The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-09-08
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STATE OF MAINE.

Aupustd aug 10, iooz.
GENERAL ORDER No. 80.
A requsition having been made upon the Govern
or and CommaDdcr-in-C Chief, by the President of
the United States, for nine thousand six hundred
and nine t9609l ablebodied men, to be drafted from
the enrolled militia of the State, for the service of
the United States, to for nine months unless
sooner discharged-it is hereby ordered as follows:
FIRST.
I. The Orderly Sergeants of the respective
panies of enrolled militia shall each appoint MEN,
Der of their company to be Clerk who shall be
before 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
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
place Of meeting (the latter to be designated by the
Orderly Sergeant) shall be given in manner aud form
for the election of officers, but there shall be at
least twentyfour hours notice given. At such meet.
ing of said companies the Orderly Sergeant will
cause draft to be made therefrOm in manner fol-
lowing:
Firsi-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 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
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
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, his name is called 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
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 refuse to draw upon his name being called,
the Orderly Sergeant shall designate some member
of the company TO draw for him.
Tbird-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 apportion the same equally be-
tween the several companies, having respect TO the
numbers borne upon the rolls If such municipal
officers shall neglect refuse to perform the above
service in making the aforesaid superintendent 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
Orderly Sergeant.
Fourth-If the above duty cannot be performed be-
fore O'Clock T. NJ II will be continued on the nexl
day. between the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ, and
O'Clock, 7. NJ, and from day to day between the
same hours until the draft is completed.
Finh-The men who shall not be exempt from liza
bility enrolment such exemption TO be determined
as hcreinafe err proyides) against whose names upon
the record fus 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
tained 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
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;
Pos,mastcrs assistant postmasters and their clerks
post officers post riders and stage drivers in the
and conveyance of the mail of the United States;
ferrymen employed at any ferry on the post road;
ariicers and workmen in the United States arsenas;
persons of the denominations of Quakers and
Shakcrs justices of the supreme judicial court;
ministers of the gospel, regularly ordained ae-
cording to the usagcs 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;
and, upon evidence furnished the Orderly Sergeant
that they within this exemption, he will cause
the clerk to draw line across their upon the
records, but not rendering the names iIlegblc stating
opposite, the ground of exemption line will also
be drawn across the names Of persons claiming ex-
bty, who shall establish the validity of such claims
before tho Orderly Sergeant, by the certificate of any
@ W ,bo ,e III such ~ ane
which certificate shall contain statement of the par
ticular ground of such disability The decisions of
the Orderly Sergeants in this regard will stand good
unless reversed by the Adjutant General
Scventh-Tbrec 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 no decision in favor of such
exemption shall be given unless within four days of
period the names of the persons drafted and certi-
he'd 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
prising his companys quota, to appear at the place
where the draft was made on the sixth day succeed
ing said draft, at O'Clock A. NJ and from thence he
will proceed with them by public conveyance if such
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 neglect of the Orderly Ser
geants perform the duties herein required the Cap
.4sfat t.f
his superior officer. will ofiiciate in his stead.
Eghth-Reasonable compensation will be made for
the performance of these duties and necessary expen-
reimbursed.
Ninth-One or more competent surgeons in each
county will be designated by the Governor, of whose
appointment notice will be given, and whose ccrtifi
Gates of disability, and Others will be respected
by Orderly Sergeants or others in authority. When
any person enrolled aforesaid, is sick and unable
orcsent himself personally before the surgeons APP
pointed aforesaid. such surgeon may issue
i6cate 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 physician or surgeon OF good standing in
the county.
Tenth-The drafted men from the different compan-
les, afcr arriving at the place of rendezvous will be
formed into companies and regiments, which will be
ohcered provided by the laws of this State and of
the United States.
Eleventh-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 enlsting for nnc 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 render
before "Wednesday the third of September
next will be relieved from their liability to draft;
said volunteers being accepted in lieu of drafted men,
aud 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
ceyed 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 as NAV be
sistant with the interests of the service in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas; and compa-
mics will elect their own officers subject TO the con-
fmation of the Commander-in-C 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 filling all
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 so 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, aud il is hoped that cities and
towns, furnishing their quotas by voluntary enlist
meBf will not disregard the wishes of the General
Government. that nine months volunteers should be
raised without bouDes. No Volunteers will be
cciyed in lieu of drafted 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 49, 1862 jim ref.
erence TO furnishing aid TO the families of soldiers
will extend 10 the families of drafted militia and nine
months volunteers.
Quotas of cities, towns and plantations for three