Columbia Democrat and Bloomsburg general advertiser. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1850-1866, 1865-03-04
Information about the Draft.


physically and mentally disabled persons
nnder - and over As years of age at the
date OF draft arc exempt. Family bibles,
baptisma certificates and church registers
where these arc in existence, are used in
establishing non liability on account of
ago and should be offered in proof, togoth-
er with the necessary ailidavits.
Aliens are exempt, An alien, in the
meaning oI law, is a person born under a
oreign government who has not fled n
declaration Of iutshtiou 10 become u citi.
Zen, has meyer voted Tor attempted to vote
and who has not held an Office, civil or
military in tbs country. The fact Of the
alieDage must bo made to appear in due
form, supported by the sworn certificate
Of two persona not themselves aliens, who
state that thoy hoow the party aud believe
his statements to he true.
Persons who Eavo been two years iu
service are exempt. The fact OF having
70 served must be proven by the cxhibi-
ton of a discharge or other satisfactory
proof.
6"bsfA Nc' jJ0rc the Drqn.-As the
law nov st1uda, ouly persous rot them,
selves not divided liable to draft can he
come sub-ti'utcs for enrolled mrn before
! draft. OF course for such We must look
to thc !ist Of emP:-pcrsons under 20
and over IS aliens aud such Ne have served
two years since the prcSout war
II should not be torg ttcn that the reg
ulasons require TINT man who oficrj
| limsolf IA a substitute for an enrolcn
mau, mr't prov hi4 non liability to draft
in the same way that be would be required
to do if ho were drafted and claimed cx.
cmp'ion for The 'omo reason.
l. should be born iu mad that in all
cases cF tirui,hihg Rt stitutes in lieu Of
draf,, TIC principal is x"mpt only as long
as The eubstiiutG is not liable, not exceed
ing llr time for which the substitute rhall
have been accepted, r the substitute EN-
lists at niuctGcn yeas and five month, Of
age, tho principal is exempt FIR seven
months. If The apbsiiut be ovc. forty
FIVE years OF age Ot cnistmcnt, the plin-
cipal is exempt for tho torn Of enlistment
OF tho substitute or for less period il
Con- Src,s should meanwhile mako mon over
! fnrf, -T.n II u IN lyn I,,t Ia,
an len substitute the principal is exempt
for lis term Of enlistment, although the
alien himself may determine his principals
liability by illing a declaration OF intcn
tion 10 become u ciizcn, voting at election
or holding an office, civil or military,
S~'&ttt'Hrsgi:c% NajL.-pcr.ons them.
selves liable t. draft, may enlist i, sub
,tltutcs for drafted men, bu! in such ease
the mama Of the principal shall again bq
placed on the roll aud be liable TO draft on
.u;;aro c,l,, b4t until the prctcnt Gu
:plmcut sLsll be exhausted If a drafted
uian hrpish a aub'ti'u!c not liable to draft,
he IS cxamp, Icr tho lrngth Of time the
substitute /, rot Liable. a drsacd man
furnishing a substitute can under no cir
cun;!aaces be exempt for longer period
than Il c time for which Lc was drafted.
NcitLcr substitutes for drafted or en'
rolled men, ror drafted men tLems2lHos,
arc allowed any choice of regiments, but
must 90 wherever they are assigned.
It h 2uld be stated that it is rarely chat
a boy under eighteen is accepted into ser
vice by prudent Surgeon, by far the lar.
ger number Of such being TOO diminutvo
and immature. It frequently happens
that man owe forty.fyc makes an agaila
bic substitute but his acccptability depends
=, upon variety Of circumstances and cannot
be absolutely determined until the man is
offered. /. is useless In any case to offer
; man as a substitute who is ovor fifty.
Substitutes are not allowed furloughs
p after onlsting. This rcmark applies to
volunteer recruits as well, Men deter
mining to enlist either as substitutes OF rc.
o cruits should make all their arr angcments
Y before presenting themselves for enlist@
= ment and not importuuo officers 10 do thai
e which their instructions forbid Coloret
c men may be offered as substitutes for white
II men,
1t Persons who paid commntation.in 1876;
!. are by law exempt for three ycare from
n the day thoy were drafted those tha
IS paid communication money since Feb. "a
" 1864, arc liable to the draft about to b
i'll made
re Any persons who furnish substitutes un
is der the draft Of sG2 for three years ca
r. have themselves stricken from the list be
lie fore draft b. producing the certificate
the commissioner at that time and furnish