Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1864-07-28

GENERAL ORDERS NO. 20.
In accordance With General Orders No.
22T Of the War DEPARTMENT, dated Adjutant
Generals Office, Washington, July 9th,
1854. relative 10 the recruiting in the rebel
States for loyal States, and the appointment
Of recruiting agents the following is pub
lished for the informatio Of all concerned.
One recruiting agent viii be appointed by
the Governor for each Congressional Dis
trict in Ohio, on the recommendation of
parties therein. Said agents will be sub
ject to the rules and articles of war, and
will be held personally responsible for their
official acts. and may be arrested and held
fer trial by the commanding. officer of the
army for any frauds on the Government or
on recruits, or for violating any of the in
structions issued to govern this recruitment,
or fer any ofense against military law
Agents will be held responsible fer the
acts of all persons who act under their aa-
thority or decision. Sub-districts desirous
Of procuring recruits under this system will
make immediate application to their district
recruiting agent, furnishing him with
stateR ent Of the number, Of recruits they
wish to have placed to their credit, and the
amount of local bounty to be paid each re-
cruit. The money for the payment of the
local hounty must be deposited with the
agent before he will be authorized to make
any credits of recruits The compensation
Of recruiting agents will not exceed six dol
lars per day for the time actually employed,
to be paid by the different sub-districts for
which he procures recruits, pro rata, accord
ing to the number of recruits forwarded
Recruiting agent will transmit to the State
recruiting agents weekly report Of their
operations giving the number and names of
recruits enlisted and mustered, the sub-dis-
trict to which they are to be assigned and
the amount Of bounty paid each. Blank
receipt rolls will be furnished from this Of
| fee. The Representatives of sub-districts
| availing themselves Of this arrangement for
| raising their quota of recruits may require
satisfactory security from the agent before
depositing any money with him for local
! bounty. o.. ... -.-
| This is to be entirely at the pleasure Of
! the sub district committees. as it is to be
distinctly understood that the State cannot
| be held responsible for the malfeasance of
said agents. In assigning recruits to sub
districts the agent is directed to assign them
pro rata to all the localities that may have
applied for such credits. AS soon as de-
! tachment Of recruits shall have been rust
/ cred into the United States service the
agent will pay them the amount of bounty
agreed to be paid, for which he will take
their receipt on receipt roll in duplicate tc
be furnished him for that purpose. One
copy of the receipt roll will be forwarded te
this office. The signature of the recruit
must in all caseT be witnessed by a respon
/ siblc persona commissioned officer of ar
Ohio regiment when practicable. Persons
who wish to avail themselves of the services
of recruiting agents for the procuration oi
substitutes before the draft can do so on
furnishing the agent for the district in which
they are enrolled with the means Of trans
pertation to said district, where the sub
stitute will be mustered into service by the
provost marshal of said district, who will
/ issue the proper substitution papers. Re
cruiting agents for one enrolment district
will not be allowed to assign recruits to any
sub-district beyond the bounds of their owr
district, nor will any such requirements b'
recognized. ... .. ..---.. -s
/ In addition to the above recruiting agent.
there will be appointed one State agent, Il
be stationed at Nashville, Tennessee, WHIT
shall have control and direction of all re
cruiting agents from this State, and shal
exercise general supervision over their pro
ceedings and official conduct The Stat
agent will promptly report to this office an.
neglect Of duty or any frauds upon the Gov
| ernment or recruits on the part of any re
cruiting agent .r..
The State agent will transmit to this ofie
r a weekly report of the business of recruit
3 ing by agents trrder his direction, encloslul
. one copy Of all receipt-rolls received by him
8 He will report any suggestions for the bene
, fit of this system of recruiting, and will ais
9 be required to certify to the correctness, o
+ the receipt-rolis before forwarding them t.
: this office. By order of the Governor.
[Signedl B. r. CowEN,
Adj. General Of Ohio.