The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-04-08

the County Auditor; and unless they are ex-
cused, shaA place an extra assessment of
one dollsr per day on their general tax, if a
property holder; and in case said delinquent
or any OF them are not property holders,
then he or they shall be compelled to work
the public roads, at rate not exceeding
one dollar per day.
SEC. D. The bond required to be executed
by the collectors. receivers of taxes and
County Ireasurers, shall also apply and ex-
tend to any moneys required to be collected
Tor military purposes by this Act.
SEC d: That all tavern keepers, persons
Keeping boarders in their families, keepers
OK boarding houses, and any master or
mistress OF any dwelling house, shall, upon
the application of any officer authorized to
make such enrolment, give information of
the names OF all persons residing or lodging
in such house liable to be enrolled. and ali
other proper information concerning such
persons as such officers may require.
SEC. 7. That if any person of whom in
formation is required by any such officer,
In order to enable him to comply with the
provisions of this Act, shall refuse to give
such information, or shall give false infor-
NATION, he shall forfeit and pay twenty dol
lars for each item of information demanded
OF him by any such officer and falsely
stated, and like sum for each individual
name concealed or falsely stated; and every
person who shall refuse to give his own
name and proper information, when applied
to by any such officer, or shall give a false
name or information, shall forfeit and nav
Ike sum, such penalties to be recovered
IN any court of competent Jurisdiction in
the name of the State of South Carolina;
and 1t IS hereby made the duty of such
officer to report the names of all persons
who may incur any penalty, under this Sec
tlon, to any Magistrate or Justice of the
Peace in the County for prosecution.
Sec .. That wherever an enrolment shall
be made as provided in this Act, the Board
OF County Commissioners shall cause to be
published, once week, for four weeks pre-
vlous to the first day of February, in q
newspaper with circulation in the County,
or by written or printed pacards, in not
less than four public places, a notice that
such rolls have been completed and filed as
aforesaid, which notice shall also specify
that any person who claims that he is, for
any reason, exempt from military duty shall,
on or before the fifteenth day of February
next ensuing, file written statement of such
exemption, certified by affidavit, in the Of
fice OF said Clerk of the Courts of Record
or before Justice of the Peace or Magis-
trate, in said County; and the publication
Oh such n0tice shall be sufficient notice Of
such enrollments to all persons named there
IN; such roll shall be made in the form pre-
scribed by the Commander-in-C Chief; and the
Adjutant- General shall furnish all the en-
rolling officers suitable blanks and instruc-
tlons for the completion of such enrolment
SEC. 8. That all persons claiming exemp-
ton shall file written statement of the
same, verified by affidavit, in the Office of
the Town Clerk of the township in which he
resides. on or before the fifteenth day of Ja-
nuary; in default of which, such person shall
lose the benefit of suoh exemption, except
such as are especially exempted by this Act
or by Act of Congress.
Sec 10. That the person making such en-
rollment shall, thereupon, if such person be
exempt according to law, mark the word
exempt" opposite the name of each person
presenting such exemption; if such exemp-
ton be permanent, the name of such per
son shall not be included in any subsequent
enrolment. If any person shall swear
falsely in such affidavit, he shall, upon proof
thereof, be adjudged guilty of perjury in
any judicial Court of competent jurisdic-
ton.
SEC. IL. That the persons thus enrolled
shall form the reserve militia of the State of
South Carolin; those over eighteen and not
over thirty years of age, shall constitute the
reserve of the first class; and those over
thirty and under forty-fve years of age,
shall constitute the reserve of the second
class
Sec. IL. That if any officer charged with
any duty under the provisions of this Act,
shall refuse or neglect to perform any of the
duties required of him by this Act, he shall
forfeit and pay the sum of not less than
fifty nor more than one hundred dollars for
each and every offence, to be recovered in
the name of the people of the State of
South Carolina; and such officers shall, rs
an additional penalty, be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor; and it shall be the duty
of the Solicitor of the Judicial Circuit
within which snid offender resides, upon the
complaint of the commanding officer Of the
regiment, or on the part of the Board of
County Commissioners to proseouto Tho