The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-07-30
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CHAMBER

COLUMBIA, s. c, July ~, 1862.
'HE following resolutions, adopted BY
Il the Governor and Council, have been
ordered to be published
l. Resolrsd, The Army Regulations of
me Confederate States of America shall be
I'VE ,s regulations for the government Of tho
r"S' corps OF Reserves when called into
"c'Ve service and when the First and Sc
cona corps of Reserves are brought to.
gether INTO service, the First Corps shall
oe cons'deted as the Regulars and so
.nnkeo and The Second as the militia of
the State.
2 Resolred, That the Act Of Assembly.
enut'ed nm Act "to reduce all Acts and
causes "t Acts in relation 10 the militia of
the State into one Act, and to alter and a.
mehd the same passed the 18th day of
December, a. ID. lSIl, except so Gar rs the
same may be altered and modified by sub.
srqnent Acts Of the Legislature, Ordinances
oi 'he Convention and Revolutions of the
Governor and Council, shall be tho law
governing the Second Corps of Reserves.
3. Resolved, That when not under orders.
the First Corps of Reserves, as we'll as the
Second, shall perform patrol duty Gas pro.
Vlded by a. A, A. ID. 1861 under the com.
mnnd of officers Of the Second Corps of
Reserves.
q. Resolred That the First Corps Of Re.
serves shall be liable 10 drill ut such con.
vensent time and place, within the limits of
the command, as the commanders Of Repi.
meh's thereof may respectively order.
D ReSoired, That when on active and
separate duty, and for default of drill. the
commanders of Regiments of tho First
Corps OF Reserves shall have power to or.
Der courts martial for all offences commit
TED IN their commands and the comman.
ders shall also be vested with the powers
OF officers in command Of encampments as
provided by CXHX section of the said Act
OF Assembly, A. ID. IS4l, for the punish.
ment OF persons disturbing the encnmp
ment
6. Resolved, That all persons liable to
military duty in the First Corps OF Re
serves, who shall make default when sum.
moned for service, shall be subject 10 such
punishment, short Of death, as may be im
posed by a court martial. ordered by the
commander Of the Regiment in which such
default may be made
T. Resolred That the off GERS now hold.
ing commissions in the militia Of this State
are continued in commission, and shall
command the Second Corps Of Reserves,
and also all persons liable to the perfor.
nance oi patrol duty within the limits of
their respective Beats, Ba,talions, Regi
ments and Brigades and all vacancies in
The Second Corps of Reserves shall be
filled by e!ec,ions-the voters to he ali fire..
White male citizens between the ages of Is
and 65 (except those in Confederate service)
tnr, n
Battalion or Regiment in which such va.
cancy shal. cccur-General officers of Sec.
ond Corps Of Reserves TO be elected in &C.
cordance with the provisions Of the Act of
Assembly, a. d lS4l.
.. Resoired, That volunteering from the
Second into the First Corps Of Reserves
snail be permitted AT the discretion of com
"anders Of the First Corps of Reserves.
9. Resolved, That Hfier the organization
OF the First Corns of Reserves, no person
liable 10 duty therein shall be entitled to
exemption by reason Of entering into any
class which was before that time EN- mbraced
IN The Ia" OF exemptions, except overseers;
and all persons other than overseers, who
had at the time of SAID organization sx.
emptinS causes, shall be required to claim
Their exemption Of the commanders Of the
Regiments OF said Corps, who shall deter.
mine whether such cause is under the law,
and whether the claimant il entitled TO
such exemption that the claim for the ex.
"mp,on Of overseers shall be made to the
Adj"tan, and Inpector General, Ms provided
by the Ordinance Of the Convention and
that in all cases where the clain for OK
emption is made on the ground Of physical
disability, the app icant must first have the
certificate Of the Regimental Surgeon, ap.
proved by the commanding officer Of the
Regiment, before no shall bs entitled to his
discharge.
10. Resolved. That the several Colonels
commanding Regiments OF the First Corps
ofReserves be vested with authority to
grant furlongLs without limitation Of time
TO those under their respective commands
10 such cases as in their judgment the pub.
lie interest will be best promoted by per.
mit,ing the applicants for fur!oughs TO re.
main at home until further orders but 10
every case where such furlough is granted,
the party shall receive no pay from the
State during the existence Of the furlough.
BY order Of the Governor and Council.
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