Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-03-11
A Summary Of the Provisions
Of the Enrolment Act.

In its final form the bill provides that
the quotas of localities shall be as nearly
as possible in proportion to the number
of men resident therein liable to military
service, taking into account, as far as
practicable, the number Of men that has
been previously furnished. Those en-
listing in the naval service will also be
taken into account, as well as all who
may volunteer after the ordering of the
draft. 1t also provides that if the quota
of any district shall not be filled by the
draft, further draft shall be made, and
like proceedings had until the quota Of
the district 10 filled. Persons enrolled
may furnish at any time previous to the
draft an acceptable substitute who is not
liable, and such persons thus furnishing
substitute shall be exempt from the
draft not exceeding the time for which
such substitute shall have been accepted.
Any person drafted may, before the time
fixed for his appearance for duty at the
rendezvous, furnish an acceptable substi-
tutc. If any drafted person shall here
after pay money for the procuration Of a
substitute, such payment shall operate
only to relieve the person from draft on
that call and his name shall be retained
on the roll, for filling future quotas. But
in no instance shall the exemption OF any
person, on account of his payment Of
commutation money for the procuration
of a substitute, extend beyond one year /;
but at the end of one year in every such
case the name of any person so exempted
shall be enrolled again, if not before re-
turned to the enrolment list under the
provision of this section. The following
persons are exempted from enrolment and
draft, viz: Such as are rejected as ply
sicially or mentally unfit for service ; all
persons actually in the military or naval
service of the United States at the time
of the draft and all persons who have
served in the military or naval service
two years during the present war, and
been honorably discharged. No persons
but such are herein exempted shall be ex-
cmpt. So much Of the Enrolment Act
as provides for two classes OF enrolment
is repealed, and they are now consolida-
ted. No person of foreign birth shall on
account be exempted Of alienage be ex-
empted from enrolment or draft, who has
at any time assumed the right Of citi-
zen, by voting at any ele,tion held under
the authority OF the laws Of any State or
Territory, or of the United States, or
who has held any office under such laws,
or any of them; but the fact that such
person Of foreign birth has voted or held,
or shall vote or hold office, shall be taken
as conclusive evidence that he is not ell
titled to exemption from military service
on account of aliensge. All able-bodied
male colorel persons between the ages Of
twenty and forty-fvs years, resident in
the United States, are to be enrolled ac-
cording to the provisions Of the Enrol
ment Act, and form part Of the national
forces And when slave Of loyal
master shall bs drafted and mustered into
the service Of the United States, his mas
ter shall have certificate thereof, and
thereupon such slave shall be free, and
the bounty Of 500, now payable by law
for each drafted man, shall be paid to the
person to whom such drafted person was
owing service or labor at the time of his
muster into the service Of the United
States.