The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-12-18

or any OF the Confederate States Prortdsd,
h"t on ms ordering draft the companies
! Noeai or 'oIuniecrs) Of the militia shall be
."o"vu 10 furnish TIE quota required Of
'heni oy volunteers for actual service
III nat The companies shall furnish
'"eF quota OF volunteers or drafted men i'm
proportion TO their relative numbers Iiobl.
10 draft by the provisions of this Act. and
be exempted from such call to The extent
81 the number Of volunteers they have nj.
ready furnished, and who are then in the
military service Of this State. or the Con.
iederate States, or who shall have served at
least twelve months in such service prOri,
ded, That no company shall be reduced bv
drafting below the number of fifteen and
pr0r'ded further, That it may be lawful for
any one so drafted to tender TO the com.
mander OF the regiment n capable subsii.
tutc. and upon lis being received, the per-
son drafted shall be excused from going in.
to actual service, but shall be liable to per
form ordinary militia nnd patrol duty
vi. That all Acts and clauses Of Acts
prohibiting persons from being eligible to
office, 10y reason of not holding commissions
in any battalion, regiment, brigade and d.
vision, be, and the same are hereby, suSpen
ded during the said war, and that any vrr-
son, during such suspension, shall be cligi-
bic TO any Of said offices, and that NIL laws
requiring more than ten days notice for
any military election he also suspended du
ring the same time, and that any time with
in ten days shall be sufficient notice for any
such election in the militia and volunteer
service OF the State; and in default Of such
election, the Governor shall forthwith ill
the o!llce by appointment.
IN. hat upoG any proclamation or order
from the Governor and commander-in 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 requ!slions thereof and that
officers commanding beat or volunteer mi.
litla companies. and if there be no such
commissioned officers, then some suitabl.
person appointed by the commandant of
the regiment, shall forthwith take, or cnuse
to be taken, census of all persons liable
to militia duty under this Act. residing with.
in their respective beats, and make out n
roll of the same, and also separate rolls Of
those between eighteen and forly-fve, and
OF those who have volunteered from said
beats, and are in the service of lhi, State
or the Confederate States and shall return
the regiment aud to the Adjutant and In
spcctor- General Of the State and for de-
fault in making said returns within ten DAYS
after being required to do so by the order
Of any superior officer, they shall be liable
to fine of fifty dollars, to be imposed and
recovered ns provided for by The militia
laws Of this State
NN That every person liable to military
duty under the provisions of this Act, who
shall make default VIXEN summoned into
actual service, shall be liable to such pun.
ishment, short Of death. rs may be imposed
by court martial, according 10 the articles
Of war of the Confederate States said
court TO he convened by :he officer comman-
ding the regiment To which the delinquent
shnl. belong, who is hereby authorized to
order said court in confnrmity with the
usages OF tie army Of the Confederate
States.