New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-03
THE DRAFTED MEMS ACT.
OPPOSED TO THE REPAYMENT
OF MONEY PAID FOR SUBSTITUTES.
GENERAL INTEREST ~ THE LAW U,S TX
HNSTrD TIE EDITION or 1T PRINTED
by THE sTNTr-Xo ACTION TAKEN
BY CITITS AID TOWNS
--TTNT OF TTTI- u 7.
fFRoM TIFF PrGrL,R CORRESPONDENT TIFF 7RrerHr

-TFXT or THE act.
FROM THr REGULAR CORRESPONDENT OF TIFF 7RIerHr.
Albany. March o.-Thr law passed by III" LeciSa-
rrc Of 1892 10 enable the several clll,- and towns
Of the state which lad not already dor" %. 10 refund
the money expended In furnishing substitutes or in
communication Ly tie men VIII" drafted into IL"
military service OF The United States during 'h" War
Of the Rebellion excited Snci general interest thA'
not n single copy Of II Is now left I'm III" Office &" ih'
Secretary Of state. We sent some copies Of h" law
TO Europe" said Clerk Jrwoit. tc-dHy. land Vet
donbt n II has been OF much benefit vet TO the drafted
men. for | Lave not yet heard Of county or town
which has taken advantage Of The act and repaid
the drafted men the $500 which thousands OF them
paid for substitutes I'm the cours" OF tn" war. lie
taxpayers have been opposed TO Ills repayment, |
understand
The Drafted Mems act + subject "f such general
Interest about the State that II T.. perhaps worm
while 10 place /; before the r.'drrs Of r." Iribunc
for their inspection II I, given in fun below:
Section l. In each county OF the stat" where
provision has not been already made ~ public 'N-
pcnse 10 meet the requirements OF III" several drafts
made under the act OF Congress entitled, An A''
for Enrolling and Calling ont the National Forces ana
for Other Purposes" approved Marcf. ,. l7G3 and
the acts amendatory thereto. Will" the option OF
communication by the payment Of $500 remained said
draft, having been enforced under Proclamation OF
tho Prcsden, Of the united States subsequently made
to furnish troops 10 rcpcnsh the armies 81 H." h'eu
States the board Of supervisors ar" authorized ana
directed II majority Of the resident taxpayers Of
the county. or such part Of the comfy ms may ''
affected by TIE provisions OF This act representing
more than or. ali Of the taxable property Of sn'h
resident TAXPAYERS 10 be determined by the last
preceding assessment. rolls In said c0untvl petition
aid hoard Of supervisors therefor names To p'utoh'
10 be proved the same as for deco Tor frooi" III"
names 10 have been signed within one year IRON 'r
lime OF presentation 10 the board ~ supervisors 10
raise by tax, In the same manner as "'hrr taxes
are authorized BY law 10 BE- assessed levied ana
collected bv them in WI ole or I'm annual inNt1meh'S
not exceeding five years. sum snh'c'oht 10 pay
follows
l. To each man or 10 his heirs at law. WHO. having
been drafted In OF the several drafts under shd
CONSUMPTION act or acts amendni"iN "'r"'" ~ NOR
said In order 10 FIJI quoas Of the several cities ana
towns o. the TO supply the armies oi Inc m''u
states with troops went personally into tho s"rvic"
A. drafted men aud has been honoably discharged there
from: and 10 the hersa law Of each man. WHO nav
Ing bcen so drafted and having gone mo Such c'''c
as drafted man. died or was billed IN Snch service
the sum OF $500 together with Interest from u" gay
he entered such service
. To each man or his heirs law. WHO having
hccn drafted as aforesaid furnished a substitute who
,cos accented a sum equal 10 the amount paid by
him for such substitute. not howcv"i. exceeding VI"
sum OF 900 together with Interest from tile dav o.
tbo acceptance Of such substitute by the military
authorities.
g. To each man or his heirsatl law. who having
been drafted rs Aforesaid. paid the o""m"''""" %
$500 (the sum established by law. "for the procfa-
uon OF n substitute" the sum OF 500 together Win
,n,eres, upon the same from the DAY Oi the payment
OF such cOmmutailon.
Sec. .. In case n majority o' TIE f-id'ht ''N'
PAYERS OF any CITY or representing NOR" than one
half Of the taxable property Of such resident '"N-
poyers shall petition the board Of supervisors. rs
a, .ft,tl,f ms al
the relief as aforesaid for such city or town. tho board
NJ Supervisors may in Is discretion low and use"s
upon the tnxablc property and persons OF Suoh city
or town a sum sufficient 10 pay ia" drafted men VI
such city or town Us aforesaid.
Sec. 3. The sum above specified shall be assessed
upon the taxable property and persons OF THO fe'efa'
cities and towns in each Of such counties
rs aforesaid in proportion To the number OF men WHO
were so drafted and held 10 service from each 81 SAID
cities and towns ,ciively, 10 I'll their Respective
quotas 80 that each town OF city shall bear tho N-
pcnsc Of paving Us own men n af"r' SAID Inc ~
pensc incident 10 carving out the provisions o. thS
oct shall BE- assessed upon the said ''s or ""D' ia
the proportion aforesaid.
sec 4. In all cases where the payment o' said
commutatIons nnd for substitutes, under sald drafts
ma, been assumed made b., any of Ill" sld cites OF
towns. the said city cities. and town OF towns anu
the persons and property thereof snail hoi b. as
scssrd taxed under the provision oil IN, "'l ,a
communications and for substitute, ha, been a,7nr'd
in part made In part b' amy Of the s'id cue. VI,
towns the balance only. with Interest, sal b.. P'd
10 ,aid drafted men ~ aforesaid by such 'lile' o'
towns. , - - .,,,
pnrt thereof paid I'm con mutation, or Tor snbsu'"'"
nndcr such drafts WA obtained Ly donation 10. or
ln mutual Insurance, or by loan oi NE luhNIu",
drafted and held to service paving u" SANE or lpr
whom tie same paid, IN" board Oi shp'iN''VI'
,r. directed to pay The donors. other parties IA
i.rcetDd ~ Aforesaid. or their heir al law, t"'
amount, re-, pccrivcy donated or lOnncd. or ild d!
Them with Interest. upon satisfactory ''iu'n'' P''
durnd hy them Of such amounts having been dlhal'i
balance ouiy If any. 10 the said drafted man or 70
ds heirs-at-lsw No money shall " pald uhi'r lhS
act to uny person persons 10 whom any ci,lih or
claims Shall have been assigned OF a""' '''"'i III
&c : Tie board OF supervisors. when payments
ore made under THIS act, shall CIV" thrc" noh'nH
noticc 10 all persons interested In such manner ~
,bcv may designate such nOlic" 10 b" nv adVer'lA'
usbcd IN the county authorized 10 publish ~" ,essol
laws All claims not presented 10 'nc 'o" ~,
treasurer within the said tire" months. cNc"pl VA"
claims Of tr drafted themselves or ther hrS Ut
law shall be forever barred . y,,
Soc - The COMMITTEES Of Kings, Queens. New YORK
pichmond WeschoAter and Eochand, ana the .i'l,N
~ New York Rrooklyn. Albany Troy. syTacnS.. Eoet
ester and BuIalo and tn" towns OF hihuerD"p n 1t,
Columbia County. RcnS'"laeryilc III n'o w. 'h,u,rn
Eccclcr in Fulton IIcrkm"r ana Euualn III ,,'in,
Dr S,ockhridce and Smithirld IN Madison. antwerp
in Jefferson Mendon and I1ttsford IN Monroe" Wh''o,
en- sencca Allen In Allecan'. W'N'f0rd III '.seo ,u
=, .rmand In Essex having already mad" provisions
TO- ,i drafted men II the class aforesaid. are her'py
,Y.,nned from the provisions Oi ms act. >,
soc O. This act Shall take effect imni'dia''iy.
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ALL on BOARD WERE LOST.