The Portland daily press., 1862-08-28
O F F CT A l..
STATE OF MAINE.

GENERAL ORDER No. g.
requisition having been made upon the Govern
or and Commander-in-Chef by the President of
the United States for nine thousand six hundred
and nine t9609) abe-boded men, to be drafted from
the enrolled militia of the State, for the service of
the United States, to for nine months unless
sooner discharged-it hereby ordered as follows:
FIRST
l. The Orderly Sergeants of the respective CON-
panies of enrolled militia shall each appoint men,
Der of their company TO be Clerk who shall be
before some Justice of the Peace of the County,
make true and faithful record of the proceedings
the company at such meetings for making the draft
as are hereinafter provided, blanks for which appoint
ment and certificate of oath aforesaid will be season.
ably furnished from this Office.
III. The time of meeting of companies of militia
for the purpose of making such draft shall be Wed
nesday 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-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
Firsf-He will cause a box of suitable size for the
purpose TO be prepared, and will place therein in
presence of the company as many slips of paper as
there names the roll of his company, exclusive
OF ofiicers 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 one number
written thereon. The box shall then be closed and
the papers therein thoroughly shaken up, when
draft shall be made therefrom under his direction in
Second-Thc names on the company roll shall then
be called in alphabetical order by the Orderly Ser
geant and each man, as his name y 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 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
drawn from the box, and in case where an enrolled
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.
Third-When there is more than one company in
city or town, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
and the Seectmen of the towns, authorized and
requested, Immediately upon receiving information
of their quotas TO apportion 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 apportonment, 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
Orderly Sergeant.
fore O'Clock, r. NJ, it VIII be continued on the nexl
day, between the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ, and
O'Clock, r NJ and from day TO day between the
same hours until the draft is completed.
Fifth-The men who shall not be exempt from liza
bity to enrolment tsuch exemption TO be determined
as hereinafter proyidcd) 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 TO be completed from the lowest numbers
drawn by non-exempted men.
Sixth-The 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 service of any citizen merchant
within the United States;
Posimastcrs, 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;
artcers 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,
long such relation continues; and officers of
the militia who have been honoTably discharged,
exempted from liability 10 enrolment and draft
and. upon evidence furnished the Orderly Sergeant
that they come within this exemption, he will
the clerk to draw line their names upon the
records but not rendering the names egibe, stating
opposite the ground of exemption. line will also
be drawn across the names of persons claiming
ssp,ion from naDi,y: on grounas oi physical disa-
before the Orderly Sergeant, by the certificate of any
surgeon within the county, appointed by the Cover
nor, for the purpose of making snch examination
which certificate shall 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
Seyenth-Threc 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
sucn draff. Immediately upon the expiration of said
period the of the persons drafted, and certi
ned copy of the record made by the clerk, aforesaid
shall be transmitted to the Adjutant General. The
Orderly Sergcanfs viii notify the drafted men COM
prsing his company's quota, TO appear the place
where the draft made, 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
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 case of the
resignation absence neglect of the Orderly Ser
geanis TO perform the duties herein required the Cap
iains elect or either of the Lieutenans in default of
his superior officer, viii oficiafc in his stead.
Eighth-Reasonable compensation will be made for
the performance of these duties and necessary expen-
reimbursed.
Ninth-One 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 none Others will be respected
by Orderly Sergeants or Others in authority. When
any person enrolled aforesaid, is sick and unable
TO present himself personally befre the surgeons ap
pointed as aforesaid, such surgeon may issue GER
tificate 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 a sworn statement in detail concerning the
same, by physician or surgeon of good standing in
the county.
Tcntll-The drafted men from the different compan-
les after arriving al the place of rendezvous will be
formed into companies and regiments, which will be
the United States.
Eleventh-Dratted men may furnish substitutes.
but cannot be relieved from personal service upon
paying . hne under the laws OF this State.
SECOND.
Cities Towns and Plantations furnishing their QUO
IA of able bodied volunteers cnlisng for nine months
service upon blanks TO be furnished from this Off q
TO the municipal authorities militia Off, ers, aud
who shall be enrolled at some place within then CITY,
town or plantation, and on their way to the rendez-
or before Wednesday the third of September
next, will be relieved from their liability 10 draft
said volunteers being accepted in lien of drafted men,
and no draft from such cities and towns, under this
call, will be made. Any number of volunteers fur
nshed aforesaid, less than the quota will be re-
cesed part thereof provided they residents of
the CITY, town or plantation furnishing them, aud the
draft will be made for the residue
ii. Volunteers, when in camp, will be formed into
companies and regiments, and as far a may be con-
sistant with the interests of the service in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas; and compa-
nes will elect their officers, subject to the con-
fmation of the Commander-in-C Chief.
III. In ascertaining 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 re-
QUESTIONS for militia the quotas of the several States
will be appointed by the Governors among the sew
eral counties, and, when practicable, among the sub
divisions of counties that allowance shall be made
10 such counties, and subdivisions for a volunteers
furnished by Them and mustered into the
service of the United States, and whose stipulated
term of service shall not have expired
~. No State or United States bounty will be paid
10 such volunteers and il 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
ceived in lieu of drafted from any city or town
that shall pay bounty of more than twenty (2W
dollars 10 each volunteer.
THIRD.
The provisions of the Act of March IS 1862 in ref
erence TO furnishing aid to the families of soldiers
will extend to the families of drafted militia and nine
months volunteers.
FOURTH.