, 1865-02-16
THE DRAFT.
Plan pursued In Few York for Purglug the
Enrolment LIsts--A 1f0dfkf0r lilo Chicago
Autkcriiies.

We pablIsh herewith the circular Of the New
York County Committee, embodylng the plans re-
Gently adopted in that city to purge the enroll
| mcut Lists. lis suceees may be Judged from the
fact that the list By this means cut down from
14n0 900 to 81, 600 names. Some srck means sho1'd
be adopted in Chicago, which is New York On a
little sal1er seale subject the very aame causcs
Of incorrect enrolment, and suffering like her
from the injustice Of list conta1ning re.rly twice
is mnny tnamcs as 1t should bear. In country
places this evil Is not entitled. there everybody
| and his condition Is known; he is enrolled only
once liable; # not liable, he 1s not enrolled at
| all.
| The New York County Committee on Vo1un-
] tccrtng have reason to beliere that further
call ts likely eoou 10 be nade by the President for
! Hitherto ereat complaint has been made thntthc
| quotas demanded Of The ctunty Of New York have
As ali quotas are based upon the enrolment IT
| Is evident that no relief can be expected except
| BY 2 reduction Of the enrolment to Its proper
Although appeals hare hitherto been made to
Gizens =, correct s M H. mere f has oesn aa
charge Its duty in this p49hcnlaE.
It Is evident that this duty must be performed
b the paolie authorities, or 1t will not be per-
By consent Of the War Department and the nd
! vico Of the Governor, The New fo:k County Com
mit,cc on Volunteering tas determined - uudcr-
taEe the hercplean labor OF correcting the cnro!l-
mcnt OF the county.
No means will bc sparcd to mako th1s correc.
ttou thorough aud eat=factory both to he people
| mud the Government
The only object is to correct the enrolment and
ploee !, at pEopsr ft:nafd md ID, ard s;e5y elt:zea
| In thfe work.
In addition to other means which will be brought
o1Sect, / Complete copy Of tho existing enrolment
OF zach ward or election precinct will be printed
md lurashed to every enrolled citizen Of the ward
lhis il Wisl Ea prc1e1t the excuse which so mary
who arc exempt have made. thai they did not
know they were enrolled, and hence dtd sot r.
tend to having their nau1cs taken from the roll.
1t will also nGord the opportunity for every man
enrolled to see whether er moi his ncighbor IS en-
ard not enrolled ehsll be put down.
Every person enrolled Is requested to aid in the
gigarhc lebor which We have Undertaken, By COM
plying with the following conditions:
i. Wheneyer name appeaEs Of any peE:o9 who
be giveo to the Provost Marfhal Of the District,
byeuy pctEon who may be cognizaut Of the fast,
il order that The same mny Be recorded.
las soee of te set shoaa 4 2 s!aV nat
be stricken from the roll OF that District md re-
corded where It properly belongs.
70 ist y known
Eon indicated Ia not resident as described, no1ce
should be given al. the Provost Marshal'a Office,
that the Dame mny be stricken from the roll.
reason notice should be given to the Provost Mar
shal OF the District by the exempt person himself
thct the na1nc nsy he stricken from the roll.
Tho following arc the recognized causes OF c1-
cmption:
2 Under - ycars Of age.
8. Being tn alien. end nevcr haying voted.
4: Having furpiehcd substitute in nnticipatisn
s. us1ing been drniied and furnished substl-
6. uavibg been drafted and paid commuta.ion.
Z. Having been drafted and received certificate
OF permanent physical disability;
s. Being permanently physically disqualified
9. Having served two years In The army or navy
during the present war, and been honorahiy dts
| charged.
Insdditlon to this, 60 far as possible, every en-.
depnsd aeean ne
Of nil enrolled men, to have tho-e Improperly en-
rolled taken Of and TO add those not on, but who
elould be enrolled.
As this Is an effort to correct and not to increase
the enrolment 1t IL to the interest OF every person
to give correct md true ansEcss to any md all
| questions which may be put to them, and any per-
son declining to GnsweE or Ewing false answers
render thcmselyc1 liable to s-7esl and lmp1isun-
| mcnt- -...
made 10 eccu1e correct enrolment OF the County
| OF New York. To be successful, the CO operation
Of every resident Of this clt5 aud county is abso-
]utcly required.
pogiiion to afford MS every tccity 10 attain The
object In view. IT. therefore, t.rc lgh the indfs-
nnsftiou md auathy df the public, who are most
concerned, this effort to correct the enrolment
ebIys and iDrher auofs. arg
the enrolment The people of this CITY and county
vii, be themselves responsible, and they will have
| none but themselves to blame.
| Dated NEW foEK, Dec. ], 1861