The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-01-15
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

AdJutant and Inspccio Gene rails Office, }
COLUMBIA. g., January =, 1864 (
GENERAL ORDERS No. 1877
Rf authority OF the 9Th and 10Th sections
- "f an Act Of General Assembly. rnti
lied D,ee'nb"r 7, 1861, IL is hereby ordere,i
l That the commissions OF all Officers Of
the Regiments, Battalions. Sq"adronS md
Companies Of the South Carolina Militia.
not called into actual service, be aud lh.
same nrc hereby recalled aud vacated, ~
soon ~ new elections have been held To fIl
the said Offices ~ vacated.
~ That elections Of Rrvirneniul, Bat.
TALON, Squadron and Company Oflic-r-.
inc'ndcd in the above order. he held ON
SATURDAY, the Iith dnv Of January,
1902. and returns thereof made, in nrror.
dane" With the provisions OF the Sih. lou,
and llih sections "f said Act uf General.
As-enbly herewith published.
S.R GISr,
hcJntant and Inspector General of =. E.
VII That the commissions If al officer
"i beat companies, battalions and regiments
"f the militia Of this Stale. not called into
| "ctna, service, aud those in actual service
when relieved, be. and the same nre hereby
'acatcd M soon as new elections cn, br
had I" fill said offices so vacated. except IN.
attached 10 the Fourth Brigade and nil
volunteer companies in the State not now
having the number Of officers, nun commits
'i"ncd officers and PriSate- Teqnir-d by
law, except thos. in actual seryic. or nj
ready ordered into actual service, he, and
the same are hereby. dis.oI, ed {; and TINT
nIl PERSONS liable to do ordinary miIi,i, dn.
ty under this Act. and patrol duty under
| r A
Act, shall be entitled TO vote in all vonpa
ny. battalion ana rrgimentsi elections
That Immediately after III. passaye
Of this Act, il shall br tho duty Of the I'd.
J"innt and INSPECTOR General, and he is here.
by required TO issue an order for elections
10 fl nj! offices in th. varinu. c.mpnn,.
aud regiments. baitalions or sauadron, Of
The militia of this State which order shall
he published IN the Newspaper, or this Stat.
ana therenpon the commanding officers of
snid corps shall extend said order. t.. their
Fesi.rctivs commands and SAID election.
shall be conducted l.; the manner provided
by the Militia laws Of this State, and in IN.
time required by said order, aud the mana.
gers OF said elections shall forthw ith return
The result thereof, in writing, To tn. com.
mnndnnt OF the regiment, who shall imms
diately transmit II copy Of the same 10 the
hdlntant ana Inspector General.
Ai That the corporate limits Of nny
town, containing not less than five hundred
nor more than two thousand five hundred
Inhabitants, including slave. aud free per.
sons OF color. shal! constitute a separate
militia beat and II shall be the duty of the
inhao'tants.of ail such towns, corporate,
who are liable to militia duty under the pro.
vision" OF This Act to organize themselves
INTO a Company, TO be attached to the reyi
ment In which sacb town is situate, unless
any such town is divided by regimental
lines In which case the company therein
organized may elect the regiment TO which
They shall be attached aud the companies
thus organized shall be subjec, TO all The
provisions Of this Act as other militia bea,
| companies.