The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-11-18
Instructions for the Recrsisinx Service
in Maine.

!. Recruits will be sent in at least once a week
IL No Board VIII be allowed 10 men living at
home. Board will not exceed 40 cents per day. and
TO be Us much less IL be obtained for; and but
one weeks board will be paid for any one recruit
unless he Is detached upon special serv ice to aid in
III, For recruits for new organizations being
raised me actual expenses OF stage and steamboat
transportation VIII be paid by railroad ut the rate
OF two cents per mile; by private teams the usual
stage fare; expense of private teams will not be paid
unless or actual transportation OF recruits bills Tor
transportation will be paid on demand by the IT, s.
Disturbing Officer at Augusta. For railroad trans
portation proper passes will be furnished the Re-
cruitng Officer GU application to the Colonel of the
Regiment for which the recruit is enlisted This
class Of recruits or organzationsl will be sent
direct to the Iegimental Rendezvous.
Recruits for old organizations will be sent to the
Provost Marshal of the District in which enlisted;
and the SIS and s2jpremiums awarded for a recruit
will be Ia H consideration of all expenses of traur.
portaion and enlistment before presentation TO the
Provost Marshal. =
w. Physicians may be contracted for to examine
cents per head. Recruits will be faithfully examined
In case OF sickness, the Examining Surgeon will
attend and charge the usual rates.
v. No drunkard or man of VIGOROUSLY bad char
acter will be taken.
No minor will be taken without the consent OF pa.
vi. The Provost Marshais will at the commence
ment of each week, return TO the Adutant Generals
Once. Augusta. the Muster and Descriptive Rolls
of each detachment of recruits forwarded to the
General Rendezvous during the preceding week with
an enlistment paper OF each recruit Appearing there
on hecruitiig Ofucers and agents VIII also make
return 10 the Adjutant General at the commence
ment of each week, giving the names and number of
recruits enlisted by them during the preceding week
and specifying 50 far as practicable, whether they
are for new old regiments.
VII. Persons recruiting for regiments in the field
will be furnished with posters ON application to the
Provost Marshal of their district. Recruiting On
GERS for Veteran Volunteer organizations now being
raised can procure suitable posters printed IL de.
rabe. No newspaper advertising Is allowed.
VIII. No Burroughs will be promised by Recruit
ing Officers.
TX Eulstmcnts VIII be taken in friplicafs and
must specify the place of residence and quota OF the
recruit. and satenE neither married single. For
recruits for old rdy iments the Provost Marshal OF
the District where enlisted and presented signs the
paper as Recruiting Ofcer, and not the recruiting
agent or officer who secures the recruit. But III the
recruit for new regiment, the authorized person
securing the recruit signs the enlistment papers Is
Recruiting Officer and not the Provost Marshal
\. Blanks. Orders and Instructions will be fur
nished Recruiting officers application, by the
Provost Marshal of their District or by the Aduant
General of the State.
ri. Commissioned Officers of the new regiments
,rW NOT be credited upon the quotas OF their towns
the call is for enlisted men, and those entering
regiment at its organization Commits stoned On
GERS, cannot be entitled TO Bounty enlisted men.
XII Recruits will be presented or forwarded to
the proper Rendezvous without unnecessary delay
after enlistment. a- .n
NH. Recruiting Officers dsregarding these in
struetions will be at once recalled.
j. W. T. GARDINER MAJOR u. s. A.,
Act. Asst. Provost Marshal General
JOHN l.. HODSDoN, Adjutant General.
Augusta, Nov. 10, 1868. nov1S d3t Wit