The Portland daily press., 1862-09-01
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STATE OF MAINE.

GENERAL ORDER No. 80.
requisition having been made upon the Govern
or and Commander-in-C Chief, by the President of
the United States, for nine thousand six hundred
and nine (9609) abe-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 discharged-it is hereby ordered follows:
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 sworn
before Justice of the Peace of the County, to
make true and faithful record of the proceedings
the company at such meetings for making the draft
are hereinafter provided, blanks for which appoint
ment and certificate of oath aforesaid will be seasons
ably furnished from this Office.
III. The time of meeting of companies of militia
for the purpose of making such draft, shall be We'd
ncsday the third day of September next at nine
o'clock in the forenoon and notice of the time and
place of meeting tthe latter to be designated by the
Orderly Sergeantl shall be given in manner and form
for the election of officers, but there shall be
least twenty hours notice given At such meet
ing of said companies, the Orderly Sergeant will
cause draft TO be made therefrom in manner fol-
lowing
Firsf-He will cause box of suitable size for the
purpose TO be prepared, and viii place therein in
presence of the company, as many slips of paper
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
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
draft shall be made herefrom 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, his name is called shall draw
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 name 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 q draw him.
Third-Wbep there is more than one company in a
city or town, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
and the Seectmen of the towns. are authorized aud
requested, Immediately upon receiving information
of their quotas to apportion the same equally be-
tween the several companies, having respect 10 the
numbers borne upon the rolls Ii such municipal
officers shall neglect refuse to perform the above
service in making the aforesaid apportionment, 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, T. NJ il will be continued the ncxi
day, between the hours of 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 liza
as hereinafter provded1 against whose names upon
the record thus made by the clerk shall be found the
lowcsrn number commencing at one ~ aud 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
posfmasters assistant posfmasters and their clerks,
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
artihcers 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
cordng 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 across their names npon the
records but not rendering the names ilegble stating
opposite, the ground of exemption. A line will also
be drawn across the names of persons claiming
emption from liability, grounds of physical disa.
bilify, who shall establish the validity of such claims
before the Orderly Sergeant by the certificate 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
ticnar ground of such disability. The decisions of
the Orderly Sergeants in this regard will stand good
unless reversed by the Adjutant General.
seventls-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 draft Immediately upon the expiration of said
period the names of the persons drafted and certi-
lied copy Of the record made by the clerk, aforesaid
shall be transmitted to the Adjutant General. The
Orderly Sergeants will notify the drafted men
prising his companys quota, to appear at the place
where the draft was made, the sixth day succeed
ingsad draft at O'Clock A. NJ, and from thence he
Will proceed with them by public conveyance if such
can be had and if not by the most expeditions and
economical method 10 the place of rendezvous of
which notice will be given hereafter. In of the
resignation, absence or neglect of the Orderly Ser
geans TO perform the duties herein required the Cap
elect either of the Iieufeuauts dpault uf
his superior officer will oficiate in his stead
Eghth-Reasonabe compensation will be made for
the performance of these duties and necessary expen
reimbursed.
Ninth-onc competent surgeons in each
county will be designated by the Governor of whose
appointment notice will be given and whose ccrtif-
eates of disability and none Others will be respected
by Orderly Sergeants or others in authority. When
any person enrolled aforesaid is sick and unable
to present himself personally before the surgeons APP
pointed aforesaid such surgeon may issue GER
iihcafe 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 sworn statement in detail concerning the
same, by physician or surgeon of good standing in
the county.
Teutl-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
ohcered as provided by the laws of this State and of
the United States.
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
ia of able bodied volunteers oulistng for nine months
service, upon blanks to be furnished from this Off
TO the municipal authorities militia offt ers, aad
who shall be enrolled al pace within then cy
town or plantation, and on their way to the rcndez
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. viii be made. Any number of volunteers. fur
nished as aforesaid less than the quota, will be
ceyed 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. far as may be con-
sstanr with the interests of the service in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas; and compa-
nies will elect their own officers, subject TO the
hfnation Of the Commander-in-Chief
III. In ascertaining the quotas of counties and
towns, the regulations of the War Department will
be observed, which are as follows:
additional Regulations for the Enrolment and
Draf of Militia Ordered, sth, That in filling all re-
QUESTIONS for militia the quotas of the several
will be appointed by the Governors among the sew
eral counties and, when practicable, among the sub
divisions OF counties that allowance shall be made
to 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 it is hoped that cities and
towns, furnishing their quotas by voluntary enlist
ment will not disregard the wishes of the General
raised without bountics. No Volunteers will be
ceived in lieu of drafted men from any city town
that shall pay bounty of more than twenty t20l
dollars 10 each volunteer.
THIRD.
The provisions of the Act of March IS 1862 jim ref.
crence 10 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
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