The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-04-14
ACTS OF THE LEGISLATURE.
Official.

4H ACT 10 Oh9ANlIE hrNh uo'Sn4N ~~>S
OF THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
a SECTION 1. Be endcted by the Senate ana
House of Representatives of the State OF So'ith
Carolina; now met and sitting IN Genera. AS
sembIy, and by the authority OF the same
That all able-bodel male citizens oesween ;ne
in This State, aud not exempted by the laws OF
The United tates, shall be subject to military
duty, excepting
:. LIST. All persons in the army or navy OF
volunteer forces OF the Uuited States.
2d. Regularly ordained or licensed MINISTER'S
and preachers Of the Gospel.
Sd. The L,eutenant-Governor, members anu
officers of the General Assembly, the Secretary
of State, Attorney General, Comptr Jller-Gene.
raj, State Auditor, Commissioner OF bureau OF
Agricultural Statistics, superintendent OF Edu-
cation State Engineer and Surveyor, Statc
Treasurer, and clerks and employees IN their
Offices, judicial officers OF the State, includlpe
Justices OF the Peace, Sheriff5, Coroner5, Con-
stables, civil officers Of the United States,
ferrymen employed at any ferry on post road,
and millers.
4th. And all persons entertaining consrien-
lions scruples against bearing arms, practicinS g
physicians, Professors, teachers and students
In colleges, academies and common schools:
9Th. Persons regularly aud honorably dis
charged from the army and navy OF tue united
States in consequence OF the performance OF
military or naval duty. in pursuance OF any
Law OF this STATE Huu Ill PtISOllS "iAo Ao" "AS,
or may hereafter be, active mcmDors OF re-
gularly incorporated fire companies IN this
State.
9Th. That commissioned Off GERS who shall
have served as such in the loyal militia OF TINS
State, or in any OF the United States, lor Inc
snace of seven wears; but NO such officer shall
be exempt unless by his resignation alter such
term OF service, duly accepted, or IN some other
lawful mauner he shIl have been honorably
DISCHARGED.
7tt. Idiots, lunatics. paupers. and persons
convicted Of Infamous crimes, shall not be sub
ject to military duty.
mander-in- Chief, all persons liable to military
duty Within this State, who are not already
members OF the National Guard, as hereinafter
provided, shall Immediately upon the passage
Of this Act, and from time to time thereafter.
as the Comm nder-in-Chief shall deem neces-
sary. but as ofteu as once in every two years,
be enrolled. Such enrolment shall distinctly
specify the names and residences OF the per-
sons enrolled, and shall also divide the same liz
to two classes-the persons between the ages
OF eighteen and thirty years to constitute tne
first class, and the parsons between the ages oI
thirty and ,ortv-ive years to constiluGe Ine
second class Four copies OF such enrolment
shall be made by the officer making the same
one OF which, after being corrected, shall be re-
taiped by him; another snail be filed in the office
of the Town or City Clerk in which such COM
pany is enrolled; another shall be filed In the
Office Of the clerk of the Courts OF Record III 'he
County where such district is situated; and the
fourth shall BE- filed IN the Adjutant-Generars OF.
fee The persons making such enrolment shall
be COMPENSATED at the rate OF one dollar and
fifty cents per day for every day necessarily
spent in making and copying the same, tne
number Of days not TO exceed ten aud the
amount Of such compensation shall be aid by
the Treasurer of the Stlte, upon production OF
the certificates OF the clerk OF the Courts OF
Eecord in the C,unty and Of the Adjutans-
General that such rolls have been duly filed, oo
or befors the first day of February, 10 each
wear. in which such enrolment shall be made
Provided, that the Commander-ln-Oniet may. II
he deem 1t necessary, extend the term q com-
pleting the first enrolment under this ac', not
to exceed twenty days, and authorlz, payment
for the same, as herelnbefore specified and set
forth.
shall neglect to attend the musters and drills
provided for in this act, except III cases OF
sickness, shall be subject to 6ue OF one dol
lar for each day SO neglectiDg, which It not
Iisid to the county treasurer on or before tho
fifteenth day Of March next ensuing, shall be
collected by tie collector or receiver OF taxes
Of the city or county IN which the person 80
neglectlng is enrolled; and tue Board ofCoun-
ty Commissioners OF thelT annual meee;ngs
are authorized and directed to annex list OF
the several delluquents, With the fines sat OPP
posite their respective names, to the assess-
ment rolls Of the several towns and wards; and
the warrants for the collection OF tho SO ne
shall direct the collector or receiver o; taxes to
collect the amount from evory person appear
ing, by the said assessment roll. liable t, pay
the same, iu the same manner as other taxes
are collected; the same TO be paid TO the Coun-
ty Treasurer And when the name OF any per-
son between the ages OF eighteen and twenty-
one years shall appear on the said roll liable to
DAY the said fine, the said warrant shall direct
the collector to collect the samo OF the father,
guardian, or employer with whom such person
shallreslde or be employed, or out OF any pro.
perry such minor may own or possess IN the
city, village, town or ward IN said county; ano
such collector shall proceed and execute such
warrant, and no property now exempt 1rom
other executions shall be exempt tom the pay
ment OF suoh fine.
SEC. 4. The County Treasurer of each coun-
ty shall on or before the twenty-fiftu day Of
April IN each year, pay 10 the Treasurer OF the
State. upon his ORDERS the actual sum received
from delinquents who hlye failed to attend
such musters and dHills; and it shall be the
duty OF the officers commanding the several
regiments, to furnish the County Commission
ers the names WHO have failed To attend SUCH
musters and drills. The County Commiss.
soner shall give the names OF the persons so
failing to the County Auditor; and unless they
are excused. shall place an extrL assessment OF
one QOilaI per OdJ Ou EcuOlUl ldA, IL "
property holder; and ir case said delinquent or
any OF them are not property holders, then he
or they shall be comp iled to work The public
roads, at a rate not exceeding one dollar per
day.
SEQ. S. The bond required to be executed by
the collectors, receivers ot taxes aud county
treasurers. shall also apply and extond 10 any
monies required 10 be collected for military
purposes by this act.
SEC. 6. That al tavern keepers, persons
keeping board RS. i'll their families. Keepers OF
boarding holses. and any master or mls,ross
of any dwelling house, shall. upon the appca-
tion of any officer authorized to IN Ike such en-
roIlment, give information OF The names OF oil
parsons residing or lodging in suoh house liza
Bile 10 be euroiled. and all other proper lnfur-
nation concerning such poisons as SUCH ON
GERS may require. ...c
SEC. z. That il any person OF whom lntorma-
ton ie required by any such officer, III order TO
enable IL II, TO comply with the provisions OF
this act. shall refuse to give such Information
or shall give tai information, he Shall forfclt
and nav twenty dollars for each item OF IN ID
formation demIuded Of him by any such ofa-
Ger and falsey stated, and ike sum 1or escn
individual name concealed or falsely stateo'
and every person who shall refuse TO give his
own name and proper information. whea ap-
piled to by any such officer, or shall give
false name or information, shall forfeit anu
pay like sum. sucu pcnaltios To be recovered
in any court Of c. mretent jurisdiction IN the
name OF the Sta;e Ut South Caroiina; and IT Is
hereby made the duty Of such ofhcor to ropors
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