The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-11-14

all militia scrvice," and those already i'm State
or Confederate SERVICE shall constitute the
beat company of such beat; and it shall be the
duty Of the commanding officer of such beat
to order out his company once every fortnight
for parade and drill with the view to service in
the District as police force, and to military
service in the Brigade as ''aIarm men," And
the commanding officer of each beat shall
cause to be summond to such parade every
person in his beat so liable, except such as may
be certified by the Surgeon Of the regiment to
be physically unable to be present at such
parade, such commanding officer having the
discretion to excuse from drill any person at
tending OH the ground, whom he may Judge to
be physically unable to undergo the fatigue of
the day: "' ."
8. That the commanding officer Of each beat
shall keep roll of all persons so liable to SER
vice in his company, which roll shall be called
at each parade, and all dcfaulters noted; and it
shall further be his duty to report Immediately
after each parade to the commanding offlccrof
the regiments the names Of snch dcfaultcrs,
that they may be held to answer therefor be-
fore court-martial. And the commanding
officer of each beat shall have power to grant
leaves of absence from such parades to such
persons as may be called away from the beat
on business, and to physicians, millcrs, ferry
mon, ovcrseers. and owners in charge as over
seers, where the public interest requires that
they should not be withdrawn from their du-
ties TO attend the company paradcs.
f.. That the commanding officer of each beat
shall keep an additional and separate roll of all
effective men in his company who are between
the ages OF 40 and SO years, the same TO con-
stitutc n reserve ;orcc for the defence of the
S1oto hp cn1, Ia ho ne ho ~,
mandcr-in-Chicf, for service in any part of the
State. Tn making mp such roll, there shall bc
excluded thcrciron a persons who arc in the
military service of the State or in the service
of the Confederate States, and all persons who
arc by State authority declared "cxcmpt from
draft" as also, all pcrsons who hcvc been de-
tailed for special service by order of the Cover
nor and Council, whilst engaged on such SER
vice, or Indefinitely furloughcd on account of
"public interest,"" And II sha!! be the duty of
the commanding officer of the beat, ut each
parade, 10 cause the said roll of effective men
to he called, and to report II copy OF said roll
monthly to the commanding officer of the reg
Uncut: Aud the commanding officer of the
'rcyincut shall make 10 the Adjutant and IT.
slcct,r-t'cncrnl ~ monthly report of the num-
Der OF effective men in his regiment so en-
rolled.
5. That the purpose Of cffcctiny such en-
,rolIrnt, it shall he The duty OF every person
SO liable to report himself for orcnrolImcnt on the
day of parade; and the commanding officer of
the beat >lnll question, rs to age and residence.
every person not SO reporting, who may be
within tho limits OF lHs beat, and who may be
apparently between the ages OF 40 and 30
years, and he is hereby authorized to admins
ter Oatls 10 such person; and in case any per
son so quclioncd shall refuse 10 .iv' the IL,
formation, 70" oath, if rcquircd) it Shall he ,he
duty oe the commanding officer 10 enroll his
name as an elective man; and such pe,so" %
refusing shall thereafter be csloppcd from show
ing that he was not subject 10 such enroll
ment. ~.
. G. When q call shall at any time be made
upon sucb effective men, by the Commander
in-Chiet, for active service, il shall he the duty
Of all persons so enrolled to report themselves
promptly, on the day namcd,, ut their rcspc'-
tive places of rcgimcntal parade; and the COM
manting officer of the regiment shall there Oh
ganize them into companies of not less than
sixty -four men, rank and file, order the ilnmc,
late election of company officers. and promptly
report the companies thus organizcd and
officered to the Adjutant and Inpcctor Gen
cral. J|
Z. That dcpots of arms and ammunition be
established at each Court House in the State
(exccpt in the Districts of Charleston, George
town, Beaufort and Richland) to which shall
be sent forthwith 6S stand of arms with 20
rounds of cartridges to each. The same to be
subject to the order of the commanding officer
of the regiment in which such depot is estab-
ished, or of the commanding officer of the beat