Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-12-13
GENERAL Orders, no. 1al:


| In accordance with the Proclamation If Iii.
E%cellency the Conmander-in-Chicf, and nn-
der the provisions of the Act OF the Genera
| Assembly. entitled IAN Act TO suspend unl
amend certain portions of the Militia and Pat.
! rol Laws Of this S,atr,' il is hereby ordered
l. That ten Companies Of Infantry and two
Companies of Cavalry be raised and organised
forthwith, from the lst. "a, 81. 5th, 9Th, 9th
! and 10th Brigades Of South Carolina Militia
respectively, i'll sccordance with the ninth Sec
tiun Of SAID Act
III. Brig. Gen. DcSnussure, commanding !; ; II
Brigade s. c. M.. is directed to proceed nt once
to take or cause 10 he taken n complete and ac.
curatc census Of the ninth section Of the above
Act of the General Assembly. aud make the
returns thereof to this cHice
III. The Generals commanding the 7th aud
Sth Brigades Of S. C. y. are directed to make
out and return to this office returns of tho sam.
character ns the above.
". That Generals Of Divi.ions and Brieadcs
and Commandants Of Regiments ur. charged
with the prompt cxtensins aud faith ful ex.cu-
tion Of the abo7e provisions Of said Act and
"t tiii. order.
'. That the number Of volunteers or draft.
ed mrn required from each Company. (heat or
volnnteerl. he.aPror,oned by tho Command
ing Officers Of Regiments. under the .lirer-
ito" Of Geuernls of Brgndes, md when any
Company (beat or voluntecr) fails to furnish its
required quota, then the Commanding Officer
Of the Regiment will ut once order and exc.
cute draft for such quota in accorlnuce with
the form provided in the one h nudlrsJ and for
ty-sixth section "3 a. a. Of 1871.
VI. The Regiments Of Infantry will sonsi,!
of the Companies at lcnst GS each in the AZ
gregate, and the Companies Of Cavalry of Mt
least az each aggregate. 70 serve for d; period
OF not less than twelve uon.l,s (l2) months.
VII. Elections will be "rjere,h for Company
Officers by the Command ing Officers Of the
Regiments, us soon rs the requisite number Of
men have volunteered. or been drafted aud
the rolls Of the Companies and c.rtiii ate, of
election will he for,hw with forwarded to. this
cifice.
VIII. Upon the reception Of tho rolls of
Companies and certificates Of elections of Com
rany offic,ra, orders will 10 issued for :hc reu-
drzrousing of said Company i'll camp, an,l
Company Officers will take rank from the re-
cept,on Of their Companies in this office.
TX. Tenders Of Volunteer Companies made
II ON md nhel this date. should be made 10 and
transmitted 10 this oflioe by the comma ndiny
officer OF the militia regiments from which
such companies arc raised, who vi H. keep
copy Of such rolls TO perfect his census returns
Of their respective rrgimcnts
y. All Volunteer comi'nnes not havin. the
number 0: officers, non -conmi iss iuned officer.
and riirates required. by law, except those in
actual service. are herewith, ordered to lie ds
solved, and their arms accomtremcnts md
equipments returned forthwith 10 the Arsenal,
at Charleston or Colu,nb,.
nj. The census returns required by the Act
will be accurately made out and returned in a
proper form 10 this office without DELAY.
MI. Officers charged with duties under This
order are required to execute them promrtlv
and efficiently, without further uo,i.e, upon
The pain Of being visited with the extreue p.n
alties Of the law.
BY command Of the Governor. i
s. r. GIST,
Adjutant aud Inspector General Of S. C.
Dec. ii, 1851.