The Union. [volume] (Georgetown, Del.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-26
The Enrolment Bill.

The amendatory Enrolment bill as it to-
day passed both Houses of Congress, and now
awaits the Presidents signature, provides
that the President Of the United States shall
be authorised, when ever he shall deem it
necessary during the present war to caT1 for
such number of men for the military service
as the public exigencies may require. The
quota of each ward of a city, town township,
precinct, or election district of county,
where the county is not thus divided, shall
be as nearly as possible in proportion to the
number of men resided therein liable to rem
der military service, taking into account, as
practicable, the number which has been
previously furnished. In ascertaining and
filling the quota there is to be taken into &C.
count the number of men who have hereto
fore entered the naval service of the United
States, and whose names are already return
ed to the Office of the Provost Marshal Gene
raj. If TIE quotas shall not be filled with
in the time designated by the President, the
Provost Marshal is to make draft for the
number deficient, but ali volunteers who may
enlist after the draft shall have been ordered
and before it shall be actually made shall be
deducted from the number ordered to be
drafted in any ward, town, township, precinct
or election district or county. If the quota
ofany district shall not be filled by the draft
made in accordance with the provisions Of
this act and the law to which this is an
amendment further drafts shall be made and
like proceedings had until the quota of such
district shall be filed. Persons enrolled may
furnish at any time previous to the draft an
acceptable substitute who is not liable to
draft, and such person thus furnishing sub
stitute shall be exempt from draft not ex-
ceeding the time for which such substitute
shall have been excepted. Any person draft
ed may, before the time fixed for his appear
ance at the draft or rendezvous, furnish an
acceptable substitute, subject to such rules
and regulations as may be pescribed by the
Secretary of War.
If any drafted person shall hereafter 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 rell and he
shall be subject to draft in filing that quota
and his name shall be retained on the roll in
filling future quotas, but in no instance shall
the exemption of any person, on account Of
his payment of communication money for the
procuration Of substitute extend beyond one
year, but at the end of ono year, in every
such case, the name of any person so exempt
ed, shall be enrolled again if not before re
turned to the enrolment list under the pro
visions of this section.
} The Boards of Enrolment are required Il
J enrol all persons liable to draft whose names
| may have been omitted by the proper enrol
ing officers all persons who shall arrive a
the age of20 years before the draft; all alien
, who shall declare their intentions 10 becom
citizens; all persons discharged from tn
military or naval service Of the United State
: who have not been in such service two year
> during tho resent war, and all persons VIII
have been exempted under the provisions Q
} the second section of the enrolment bill, bu
: who are not exempted by the provisions {
tho present act, and the said boards of enro
ment shall release and discharge frem drai
all persons who between tho time Of the CT