The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-16
OFFICIAL.
STATE OF MAINE.

AUGUSTA, Aug III, lo6z
GENERAL ORDER, No %.
The Governor and Commander-in- Chief orders
and directs that the Orderly Sergeans of the several
companies of Militia enrolled by them respectively,
under the act Of the Legislature of March 49, 1862
proceed forthwith TO revise their rolls and make out
supplementary ones In manner following:
l. 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 ortyye 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 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
and conveya of the mail of the United States;
ferrymcn employed at any ferry on the post road ;
artcers and workmen in the United States arsenals
ers justices of the supreme judicial court ministers
Of the gospel, regularly ordained according the
usages OF Their denominations so long as snch rela
ton continues; and officers of the militia who have
been honorably discharged
III. All persons claiming exemption account of
disability are nevertheless TO be enrolled, and the
validity of such claims will hereafter be determined
by the proper officer appointed for that purpose.
Ill All persons resident within the company lin
its each orderly sergeant who are now in the land
naval service Of the United States will be enrolled
and opposite their names mention made of that fact
ment, on account of having been officers of the mill
tia honorably discharged, must exhibit such dis
charges, or official certificates thereof and if improp
erly enrolled for want of such evidence, will hereafter
be stricken of. upon such claims being subsantiated
". The supplementary rolls will resemble the
iginas in exhibiting the names in full ages dates of
births, and such facts f anyl under the head of RE-
marks, in relation to each person, it may be i'm
portant to know.
VI. Immediately upon completing this supple
mentary roll, each orderly sergeant will forward q
copy thereof by mail to this office, and at the same
time, will call out his company in like manner and
form as 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 a draft TO be made from
their commands of such number as shall be desig-
mated by this department notice of which win be Civ
in future orders, with instructions in relation to
the manner and form of said draft.
VIII. When, from the absence of said Orderly
Sergeants other cause said duty shall be neglected
by them, that the revised rolls be completed
and returned to this Office in strict conformity with
these instructions within ten days from this date the
Captain, commanding officer elect of such compa-
mics, or in default thereof the Mayor and Aldermen
OF cities, Seecmen of towns and Assessors of plan
tations, hereby charged with all the duties herein
specified.
TX. Reasonable compensation will be made for the
prompt and faithful discharge of these duties.
By order of the Commahder-in-Ch
JOHN L. HODSDON,
al3d3t Adjutant General.