The Portland daily press., 1862-08-30
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STATE OF MAINE.

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Augusta, Aug. Is, 1862 !
GENERAL ORDER No. 32
requsition having been made upon the Govern
or aud Commander-in-C Chief by the President of
the United States. for nine thousand six hundred
and nine t9609l ablebodied men, 10 be drafted from
the enrolled militia of the State, for the service of
the United States, TO for nine months unless
sooner discharged-t is hereby ordered as follows:
FIRST.
/. The Orderly Sergeants of the respective COM
panics of enrolled militia shall each appoint
Der of their company TO be Clerk. who shall be
before some Justice of the Peace of the County, TO
make true and faithful record of the proceedings of
the company at such meetings for making the draft
as hereinafter provided blanks for which appoint
ment, and certificate of oath aforesaid will be
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
nesday the third day of September next at nine
O'Clock in the forenoon, and notice of the time and
place of meeting tthe 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 -four hours notice given. AT such meet
ing of said companies. the Orderly Sergeant will
cause draft TO be made therefrom in manner fol-
lowing:
First-He will cause box of suitable size for the
purpose 10 be prepared, and will place therein in
presence of the company, as many slips of paper
there arc the roll of his company, exclusive
of officers elect and upon the slips shall be writ
ten, in letters and not figures, the numbers from
one to that which expresses the entire number of
men in the company, each slip having number
written thereon The box shall then be closed, and
| the papers therein thoroughly shaken up, when a
draft shall be made therefrom 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
geant, and each man. his name iscalcd 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 same upon roll previously pre-
pared by him for that purpose, upon blank furnish
ed from this Office opposite the name of the person
drawing the same until every slip shall have been
member of the company shall not be present shall
neglect or refuse to draw upon his name being called
the Orderly Sergeant shall designate some member
of the company to draw for him.
Thrd-When there is more than one company in a
city or town. the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
and the Selcctmcn of the towns authorized and
requested Immediately upon receiving information
of their quotas. 10 apportion the same equally be-
tween the several companies having respect to the
numbers borne upon the rolls. II 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-Ifthe above duty cannot be performed be-
fore O'Clock, L. NJ. il will be continued on the nexl
day, between the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ and
O'Clock, L. NJ, and from day to day between the
same hours until the draft is completed.
Fifth-The who shall not be exempt from LA
bity TO enrolment tsuch exemption 10 be determined
as hereinafter providedl against whose names upon
the record thus made by the clerk shall be found the
lowest number commencing at one ~ and going up
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 10 be completed from the lowest numbers
drawn by non-exempfed men.
Sxth--Tbc following persons, viz:
The Vice President of the United States;
The officers, judicial and executive, of the United
States;
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:
PostInasers assistant postmasters. and their clerks
post officers post riders and stage drivers in the
and conveyance of the mail of the United States;
fcrrymen employed at any ferry on the post road;
artifeers 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
cor,ling TO the usages Of their denominations so
long such relation continues; and officers of
the militia who have been honorably discharged,
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 across their names upon the
records, but not rendering the names iegibie stating
opposite, the ground of exemption. A line will also
be drawn across the names of persons claiming ex
emption from liability grounds of ply sica disa
hty, 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 examination
which certificate sbal contain statement of the par.
ticular ground of such disability. The decisions of
the Orderly Sergcants in this regard will stand good
unless reversed by the Adjutant General.
Seventh-Tlrce 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 no decision in favor of such
exemption shall be given unless within four days of
such draft Immediately upon the expiration of said
period the names of the persons drafted and certi
fled copy of the record made by the clerk aforesaid
shall be transmitted TO the Adjntant General. The
Orderly Sergcants will notify the drafted men
prsing his companys quota, TO appear at tho place
where the draft was made on the sixth day succeed
ing'said dram, at o'clock A. NJ, and from thence he
will proceed with them by public conveyance ii such
can be had, and if not by the most expeditions and
economical method TO the place of rendezvous of
which notice will be given hereafter. In of the
resignation, absence neglect of tho Orderly Ser
geants TO perform The duties herein required the Cap
iains elect either Of the Leutenanis in default of
his superior officer, will offciate in his stead.
Eightli-Reasonabc compensation will be made for
the performance of these duties and necessary expen-
reimbursed
Nnth-Onc or more competent surgeons in each
county will be designated by the Governor of whose
appointment notice will be given, and whose certif-
Gates of disability and others will be respected
by Orderly SergeaDts or others in authority. When
any person enrolled aforesaid is sick and unable
present himself personally before the surgeons ap-
pointed aforesaid such surgeon may issue GER
tiiicate of exemption upon the productions before
him of the statements of the party in reference
70 the nature and extent of his disability or disease
and of sworn statement i'll detail concerning the
by ply sieian or surgeon of good standing in
Tcnth-The drafted men from the different compan-
les after arriving at the place of rendezvous will be
formed into companies aud regiments, which viii be
ofccred provided by the laws of this State and of
the United States.
Elcventh-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 enlstiBg for nine months
service, upon blanks 10 be furnished from This Off
10 the municipal authorities militia oi' ers, ald
who shall be enrolled at place within Thea. vily.
town plantation, and their the ToBdez-
vous 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 no dram from such cities and towns, under this
call, will be made. Any number of volunteers fur
nished as aforesaid less than the quota, will be
ccycd part thereof provided they residents of
the city, town plantation furnishing them, and the
draft will be made for the residue.
H. Volunteers, when in camp, viii be formed into
companies and regiments. and, as far NAV be n
sistant with the interests of the service in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas; and compa-
nies will elect their officers, subject the con-
fmation of the Commander-in-Chief
Ill. In ascertaihing the quotas of counties and
towns, the regulations of the War Department will
be observed which are as follows;
additional Regulations for the Enrolment and
DRAFT of Militia: Ordered, Sth, That in filling all
QUESTIONS for militia the quotas of the several States
will be appointed by the Governors among the
eral 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 10y them and mustered into the
service of the United States, and whose stipulated
term of service shall not have expired"
". No state United States bounty will be paid
to such volunteers and it is hoped that cities and
towns, furnishing their quotas by voluntary enlist
ment, will not disregard the wishes of the General
Government that nine months volunteers should be
raised without bounties. No Volunteers will be re-
ceiyed in lieu of drafted men from any city town
that shall pay bounty OF more than twenty (2Q
dollars TO each volunteer.
THIRD.
The provisions of the Act of March Is 1862 in ref
erence 10 furnishing aid 10 the families of soldiers
months volunteers.
FOURTH.