The Portland daily press., 1862-08-15
@ F FICIAL.
STATE OF MAINE.

AUGUSTA, Aug. ii, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER, No. 2s
The Governor and Commandcr-in- Chief orders
and directs that the Orderly Sergeans of the several
companies of Militia enrolled BY them respectively
under the act of the Legislature of March 49, 1852
proceed forthwith 10 revise their rolls and make out
supplementary ones in MANNER following:
J. Place upon the blanks herewith furnished. in
addition to the names of those already upon your
rolls all other white male citizens resident being
within your company limits. of the age Of eighteen
years and under the age of forty 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. aud mariners
employed in the service of any citizen merchant
within the United States;
Postmasters assistant postmasters and their clerks
post officers post riders and stage drivers in the
and conveyance of the mail Of the United States i;
ferrymen employed at any ferry the post road /;
artheers 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
usages Of their denominations, so long such rela-
ton continues and officers of the militia who have
been honorably discharged.
III. All persons claiming exemption on account of
dsanillty are nevertheless 10 be enrolled and the
validity of such claims will hereafter be determined
by the proper officer appointed for that purpose.
III All persons resident within the company lin
its of each orderly sergeant who are now In the land
or naval service of the United States will be enrolled
~. All persons claiming exemption from enroll
ment ON account of having been officers of the mill
tin honorably discharged. must exhibit such dis
charges, official certificates thereof and If improp-
ery enrolled for of such evidence will hereafter
be stricken off, upon such claims being substantiated
v. The supplementary rolls will resemble the or
iginas, in exhibiting the names in full ages dates Of
births and such facts f anyl under the head of Re
marks, in relation TO each person, it 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 Office and at the same
time will call out his company in like manner and
form as for election of officers, by giving not ex-
ceeding four days notice of the time and place Of
meeting.
VII At such meeting of said companies said Or
derby Sergeants will cause a draft to be made from
their commands, of such number shall be desig-
mated by this department notice of which will be Civ.
en- in future orders. with instructions in relation to
the manner and form of said draft
VIII. When, from the absence of said Orderly
Sergeants 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 DAYS from this date the
Captain, or commanding officer elect of such compa-
MES or in default thereof the Mayor and Aldermen
of cities Selectmen of towns and Assessors of plan
fations 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 Commanders Chief
JOHN l.. HODSDON
al3d3t Adjutant General