The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-24
STATE OF MAINE.

General 0rc6f No. %.
i. Tn rty Companies of Infantry for Regiments
in the neld AMI 10 be lite upon the present ca
are autho .ze uy the War Department TO be raised
In this ,tat- from Vount for eitn, oIe, two
three years service. Is The recIni ma, elect.
Ill. Enrolel men their ubsIitutts have the
prisiege OF electing the company and regiment
IN which they will serve, by Volunteering these
organizations but II dra ted such liberty is
sarily de"ied them.
III an staIe Dounties to all volun eers and to
substitu es enis ed to the drai Is 500. $500.
or $500 ace riding TO the period of their eni .tme
for / 2 or " ars, aud the 3. bounty the came,
to all volunteers AID repre- cnfstise fpits sub
stitutes Tor enrolled men are not eniitl> to United
~ Tne officers ofthese companies will be select.
cd rom those wh have served at asst niue months
Ia the ed uale'svery special reasons exist il par
sacn immediate action sho aId be taken by
citizens not liable To enrolment. de iring TO avoid
drart ia their commuuity, and by club. ot EN- oil d
men, as Will nak 1t Tor he pecu iary interest he
latter, TO volunteer Instead of eDt~ring service
drafted men.
vi. Concerted action init ated in cities and pop.
uou plac g. aud extending to the sul bs ana ad
jaeent towns embodying he partial selection o. OIL
ncers and non commissioned ,fcers, may insure the
adop ion, at once of such plans OF proceed ure as
will ku sIantee the raising mpany ia every IN
stance where II Is ul deraieu, but any ftcer Sc
iecied rs above, shoa be person who bas ed
hhnorably. for at least nine months, the
may not De confirmed by the Governor
VII. Ihe following rulee VIII be adhered to in
raising these comla1i,s.
lst NO fees. premiums or expenses will be paid
for making the ennstments.
I'd. Each volunteer must be examined and ap-
proved by local physician, who will aid 20 cts.
his seryic but the pbysisIan is not sgn
certhcst- OF su h exam4La ieL up he enlis ,ment
paper, that being for the autho ized geon, who
makes the faai iexsminaii a The muster in.
Sd. A Justice OF the Peace will minis er the
cato II the recruit, and ,i siSn the certificate
on the ssce of the enlis sneLt.s
4th. When the enlistment is for q less period
than 3y,ars, the blank vii b, changed to exhibit
the TACT.
9Th Each company must comprise one hundred
and oae eniis ed men. aud as soon as that number
of suit able persons who eligible 10 enistne
have each ,igned three nisiment p-Ier-, one part
OF eacn enlistment with the names of persons des-
gnated for the minis ioned officers the CON-
pany, snd their residence aud the place of the
devious Of The Company, will be iorwaroed the
Gardiner, u. 3. Military suD, ria, endent for the
transportation, muster in, clothing, armiDg and
coupling of the company.
v. Ii the company is detained beyond the time.
of which reasonable rotce is gwen the Adjutani
General that 1T will assemble al its rendezvous. 10
leave the place Of muster, forty cents day pes
man will be allowed Tor boa ami lodging the
period of such dsteniion aud the tim Gee lpied in
conf, Z in from tbs CON any rendezvous.
VII. So mvcn OF General o der Twenty. Seven
OF the 10th ult pres >roes rules governing eni T.
ments aud credits tor qn ,ias AID ,unt OF 0oun.
ties aud enum rates the persons emit led there Q
and eligible 10 enlistmenIs. IL applicable to these
Thirty companies
Extract from War Department authority of July
Is. 1854, TO raise these companies
"ihe said companies must be mustered in ,eiore
Sept. 3, 1854 in o rder that hey be credited
the quota OF the State auds sr the Aforesaid ca L."
SHOULD any OF the companies AL TO organ izt
within reasonable tins. they win BE- consolidated
as to torn aud be mustered In as complete cou
pahies be.ore the aforesaid dates"
BY Order of His Exeelleney the Governor.
7 JOHN L. HoDS ON.
! AdIutant-0eberal.
Aug 4-dlw