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| Or justice OF the peace III the County ioi pio9c
culon
SEC s. That wherever an enrolment shall
be made as provided IN this act, the Board OF
| County Commissioners shall cause to be pub
lished. onco week, for four weeks previous 10
the frs day of February, il a newspaper with
circulation in the county, or by written OF
printed platards, in not less than tour l'uoi'o
places, notice that such rolls naTo ueol cSiii1
peted and filed as Aforesaid, when notce ehaI .int
also specify tha. any person wno cla'lI na,I,tnrv
he is for eny reason, eXcmpI ifolli ,n, nf
| dnty shall. on or before the fifteenth dav ol
\ February next ensuing, lille Wriltct, e.'...
| mnnt of such exemption. certified By alnuaHtt'
in tho Office of said Clerk OF the Coults y, M a;s
cord, OF before Justice Oh 'HI tha p1 nubcaton OF
snch notice shall be sufficient notlce oI Sucn
onrolIments to oil persons named therciii, sucn
roIl sLalI he made IN the form prescll l6ed by
| the Comnlander-in-Chief; and the AdJn.ant-
General shall furnish all the enrolling olhccrs
| suitable blanks ana instructions 1of tue colh-
! pletion of Sill III enrolment.
SEC. 9. That all persons claiming exemption
sholl file written statement OF the same, vcrl-
led bv affidavit in the Office Of the Town
Clerk of the township in which he resides, on
or before the fifteenth day OF January; IN de-
fault OF which, such person shall lose the bene-
Git cfsuch exemption. except such as are espc-
cially exempte [ by this act or by act OF Con-
Gress.
SEC. 10. That the person maxim! such on
rollment shall, thereupon, If such person pe
exempt according to law, mark the word 'ex-
empt" opposite the name OF each pers ~ pre-
seutine such exemption; If snch exemption be
permanent, tho name OF such oersOn snall not
be included in any subsequent cnrollment. Ii
any person shall swe.r falsely in such affdaVit,
he shall, upon proof thereof be ad]uaSeu Eull-
ty of perjury in any judicial court OF oompe-
tent jurisdiction. .,,,,ol ,,,ou
form, tbe reserve militia OF the State OF South
Carolina those over eighteen and not over
thirty Years ofage, shall constitute the reserve
OF the first class and those over thirty and
urder forty-five years of age, shall constitute
the reserve Of the second class
duty under the provisions OF this act, snail re-
fuse or neglect 10 perform any OF the duties
required of him by this act, he shall forfeit and
paw the sum OF not less than 1ifty nor more
than one hundred dollars for eSch and every
offence, to be recovered IN the name OF ING
neoyle of the State Of South Carolina; and such
officers shall, as au additional penalty, bo
deemed gully of a misIcmcauor and 1t snail
be the duty of the solicitor OF the judicial CIR
cut within VIII Gu said offender resides, upon
the complaint OF the commanding ohlcer OF the
regiment, or on the part OF tho 6oafd ol Oouu.
ty Commissioner .rs, to prosecute the same. Eny
penalty incurred and paid. or collected under
this section, shall be paid into the treasury OF
the county, for the use OF the mliltarE luio "
tho county, where the fund may have accrued.
SEC. 1S. That the Adjutant-Generai, under
the direction of the Commander-in-Chlef,s shall
ore aplze and apportion the militia, aud the
districts therefor, into divisions. brIgades,
regiments, squadroGs, troops, batteries ana
companies, and cause the same to be number
ed and lcttered as nearly IN conformity with
the laws and regulations governing the army
Of the United States as circumstances Will per-
y, flix,i1n
the same, and the districts thereof, as Eo may
Judge expedient.
SE,. IA. That the organized militia of this
State shall be known as the National Guard or
the State of Sou.h Carolina, aud shall consist
ofsuch divisions, hriSados, regiments ana oat-
tallons, and in addition thereto, sucs Datter'es
of light artillery and troops aud squldrons OF
cavalry, as tho COmmander-in-Chlef may uecm
cxpedient; aud nothing herein cont ined shall
be so construed as to Iuterfere with the 'wer
of the Commander -iu-C Chief, liz case OF war or
iusurrection, or of immlnont danger thereon, 20
ordcr drafts OF the militia aud to lorm now reg
imcnts, battallons, brisades or divisions. us he
NAV deem lust and proper: Pr0Ulded, That
there shall be no military organlZ atoms: or
formations, for the purpose OF arminS crllilnS,
exercising the m inrlal of arms or military ma
poeuvres, not authorized under this act, and
by the Commander-in-Chief, and any neglect or
violations pt the prJv.sols OF tins section
SlQll, upon COuVlCllOu, w uuiSuC0 Ntet
p1isonment ut hard labor in the State Penltcn-
tiary. for term not 1858 than one year, nor more
than three years, ut the discretion OF compe-
tent cour
Sec 15 That an Assistant Adjutant-Gonela
NAV be appointed. If deemed necessary by the
Governor, by and with tho advice and consent
of the Senate; his salary shall be at the rate OF
fifteen huu ired dollars. The duties OF Quar-
termaster-Geueral shall dsvolvc upon the Ad-
iutant-G ,neral in times OF peace.
SEC. 1G. That in case of invasion, insurrec-
ton or ebellion, or imminent danger Thereon,
tho G vernon shall appoint. by and with the
advice and N ;eut of the Senate, Quarter
master-General, ComnlS5ary General, anu
SurSeon-GenerI.
SEC, IL, That tho arms. equipments and niu-
nitions of tho State shall bo stored under the
directions Of the Commander-ln-Chief, and IN
such places as II. RAY designate.
SEC. Is. That all officers OF the militia Tex
ccpt as herein provided shall be appointed
and commissioned b. tho Governor. ihey
shall draw pay only when engaged in actual
service.
SEC. 19. That all commissioned officers OF
the militia shall be appointed and commission
ed by the Gem mnandcr-iD-t hlef, aud may DO
removed from ofi'e on rccommendatl n by
the commanding officer OF their RESI- ,ctiye
brigadcs and divisions. Removals may also
be made By decisions OF courr-martial or re-
tlrlng or examining boards. pursuant to law,
and for misconduct any officer may be sus-
pended by tho Commander-ln-Chief.
SEQ. 20. That the militia OF this State shall
be mustered and drilled at such times as the
Commander-iu-C Chief or commanding officers
OF divisions, brigldes aud regiments may dl-
rect.
In the Senate House, the fifteenth day OF
March, in the year OF our Lord one thous-
aid eight hundred aid siXty-nina.
CHARLES ". ,MoN1 eoMERY,
President of tie Seuata pro tenn.
FRANKLIN J. EosGs Jr.,
Speaker House OF representatives..
Approved tho 16Sh day OF March. 1862