The Portland daily press., 1862-08-23
o F F CIAL.
STATE OF MAINE.
HEAD QUARTERS,

ADJUTAxT GENERALS OFFrcg
Augusta, August 1G, 1s62
GENERAL ORDER No 90.
requisition having been made unop the cover,.
or and Chief, by the President of
the United States, for nine thousand six hundred
the enrolled militia of the State for the service of
the United States, TO serve for nine months unless
sooner dscharged-it is hereby ordered as follows:
PIEsr.
l.. The Orderly Scrgeants Of the respeetive com
panies OF enrolled militia shall each appoint mem
Der OF their company to be Clerk who shall be sworn
before some Justice of the Peace of the Countv 10
make true and faithful record Of the proccein ~ Of
the company at such meetings for making the draft
as are hereinafter provided blanks for which appoint
men 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 We'd
nesday the third day of September next at nine
O'Clock in the forenoon, and notice of the time and
orderly sergeant} shall be given in manner and form
as for the election of officers, but there shall be at
least twen'y.iour ven, hours notice given AT such meet
ing OF said companies, the Orderly Sergeant will
cause draft to be made theretrom in manner fol-
lowing:
Frst-He win 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 ON 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 one number
written thereon. The box shall then be closed aud
the papers therein thoroughly shaken up, when
the mode here prescribed. s,.
second-The names on the company roll shall then
be called in alphabetical order BY the Orderly Ser
geant and each man, his name IL scaled 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 offce opposite the name of the person
drawing the same, until every slip shall have been
drawn from the box, and in case where 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 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 tho
numbers borne upon the rolls. If such municipal
officers shall neglect refuse TO perform the above
service in making the aforesaid apportionmont. 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, +. NJ. il will be continued the mex,
day, between the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ, and
O'Clock, p NJ. and from day to day between the
same hours until the draft Is completed.
Fifth-The men who shall not be exempt from La
bity TO enrolment tsueh exemption TO be determined
as hereinafter proyidedl against whose upon
the record thus made by the clerk shall be found the
wards until the quota Of the company has been been OBJ
tanned, shall constitute the drafted quota of said
company, and shall be held accordingly, and thus the
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 sea service Of any citizen merchant
Postmasicrs assistant postmasters and their cerks
post officers post riders and stage drivers ia the
and conveyance of the mail of the United States
| ferrymeu emplOyed the post road :.
artcers and worknen In the United States arsenas;
| persons Of the denominations of Quakers and
Shakers; justices of the supreme Judicial court;
ministers of the gospel. regularly ordained ac-
| 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 dram
and. upon evidence furnished the Orderly Sergeant
that they come within this exemption he will
the clerk TO draw line across their names upon the
records but not rendering the names legblc stating
opposite, the ground of exemption. line viii also
be drawn across the names OF persons claiming ex-
empton from liability grounds Of physical disa-
bity, 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.
ticular ground of such disability. The decisions of
the Orderly sergeants in this regard win stand good
| unless reversed BY the Adjutant General.
i Seyenth-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 aud 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 eeri
ed copy of the record made by the clerk, aforesaid
shall be transmitted to the Adjutant General The
| Orderly Sergeants will notify the drafted COM
prising his eompanys quota to appear at the place
where the drat was made on the sixth day sueceed-
will proceed with them by public conveyance il such
can be had, and II 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 the Orderly Ser
geants perform the duties herein required the Cap
tans elect either of the Lieutenants in default Of
his superior officer. will offciaie in his stead.
Eighth-Reasonable compensation will be made for
the performance Of these duties and necessary expen-
ces reimbursed.
Ninth-one OF more competent surgeons in each
county will be designated By the Governor Of whose
appointment notice will be given. and whose certih-
Gates of disability, and Others will be respected
by Orderly sergeants or others in authority. When
any person enrolled as aforesaid, Is sick and unable
to present himself personally before tine surgeons ap-
pointed aforesaid, such surgeon may issue
iifcate 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 sworn statement in detail concerning the
same by ply or surgeon OF good standing in
Tentf-Thc drafted men from the different eompan-
es aier arriving at the place Of rendezvous will be
ocercd provided by the laws of this State and of
the United States
| Eeyenth-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 enistng 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 rendez-
vous or before Wednesday the third of September
next will be relieved from their liability TO q 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
ceved part thereof provided they residents of
the CITY, town plantation furnishing them, and the
drah will be made for the residue.
III. Volunteers, when in camp. will be formed into
companies and regiments, and. as far as may be con-
snt with the interests OF the service, in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas and conpa-
nies will elect their officers, subject to the con-
fimation of the Commander-in-thief
Ill. 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 Ma Ordered, sth, That in filling all re-
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
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 United States bounty will be paid
to such volunteers and il il 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-
ceiy ed in lieu of drafted men from any city town
that shall pay a bounty of more than twenty t2ol
dollars to each volunteer.
THIRD.
The provisions of the Act of March Is 1884, jim ref
erepce to furnishing aid TO the families of soldiers
will extend to the families of drafted militia and nine
| months volunteers.
FOURTH.
i II.