The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-02-19

or election district, or county where the
same is divided into wards, towns, town
ships, o, election dictricts, shall be as
nearly as possible in proportion to the
number OF men resident in them, subject
to draft, taking into account as far as
practicable The number which has former.
" been furnished therefrom, and in as.
cer!aining and filling the said qnota,
she'll be taken into account the number
Of men who have heretofore entered the
naval service Of the United States, and
whose names are borne upon the enroll
ment lists as are already returned TO the
office of the Provost Marshal General OF
U. S.
Any person enrolled under the provis.
ions of the enrolment act, who may
hereafter be enrolled. may furnish at
any time previous 10 the draft an accept
able substitute who is not liable 10 draft
at the time, in the military or naval SER
vice, and such person SO furnishing a
substitute shall be exempted from draft
during the time for which such substitute
shall be exempt from draft, not however,
exceeding the time for which such sub.
stilute shall have been accepted but no
private soldier, musician, or non-commis.
stoned officer, being actually in the mil.
itary service of the United States, shall
be procured or accepted as a substitute.
The Board ol18hrollment are to enroll
all persons liable. TO draft under this act
and the enrolment ACT, whose names shall
have been omitted by the proper enroll
ment officers.
All persons who shall arrive at the age
Of 90 years before the draft shall also be
enrolled.
All aliens who shall! declare their in,en.
ton TO become citizens, all persons dis.
charged from the military or naval ser.
vice Of The Uuited States, who have not
been in such service two years during the
present war, also persons who were ex.
empted under the provision of the second
section Of the act Of which this act is r
supplement, but who are not exempted
by the provisions Of this act.
The Board of Enrolment shall %release
and discharge from the draft all persons
who between the time Of TIE enrolment
and the draft shall arrive at the age of As
years and shall strike the m Of such
persons from the enrolment.
A person drafted into the military SER
vice Of the United States, may, before the
time fixed for his appearance for duty at
the Draft rendezvous, furnish an accept.
able substitute, subject 10 such rules and
regulations as may be prescribed by the
Secretary Of War. If such substitute is
not liable TO draft, the person furnishing
him shall be exempt from draft during
the time for which his substitute is not
liable TO draft, not exceeding the time for
which he is drafted /; and if his substitute
is liable TO draft, the name OF the person
furnishing him shall be liable to the draft
filling future quotas and any drafted
persons shall hereafter pay money for
procuring a substitute under tle provisions
Of the act TO which this is an 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 tie
box be sooner exhausted, in which case
the name shall be returned 10 the wheel.
Members of religious denominations
who shall, by oath or affirmation, declare
that they are conscieniiously orposedt to
the bearing Of arms, and who are prohib.
tied from doing so by The rules and arti.
cics Of faith and practice o! such religious
denomination, shall. when drafted into the
military service, be considered non COM
ba,ants, and shall be assigned to The Sec.
rotary Of War for duty iE tho hospitals or
TO the care Of freedmen, or shall pay the
sum Of $500 to such person as the Sore.
tary Of Wa shall designate to receive it,
and the same to be applied 10 the benefit
Of sick and wounded soldiers /; Provided,
that no person shall be entitled to the
benefit Of the provisions Of this section;
unless his declaration Of conscientious
scruples against bearing arms shall be
supported by satisfactory evidence that
his department has been uniformly con.
sistent with such declaration; and marines
or able bodied seamen who shall be draft.
ed shall have the right, within eight days
after the notification of such draft, to en-.
list in the naval service, as a seaman. Nc
pilot, engineer, master, or any acting mas
ter, acting ensign, or acting masters mate,
having an appointment o. acting appoint
ment as such, and being actually in the
naval service. shall be subjec, to mil
itary draft while holding such appoint
ment.
The following persons are exempted
from draft and excepted from enrolment
All who ARE physically or mentally nnf
for the service. All persons who are ir
the military or naval service of the Uni
led States at the time Of the draft, and al
persons who have served in the military
or naval service two years during thu
present war. and have been honorabl,
discharged therefrom. And no person
but such as are herein excepted, shall b,
exempt.
The two classes heretofore provide,
for enrolment, are consolidated.
In all cases where colored persons have
been heretofore enlisted in the mili.ar,
service of the United States, all the pro
visions Of this act, so far as the paymen
of bounty and compensation are provided
shall be equally applicable, as well a
to those who may be hereafter recruited
USING NEGRoEs.-The Rebel Congress.
has been discussing a proposition to EN-