The Portland daily press., 1862-09-05
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STATE OF MAINE.

Augusta, Aug l6, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER No. g.
A requsition having been made upon the Govern
/ and Commander-in-Chief by the President of
ne United States, for nine thousand six hundred
nd nine 5000 able-bodied men, to be drafted from
he enrolled militia of the State, for the service of
he United States, to for nine months unless
tooner discharged-it is hereby ordered as follows:
FIRST.
I. The Orderly Sergeants of the respective COM
afies of enrolled militia shall each appoint men,
er of their company to be Clerk, who shall be sworn
efore some Justice of the Peace of the County, to
lake true and faithful record of the proceedings of
he company at such meetings for making the draft
are hereinafter provided blanks for which appoint
nent and certificate of oath aforesaid will be season.
bly, furnished from this Office.
H. The time of meeting of companies of militia
ior the purpose of making such draft shall be We'd
O'Clock in the forenoon, and notice of the time and
place of meeting (tbe latter to be designated by the
Orderly sergeanl 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
ing of said companies, the Orderly Sergeant will
cause draft to be made thcrcfrom in manner fol-
lowing:
First-He will cause box Of suitable size for the
purpose to be prepared, and will place therein in
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
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
the mode here prescribed.
Second-The names on the company roll shall then
be called in alphabetical order by the Orderly Ser
gcant and each man, his name is called, shall draw
one slip of paper from the box, which he shall pass
10 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
cd 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, or shall
neglect refuse 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 a
city or town, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
and the Seectmeu of the towns, are 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
serr;e IL Tho ~ atresad ACKNOWLEDGMENT the
draft will nevertheless be proceeded with, in the
manner above described. and notice of the facts
should be Immediately forwarded 10 TINS once by the
Orderly Sergeant.
Fourth-If the above duty cannot be performed be-
fore O'Clock, r NJ; it will be continued ON the nexl
day, between the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ, and
O'Clock, +. NJ. and from day to day between the
same hours until the draft j. completed.
Fifth-rhe men who shall not be exempt from La
bity 10 enrolment (such exemption TO be determined
hereinafter prOyidcd1 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;
Postmastcrs assistant postmastcrs and their clerks
post officers, post riders and stage drivers in the
and conveyance of the mail of the United States;
ferrvmen pmplOypd ferry the post road:
arficers 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
cortng to the usages of their denominations,
the militia who have been honorably discharged,
exempted from liability to enrolment and draft;
and, upon evidence furnished the Orderly Sergeant
that they within this exemption, he will
the clerk TO draw line their names upon the
records but not rendering the names ilegibc stating
opposite, the ground of exemption. A line will also
be drawn across the names of persons claiming ex-
cmption from liability. on grounds OF physical disa-
bity, who shall establish me validity OF such claims
before the Orderly Sergeant by the ccrihcafe OF any
surgeon within the county appointed by the Cover
nor, Tor the purpose OF making such examination,
which certificate shall contain statement of the par
ticular ground OF snch disability The decisions OF
the Orderly Sergeants IN tins regard VIII stand good
unless reversed by NE Adjutanf Generai.
SeYent1l-Ihree days from the dra1t, 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
y
period the names of the persons drafted, and cert-
he'd COPY of the record made bv the clerk aforesaid
shall be Transmitted 10 the Adiutant General The
Orderly Sergcapts will notify the drafted men COM
prisng his company,s Quota to appear at the place
where the draft was made on the sixth dav succeed
ing said draft at o O'Clock A. NJ and from thence he
wifi nrocced with them nv 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 ease of the
resignation absence or neglect of the Orderly Ser
reats 10 perfor the duties herein the Cam
tans elect or either of the Leuenanfs in default of
his superior officer will oficiate in his stead
Eichth-Reasouable conversation will be made for
the Performance OF these duties and cxpen
ces rcimhurscd
Ninth-one or more competent surgeons in each
county will he DESIGNATED bv the Governor of whose
ANNOUNCEMENT notice will he giyeu and whose eert6-
Gates of disability and none others will he respected
ly Orderly Sergcants or Others In authority When
any nerson enroiied as af,resad Il s;et and unabl,
10 nre.ent bimsef ncrsonalIv here the surpeons an
,o}n,od ,s as,rcsa;a sucb sr.eon r,av ;ss,,s ~, r
iifcate Of exemntion upon lie producions before
him ~ ,he statements ~ The marty In reference
40 the a,u,o aud cxtent ~ his d;sab;itv or discasa
and ~ a s,orn s,atomant IN detail .arcorn;n, tbe
a,a ~ ,,i,s;cia, - s,raao,, ~ ,aad 80 ,i;,, IN
The county 90
Ten,h rhe d,of Nod mon from tho different compap
los amer arriving NJ the Mace or rendezyous viii he
trmcd ;nta co,nnan;os and rements which, viii 10
.;cord a. ,ad 10 tha Ia Us ~ tis state and Of
~. Ifn;tcd States - -
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SECOND.
Cities Towns and Plantations furnishing their quo
ia of able bodied volunteers enlisting for nine months
-, ,h p;cnai a,hor;,;es ar ;l;, on, ir ~" an5
who shall he enrolled nj some p,ace within their c,tv
to,,n ar ,,ana,on and On t,,er Nav 70 Tho randa,,
xons ON ar hefnre "Wednesday Tho third Of Sen.emer
ncSt viii he relieved from their Iiability IN draG