The Portland daily press., 1862-08-27
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STATE OF MAINE.

HEAD QUARTERS,
ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE
Augusta, Aug. 16, 1862 !
GENERAL ORDER No 49,
requistion having been made upon the Govern
or and Commander-in-C Chief by the President of
the United States, for nine thousand six hundred
and nine l96o9l ablebodied men, to be drafted from
tne enrolled militia of the State, for the service of
the United States, to for nine months unless
sooner discharged-iti is hereby ordered 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 sworn
before some Justice of the Peace of the County, to
the at such meetings. for 's as Se fa
as are hereinafter provided blanks for which appoint
nent 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 Wed
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
as 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 thereirom in manner fol-
Firsf-Hc will cause box of suitable size for the
purpose to be prepared and will place therein in
presence of the company, as many slips of paper
there arc names the roll of his company, exclusive
OF ofncers 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 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, as his name 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 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-W hen there is more than one company in a
city or town, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
and the Seectmen of the towns, are authorized and
requested, Immediately upon receiving information
OF their quotas to apporfion the same equally be-
tween the several companies having respect TO the
numbers number borne upon the rolls If such municipal
service in making the aforesaid apportionment, the
drah 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.
Fourth-If the above duty cannot be performed be-
fore O'Clock, r. NJ, it will be continued on 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 lia-
bility to enrolment tsuch exemption TO be determined
tsd agas. whose names upon
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-exemptcd men,
sixth-The following persons, viz:
The Vice President of the United States;
The officers, judicial and executive, of the Unite
States;
The members of both houses of Congress and their
respectisc officers; custom house officers and their
clerks; inspectors of exports; pilots, aud marners
employed III the sea service of any citizen or merchant
withinthe United States;
Postmasters, assistant postmasers, and their clerks
post ocers post riders, and stage drivers In the care
and conveyance of the mail of the United States;
ferrymen employed at any ferry on the post road
articers and workmen in fhe United States arsenal
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 draft
and. upon evidence furnished the Orderly Sergeant
that they come within this exemption, he will
the clcrk 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 ex-
emption from liability on grounds of physical disa-
bility who shall establish the validity of such claims
before the Orderly Sergeant. by the certificate of any
surgeon @ W,tmm W.T. the county sPpomed ey the 19yer
which certificate shall contain statement of the par
ticuar ground of such disability. The decisions of
the Orderly Sergeans in this regard will stand good
unless reversed by the Adjutant General
scyenth-Three days from the draft, exclusive of
tnat snail De 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
fed copy of the record made by the clerk aforesaid
shall be transmitted to the Adjuiant General The
Orderly Sergeants will notify the drafted men COM
prising his company's quota, to appear at the place
where the draft made, the sixth day succeed
ngisaid draft, at O'Clock A. NJ and from thence he
will with them by public conveyance if such
can be had, and IL not by the most expeditions and
which notice Will be given hereafter. In case of the
resignation, absence neglect of the Orderly Ser
geans TO perform the duties herein required the Cap
ains elect or either of the Lieutenans in default of
his superior officer, will officiafe in his stead.
Eighth-Rcasonable compensation will be made for
the performance of duties and necessary expen
reimbursed.
Ninth-one or more competent surgeons in each
county will be designated by the Governor, of whose
Gates of disability and none others will be respected
by Orderly Scrgcants or others In authority When
10 present himself personally before the surgeons ap-
pointed as 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 sworn statement in detail concerning the
same b.. physician or surgeon of good standing in
Tenth-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
ofcered 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 auo-
ia of able bodied volunteers enting for nine months
service, upon blanks TO be furnished from this Off
to the municipal authorities militia off, ers ld
who shall be enrolled ut some place within tbeir CITY,
town or plantation and on their way TO the rendez-
vous on or before Wednesday the third of September
next, will be relieved from their liability TO a draft;
said volunteers being accepted in lieu of drafted men,
ana no uraft 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 re-
ceiyed as part thereof provided they residents of
the city, town plantation furnishing them and the
draft will be made for the residue.
III. Volunteers, when in camp, will be formed into
companies and regiments, and, far may be con-
stan with the interests of the service in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas and compa
nies will elect their officers, subject TO the con-
fmaton of the Commander-in-Ch 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 filing all re-
QUESTIONS for militia, the quotas of the several States
viii be appointed by the Governors among the sew
era 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
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
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 or town
that shall pay a bounty OF more than twenty (2O)