased. Both these
objects viii be attained If all parties will aid
in striking out the wrong names. and putting
in the right ones. Especially is this the in
aerest of those drafted men who. by putting
in substitutes themselves liable to draft. have
secured exemption which. by the terms of the
law holds good only until the present ENROLL
ment is exhausted in their sub-districts. Mem
rho are orer forty.tUe gears of age, and, in
consequences, excused 6y EGao from the PERFORM
dr,oe of duty az the field, ore Il to the cause AVID
to The country to take a jealous and actire part
IN the correction Of tbs enrolment lists--a mai.
itary service Of The JiTst importance.
"The law requires that quotas shall be as
signed in proportion TO the enrolment and
the fairness and justice OF this mede of deter
mi ming the amount of military service due
from each and every section of the country
cannot be doubted, If the enrolment is made
rs nearly perfect as it ID practicable to make
it. The amount of service due 10 the nation
from every town or county is thus laid fairly
and plainly before the citizens. and am sure
that a higher naotire than selfish Interest tciH
prompt al to do their share an perfecting the
enrolment. aud securing Just and efficient es-
ecsti0n Of the lars for raising troops. lrheaerer
Il becomes necessary TO apply them. Confer
with the State and local authorities, and pre-
sent the foregoing views TO them, and secure,
fPossible. prompt and practical assistance