Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-02-25
Information about the Draft.

thica we present for the benefit OF our
eaders.
Who are Erempt,- In addition TO the
and mentally disabled persons
under 30 and over 45 years of age at the
date Of draft are exempt. Family bibles,
baptismal certificates and church registers
where these are in existence, are used in
establishing ponliabilty on account of
age and should be offered in proof, togeth.
er with the necessary aflidavts.
Aliens are exempt. An alien, in the
meaning of law, is person born under a
foreign government who has not filed o
declaration Of intention 10 become o cti-
zen has never voted nor attempted TO vote |
and who has not held an Office, civil or
military in this country. The fact oftt,e
alienage must be made TO appear in due
form, supported by the sworn certificate
of two persons not themselves aliens, who
state chat they know the party and believe
his statements TO be true,
Persons who have been two years in
service are exempt. The fact Of Having
so served must be proven by the oxhibi.
ton of discharge or other satisfactory
proof.
Su5stituteS before The DrqJt.-As the
law now stands, only persons not them
selves not divided liable to draft can be.
come substitutes for enrolled men before
draft. Of course for such We must look
to the list Of exempt-persons under 20
and over As, ,aliens and suca as have served
two years since the present war.
It should not be forgotten that the reg.
ulations require that man who offers
himself as substitute for on enrolIen
rnan, must prove his non-liability to draft
in the same way lha. be would be required
to do if be were drafted andS claimed ex-
emption for the same reason.
1t should be born in mind that in all
cases of furnishing substitutes in lieu of
draft, the principal is exempt only as long
as the substitute is not liable, not exceed
ing the time for which the substitute shall
have been accepted. Ifthe substitute en-
! lists at nineteen years and i've months Of
age, the principal is exempt for seven
months. II the substitute be over forty
Eve years Of age at enlistment, the prin.
cipal is exempt for the term of enlistment
! of the substitute or for q less period if
Congress should meanwhile make III en- over
forty five liable to draft. In the case OF
an alien substitute the principal is exemp.
for his term of enlistment, although the
. alien himself may determine his principals
, liability by filling declaration of inten.
} tion TO become ciizen, voting at election
, or holding an Office, civil or military.
Substitutes gfler Drah.-Persons them
I selves liable to draft, may enlist as sub
sttutes for drafted men, but in such case
+ the name of the principal shall again be
3 placed on the roll and be liable to draft OF
future calls, but not until the present en-
Z, rolment shall be exhausted If DRAFTED
e man furnish q substitute not liable to draft
n he is exempt for the length Of time th
IS substitute is not liable. A drafted mai
S furnishing substitute can under no cir
d cumstances be exempt for longer period
e than Il time for which he was drafted.
7, Neither substitutes for drafted or en-
81 rolled men, nor drafted men themselves
are allowed any choice of regiments, bu
must 90 wherever they are assigned.
1t should be stated that il is rarely tha
=, =, boy under eighteen is accepted into sci
Q. vice by prudent Surgeon, by far the lai
e. ger number Of such being too diminutiv
y and immature. 1t frequently happer
- that man owe forty FIVE makes an avali
i; i bic substitute but his acceptability depent
ly upon variety Of circumstances and cam,
be be absolutely determined until the man
in offered. Ii is useless in any case to ogt
nc q man as a substitute who is over fifty.
- Substitutes are not allowed furloug
ng after enlisting. This remark applies
e. volunteer recruits as we'll, Men dcte
rn mining to enlist either as substitutes or +
cruits should make all their arLangemer
is before presenting themselves for enlis
as ment and not importune officers TO do th
ice which their instructions forbid. Color
an men may be offered as substitutes for VII
gu men.
he Persons who paid Communication in ls
icy are by law exempt for three yeare fr'
ei the day they were drafted those Il
em paid Communication money since Feb.
~" 1864, are liable to the draft about to
made.
Al n Anu narsnns who furnish en- hstitnfos