Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-03-27
VOLUME XI.---N0. II.
AD'rrASr AND IssrBcro9| GENERALS orrror.
coLuHnIf, February 1s. 1868.

1880 -A'sA A'SAo'1
CoLuNnT. February 10. 1868.
GENERAL ORDEVNO. ID.
I IT appearing th4t in many of the repi-.
. ments there hast been failure to organize
me hi'h''n, IN nccorfance with General Order
No. from this oflife either by not lioldinS
eiect'ons IN pursunrSee of snid order or by ro&
turning MS elected Hersons who not eligibia
under the Act OF TIP General. AssembiPsTit II
hereby ordered thSt the commanding oficer4
~ au Such regiments do forthwith order -lecl
tons l" he h"ld ("9er giving proper notice) in
all eases where sHch failure has occurred or
'here persons WIFI are not eligible have heen
returned as e"etet in pursuance Of said Gene.
raj Order No. 8. I
IL. The Act ofthe General Assembly de
clHrrs vacant the commissions Of all officers he.
Tween The ages IL eighteen and forty i've Years
ii soon ns new f'ctIons have been held and
u" person he'w3en said ages is eligible, or will
be c"n,in's l"n"f. TO any office in the militia.
unless he he cT'mped from Confederate SER,
vic. under the Exemption Act Of C"ngress
III. In addition To the returns rrouired bv
the third anf fourth paragraphs nf G.nerai
Order No. s. fhe commanding officers Of reei-
nrnts are hfrehy required to return to this
office rost.I of the field and company officers
OF their respective regiments. including those
whose ofhcys hnv" not been vacated, IN we'll ma
those rlecty1 under this and General Order No
3, md ALSO the strength of their compan,.s-a
form for Yh'ch roster and return will be (nrp
shcd fr"Jb this Office. ~
w. lYmli eases where persons kave been
elected tt offices under General Order. Nn-S,
but VIII" )h"v" refused to accept said offices, III"
c"mmanFlng officers of brg"des ani regiments
will apEbIni tit persons liable TO ordinary mill
Iia dniNin the regiments. hattnlions and beats
IN which the persons have so refused to COM
mani sttch regiments mutations md bente in
rursu .nfe Of the 33d and 34,h sections Of the
Act of ts41.
V. Ihe captains Of beat companies are re-
4n'redfstrictlv. to enforce Section s Of the Act
of 'heiGencral Assembly. entitled IAN Act for
the ter organization of the militia, and for.
other purposes, passed at its last session. here.
with I'thlshed, and to see that no resident OF
their respective heats shall escape enrolment
hy re"ion of his Temporary absence.
vi. 3he commanding officers Of regiments
are rcsrSns'hl.. for their complete orcanisa-
ti"n, an1th SPECIAL n'tention is hereby call
el +" Seai"n - (h"rewi puL+ishr7i) Of the
Act Of ls4' the e"forcensehs Of VIM ch i. re-
By lnstrictHh al the General Assembly,
A. C GslHLlNGTONa
Adluta1't and Inspector General of s. C..
" That Sshe commanding officers of heat
cnmPhLlcs sik'll Keep two Soparnta rols-one
OF the nnme9 OF nil persons resident in their
beats bel wfan The fges of sixteen and sixty.
ana a"n'herfof the n"mss Of all persons be-.
tween 'he ages OF sixteen and fifty-designn-
t,ng III sn'd Polls the ages Of eacl, person and
al persons feInlr.d to be enrolled by this Act
sn"!'' i'' 'hnfh'nteiy after it's passage, report
.ne!r hameA 10 The commanding officers Of
'he,r Deal, wi" shall have power TO administer
ans rs To tNe ages ~ residence of persons,
"heh 'hey 'eepse to make known their nges or
place OF residence; or where there may ba.
doubts rs to- et tater; and eacli and everv beat
company shall Pc cstle'l out for drill and in.
struction once ;svtFy5 5wo months.
or MNAlV. ~. II ~ beat company shall neglect
-. Fe'"S' Tor tw$ w$mnaths to elect an officer 10
person faeanoyyxhiei ahail occur. in it, or tho
Office it shalt De sls refuse to acceps. ef auch
commanding tha regii snt t0 saallonel or officer
rany Belongs nppiht and commission soine. sSnas
mt person. ilhbi tesotdinary militia duty in
such hcat; tY sueh, office and he shall be
compelled tpas#sein such office for twelve
months. undsr2t penalty Of thirty dollars.
ana my per e&ns on the amount of bis last
general tax. uni ha ahall be sooner promo
ted, or fr"R h4dilY or mental infirmity, be-.
come incaPa6iS Pft performing the duty there
OF, or r"InPEe jRt oft the limits Of his command
or unless qhs.snInapy shall sooner elect some
fit person, whN NsSsI accept such commission :.
and u SHAH bSheduiy IF the colonel or off,
Ger comm&pdt5Aiie regiment, to appoint and
commissioner Cen as'the appointment shall
he retnsefSR{B1nsevery case Of refusal To ac.
cept, the Ped tEs&a,aIl be enforced; hut no
person aPPoif d by The caonel to an office in
beat cdibF shall he compelled to Uniform
himself oI ISe3 id such Office longer than ono
Marclr41o ho Al o. .