The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-03-25
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

GENERAL ORDER NO. IL.
1T appearing that in many Of the reg.
IL ments there has been failure to or
ganize the militia, In accordance with Gen.
oral Order No. . from this office, either by
not holding elections in pursuance Of said
order, or by returning "a elected persons
who are not eligible under the Act of the
Genefnl Assembly, it is hereby ordered that
the commanding officers Of all such regi
msnts do forthwith order elections to be
held, Cafter giving proper notics,) in all ca.
ses where such failure has occurred or
where persons who are not eligible have
been returned as elected, in pursuance of
said General Order Nc. 4.
III. The Act of tie Gen-ral Assembly de.
ci"res vacant the commissions of all officers
between the ages of eighteen aud forty five
years, rs soon rs new elections have been
he'd, and no person between said ages is
eligible, or will be comrnssioned, to auy
office in the militia, unless he be exempted
from Confederate service under the Exsmp.
tion Act Of Congress.
IIl. In addition to the returns required
by the third and fourth paragraphs of Gen.
eral Order No. 8, the comnanding oficers
OF regiments are hereby required 10 return
10 this ofhce roster Of the field and com.
pany officers Of their respective repime ents,
including those whose Offices have not been
vacated, as well rs those elected under this
and General Order No. 8, and also the
strength of their con,panlss-a form for
which roster and return will be furnished
from this Office.
Nv. In all eases whore persons have been
elected to offices under General Order No.
q, but who have refused to accept said off.
ses, the commanding officers Of brigadss
ana regiments will appoint fit persons liza
bic 10 ordinary militia duty in the regI.
ments, battalions and beats in which the
persons have so refused TO command such
regiments, battalions aud beats, in pursu.
ancs Of the 33d and 34lh ssctions of the
Act Of ls4l.
V. The captains Of beat companies are
required strictly TO enforce Section 5 of
the Act of the General Assembly, entitled
IAN Act for the better organization of the
militia, and for other purposes" passed at
its last session, herewith published, and 10
see that no resident II ths1 respective beats
shall escape enrolment by reason Of his
temporary absence.
vi. The commanding officers Of repi
msnis are Responsible for their complete or.
ganization. and thei: special attention il
hereby called TO Section - (hsrewith pub
li'hed) Of the Act Of ls4I, tho enforce.
ment OF which is required.
by instruction Of the General Assembly.
A. c. DARLINGTON,
hdjt and insptr Gen. Of 3 C.
v. The commanding officers Of the beat
companies shall keep two separate rolls
one Of the mames of all persons r..idsnt in
their beats between the ages Of sixteen and
sixty, nsd another Of the names Of all Der.
sons between the ages Of sixteen and fifty
designating in said rolls the ages Of each
person and all persons required to Be On.
rolled by this Act shall. immediately after
| its passage, report their names to tho com
manding officers Of their beat, who shall
have power TO administer oaths a. to the
ages and residencs Of persons, when they
refuse to make known their ages or place
OF residence, or where there may DO doubts
as to either; and each and every beat com.
Pany shal! DO called out for drill and in.
struction once in every two months.
XXXIV. lf any beat company shall 90.
ect or refuse, for two months, to elect su
ofhcer TO ill any vacancy which shall occur
in it, or the person elected shall refuss to
accept OF such office, II shall be tho duty of
the colonel or officer commanding that req
iment 70 which such company belongs, 10
appoint and commissio on som. fit person,
liable to ordinary militia duty in such beat,
to hll such office. ard he shall be compelled
to serve IN such office for twelve months,
under the penalty Of thirty dollar. and iey
per cent. On the amount OF his last general
tax, unless he shall DO sooner promoted, or
from bodily or mental infirmity, becom. in.
capable of performing the duty thereof, or
remove out Of the limits Of command, or
unless the company shall sooner elect some
ht person. who shall accept such commis.
sion and it shall be the duty Of the colonel
or officer commanding the regiment, to ap
point and commission Nc ohsn As the ap
pointment shall be refused; and in sv.ry
case OF refusal to accept, the penalty Be en-.
forced but no person appointed by the
colonel to an office in beat company shall
be compelled 10 uniform himself or serve
in such office longer than Que year in three.
March rs, 1868, Tat