The Portland daily press., 1864-08-22
STATE OF MAINE.

UeueTut Ufuff NO. -.
/. Thirty Companies of Infantry for Regiments
in the field aud 10 be credited upon the present call
are authorized Jy the War Department TO be raised
in this state from Volunteers, for either one two
three years service. as the recruit may elect.
IL Enrolled men or their -ubsiitutes. have the
privilege OF electing the company and regiment
IN which they will serve. by volunteering these
organizations; but if dra ted such liberty is neces.
sarily denied them.
hi. ihs stale Dounties to all volun GERS and to
substitutes enis ed prior to the drsf 500, 500,
or 500, acc riding TO the period of their enlistment
for 2 or years, and the L. s. bounty the same,
to all volunteers and representative recruits Sub.
stitutes Tor enrolled men are not entitled to United
States Bounty.
" The officers ofthese companies will be select.
ed from those who have served at least nine months
Ia the ned uniessyery special reasons exist la par
ticular cases.
sach immediate action shoald be taken by
citizens not liable to enrolment. desiring 10 avoid
draft ia their community, and by clubs of enrolled
men. will make it ior the pecu, iary interest ofthe
latter, TO volunteer instead of entering service as
drafted men.
VI. Concerted action initiated in cities and pop.
al ous placss and extending the suburbs and ad.
Jscent towns embodying the partial selection OF of.
fceTs and non commissioned ofcers may insure the
adoption. at once, Of such plans OF procedure as
will ku lIantee the raising OF 4 smpany in every IN
stance where it ia undertaken, But any officer
honorably, for at least months or the selection
NAV not be confirmed by the Governor
VII. The ollowing ules will be adhered to in
raising these companits.
LIST. No fees. premiums or expenses will be paid
for making the enistments.
I'd. Each volunteer must be examined and ap-
proved by local physician, who will BE- paid 70 cts
ior his servcts but the physician is not 10 sign
certificate of such examination up he enlis ment
paper, that being for the authorized geon, who
makes the fDa Determination the muster in
81. Justice OF the Peace will administer the
OATH to the recruit, and i'll ana sign the certificate
on the face OF the enlistment.
4th. When the enlistment is for a less period
than 3ytars, the blank wi b. changed TO exhibit
the fact.
Eth Each COMPANY must comprise one hundred
and one enlisted men, and as soon as that number
OF suitable persons. who are eligible TO enlistment
have each signed three enlistment psI err part
of each enlistment with the names of persons des-
ignated for the commits. ioned officers o. the CON-
pany and their residence, and the place of the
dezyous Of the Company, will be Forwarded the
Adjutant General. who W II arrange with Major
Gardiner, u. $. Military Superintendent, for the
transportation muster in, clothing, arming and
equiping of the company.
VI. II the company Is detained beyond the time
of which reasonable notice is gwen the Adjutant
General that II will assemble At its rendezvous TO
leave tor the place OF muster forty cents day per
man will be allowed Tor boa d and lodging for the
period of such detention and the time occupied in
coming in from the comg any rendezvous.
VII SO much of General Order Twenty Seven
of the 10Th ut pres tribes rules governing enlist
nents aud credits ios quotas aud am ount OF boun-
ties and enumerates the persons entitled thereto
and eligible TO enlstmonis. is spplicable-to these
thirty companies
lExtrsct from War Department authority of July
Is, 1854, to raise these compsnies.l
"ihe said compants must he mustered in before
Sept D. 1854, iu order that they be credited on
the qnota OF tbs tate under the aforesaid ca l."
should any of the comp anies ail to organ ize
within reasonable tina. ihey will BE- consolidated
so as TO form and he mustered in as complete cou
psnies before the aforesaid dates"
BY Order of His Excellency the Governor.
JOHN l.. HoDS on,
AdJutant-General.