Year: 1864

Tie following is a synopsis of the Bill regulating
the Draft which passed the House Frilay last
yeas 3d. nays 60:


The bill passed., provides that the quota of each
ward of city, township precinct election deStrict
or county. where the same is divided into wards.
towns townships precincts election districts, shall
be nearly possible in proportion to the number
of resident therpiI subject to draft, taxing into
far practicable, TO the NUMBER which has
been previously FURNISHED thercfoIn AMI Is ascertain
ing ami IN filling said quota there SHAH be taken INTO
account the number Of men who have heretofore en-
tered the naval service Of the United States, and
whose names borne upon the enrOllmcnt lists,
already returned to the Office o. the Provost Mar
shal General Of the Untel States Any person enroll
ed under the provisions Of the Enrolment Act, who
may hereafter be enrolled may furnish, at any time
previous to the DRAFT an acceptable substitute who IS
not liable 10 draft At the time in the Military or
tute shall be cx n?t from draft during the term Tor
which such substitute shall be exempt from draft, not,
however exceeding the ;or which such substitute
shall have been excepted but no private soldier nu-
scian non-eommissione.l officer being actually in
the military service of the United States shall be pro-
cured or excepted substitute. The boards OF en-
r0llmtnt to enroll all persons liable to draft under
the provisions of this act and Of the enrolment act,
whose shall have been onStted by the proper
rolling officer all percons who Shall arrive the of
20 years before the draft all aliens who shall declare their
intention to become citizens, all persons discharged
from the military naval service of the Uaited states
who have not been III such S'rylCe two years during
the present war; and all persons who have been ex-
empted under the provisions of the u section of the
which this is a supplement bat who not
exempted by the provisions OF this and the boards
OF enrolment shall rclaase and discharge from the
draft all persons who between the time of the enroll
ami the draft shall have arrived the age of 10
years and sail strike the of such persons from
the enrolment. ANY person drafted into the military
service of the United States before the time fixed
for his appearance for duty the draft rendezvous
furnish acceptable substitute, subject to such rules
and regulations may be prescribed by the Secrairy
oi War. If such substitute u not liable q DRAFT, the
person furnishing him shall be exempt from draft dur
ing the time for which such tute is not liable
draft not exc linz ia. time for which he i ratcl
and ifS-r l-, of NO
person furnishing him shah be liable 20 draft IN filling


future quotas aud if drafted person shah hereafter
pay money for the procuraton Of substitute under
the provisions of the act to which this l. amend
ment such payment o. money shall operate only 10


eve such person from draft during the time for which
the person dratl unless the in the box be
sooner czhaust IN which case the mama shall be re-
turned o the wheels


Members of religious denominations who shall by
oath or affirm .tion declare that they conscentiousv
opposed 10 the bearing of arms, ami who prohibited
from doing by the rules AM articles of faith and
practice of such religious denomination. shali when
drafted into the military service be cons lerei non
combatants and snail be assigned by the Secretary of
War 10 duty in the hospitals. to the of freedmen
or shi pay the sum % 500 t" such person as the
Secretary ot War shall designate receive it. be
applied to tie hene Of sick AMI wounded soldiers pro-
vided that person shall be entitled u the benefit of
the provisions Of this section, unless his declaration
of conscientious scraplas against bearing shall be
supported by satisfactory cy3elca that his daportmcnt
has been uniformly consistent with such declaration


ANY marine or able selmIn WHO shall be- drafted
sla IL have the right within eight dtvs after the Motif
cation of such draft enlist in the naval service
No pilot engineer. muster or acting master,
acting ensign acting mast rs mlte. having
poiutmant acting appointment such. and being
actually in the naval service. snail be subject 10 mill
tary draft while holding such appointment


The following persons are exempted AMI excepted
from enrolment AMI draft, nlrnay such are
Carried physically morally unfit for the service
Of the ned States the tim, OF the draft, and all
persons who have in the military or naval SER
vice two Years during the present and been hon
orably discharged thererun and persons but such
herein exempt.d shall be exempt The two
classes heretofore provide for enrolment conso
dated. In all where colorei persons have been
heretofore enrolled in the military of the United
states. all the provisions OF this the paw
nient OF bounty and compensation provided shall
be equally applicable well as to those who nav be
hereafter recruited The bill also contains the section
for enrolling all abeboiied males African descent
&c. upon which separate vote taken before the
bill passed. AT half past the house adjourned
until Monday.