The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-09-06
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STATE OF MAINE.

Augusta, Aug. l6, 1862. !
GENERAL ORDER No. 81.
requisition having been made upon the Govern
or and Commandcrn-C hef, by the President of
the United States for nine thousand six hundred
and nine 5000 able-boded men, to be drafted from
the enrolled militia of the State for the service of
the United States, to serve for nine months unless
sooner dscharged-it is hereby ordered as follows:
FIRST.
l.. The Orderly Sergeants of the respective com.
panies of enrolled militia shall each appoint men,
Der of their company to be Clerk who shall be sworn
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
as hereinafter provided, blanks for which appoint
men and certificate of oath aforesaid will be season.
ably furnished from this office.
ii. 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 1.-THE latter to be designated by the
Orderly Sergeantl shall be given in manner and form
as 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 thcreirom in manner fol-
lowing:
First-Hc will cause box of suitable size for the
purpose TO be prepared, and will place therein in
are pa ume e io Of s o. aPer as
of officers elect, aud upon the slips shall be writ
ten, in letters and not figures, the numbers from
one to that which expresses the entire number of
men in the company, each slip having number
written thereon. The box shall then be closed and
the papers therein thoroughly shaken up, when
draft 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
slip of paper from the box, which he shall pass
on, and record the same 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 an enrolled
member of the company shall not be present shall
neglect refuse to draw upon his name being called
the Orderly shall ms
of the company TO draw for him.
Third-When there is more than company in
city or town. the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
and the Selectmen of the towns are authorized and
requested. Immediately upon receiving information
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 superintendent, 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
Fourth--If the above duty cannot be performed be.
fore O'Clock, p. NJ, It will be continued the nexl
day. between the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ and 5
O'Clock, L. NJ, and from day to day between the
same hours until the drait il completed.
Fifth-The men who shall not be exempt from La
bty TO enrolment tsnch exemption to be determined
as hereinafter provided) 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-exempfed men.
Sixth-rhe following persons, viz:
The Vice President of the United States;
The officers, judicial and executive, of the United
States;
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;
Postmasfcrs assistant postmastcrs and their clerks
post officers post riders and stage drivers in the
and convey ance of the mail of the United States:
cmpioyed ferry the
articers and workmen in the United States arsenas
persons of the denominations of Quakers and
Shakers; justices of the supreme judicial court;
ministers of the gospel, regularly ordained
cording TO the usagcs of their denominations, so
long such relation continues; and officers of
the militia who have been honoraby discharged,
are exempted from liability to enrolment and draft
and, upon evidence furnished the Orderly Sergeant
that they come within this exemption. he will cause
the clerk to draw line their names upon the
records but not rendering the names ilicgble stating
opposite the ground of exemption A line will also
be drawn across the names of persons claiming
sv M n5e sa IN the sS Of such claim.
before the Orderly Sergeant, by the certificate of any
surgeon within the county, appointed by the Cover
nor, for the purpose of making such examination,
which certificate shall contain statement of the par
ticular ground of such disability. The decisions of
the Orderly Sergcants in this regard will stand good
unless reversed by the Adjutant General.
Sevcnth-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 aud 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-
he'd copy of the record made by the clerk aforesaid
shall be transmitted TO the Adjutant General. The
Orderly Scrgeants will notify the drafted men COM
where the draft made, the sixth day succeed
ing said draft. at O'Clock A. NJ, and from thence he
VIII hsg WIN 'e Dy Paono :, sacl
economical method TO the place of rendezvous of
which notice will be given hereafter In of the
resignation absence or neglect of the Orderly Ser
geants to perform the duties herein required the Cap
ains elect either of the Leutenants in default of
his superior officer. will oifciate in his stead.
the performance of these duties and necessary expen
reimbursed.
county will be designated by the Governor, of whose
appointment notice will be given, and whose certii-
Gates of disability, and none Others will be respected
by Orderly Sergcants or others in authority. When
any person enrolled aforesaid, is sick and unable
present himself personally before the surgeons APP
pointed rs aforesaid. such surgeon may issue
ticate of exemption upon the productions before
him of the statements of the party in reference
TO the nature and extent of his disability disease
and of a sworn statement in detail concerning the
same by physician or surgeon of good standing in
the county.
Tcutl-The drafted men from the different compan.
les after arriving at the place of rendezvous will be
formed into companies and regiments which will be
ocered provided by the laws of this State and of
Eieventh--Drafled 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 entng for nine months
service, upon blanks to be furnished from his office
TO the municipal authorities militia Off ers, and
who shall be enrolled at some place within their city,
town or 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
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 re-
ccived part thereof provided they residents of
the city, town or plantation furnishing them, and the
draft will be made for the residue.
II. Volunteers, when in camp will be formed into
companies and regiments and, as far NAV be
sstan with the interests of the service accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas; and compa-
MES will elect their officers subject to the con-
fimaton of the mander-in-C hief.
Ill In ascertaining the quotas of counties and
towns, the regulations of the War Department will
be observed, which follows:
additional Regulations for the Enrolment and
Draft of Militia: Ordered, sth That in filling all
QUESTIONS for militia, the quotas of the several States
will be appointed by the Governors among the
era counties, and when practicable. among the SUBJ
divisions of counties, that allowance shall be made
such Counties and subdiy isions, 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 aid
to such volunteers, and it 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
ceived in lieu of drafted men from any city town
that shall pay a bounty of more than twenty (20)
dollars TO each volunteer.
The provisions of the Act of March 1s 1862 jim ref.
to furnishing aid TO the families of soldiers
will extend to the families of drafted militia and nine
months volunteers
FOURTH.