The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-09-02
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STATE OF MAINE.

GENERAL ORDER No. 80.
requisiton having been made upon the Govern
or and Commandcr-in-Chiefb by the President of
the United States, for nine thousand six hundred
and nine t9609) 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 discharged-it Is hereby ordered as follows:
FIRST.
i. The Orderly Sergeants of the respective COM
panies of enrolled militia shall each appoint menu
Der of their company to be Clerk who shall be sworn
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
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
nesday the third day of September next at nine
O'Clock in the forenoon, and notice of the time and
place of meeting 1.-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 theretrom 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, many slips of paper as
there names 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 snip having one number
the papers therein thoroughly shaken up, when
draft shall be made fherefrom under his direction in
the mode here prescribed.
Sccond-The names the company roll shall then
be called in alphabetical order by the Orderly Ser
geant and each man, his name is called shall draw
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
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.
Thrd-Wben there is more than company in a
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 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 superintendent, the
dratt will nevertheless be proceeded with, in the
manner aoo'c ucscriped, anu houce oI tue iacts
should be immediately forwarded TO this Office by the
Orderly Sergeant.
Fourth-Ift the above duty cannot be performed be-
fore O'Clock, r. NJ it will be continued on the
day, between the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ and
O'Clock, Il. NJ, and from day TO day between the
hours until the draft is completed.
Fiffh-The men who shall not be exempt from liza
bty TO enrolment tsuch exemption to be determined
as hereinafter proyidedl against whose 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
company. and shall be held accordingly aud 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 ia the service any citizen merchant
within the United States;
Postmasters, 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 ;
articers 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
cordng to the usages of their denominations, so
long such relation continues; and officers of
the militia who have been honoraby discharged,
exempted from liability TO enrolment and draft I;
and, upon evidence furnished the Orderly Sergeant
that they come within this exemption, he VIII cause
the clerk TO draw line their upon the
records, but not rendering the legbe, stating
opposite, the ground of exemption. A line will also
be drawn across the names of persons claiming
emption from liability, grounds of physical dsa
bility who shall establish the validity Of such claims
before the orderly Sergeant, by the certificate any
surgeon within the county, appointed by the Cover
nor, for the purpose of making such examination
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
Sevcntll-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 names of the persons drafted, and cert-
fled copy of the record made by the clerk aforesaid
shall be transmitted TO the Adjutant General. The
Orderly Sergeants will notify the drafted men COM
pllsng his conpanys quota, TO appear at the place
ing'sad draft, al O'Clock A. NJ, and from thence he
will proceed with them by public conveyance if 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 case of the
resignation, absence or neglect of the Orderly Ser
IN pprfgr duf hert ulrpt
ians elect either of the Lieutenans in default of
his superior officer. will officiate in his stead.
Eighth-Reasonable compensation will be made for
the performance of these duties and necessary expen
reimbursed
Ninth-one more competent surgeons in each
county will be designated by the Governor, of whose
appointment notice will be given, and whose certii-
Gates of disability and none others will be respected
by Orderly Sergeants others in authority. When
to present himself personally before the surgeons APP
pointed aforesaid, such surgeon may issue
tifcate of exemption upon the productions before
him of the 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 ply stefan or surgeon of good standing in
the county.
Tenih-The drafted men from the different compan-
les after arriving at the place of rendezvous will be
formed into companies and regiments which will be
oicercd as provided by the laws Of this State and of
the United States.
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 ensing for nine months
service upon blanks TO be furnished from his Office
to the municipal authorities militia off, ers and
who shall be enrolled At some place within their city,
town or plantation and on their way to the reutiez-
before Wednesday the third of September
next, will be relieved from their liability 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
nshed as aforesaid, less than the quota will be
ceycd as 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, will be formed into
companies and regiments and, as far may be
sstaDt with the interests of the service in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas and compa-
MES will elect their officers, subject the con.
fmation of the Commander-in-Chief.
III. In aseertaining 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 filling all
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
TO 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"
~ No State or United States bounty will be paid
TO such volunteers, and it is hoped that cities and
ment, will not disregard the wishes of the General
Government, that nine months volunteers should be
rased without bounties No Volunteers will be
ccived in lieu of drafted men from any city or town
that shall pay bounty of more than twenty (20)
dollars TO each volunteer.
THIRD.
The provisions of the Act of March 1s 1862 jim ref
erence to furnishing aid Ia the families of soldiers
will extend TO the families of drafted militia and nine
months volunteers.
Quotas of cities. towns and plantations for three
years volunteers under the call of the President of
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