The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1865-03-29
Opinion.
ATTORNEY GENELAL's 0FFIoE,)
, February 9, 1865. ID {

repruary % lCuo'
Sin I'm your letter of the 2sth January, you
ask my opinion on the legal points presented
in the letter of Gov. A. G. Curtin to you, Of
date the 25th January.
Gov. Curtn's letter is in relation to the con
struction Of the Act of Congress. approved Sd
March, 1863, commonly called the Enrolment
Act. He insists ...
lst That the words "perod of service, .
since the commencement of the rebellion, as
used in the 18th section of the act, do not re
quire the President, in assigning the quotas of
the several States, to take into consideration the
whole term of enlistment of the volunteer and
militia man and
ID. That that part of the act of the Sd of
March, 1863, which makes the period of ser
vice an element, in the calculation necessary to
determine the number Of men due from state,
district county or town, has been repealed by
The % section Of the act amcndatory of the
enrolment act, approved 2fth February, 1864
1T will he more convenient to consider these
questions in the reverse order. inasmuch as it
shall be found that The repeal has been made,
rs contended for, the first point made by the
Governor need not be considered.
The great objects of The enrolment act are
1st. To declare who shall constitute the ma.
| tional forces, and
I'd. To organize a plan by which the national
forces can be made available.
Suoutu,,''V 70 !le 'H'lose y, RAISING anu or,
Wv ""v'oI''', i,le,H' 'ie i"'l uuol''''
~ Go1s' 81 SHOWS ues'le 'ai,I tne uI"i' uIon
VnV l'ii'5..l'l lGlu"tion W ,,,e Sg1e,a' s'a'YS
ized as nearly as practicable.
By the 4h section of the act of Sd of March
1869, the United States is divided into districts,
of which the District of Columbia shall consti-
'uAg :, one tacn "Frltoiy Oh the U'ilga otnVes
s,l",, IoistlulV que vi more as Vie rSSluent
s,'"ii anu 'ac, co't9'eSs,o'"l uiSIlct oi
I'f srHeral statts' as llSen oy law Of tle state
"eA' IN, ~ 0nG enioIl'ent' sI'"ll constitute
1ne' no oSll S'Tv'o't PIoNiueS 'i"V 'iefe slall
0e noG,l t,f VI i:'.Io:.'nenI III e"Sn u's'fict
~ TeI14 IL 10 ViluV II 'iic
boarH oi Nhrol''1en' sHail deeh u necessary; a
uiStlIct IVY % uistuou tn1p wv, "nu "a.n .iie
consent OF tne of'It:ary Vi Ut ii''o any greater
nurtpHr ~ ., 6.l Sup,oi,iS,"is i,; ;a
by Ihe lEth sectlon 1t Is l,iaoe the uuty OF the
ifesieeh1' ~ aSsasnins 1otIe ~ uls.rscls 'he mum
per OF Msh M l,,Snr9 .ntte.ion, ao 'aks
ln;H W., ,re & vi aau
oh te sad ass;cts ora st,,otoS ad ssaeS .
na f tha; aor,;ce aincn +bo o,,
fty ohall;nr anasbai, 90 49, aa;d osn;
=. t +o ~
tr;o+s of tho seyar,l stotas considar;nG f. allow,
~ r .bn nu,nhers aIreodv frn;sha5 Ne afoso
ls ~, va d. t,,o &c an ,n,;aa 80 "'oie
SAT- anu 'ie .',Ge f, VI ., ,'eT f se' s ,s. ~
~ IS e.,'S,, st,o md d;stot u az aGo 'aa
e sLosl%s sonn,oars onJ ,;a % ud fa AZ
nun vi '1i"s'ol' ""N i'iiii'i"' "no lor uil
ierrnt ,,,, leerio9s y. sI..,ee of Wv"
ne nfsc asoy VI wv tGsiuent was 70 nave
the national iorses enroileu ms next DUTY was
to ascertain wnat luihoer M oi voiuhVeers ana mi
ltla nau pet lursntu s i,uH, .l'e several states
ana tne p'"IM M oa St' sinee .ld com
lnencemehC ot We present. rcoelilon ana theI
from what dtSVrlcts IN the several states they
came tGat ne hi,sht eIuailze Ihe number
among the dlstlc!s 81 tag seVerai states con
sider'ng ana altoWlhs ior 'ne numbers ALREADY
furnished as aioreSaid' ana the Time oil theil
service.
Under the aet S G' .he SI ol Mareh, loo5 1t !