Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1862-08-15
STATE OF MAINE.
HEAD QUARTERS,
AbJurASr GrNEHLL's OFFICE, }
Augusta August II, IsG2. :
GF%FRAI pRIER Nm -

GIN ERA ORDER No -.
VINlIE Governor AMI Commander IN. hief orders
i aud directs that the orderly >erseahts Of
the several Companies # Militia. enrolled by
them respectively, under the act Of thu Lesisla-
ture If March -, ISL. proceed forthwith 70 re
wise their Rolls, and make cut supplementary ones
IN manner following
l. Place upon the blanks herewith furnished
in addition 10 the names Oi thuse already upon
your Rolls all other white male citizens resident
or beion gin: within your company limits, ut the
age Of eighteen years aud under the age OF forty
five year,, With the following exceptions, viz:
The Vice President Of the United StAtesl
The officers, judicial and executive, o! the Uni
ted states;
The members If both Houses Of Congress and
Their respective uiecrsi custom-house officers and
their clerks; inspectors OF exports; pilots, and
mariners employed ia the service ot any eiti-
zen or merchant within tue United states,
PostnastcTs, assistant pastmasters, aud thelr
clerks, post-ofio,rs post riders, and stage dfisers
in the care and conveyance u the mail Of The
| United States fcrTymrn employed at any Terry
on the post-roa1; aFtidccrs aud workinen IN the
L nited states arsenasi persons Of the denomin ina
tsns Of Quakers and shakers; justices of the SUI
preme Judicial Court, ministers Of the gospel
regularly ordained according to the usage of their
denominations - long their relation continues
and officers OF the miIiti.. who have been honoTa-
bly, discharged.
IL. All peFrpu- Claiming tAfhVhtuh w oSN'"h'
of disability, are nevertheless to be enrolled and
the validity OF such claims will hereafter be de-
termined by the proper officer appointed Tor that
purpose.
! iii. All persons resident within the company
limits of each orderly sergeant who are row IN
the land or naval service OF the United states,
will be enrolled, and opposite their names men
ton made of that fact.
! ". All persons claiming exemption from en-
Tulnent, on account of having been oncers oil tue
militia honofabiy discharged, must exhibit such
discharges, or official certificates thereof, ana II
improperly enrolled for want OF evidence will
hereafter be stricken of, upon such claims being
| substantated.
| V. The supplementary rolls will resemble the
orr ginals, in exhibiting the names in fnl, ages,
dates of births, and such facts, (t any,) under
the head % =" Remarks, in relation to each per-
son, as il may be important to know.
vi. Immediately upon completing TINS suppie-
mentary roll each orderly sergeant will forward
a copy hereof by mail TO this office, and at the
same time will call out his company in like man
ner and form for election Of officers, by giving
not seeding four days notice OF the time ana
place Of meeting
/ VII. AT such meeting of said companies, said
Orderly Scrseauts will eau5e draft to be made
from their commands, of such number as shall be
designated by this department, notice Of which
will be given in future orders, with instructions in
relation TO the manner and form of said DRAFT.
| VIII. When, from the absence OF said orderly
sergeants or other cause, said duty shall be g.
ected By them so that the revised rolls cannot be
completed and returned to this Office in strict con
formity with these INSTRUCTIONS, within ten days
from this date, the Captain, or Commanding ON
Ger elect Of said companies, or IN default thereof
the Mayor and Aldermen Of cities, seleetmen o
/ towns aud Assessors Of Plantations, are hereby
CHARGED with all the duties herein specified.
TX. Reasonable compensation will be made io
the prompt and faithful discharge OF these duties
BY order OF the Commander-in.chief'
JOHN L. H0DSDQN, adj Gen.