Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-18
An Act to Amend and Suspend Certain
Portions of the Militia and Patrol
Law OF this State.


Portions of the Militia and Patro
Law Of this State.
SEC. l. BE ii enacted by the Senate an
House Of Representatives., alo,c met and SiH,n
IN General assembly, and JytAe amAority o
the same, That all free white males, bctwee,
the ages of sixteen and sixty, shall be iiabl
to perform ordinary militia duty during th
existence Of the war between the Coni5aerat
and United States Of America, except the per
sons exempt from all militia service, and ex
cept the members Of both branches of til,
General Assembly, and their respective off
Gers; all regularly officiating clergymen ; al
regular licensed practising physicians tho
faculty and officers in the South Caroline
College professors in other incorporated col
leges and in theological schools schoolnas
ters having under their tuition not less than
fifteen scholars; and all students at schools
academies and colleges; all branch pilots
one white man to each established ferry, toll
bridge and toll grain mill, if actually kept by
such white man; the president, cashier and
teller OF the several banks Of the State the
officers and men Of the city guard, and the
fire departments of fCharleston and Columbia
the officers and employees Of all railroad
companies, the superintendent and keepers OF
the Lunatic Asylum; the keepers Of The arse
nails Of the State; all persons holding office
under the Confederate States. and the officers
and cadets Of the Military Academy and
that all said males, from the ages Of sixteen
to sixty, shall be liable to perform patrol
duty, and shall be subject to be ordered by
the Governor and commander.in.chief to per-
form military service in their respective brig
AIDES.
Sec .. Thatso much ofthe nehundred and
forty,eighth section of an Act entitled :; IN
Act to reduce all Acts and clauses Of Acts in
relation to the Militia OF this State to one
Act, and 10 alter and amend the same," as
limits the term of service Of the Militia, when
drafted, to tbrec months within this State and
two months ont Of The State be, and tho same
is hereby, suspended during the said war ;
and that during such suspension, the Com
mander in.Clicf may call out any portion of
the Nil tia Of this State, from the ages of
eighteen to ortviive, except those exempt BY
this Act from Militia service, for twelve
moths, unless sooner discharged, for service
either in this State or any Of the Confederate
States; ProriIui, That on his ordering a
draft the companies beat CT rolunteer) of
the Militia shall be allowed to furnish the
quota required Of them by volunteers for ac-
taal service
SEC 8. That the companies shall furnish
their quota Of volunteers Or drafted men in
proportion to their relative numbers liable to
a draft by the provisions of this Act, and be
exempted from such call to the extent Of the
number Of volunteers they have already fur.
nished, and who are lhe.: in tic military SER
vice Of this Stale or the Confederate States,
or who shall have served at least twelve
months in such service: Procidel, That no
company shall b. REDUCED by drafting below
the number Of Is: ant Proriiei, .t"rther,
That it may be lawful for any one so drafted
to tender to the commander Of the Regiment
a capable substitute, and upon his being re-
! ceived, The person drafted shall be excused
from going into actual service, but shall be
liable to perform ordinary Militia and Patrol
duty.
SIC i. That all troops thus raised, whether
Volunteers Or drafted men, fur the term OF
twelve months service, shall be organized by
the Co:nmander.in, Chief into companies and
regiments, battalions rsquadrons, by ordering
forthwith elections for their company and field
officers, confirming in said organizations to
the laws rules and regulations Of the Con-
federatc States And all Volunteers for Il
longer period Of service, shall be separately
organized in 4 similar manner.
SEC. ). That all Acts prohibiting the re-
duction of Beat Companies below the number
of fifty men, and all Acts imposing penaltie:
for default of service in the Militia orsanza
ton Of this State, be- and the same are here
By, suspended as to all persons who may vol
unteer in the service Of this State or the Con
! lrcleratc States, in the war aforesaid.
SIC. &. That all acts and clauses of act'
prohibiting persons from being eligible it
office, by reason of not holding commission!
in any battalion, regiment, brigade and divi
sion, be, and the same arc hereby, suspended
during the said war, and that any person
during such suspension, shall be eligible t.
any of said Offices, and that all laws requirin!
more than ten days notice for amy military
election be also suspended during the same
time, and that any time within ten days shal
be sufficient notice for any such election il
the militia and volunteer service Of the State
and in default of such election, he Governo
shall forthwith fill the office 10y appointment
SIC. /. That all persons required to per
form ordinary military duty shall be callet
out l;r company muster and drill at leas
once in every two weeks, and. in case Of de
fault. to he liable to the same fines and for