The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1863-10-14
An Act.
TAR KILN BRANCH.


Moa@ted Mtdnny, and for otAer ouy
poses.
SEC. l. BE II enacted by the Senot
and House Of Representatives., no,c me
and sitting az General -fssemJiy. and b,
the authority Of HE same, That the Gov
ernor be and he i. hereby authorized to
accept as msny volunteer companies oi
mounted infantry ns may be ofesed. TO
consist of not less than sirty- .our nor
more than one hundred men, exclusive OF
commissioned Officers, who SHALL lie or
ganiz-d by him into battalion. or reci.
ment., by the election Of field officers, Il
the number Of said companies be ,uffi.
cient for that purpose. and said compan.
les shall bs called cut At the discretion Of
the Governor to suppress insurrec'i"n, or
to repel actual OF threatened raids uf the
enrmy within this State, aud shall be
discharged from actual service whenever.
in his judgment, the actual necessity for
sueii service has ceased.
SKc. 2. That for the purpose ol ,up
pressing insurrec.ions aud reps!ling raids,
the Governor be and lie is hereby au,ho
r'sed to enroll all white male per.ons Ia
this State between the ages OF eisb,eeu
and forty five yeas, including all ?ersous
who have furnished substitutes in Confe.
derive service, reside aliens, and o,he,
persons who have avoided Confederate
conscrirtion ty reason Of aay civil EN-.
ployment, contract or engagement. and
excluding ali who have been declared
exempt from actual military service be
yond the limits "f the Districts ia which
they reside, by the Act Of the General
Assembly. e.titled An Act for the bette.
organization OF the militis, and Tor other
Purpose'." passed the 9th day Of Febru.
ary, 1867; snd also excluding sue,r as
have volunteered. or may volunteer, in
the companies OF mounted infantry pro
vided for Icy the first section Of this Act;
and for the purpose Of making sxiG en-.
rolim-nt. the Governor is hereby autbo-
rlned to appoint one enrolling officer in
each judicial District in this State, and
"s many surgeons IS m~y he necessary to
examine persons claiming exemption from
s-rriee on the ground a physicist diss
bility, and the miIi,is officer. shall report
lists Of sueh persons As srs liable to be
enrolled as aforesaid, whenever required.
SEC. 2. That the effective men SO Ell.
rolled shall be organized into companies,
ba,tslions and rs man, regiments Of in
fan,ry as they are sufficient to constitute,
and tie placed at the disposal Of the Gov.
ornor tor the purpose aforesaid, and lie
Kept in the field ssl long As he may deem
the same to he rece.sary for the public
safety, the company and field officers to
he elected By the men, At such t;.nrs snd
places and in such minner ~ the Gov
ernor may direct; aod on the failure TO
elect said officers whom ordered. they shall
be appointed by the Governor.
SEC. (. That the Governor be also au
.horised, from the persons enrolled under
the second section Of this Act, to organize
one or more companies Of artillery, to be
used f'r the purp6ses provided for by the
third section Of this Act.
SEC. s. That nothing herein contained
shall be construed 40 as to prevent the
Governor from exercising the powers con,
ferred upon him by the eighth section Of
the Act Of the General Assembly. entitled
"A" Act for the better organisation Of
the militia, and Tor other purposes" passed
the 9th day Of February, 1858, or from
carrying into execution any Of tho pro.
visiops Of said Act which srs consistent
with the provisions Of this Act.
Sxc o. That all persops liable to per
form military service under the provisions
Of this Act, and who shall msts default