The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-13
STATE OF MAINE.
HEAD QUARTERS,
ADJurASr GENERALS OFFICE,
AUGUSTA, Aug IL, 1862.

AUGUSTA, Aug III, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER, No %.
The Governor and Commandment Chief orders
and directs, that the Orderly Sergeants Of the several
companies OF Militia enrolled BY them respectively
under The act o. the legislature Of March 49, 1852.
proceed forthwith to revise their rolls and make out
supplementary ones in manner following:
!. Place upon the blanks herewith furnished. in
addition TO the names of those already upon your
rolls all other white male citizens resident or being
within your company limits, of the age Of eighteen
years and under the age of fortyve years. with the
following exceptions, 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
within the United States;
Postmasters assistant postmasers and their clerks.
and conveyance Of the mail Of the United States;
ferrymen employed at any ferry on the post road;
articers and workmen in the United States arsenals
persons of the denominations of Quakers and Shak-
ers justices Of the supreme judicial court; ministers
of the gospel regularly ordained according TO the
ton continues; and officers OF the militia who have
been honorably discharged.
ii. All persons claiming exemption on account Of
disability are nevertheless to be enrolled, and the
validity of such claims win hereafter be determined
by the proper officer appointed for that purpose.
Ill All persons resident within the company lin
its OF each orderly sergeant, who in the land
naval service of the United States will be enrolled.
and opposite their names mention made Of that fact
~. All ptf-ous cIaituiuE c&tfnHttoh tIoiu tuful-
ment. account of having been officers Of the mill
tia honorably discharged. must exhibit such dis
charges or official certificates thereof and II mprop-
ery enrolled for want of such evidence will hereafter
be stricken or upon such claims being substantiated.
v. The supplementary rolls will resemble the
ginals in exhibiting the In full ages dates Of
births. and such facts f anyl under the head Of Re
marks" in relation to each person. as 1t may be i'm
portant to know.
VI Immediately upon completing this supple
mentary roll, each orderly sergeant will forward
copy thereof by mail 10 this oace. aHd nj the
time. will call ont his company in like manner and
form for election of officers, by giving not ex-
ceeding four days notice Of the time AID place Of
meeting.
VII. At such meeting Of said companies, said Or
derby Sergeants will cause draft TO be made from
their commands Of such number shall be desig-
mated by this department notice Of which will be CIV
in future orders, with instructions in relation to
the manner and form of said dram.
VIII. When, from the absence Of said Orderly
Sergeant other cause said duty shall be neglected
by Them that the revised rolls cannot be completed
and returned TO this Office In strict conformity with
these instructions within ten days from this date. d
Captain, commanding officer elect Of such eompa-
nicspor in default thereof. the Mayor and Aldermen
of cities, Seecmen Of towns and Assessors Of PLAN
faffons hereby charged with all the duties herein
specified.
TX. Reasonable compensation viii be made for the
prompt and faithful discharge of these duties
BY order Of the Commander-in-C
JOHN L. HODSDON,
al3d3t Adjutant General