The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-01-26
OUR TERMS.
THE IMPENDING DRAFT,


TO furnish our readers with the most &C.
sential portions of the late enrolment
act, thn, they may act intslIigently in a
matter of such vital interest ionil liable
to its sweeping provisions:
src. Q. And 30 IL further enacted,
That The quoIn of each ward OF city,
town, township, precinct, or election
district, or Of q county, where the coun.
tyie not divided into wards, towns,
townships, precincts or election districts,
shall be, as nearly as possible, in pro
portion TO the number Of men resident
therein liable to render military service,
taking into account, es far as practicable
The number which has been previously
furnished lherefrom.
SEC. 3. And Be Il further enacted,
That ii the quotas shall not he filled
within tie time designated By the Prcsi.
dent. the progoM marshal Of the district
within which any ward of a city. town,
townships, precincts, or lection districts
which is deficient in its quota is situn-
tea, shall, under the direction OF the
Provost Marshal General, make draft
for The number deficient therefrom,
SIC, 6, And be il further enacted,
Lhal boards Of enrolment shall enroll
all persons liable to draft under The pro.
VISIONS OF this act, aud tho act to which.
y
ms 8 an amendment, whose names
may have been omitted by the proper
enrolling 0 Ulcers all persons who shall
arrive at the age OF twenty yearYy!nfore
the draft; all aliens who slTll .arn
their intention to become ciliEsAs all
persons discharged ifon the military or
naval service otIhe United States who
have not been Ia such service two years
DUNG the present war and all parsons
whohave been exempted under 'hepro-
wsiots Of the second section Of the act
TO whieh this is an amendment, but who
ere not exempted by the provisions Of
this act; and said boards o. enrolment
shall release and discharge from draft
all persons who, between the lime OF the
enroimen' and the draft, shall have an
rived Of the age OF forty I'VE years, and
shall STRIKE the names OF sRch persons
from the enrolment.
SEC. 10. And be II further saTc'cd,
That the bllowing persons be, and they
are hereby, exempted from the enro'len!
and draft under the provisions Of this
act, and OF the act 10 which this is an
amendment, to.wi: such as are rejected
as physically INST for the service, all
persons actually in the military or naval
service OF the United States at the time
OF the draft, aud all reSons who have
served in the military or naval service
two years during the present war and
been houoiably discharged therefromj
and no persons but such IS dre herein
exempted shall beyexempt.
SEC. Is. And be u JlTther enacted
That no person OF foreign birth shall
on account OF aIlen0ge, be exempted
from enrolment or draft under the pro
visions ofthis act, or the act to which
this is an amendment, who hes at any
time assumed the rights Of citizen BY
coting Mt any election held under the au,
Shorily Of the laws Of any Slate or Ter.
ritery, or of the United States, or who
has held any office under such laws, OF
any of themS but the fact that any such
person of foreign birth has uotcd or HE'LL
or shall cote or hold, Office as qtorcsaia
shall be taken as conclusive evidence
that he is not entitled to exemption from