The Portland daily press., 1862-09-03
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STATE OF MAINE.

GENERAL ORDER No. 81
requsition having been made upon the Govern
and CommaDder-in-C Chief, by the President of
the United States, for nine thousand six hundred
and nine l9609) 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 folows
FIRST.
!. The Orderly Sergeants of the respective COM
panies of enrolled militia shall each appoint
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
ably furnished from this office.
H. 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 tthc 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 twenty four hours' notice given. At such meet
ing of said companies the Orderly Sergeant will
cause draft to be made therefrom in manner fol-
lowing:
First--He win cause 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 are 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
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 iherefrom under his direction in
the mode here prescribed.
Second-Ihe names on the company roll shall then
be called in alphabetical order by the Orderly Ser
geant, and each man, as 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 upon roll previously pre-
pared by him for that purpose, upon blank furnish
ed from this Office opposite the name OF the person
drawn from the box, and in case where 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
Thrd-Wbcu there is more than one company in
city town, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
and the Selecimcn of the towns, 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 or 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.
Fourth-If the above duty cannot be performed be-
fore O'Clock, r. NJ, it will be continued the mex,
day, between the hours of 8 o'clock. A. NJ, and
O'Clock, i. NJ, and from day to day between the
same hours until the draft is completed
Fifth-The men who shall not be exempt from La
bity to enrolment tsuch exemption to be determined
as hereinafter proyided) 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.
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 citizen merchant
within the United States;
Postmasters, assistant postmasters and their clerks,
post officers post riders and stage drivers in the care
and conveyance of the mail of the United States;
ferrymen employed at any ferry on the post road;
artiicers 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
cordng to the usagcs of their denominations, so
long such relation continues; and officers of
the militia who have been honorably discharged,
exempted from liability to enrolment and draft;
and upon evidence furnished the Orderly Sergeant
that they come within this exemption he will
the clerk TO draw line across their names upon the
records but not rendering the names ileible stating
opposite, the ground OF exemption. A line will also
be drawn across the names of persons claiming eN
emption from liability, grounds of physical disa-
bility who shall establish the validity of such claims
before the Orderly Sergeant by the certificate of any
surgeon within the county, appointed by the Cover
ner, for the purpose of making such examination,
which certificate shall contain statement of the par
tieuar ground of such disability. The decisions of
the Orderly sergeanfs in this regard will stand good
unless reversed by the Adjatant General.
Scvcnth-Three days from the draft, exclusive of
that day. shall be allowed parties claiming exemption
10 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
ed copy of the record made by the clerk aforesaid
shall be transmitted to the Adjntant General The
Orderly Sergeants will notify the drafted men com
prising his companys quota 10 appear at the place
where the draft made. on the sixth day succeed
ingsad draft at O'Clock A. VI. and from thence he
will proceed with them by public conveyance il 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 case of the
resignation, absence neglect of the Orderly Ser
geais 10 perform the duties herein required the Cap
tans elect or either OF the entenants in default of
his superior officer. viii oileiate in his stead
Eighth-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 viii be given, and whose certit-
Gates of disability and Others will be respected
by Orderly Scrgcanfs or Others in authority. When
any person enrolled aforesaid is sick and unable
to present himself personally before the surgeons APP
pointed as aforesaid, snch surgeon may issue GER
titeatc of exemption upon the productions before
him of the statements of the party in reference
to the nature and extent OF his disability or disease
and of sworn statement in detail concerning the
same, by ply scian or surgeon of good standing in
the county.
Tenth-The drafted men from the different eompan-
les after arriving at the place of rendezvous will be
formed into companies and regiments, which will be
oicercd as provided by the laws of this State and of
Eeventh-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
tn of able bodied volunteers enisting for nine months
service. upon blanks TO be furnished from his Off
to the municipal authorities militia oe ers, and
who shall be enrolled at place within their city,
town plantation, and on their way TO the rendez-
or before "Wednesday the third of September
next, will be relieved from their liability 10 draft;
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
ceiycd part thereof provided they residents of
the city, town or plantation furnishing them aud the
draff will he mad far he res
ii. Volunteers, when in camp, will be formed into
companies and regiments, and, as far as may be
stan with the interests OF the service in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas and compa-
nies will elect their officers, subject TO the
fmation of the Commander-in-C hief
III In ascertanng the quotas of counties and
towns, the regulations of the War Department will
be observed, which a follows:
additional Regulations for the Enrolment and
DRAFT of Militia: Ordered sth That in filling all re-
QUESTIONS for militia the quotas of the several States
will be appointed by the Governors among the
cra counties, and, when practicable among the sub
divisions of counties so that allowance shall be made
10 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, 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 bounties. No Volunteers will be re-
cei,ed in lieu of drafted men from any city
that shall pay bounty OF more than twenty 20)
dollars to each volunteer.
THIRD.
The provisions of the Act of March ls lS62 ain ref
crence TO furnishing aid to the families of soldiers
will extend to the families of drafted militia and nine
months volunteers
FOURTH.
Quotas of cities, towns and plantations for three
years volunteers under the call of the President of
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