The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-09-11
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STATE OF MAINE.

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HEAD QUARTERS.
ADJUrANT GENERALS OFFICE,
Augusta, Aug. l6, 1862
GENERAL ORDER No. 80.
A reauisition having been made upon the Govern
and Commander-in-Chief by the President of
the United States, for nine thousand six hundred
and nine 5000 able-bodied men, to be drafted from
the enrolled militia of the State, for the service of
the United States, to serve for nine months unless
sooner dischargcd-it is hereby ordered as follows;
FIRST.
l. The Orderly Sergcants of the respective COM
panies of enrolled militia shall each appoint men,
Der of their company to be Clerk, who shall be sworn
make and faithful record of the proceedings of
the company at such meetings for making the draft
hereinafter provided blanks for which appoint
ment and certificate of oath aforesaid will be season.
ably furnished from this office.
ii. The time of meeting of companies of militia
for the purpose of making such DRAFT shall be We'd
ncsday the third day of September next at nine
O'Clock in the forenoon and notice of the time and
place of meeting (the latter TO be designated by the
ORDERLY Sergeant) shall be given in manner and form
for the election of officers, but there shall be at
least twenty-f hours notice gwen. Al such meet;
cause draft TO be made therefrom In manner fol-
lowing:
purpose to be prepared. and will place therein in
presence of the company, as many slips Of paper as
there the roll of his company, exclusive
of officers elect, and upon the slips shall be writ
ten, in letters and not figures, the nurbers from
one to that which expresses the entire number of
men in the company, each slip having one number
written thereon. The box shall then be closed and
the papers therein thoroughly shaken up when
draft shall be made thereffom under his direction in
the mode here prescribed.
Second-The names on the company roll shall then
be called in alphabetical order by the Orderly Ser
gcanf and each man, his name is called, shall draw
one slip of paper from the box, which he shall pass
to the Clerk who shall read aloud the number there
on, and record the upon roll previously pre-
pared by him for that purpose upon blank furnish
cd from this Office, opposite the name of the person
drawing the same, until every slip shall have been
drawn from the box and in case where an enrolled
member of the company shall not be present, shall
neglect refuse to draw upon his name being called
the Orderly Sergeant shall designate some member
of the company to draw for him.
Third-When there is more than one company in
city or town, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
and the Selectmen of the towns, authorized and
requested, Immediately upon receiving information
of their quotas. TO apporfioD the same equally be-
tween the several companies, having respect to the
numbers borne upon the rolls If such municipal
officers shall neglect refuse to perform the above
service in making the aforesaid apportionment, the
draft will nevertheless be proceeded WITH in the
manner above described, and notice of the facts
should be Immediately forwarded TO this Office by the
Fourth-If the above duty cannot be performed be-
fore O'Clock, L. NJ it will be continued on the nexi
day between the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ, and
O'Clock, +. NJ, and from day TO day between the
same hours until the draft Is completed
Fiffh-The men who shall not be exempt from La
bity to enrolment lsuch exemption to be determined
as hereinafter providedl against whose names upon
the record thus made by the clerk shall be found the
wards until the quota of the company has been OBJ
tanned. shall constitute the drafted quota of said
company, and shall be held accordingly, and thus the
quota is TO be completed from the lowest numbers
drawn by non-exempted men.
Sxth-Tbe following persons, viz:
The Vice President of the United States;
The officers, judicial and executive, of the United
States;
The members of both houses of Congress and their
respective officers; custom house officers and their
clerks: inspectors of exports; pilots and mariners
employed in the sea service Of any citizen or merchant
within the United States;
Postmasers assistant postmasters and their clerks,
post officers post riders and stage drivers in the
and conveyance of the mail of the United States;
ferrymen employed at any ferry ON the post road;
artiicers and workmen in the United States arsenals
persons of the denominations of Quakers and
Shakers; justices of the supreme judicial court;
ministers of the gospel, regularly ordained
cording to the usages of their denominations, so
long as such relation continues; and officers of
the militia who have been honorably discharged,
are exempted from liability to enrolment and draft;
and, upon evidence furnished the Orderly Sergeant
that they come within this exemption, he will cause
the clerk TO draw line their names upon the
records but not rendering the names illegble stating
opposite, the ground of exemption A line will also
be drawn across the names of persons claiming
emption from liability. grounds of phys disa-
bilty who shall establish the validity of such claims
before the Orderly Sergeant by the certificate of any
surgeon within the county, appointed by the Cover
nor. for the purpose of making such exanination,
which certificate shall contain statement of the par
ticuar ground of such disability. The decisions of
the Orderly Sergeants in this regard will stand good
unless reversed By the Adjutant General.
Scventh-Three DAYS from the draft, exclusive of
that day. shall be allowed parties claiming exemption
TO furnish evidence establishing their claim before the
Orderly Sergeant, and decision in favor of such
exemption shall be given unless within four days of
such draft Immediately upon the expiration of said
period the of the persons drafted and certi-
lied copy of the record made by the clerk, aforesaid
shall be transmitted TO the Adjutant General. The
Orderly Sergeans will notify the drafted men COM
prising his company's quota to appear at the place
where the draft made, on the sixth day succeed
ing said draft, at O'Clock A. NJ and from thence he
will proceed with them by public conveyance if such
can &c had and If not by the most expeditions and
economical method to the place of rendezvous of
which notice will be given hereafter. In case of the
resignation, absence neglect of the Orderly Ser
geants 10 perform the duties herein required the Cap
tans elect either of the Lcutcnants in defaultof
his superior officer, will oficate in his stead.
Eighth-Reasonable compensation will be made for
the performance Of these duties and necessary expen
reimbursed.
Ninth-Ome or more competent surgeons in each
county will be designated by the Governor, Of whose
appointment notice will be given, and whose certf
Gates of disability, and none Others will be respected
by Orderly Sergcants or others in authority When
any person enrolled aforesaid, Is sick and unable
present himself personally before the surgeons APP
pointed as aforesaid such surgeon may issue on Ger.
iificatc of exemption upon the productions before
him of the sworn statements OF the party in reference
TO the nature and extent of his disability disease,
and of sworn statement in detail concerning the
same, by physician or surgeon of good standing in
Tenth-The drafted men from the different compan-
les affer arriving at the place OF rendezvous will be
esred a. by the AVS Of III sate a snd Of Of
the United States.
Eleventh-Drafted men may furnish substitutes,
but cannot be relieved from personal service upon
paying fine under the laws of this State.
SECOND.
Cities, Towns and Plantations furnishing their quo
ia of able bodied volunteers enlsting for nine months
service upon blanks TO be furnished from this Office
to the municipal authorities militia officers and
who shall be enrolled at place within their city,
town plantation. and on their way TO the rendcz-
or before Wednesday the third of September
next will be relieved from their liability TO draft;
said volunteers being accepted in lieu of drafted men,
and draft from such cities and towns, under this
call, will be made. Any number of volunteers fur
nished aforesaid less than the quota, will be
ceiyed part thereof provided they residents of
the CITY, plantation furnishing them, and the
draft will be made for the residue.
ii. Volunteers, when in camp, will be formed into
companies and regiments. and as far may be con-
with the wishes of the different quotas; and compa-
MES will elect their officers. subject TO the
imaiion of the Commander-in-C hief
III. In ascertaining the quotas OF counties and
towns the regulations of the War Department will
be observed, which as follows:
additional Regulations for the Enrolment and
Draft of Militia: Ordered. sth That in filing all
QUESTIONS for militia, the quotas of the several States
will be appointed by the Governors among the sew
era counties, and, when practicable, among the sub
divisions of counties that allowance shall be made
10 such counties and subdivisions for all volunteers
Heretofore furnished by them, and mustered into the
service of the United States and whose stipulated
term of service shall not have expired
Nv. No State or United States bounty will be paid
to such volunteers, and il is hoped that cities and
towns, furnishing their quotas by voluntary enlist
mcnt will not disregard the wishes of the General
Government, that nine months volunteers should be