The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-18
STATE OF MAINE.
HEAD QUARTERS.
ADJUTAxr GENERALS OFFICE,
AuaneTA Au0 II 12G

ADJUTAxT GENERALS OFFICE,
GENERAL ORDER. No. 2s
The Governor and Commander-in-C Chief orders
and directs that the Orderly Sergeants of the several
companies of Militia enrolled BY them respectively,
under the act of the Legislature of March 49, 1862,
proceed forthwith revise their rolls and make out
supplementary ones In MANNER following:
I. 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 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 aud 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
Postmasters, 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 the post road
artiicers and workmen in the United States arscnas;
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 rea-
ton continues; and officers of the militia who have
been honorably discharged.
ii. All persons claiming exemption on account of
disability are nevertheless 10 be enrolled and the
validity of such claims viii 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 in the land
or naval service OF the United states will be enrolled
and opposite their mention made of that fact
Nv. All persons claiming exemption from enroll
ment. account of having been officers of the mill
tia honornbly discharged. must exhibit such dis
charges official certificates thereof and il improp
erly enrolled for want of such evidence win hereafter
be stricken Off upon such claims being subsiantiatcd
". The supplementary rolls will resemble the
iginss in exhibiting the In full ages dates of
births, and such facts f any under the head of Re
marks" In relation to each person, IL may be i'm
portant 10 know
VI Immediately upon completing this supple
mentary roll, each orderly sergeant will forward
copy thereof by mail to this office, and at the same
time, will call out his company in like manner and
form Is 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 draft TO be made from
their commands of such number shall be desig.
mated by this department notice of which will be Civ
on in future orders. with instructions in relation to
the manner and form of said draft.
VIII When, from the absence Of said Orderly
Sergeans or other cause said duty shall be neglected
by Them so that the revised rolls cannot be completed
end returned TO this Office In strict conformity with
these Instructions within ten 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
tatons are hereby charged with all the duties herein
specified.
TX Reasonable compensation will be made for the
prompt and fthfu discharge Of these duties.
BY order of the Commandcr-in-Chief
JOHN l.. HODSDON
trE a12d3t Adjutant General.