Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1864-02-17
THE ENROLMENT BILL.

1t provides that the quota of each ware
of a city, town, township, precinct, or elec
tion district, or of a county, where the
same is divided into wards, towns, town
ships, precincts, or election districts, shall
be as nearly as possible in proportion Il
the number OF men resident therein sub
ject to draft, taking into account, as far a
PRACTICABLE the number which has beer
previously furnished therefrom; and in as
certaining and filling the same quota there
shall be taking into account the recen
number of men who have heretofore en-
tered the naval service of the United
States, and whose names are borne upor
the enrolment list as already returned tt
the Office of the Provost Marshal Genera
of the United States Any person en-
rolled under the provisions of the enroll
ment act, who may hereafter be so enrolled
may furnish at any time previous to the
draft an acceptable substitute, who is not
liable to draft nor at the time in the mill
tary or naval service of the United States,
and such persons so furnishing substitute
shall be exempt from draft, not, however,
exceeding the time for which such substi-
tute shall have been accepted But no
private soldier, musician or non. commits
stoned officer being actually in the military
service Of the United States, shall be pro,
cured or accepted as the substitute. The
boards of enrolment are to enroll all per-
sons liable to draft under the provisions of
this act, and OF the enrolment act, whose
names may have been omitted by the pro-
per enrolling officers; and all persons who
shall have arrived at the age of 20 years
before the draft; all aliens who shall declare
their intention to become citizens; all per.
sons discharged from the military and
naval service of the United States, who
have not been in such service two years
during the present war, and all persons
who have been exempted under the pro
visions of the second section to which this
act is supplement- but who are not
exempted by the provisions of this act; and
the boards of enrolment shall release and
discharge from draft all persons, who, be-
tween the time Of the enrolment aud the
draft, shall have arrived at the age of forty
five years, and shall strike the names of
such persons from the enrolment ANY
person drafted into the military service of
the United States may, before the time
fixed for his appearance for duty at the
draft rendezvous, furnish an acceptable
substitute, subject to such rules and regu-
latons as may be prescribed by the Secre
tary of War. If such substitute is not
liable to draft, the person furnishing him
shall be exempt from draft during-the
time for which such substitute is liable to
draft, not exceeding the term for which he
was drafted, and if such substitute is liable
to draft, the name of the person fur.
nishing him shall be liable to draft in fl
ling future quotas; and if any drafted
persons shall hereafter pay money for the
of substitute under the pro-
visions of the act to which this is an
such payment of money shall !
operate only to relieve such person who was |
drafted, unless the names placed in the
box become exhausted, in which case the
names shall be returned to the wheel. |
Members of religious denominations who |
shall by oath or affirmation declare that
hey are conscientiously opposed to the |
bearing arms, and who are prohibited from
ioing so by the rules and articles of faith
md practice of said religious denominations,
shall, when drafted into the military ser.
rice, be considered as non combatants, and |
shall be assigned by the Secretary of War
% duty in the hospitals or to the care of
reedmen, or shall pay the sum of $500 to
such persons as the Secretary of War shall
designate to receive it, to be applied to the
benefit of sick and wounded soldiers: Pro
'ided, That no person shall be entitled to
he benefit Of the provisions of this sec
ion, unless this declaration of conscieu
ious scruples against bearing arms shall
'e supported by satisfactory evidence that
lis department has been uniformly con
istent with such declaration. Any mari.
Ter or able seamen who shall be drafted
hall have the right, within eight DAYS
.fter the notification of such draft, to enlist
n the naval service as seaman. No pilot.
engineer, master alarms, acting master,
Ictlng ensign, or acting masters mate,
having an appointment, or acting appoint
nent, as such, and being actually in the
laval service, shall be subject to military
iraft while holding such appointment.
The following persons are exempted and
excepted from the enrolment and draft
namely:
Such as are rejected as physically or
mentally unfit for the service.
All persons actually in the military or
laval service of the United States at the
ime of the draft.
All persons who have served in the mil.
tary or naval service two years, during the
present war, and who have been honorably
discharged from the service, and no per
ON but such as are herein excepted shalt
'e exempt. The two classes heretofore
provided for in the enrolment are consoli-
lated In all cases Whera cnlnrad narsons