The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1863-10-08
An Act
To cProri6s for -roa,intecr .com,,nnies
Of Mounted 4Intdntry,.und for o.1er

To -ProIGs fo,, ro7anfeec1r c.om,,on;cs
Of Aoaatof fntdntry.'nnd for otie,r
'phrpests. -. . - a.,
Srr. i, Be 10 ca,ncted Ivy che Senate
and House of Repres eniatnes, now me,
and sitting in Grpersf Assembly, ald
ny the a.thority Of the. same. That he
iosernnr bssUd ht is ipareby author.
'ssd: 10 accept As nptsv .eIunteer com
palies u -SSourtsd infantry ast itiay BE
offered, TO consist Of not ,lcss, Ihan Sixty
bip nor 'tsor stlras esIe isuas;Ss,s men,
exclusive Of .cenunissionado officers y Ia
shaa< be organized SS him fi1fto -Bartat
ions or lsgitsents, by tie. election or,
@id officers, If the Eatnber Of sai.l. oom
ralsirs! beSufiieieni for that purpose, aud
said companiessl.all be c.fflfd, on, nj the.
discretion ofthe Governor 10 supprCslin.
s1rreclion. or lorepelacipalasS eva threatened
raias-0f the cremy. within tliis Stale.
ahi, shall he di-charged,. from :aeta,
service whenrsf, in his, Judgment, The
actual necessity for such Service has
ceased. :, - '...''' p.
SEC. .. That for the purpose Of mp.
pressing iusarrsc,ions and teprHing rails.
The Governor be and hesi4- hereby ah,
iho'ized To enroll All white, male Der.
sons IN this S,ato between tue ages Of
eighteen and fo,ty-fve. years. gine.nding.
all rersons who hhvp furnished .substi..
,tu'es. III Confederate Service, resident
aliens, anil Other pefs9ns-s.@ho, lave
ax6heti ,Gowfederate .Sonscrip,ion bv
reason of any civil employ meni. con.
tract or engagement aud excluding ali
who have been declared exempt from
actual military service beyond ihe lim>
lis of the Districts in which, :lIey reside;
by the Act of the General Assemble
entitled An Set fos.Ee ieues orssuiza- :
tisn Of The militia, and for other ,purpo,
e." ,"Paasedihe, 9th day ofFcbruarv,l 1863:
and also excluding such rs have volun-
'teered, or may SI6iGnteer, in The com
panies Of mounted. inGautry provided
for by The. fr.t section of this Act and
for the pnrpose Of making said enroll.
meut, tho Governor is .heEeby, au.
'horized 10 appoint. one enrolling
officer in eaaIl judicial District in,
this State, and as rnanv surgeons a.
may he necessary TO examine Persons
claiming exemption from ne, vice ON the
ground Of physical disability, and the
militia officers shall. report lists Of such
persons as are lisbie TO be enrolled as.
aforesaid, whenever required.
. Sc. That the effective men so,
enrc led shall he organized into, ,eompa.
nies, battalious and rs many rerim ents
of infantry rs they are sufficient 10 con-.
stitute, and be' placed at the disposal of
the Governor for the psrposesaforssaid,
and be kept in the field as long as lie
may deem the same 10 be neces sary for
the public. +srfety,. ihe company ahd
field officers TO be slected-by the men,
at snch times sml places. and in snch.
manner as the Governor may direct !:
and ON the failure to elect said officers
when ordered, they shall be appointed
by the Governor. =, -. -. =
- SEe. 4. That the Gosernos be also
authorized, from the persons enrolled
under the second section Of this Act, TO
orgagize ore or more companies Of ar
'iiliery, 10 b used for tho purposes pro-
sided FOR ny the thpd SEXTON of this
hct. '', =. - :. - .'. -,
!. ;, SEC, s. ;Thatshotbing hsrein contain,
ed shall be: eSnsirtied SO rs 10 preyent
the Governor from eaereising tise, pow
ers conferred. upon.him by the eighth
section Of the Act Of the General Assam,
bly, entidedS" Aas. Act foE.fiIe better
Organization ofthemilhia, aha for oiksr
Psuposea,n passed fhe OH dss sf Rebs
Suasy, 1868 or from carrying INTO ex-
cption Eauy .ef the 'rroshiops or said
ASs shsch aeeS Sconsi-tsnl with The pro
yfsidhe &c ftie Sets = ~. = = :. "a e