The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-19
O F f ICIAL.
STATE OF MAINE.

HEAD QUARTERS,
ADJuTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
Augusta, August 10, 1862.
GENERAL ORDER No. 30.
requisition having been made upon the Govern
or and Commandcr-in-C Chief by the President Of |
the United States, for nine thousand six hundred
and nine (9609 abe-bod 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-t is hereby ordered follows:
FIRST.
/. The Orderly Sergeants of the respective COM |
panies of enrolled militia shall each appoint MEM
Der of their company to be Clerk, who shall be
before 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 are hereinafter provided blanks for which appont-
ment and certificate of oath aforesaid will be
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
nesday the third day of September next at nine
O'Clock in the forenoon, and notice Of the time aud
place of meeting 1.-THE latter to be designated by the
Orderly Sergeant) 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 therefrom in manner fol-
lowing:
First-He will cause box of suitable size for the
purpose TO be prepared, and will place therein in
presence of the company, as many slips of paper as
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 therefrom under his direction in
the mode here prescribed.
Secoud-The names 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 or shall
neglect or refuse to draw upon his being called.
the Orderly Sergeant shall designate some member
of the company TO draw for him.
Third-When there is more than one company in
city or town, the Mayor and Aldermen of the city,
and the Seectmen of the towns, are authorized and
requested, Immediately upon receiving information
of their quotas to apportion the same equally be-
tween the several companies having respect to the
numbers borne upon the rolls. If such municipal
officers shall neglect or refuse 10 perform the above
service in making the aforesaid apportionmcnt 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
Orderly Sergeant.
Fourth-If the above duty cannot be performed be-
fore O'Clock, r. NJ, il will be continued ON the nexl
day, between the hours of O'Clock, A. NJ, and
O'Clock. Z. NJ, and from day to day between the
same hours until the draft is completed.
Fifth-The men who shall not be exempt from LA
bity enrolment lsuch exemption to be determined
as hereinafter provided) against whose names upon
the record thus made b. the clerk shall be found the
lowest number commencing at one ~ aud going up
wards until the quota of the company has been oh.
company and shall be held accordingly, and thus the
quota is to be completed from the lowest numbers
drawn by non-exempted men.
sxth-The 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 or merchant
within the United States
Postmasers assistant postmasters, 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;
artiicers and workmen in the United States arsenas
persons of the denominations of Quakers and
Shakers; justices Of the supreme judicial court;
cording to the usages of their denominations, so
long such relation continues; and officers of
the militia who have been honorably 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 across their names upon the
records but not rendering the names leglbe stating
opposite, the ground OF exemption ine VIII also
be drawn the names of persons claiming es-
emption from liability, on grounds OF physical disa
bilty 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, 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 Sergeans 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
furnish evidence establishing their claim before the
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 eer-
he'd copy of the record made by the clerk, aforesaid
shall be transmitted TO the Adjufant General The
Orderly scrgeants will notify the drafted men COM
pfsing his eompany's quota, to appear at the place
where the draft made, on the sixth day succeed
ing said draft at O'Clock A. NJ and from thence he
/ can 81 had and If not BY the most expeditions and
| economical method to the place of rendezvous of
which notice will be given hereafter In case of the
/ absence
geants perform the duties herein required the Cap
tains elect or either Of the Lieuenans IN default Of
his superior officer, will ofhciate in his stead
| Eighth-Reasonabe compensation will be made for
the performance Of these duties and necessary expen-
/ ceS reimbursed.
| Ninth-One or more competent surgeons in each
county will be designated by the Governor, Of whose
appointment notice Will be given, and whose eertin-
cafes of disability and none Others Will be respected
/ by orderly sergcants or others IN authority When
any person enrolled a aforesaid, Is sick aud unable
to present himself personally before the surgeons ap
pointed aforesaid such surgeon may issue on GER
| iifcate of exemption upon the productions before
him of the statements of the party in reference
10 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
Tenth-The drafted men from the different compan-
les. AFTER arriving at the place of rendezvous viii be
formed into companies and regiments, which VIII be
ocered provided by the laws of this State and OF
| the United States
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 enlisng for nine months
service upon blanks be furnished from this office
to the municipal authorities or militia officers. and
who shall be enrolled at some place within their CITY,
town or plantation and on their way to the rendez-
| yous before Wednesday the third of September
next will be relieved from their liability TO draft;
said volunteers being accepted in lieu of drafted men,
and draft from such cities and towns, under this
| call will be made. ANY number of volunteers. fur
nished as aforesaid less than the quota, will be
ceyed a part thereof provided they residents of
the city, town plantation furnishing them and the
| DRAFT viii be made for the residue
H. Volunteers, when in camp, will be formed into
companies and regiments, and. far as may BIZ con-
sistant with the interests of the service in accordance
with the wishes of the different quotas; and compa-
mics will elect their officers. subject TO the con-
! fmation of the Commander-in-C Chief.
iii. In ascertainng the sAoas OF counties and
towns, the regulations of the War Department viii
be observed, which ~ follows:
| Additional Regulations for the Enrolment and
Draft of Militia: Ordered Sth, That in hlling all re-
QUESTIONS for militia the quotas of the several states
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 thcm and mustered into the
service of the United States, aud whose stipulated
| term of service shall not have expired"
Nv. 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
Government that nine months volunteers should be
| raised without bOuntics. No Volunteers viii be