The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-12-24
A BILL TO PROVIDE For THE De.
FENCE OF THE STATE. =.

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l. Be it enacted by the, Senate and House OF
Representatives now met and sitting in Gener.
al Assembly, and by the authority of the same,
! That Board of Ordnance be, 'apdi is hereby
established, to consist of the Adjutant and In.
spector General aud five other persons, to be
appointed by the Governor, and that the Gov
ernor be ex-officio President Of said Board
And it SHALL be the duty Of the said Board to
examine the condition of all.ordiuance, ammu-
milton, small arms, ordnance stores, gun earrl'
ages. and other equipments, shots, shells, &C.
belonging to the State; and for this purpose,
they shall have power to call upon all officers
of the State, who have sucl, matters in charge,
for reports on the condition, location, &c. OF
such articles, and the said Board shall have &c.
cess to the arsenals, magazines, &c. of the State
at such times as they shall deem proper.
H. And be it further enacted by the, author.
ty aforesaid, That the said Board shall take the
proper means for the preservation OF the artl-
cles beforesnamed, and for the storage and 9th
er disposal of them. All purchases OF ordi-
nance &c. and other munitions ofwar; for the
use of tae State, shall be made under the direc.
ton of the said Board. >'-s ~''%A>''s' -
ILL., And be It further enacted by the authoft-:
ity aforesaid, That the said Board shall be au-
thorized to engage fit and competent ordnance
officer, who shall open an Ordnance Bureau.
inspect all arms and ordnance purchased by the
direction of the Board, to organize an Ordnance
Department, and to perform all such other du,
ties as may be designated by the said Board,
and the said officer shall have the rank of Col.
onel of Artillery, with a salary OF two thousand
dollars per annum. aa 80 -s ''jsS.sa. tjl!Es
iV. And be it further enacted by the author.
ity aforesaid, That the said Board shall make
to the Legislature, at each session, a report OF.
their proceedings, in either public or private
communication, as may seem to them most ex;
pedient for the public service. -
V. And he it further enacted by the authors.
ty aforesaid, That the said Board be, and are
hereby authorized to employ scientific and
!; competent military engineer, who shall, as soon
as possible, make an examination OF the coast
of this State, with view to the defence OF the
same, and make,a report, or reports to the said
Board, as to the points which may need de-
fence, with plans for the same.
VI Andbe it further enacted by the authority
aforesaid, That the act of the General Assem-
bly,, entitled "An act to abolish Bridage En-.
campments," passed on the, eighteenth day OF
December, in the year Of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and forty-six, repeating all
sections and clauses relating to Brigade En-
campments" he, and the same is hereby repeal
ed; and that each and every clause OF an act
entitled can act reducing all acts and clauses
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one act, and to alter and amend the same, re.
lating to the subject Of Brigade EncamPments,
passed on the Seventeenth day Of December, in
the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun.
dred and forty .one, be and the same is hereby
revived Provided, that the Brigade Encamp-
ments therein provided for, shall lie held once
in each year, instead of once in two years.
VII. And be it further enacted by the author
ity aforesaid, That in addition to the officers
required to attend said Brigade Encampments,
the Sergeants Of each company, aud the non
commissioned regiment staff officers are hereby
required to attend the said Encanpments, tor
the purpose of receiving military instruction; !;
and for non. attendancea the same shall be H.
able to he fined each ID the sum Of fifteen dol
lars. And it shall be the duty Of the Quarter
master Generate supply such non commission:
ed officer with arms and equipments required
by law to be furnished to commissioned officers
during their attendance at Brigade Encamp-
ments. And it shall be the further duty of the
Quartermaster General to furnish and provide
at each Brigade Encampment; two light pieces
of field artillery, with tWenty-foar rounds of
blank cartridge, and other requisites for the ex-
ercse of troops in artillery tactics and service.
HE SUPPLY BlLL-.rhe bill to raise sup
plies for the ensuing year, reported by the Conn
intee of Ways and Means, provides tha, on
all granted lands the tax shall be SO cents on