The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-21
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STATE OF MAINE.
HEAD QUARTERS,

HEAD QUARTERS,
ADJUrANr GENERALS OFFICE,
Augusta, August 1G. 1862
GENERAL ORDER No. 80.
a requisition having been made upon the Govern
or ana CoInmandcr-in-C hief by the President of
and nine 5000 able-bodied men 10 be drafted rom
the enrolled militia Of the state for the service Of
me nited states to serve for nine months unless
'oo"e u'scharged-iti Is hereby ordered as follows;
FIRST.
L. The Orderly sergeants of the respective COM
panes OF enrolled militia shall each appoint MEM
Der OF their company to be Clerk who shall be sworn
make true and faithful record of the "a IN
the company At such meetings for making the dram
ment and certificate of oath IA ;lf ~ i-s
ably furnished from this Office.
ii; The time of meeting of companies of militia
Tor the purpose of making such drah, 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
as Tor the election of officers. but there shall be At
least ,wen,y.four hours notice given. At such meet
cause a drah to be made therefrom In manner fol-
First-He will cause a box of suitable sine for the
purpose TO be prepared, and will place therein In
presence of the company, many slips Of paper a
there 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
one TO that which expresses the entire number Of
II
written thereon. The box shall then be closed and
the papers therein thoroughly shaken up, when
drah 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
geant, and each man, 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 same upon roll previously pre-
pared by him for that purpose upon blank furnish
ed from this Office, opposite the Of the person
drawing the same, until every slip shall have been
drawn from the box and in case where enrolled
member of the company shall not be present. 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-W hen there is more than company in q
city or town, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
and the SelectmeR of the towns. authorized and
requested, Immediately upon receiving information
OF their quotas. to apportion the equally be-
tween the several companies having respect 70 the
numbers borne upon the rolls in such munjeipaI
officers shall neglect refuse TO perform the above
service in making the aforesaid superintendent tho
manner above described, and notice of the facts
should be Immediately forwarded to this Office by tho
Fourth-If the above duty cannot be performed be-
fore O'Clock +. NJ it will be continued the nexl
day, between the hours of O'Clock. A. NJ, and
O'Clock, Il. NJ, and from day to day between the
same hours until the draft is completed.
Fihh-The men who shall not be exempt from LA
bility to enrolment uch exemption to be determined
hereinafter proyided) against whose names upon
the record thus made by the clerk shall be found
lowest number commencing at one ~ and going up
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.
sixth-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 of any citizen merchant
within the United States;
elorka
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
artcers and workmen in the United States arsenals
persons of the denominations of Quakers aud
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 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 their names upon tho
records but not rendering the names legible stating
opposite, the ground of exemption. A line will also
be drawn across the names Of persons claiming
empton 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
nor, tor the purpose of making such examination,
which certificate shall contain statement Of the par
tealar ground of such disability. The decisions Of
the Orderly Sergeants in this regard will stand good
unless reversed by the Adjutant General.
seventh-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 draf Immediately upon the expiration Of said
period the names of the persons drafted and ceri
ned copy of the record made by the clerk, aforesaid
shall be transmitted TO the Adjutant General The
Orderly Sergeants will notify the drafted men
where the draf was made on the ssth day succeed
ing said drat, AT O'Clock A NJ, and from thence he
will proceed with them by public conveyance If such
can be had, and II not by the most expeditions and
economical method TO the place of rendezvous Of
which notice will be given hereafter: In of the
resignation, absence neglect Of the Orderly Ser
geants to perform duties herein required the Cap
tans elect either of the Leutenants in default Of
his superior officer. will otiiciate IN his stead
Eighth-Reasonable compensation will be made for
the performances Of these duties and necessary expen
reimbursed.
county will be designated by the Governor. of whose
appointment notice will be given, and whose certif-
Gates Of disability and none others viii be respected
by Orderly Sergeanfs others in authority. When
any person enrolled aforesaid is sick and unable
to present himself personally before the surgeons a
pointed aforesaid, such surgeon may issue
tfcate 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 a sworn statement in detail concerning the
same by ply stefan or surgeon OF good standing In
the county.
les after arriving at the place of rendezvous, will DO
formed into companies and regiments which viii be
ocered provided by the laws of this State and Of
EIeventh-Drafted men may furnish substitutes
but cannot be relieved from personal service upon
paying a fine under the laws of this State.
SECOND.
Cities Towns and Plantations furnishing their quo
Ia of able bodied volunteers ensting for nine months
service upon blanks to be furnished from this Office
10 the municipal authorities militia officers and
who shall be enrolled at some place within their city.
town or plantation and on their way TO the rentez-
vous on before Wednesday the third Of September
next, will be relieved from their liability TO dram;
said volunteers being accepted in lieu of drafted
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
ceiyed part thereof provided they residents Of
the city, plantation furnishing them, and the
draft viii be made for the residue.
ii. Volunteers, when in camp, will be formed into
companies and regiments. and. far may be
with the interests OF the service in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas and compa-
MES will elect their officers. subject TO the
fimaton of the Commanderin-Chef
I'LL In ascertaning the quotas of counties and
towns, the regulations of the War Department will
be observed, which as follows:
additional Regulations for the Enrolment and
Dram of Militia: Ordered sth, That In filing all re-
QUESTIONS militia, the quotas of the several States
will be appointed by the Governors among the sew
era counties. and when practicable. among the sub
divisions of counties, 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