Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-01
State Of South Carolina

AlIsA AsssA ps'' 1890.
COLUMBIA, Maj
GENERAL ORDER NO. II.
n 1T appearing that in many .
70 there i,as been q failure to
tIa, in accordance with General y
This otiice, either by not holding Gle
suauc. Of snil order, or ly rcin' mag
persor,, whn ure not eligible under the 4,
General Assembly, it is hereby ordered RI. sie
commanding officers of all such regiments ii"
firth with ur,lcr elections to be held, (IEtcr giving
lr, Der notice in all cases whcro such failure has
nrcurrct ur where s.crSur.s wh0 nrc uo;. eligible
hay. Dccu returned as elected, in pursuance. oil
said Geyrral Order No. S.
III. The Act Of the Goncrnl Assembly declares
vacant the commissions OF all officers between he
ages Of eighteen aud lorty.fve years, 40 soon MS
new elections have been hell, and no person be-
tween said ngcS is eligible, or will he commission
ed, 10 any Gtice in The militia, unless he be cx-
empt-d from CUn'ederate service under the Ex-
emption Act Of Congress.
i'll. In addition to thc returns required by The
third aud fourth paragraphs of General Order No.
y. the commanding officers of regiments are here
nv reiuirul TO return u this Office II roster Of The
field cn,i cunrpany-oficerS OF their respective regi
! mcDt Including thoSa whose offices have nut
been vacated, MS. well as those elected under this
nnl General Order No. 6, and alfo the strength of
heir companies-a form for which roster aud re-
turn will be furnished from this Office.
". in all cases where persons have been eject
ed To Offices under GeAerul Order No. S, but who
have refused lu accept said Offices, tho
ing officers. uf- brigades ind regiments will appoint
ii. prrsuns liable 10 ordinary militia du,y.i q the
! regiments, mutations and heats in which the per-
sons have go refused 10 command such reg men.s,
haltalinns and bents, in pursuance Of the 53d and
34,h sections of tie Act OF ISL.
". The captains Of beat companies ar" required
strictly TO enforce Sectiun j Of the -ict of tho
Iicnem: Assembly, entitled Gar Act for the bet
ter urgan:sali"n OF the militia, and for other pur-
poses passed at its last s~eSs;on, herewith pub
iishrd, ard to sec that no r~esiTlrnt Of their rcspcc-
tive beats shall escape au:ullment 10y reason Of
his;icmr6rary' ~anOenee.
fGVl.i ho commanding tficers Of regiments are
their special attention is hereby called TO Section
81 herewith piblishei) of lhc-Ace of ls4l, the
enforcement ofe which is required: - -
BY instruction of the General Assembly.
Id ne a. C. GARLIEGT0N;" ,
/ Aijutaat and Inspector: Gsteral Of $, C..
<. Tint tic commanding officers Of hcn. c0u-
:l,anies shall keep two separate reils-ons oil The
names of ell persons resident INF their bea's be-
tween TIT, ngcs OF sixteen and sixty, aud another.
IF the names of I'LL persons between the ages "i
sixteen auu Htly-"co'6hu'th :" 80
ares of each person and all persons require! to
he enrolled by this Act shall, Immediately utter
its passage, report their Ealnes to TIP pe Y mana-
ing officers Of their beat, wing shall have power ti
administer oaths as to the ages and residence of
persons, when they refuse to- make known their
ages or place OF residence, or whore there may be
EiS6bts as to either; and oneh Snd every beat CON-
pany shall he called out for drill and instruction
ones in every. two months.
XXXIN. Ifrapy beat company stau neglect or
refuse, for two. months, to. slset. On Officer TO fill
any vacancy which shall occur 10 it, or the person
| elected shall refuse to accept of such office, 1t
. shsll be- tho duty Of tho colonel OF officer. COM
| handing thut regiment TO which ituch, company
belongs. to nppoint and commission 5owp fit pr.
.oIr ,Aiabltto 6rdipery militia duty In such boat,
TO Dill such Office and. he shult be compelled 10
serve In such ~ofice~for twelve months, nndcr tho
penalty Of thirty dollars aId fifty per cent. on
| ihu aul0unt of Eis last genera! tnS. u'less tic shall
be sooner promoted, or from l1tlily or mrnta' In
firmly, become incapable Of performing the. duty
thereof, or. remove out Of the limits Of his com
mnTnnd, or uhtItss Thu; company shall sooner elect
| soine feptrsuu, who shall accept such conitnis-
sion; ind it shnH bo the duty o. the colonel Ut
officer commanding the regiment, TO appoint and
commission rs often as the appointment shall be
| rerffsod; and in every case Of refusal to accept,
the penalty shall he enforced but no pcraon up
.piinted by The colonel to I'm urrica in j beat ccm-
uany shall be Compelled TO uniform himself or
/ se:ye il such office longer th&n one ycdr in three.
March IS tL." 1ili@ UT ~ ''t ~