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


ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
Augusta, Aug. 16, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER No. 80.
requisition having been made upon the Govern
and Commandcr-in- Chief, by the President of
the United States, for nine thousand six hundred
and nine (9609) able-bodied men, to be drafted from
the enrolled militia of the State, for the service of
the United States, TO for nine months unless
sooner dscharged-it is hereby ordered as 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
before some 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 season.
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 1.-THE latter to be designated by the
Orderly Sergeant shall be given in manner and form
for the election of officers but there shall be at
least hours notice gwen At such meet,
cause a draft to be made thereirom in manner fol-
lowing:
purpose to be prepared and will place therein in
presence of the company many slips of paper
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
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
gcani and each man. as his name nseaed. shall draw
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
m n tha shall be n 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-Whcn there is more than one company in a
city town, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
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. IT such municipal
officers shall neglect refuse to perform the above
service in making the aforesaid apportionment, 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.
fore O'Clock +. NJ it will he continued the mex,
day, between the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ, and
O'Clock. z. NJ, and from day to day between the
same hours until the draft is completed.
Fihh--rhe men who shall not be exempt from La
bility TO enrolment such exemption to be determined
as hereinafter prosidedl 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.
Sixih-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 any citizen merchant
within the United States;
Postmasters assistant postmastcrs and their clerks
and conveyance of the mail of the United States;
ferrymen employed at any ferry on the post road :
arhcers and wofkmcn I'D the United States arsenais
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 honoraby discharged
are exempted from liability to enrolment and draft;
and, upon evidence furnished the Orderly Sergeant
that they come within this exemption, he will cause
the clerk TO draw line their names upon the
records but not rendering the names legble, stating
opposite, the ground of exemption. line will also
be drawn across the names Of persons claiming ex-
empon from liability, on grounds Of physical dsa-
before the Urueriy Sergeant by tv rertieae of any
surgeon within the county appointed by the Cover
which certificate shall contain statement of the par
tcular ground of such disability The decisions of
the Orderly Sergeants in this regard will stand good
unless reversed by the Adjutant General
Seyenth-Three 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
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 Adjuant General. The
Orderly Sergeants will notify the drafted men
prising his conpanys quota, TO appear at the place
where the drat 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
h@nt l.nr hArA
resignation, absence neglect of the Orderly Ser
geants TO perform the dntes herein required the Cap
tains elect either of the Leutenant in default of
his superior officer, will oficiate in his stead.
Eigbtl-Reasonable compensation will be made for
the performance of these duties and necessary expen
Nintb-one or more competent surgeons in each
county will be designated by the Governor, of whose
appointment notice will be given, and whose certif-
Gates of disability and none Others will be respected
by Orderly Sergeants or others in authority. When
any person enrolled as aforesaid, is sick aud unable
10 present himself personally before the surgeons APP
pointed aforesaid, such surgeon may issue on cer-
tiiicate of exemption upon the productions before
him of the sworn statements of the party in reference
TO the and extent of his disability disease,
and of sworn statement in detail concerning the
same, by ply sican surgeon of good standing in
the county
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
ofcercd provided by the laws of this State and of
the United States.
Eeventh,Draited men may furnish substitutes.
but cannot De renewed nom personal service upon
paying fine under the laws OF this state.
SECOND.
Cities Towns and Plantations furnishing their quo
tn of able bodied volunteers ensting for nine months
service. upon blanks be furnished from this Office
10 the municipal authorities militia ffcers and
who shall be enrolled at some place within their city,
town plantation. and on their way TO the rendcz
before Wednesday the third Of September
next will be relieved from their liability to a draff;
said volunteers being accepted in lieu of drafted men,
and no draft from such cities and towns under this
call. will be made. Any number of volunteers. fur
nished aforesaid, less than the quota, will be re-
ceivcd part thereof provided they residents of
the city, town plantation furnishing them, and the
draft will be made for the residue.
ii. Volunteers, when in camp, will be formed into
companies and regiments aud. as far may be
sistant with the interests of the service in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas; and compa-
mics will elect their officers subject the
fimation of the mmandcr-in-C hief.
III. In ascer'aining the quotas of counties and
towns, the regulations of the War Department will
be observed. which 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, that allowance shall be made
TO such counties and subdivisions, for all volunteers
heretofore furnished by them and mustered into the
service of the Unisd States and whose stipulated
term of service shall not have expired
Nv. No State or United States bounty will be paid
10 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 hOuniies. No Volunteers will be
ceivcd in lieu of drafted from any city or town
that shall pay a bounty of more than twenty t2Q
dollars TO each volunteer.
THIRD.
The provisions of the Act of March lS 1862 lin ref.
erence to furnishing aid to the families of soldiers
will extend 10 the families of drafted militia and nine