Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1864-08-02

Concise stat. ment Of the LAW and
the Regulations Under ~.
from the Philsdelphia Inquirer.


Oor enrolment or consumption laws now cou-
sst OF three separate acts. dating respectively
March 3 1863. FEBRUARY -. 1864 ana July /.
1861 In order. therefore, 10 get - the present
tate ut me laws the subject q. enrolment.
,ifsitin. and 7ubstfu'es the~e acts must be aiken
and read together
For the sdvant - at fhe rutlic Nho ate all
interested in the present call tor i've huuirei
thousand Volunteers. and In the drsit which viii
certainly follow on the 18th oil September next.
wherever the qnota j. not filled Up. we have PIE
pared q concise statement 81 he lsw A. IL now
stands.
The national force consist OF al able-bOded
citizens al the United States, and OF all person..
of foreign birth who have legally declared their
intentions 10 become citizens. between the ages
OF twenty and iorty-five wears OF age. These
terms now include colOred men, and aliens who,
although not naturalized. NAV have voted or held
Office. a. it frequently happens in the new States
in the West. Al OF the PERSONS thus included
in the national forces are liable 20 military du-
Is upon call Of the President at any time within
the period of TWO years from the first day of
July succeeding the enrolment. By Instructions
from the Provost Marshal General at Nashing
ton. under tue provisions at the act of February,
1864. the district Provost Marshals have been
authorized 10 add TO the rolls the names OF those
who have arrived at the age OF twenty years DC
tw cen the time Of The enrolment ard draft, and
likewise to erase the names OF those who shall
have attained The age ct forty five before the
wheel is -et IN motion. They likewise to
add the names uf all those exempted under the
act of March ). 1863 and all persons who have
been discharged from the army or navy unless
thes have served ut least two YEAR,.
The exempts are reduced 10 the iooa ing:
Such persons a are physically aul mentally un
Gt for the service; al PERSONS actually in the
military or naval service of the United States az
the time of the draft; aud all persons who have
served in The military OF naval service two wears
during the present var. aud been honorabiy dis
charged. These are only persons exempt by law
The phrase which exempt- cali persons actually
in the military or naval service of the United
States az the time Of the draft, stands in the act
of February "a, 1851. without qualification. We
believe however il i held TO exclude the zone
hundred DAYS" men and "emergency" men,
though upon what authority we are not able TO
say In the case of the hundred DAYS men
from Ohio the exclusion from exemption under
the law was upon direct agreement between the
War Department ami the Executive of that
State. How il will operate where there j no
such express agreement. l. an open question, We
believe.
Communication money, in lieu of substitutes, i
no longer permitted except in case of members
Of religious denominations who are prohibited
from bearing arms hv the rules and articles OF
faith of such denomination These may be as
signed to hospital duty or the care of contra
bands. or may in each ease pas the sum of three
hundred dollar for the care ST sick and wounded
soldiers.
Substitutes aav he procured by persons ea
rolled before he draft. 81 by drafted men after
the draft In the ease OF "a enrolled man who
furnishes substitute before the draft, the sub
sttute must he one who is not liable TO enroll
mcnt Th8; j., the substitute must be an alien
or he must have served at least two years in the
army or navy during the war, and been honorab.s
discharged: ct he must be an inhabitant of Viz
cinia. North Carolina, Georgia Alabama, Mis
si-Sippi or Texas: or he must be person nov ia
the military or naval service OF the United States
who has served more than year, and whose
term OF Gnexpired service At the time Of substi
tuition shall not exceed SIX months; or lie must
be person over iorty-hve or under twenty, If
the War Department will accept such An ac-
cepted non-liabe substitute from ans OF the fore
going classes will exemp; BIZ principal Tor The
whole term which hi> substitute Is accepted H.
case of a Substitute offered after the dfait tor =
drafted man. the substitute NAV be selected from
those who are liable 10 draft a. well as from
those who are not liable, but II the substitute i
liable. the name Of the4priacipa is again entered
upon the rolls 10 Ice subject - future calls. bur
not until the present enrolment Is exhausted
Drafting only takes place in case the requisi-
ton of the President is not filled within fifty
DAYS after the call is made The term of service
for drafted men j. Que year All volunteers and
substitutes down TO the day OF the draft are TO DC
credited on the quota. and 10 be deducted from
the number to be drafted. The number of name-
90 be drawn from the wheel i - be equal 20 the
deficiency OF the particular ward or district, with
one hundred per cent sddcj prsfted men, vol
untecrs AMI substitutes are - &c placed in the
military organizations irom their own States, and
a. faI as practicable, they are 70 have their
choice Able scamen or ordinary seamen who
are drafted are to have the privilege OF enliSing
fox the same period in the navy And all enlist
ments heretofore made in the army or marine
corps are To- be enrolled in The wsrds, districts
&c. where they belonged al Tie time Of the en-
lsimcnt and arc - he credited on the quots.
The bouuties - volunteers are one hun
dfe.i dollars for one wear, t~c huL>2cd dollars
for two years AMI three hundred do''sss for three
years: Que third 10 lie paid 4, the htno Of mus
terius. one third when balf the term has been
served and TIE remaining third At the time OF
discharge. Ia case OF the death OF the yolun-
tesF while in service the residue Of the bounty
unpaid shall be paid 10 bis widow, or to his child
ren, OF TO his mother. if she DC Nido~.
Recruiting in the rebel States is authorized bs
the 10 section 81 tho set Of july 4. 1864. which
makes ii lawful To- The executive OF any State
!" s.ti f'StuluhS agents INTO NUsihia, NORM
Carolina. South CaroliBs. Georgia. Alabama,
Mississippi Or Texas. - recruit Volunteers - be
cr.i'teSi on tue quota oi sb. State sending tue
sgent. Or On tue subdivision thereof hich NAV
procure the Enlistment
Such are .the ltincirs features oi our AVS OF
the srbect Of enrolment. drafting aud substi-
tutes. q they stand under the three acts above
named