The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1861-12-20
A PROCLAMATION,

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Headquarters, December 8, 1861
nUR STATE is INVADED AND
~ Charleston is threatened by land and by
sea, with large forces. |, therefore, in conform
lty with an Act passed the 7th instant entitled
IAN Act to annul and suspend certain portions
OF the Militia and Patrol laws of this State"
DO hereby issue this, my Proclamation, calling
for TWELVE THOUSAND VOLUNTEERS,
to be furnished for a term of service not less
than twelve months, unless sooner discharged
These troops will be received and mustered in
according to orders, below issued, by the Adu-
tant and lnspector-Gcncral.
Unless tins call is promptly responded to, a
draft will be executed according to the provi-
sons of said Act. For further particulars,
special reference is hereby made to the order
OF the Adjutant and Spcc,or-Gcncral.
F.W. PICKENS.
EXTRACT FROM THE RECENT ACT OF THE LEGIS-
LATURE.
III. That SO much of the one hundred and
forty-cighth section of an Act entitled can Act
to reduce all Acts and clauses of Acts in rcla-
ton to the militia of this State to one Act, and to
alter and amend the same" as limits the term
of service of the militia, when drafted, to three
months within this State, and two months
out of the State, be, and the same is hereby,
suspended during the said war, and that du-
ring such suspension, the Commander-in Chief
may call out any portion of the militia of this
State, from the ages Of eighteen ~ forty five
Except those exempt by this Act from militia
servico), for twelve months, unless sooner dis
charged, for service either in this State or any
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his ordering draft, the companies (beat or
voluntccrs) of militia shall be allowed to flrn-
ish the quota required of them by the volun-
tecrs for actual service.
III. That the companies shall furnish their
quntas ofvolunteers or drafted men in proper
ton to their relative numbers liable to a draft
by the provisions of this Act, and he exempt
ed from such call to the extent Of tho number
of volunteers they have already furnished, and
who are then in the military service of this
State, or the Confederate States, or who shall
have served at least twelve months in such
service: Provided, That no company shall be
reduced by drafting below the number of ff-
teen Amd provided further, That it may be
lawful for any one SO drafted to tender to the
Commander Ofthc regiment capable substitute,
and upon his being received, the person drafted
will be excused from going into actual service
but shall be liable to perform ordinary militia
and patrol duty.
vi. That all Acts and clauses of Acts pro-
hibiting persons from being eligible to Office,
10y reason OF not holding commissions in any
battalion regiment, brigade and division, be,
and the same are hereby, suspended during
the said war, and that any person, during such
suspension, shall be eligible to any of said offices,
and that all laws requiring more than ten days
notice for any military election be also suspended
during the same time, and that any time with
in ten days shall be sufficient notice for any
such election in the militia and volunteer SER
vice Of the State, and in default of such eec-
ton. the Governor shall forthwith fill the office
by appointment.
TX. That upon any proclamation or order
from the Governor and Commander-in-C Chief
calling for troops, the commandant of each
militia regiment, not excepted in this Act, shall
forthwith assemble his command at the usual
muster ground, and proceed to execute the re-
qustions thereof; and that officers command.
ing beat or volunteer militia companies, and
if there be no such commissioned officers, then
some suitable person appointed by the COM
mandant of the regiment, shall forthwith take,
or cause to be taken, census Of all persons
liable to militia duty under thus Act, residing
within their respective beats, and make out a
roll o! tie same, and also scterate. rolls on those
ir,wccH ciuhiCcr and forty five and Of thoso