The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1869-05-19
An Act to Organize and Gov
'ern the Militia Of the State
OF South Carolinas

SEC. !. Be It enacted by the Sen-
ate and HOUSE of Representatives. Of
the State , of South Carolina, s'o,o
met and>sittiag in General Assem-
5lg, awd BY the authority Of tie
same, That all able.bodied male
citizens, between the ages of
eighteen and .forty.ive years, re-
siding in this State, and not ex.
empted by the laws Of the United
States, shall be subject to mill
tary duty, excepting
lst. All persons in the army or
nav y"or volunteer forces of the
United States. .....
I'd. Regularly ordained or Ii
censed ministers and preachers OF
the Gospel. ..
Sd. =Lieutenant.G Governor, mem
bers and officers. Of the General
Assembly, the eSecretary Of State,
Attorney General, Comptroller
General, State Auditor, Commis,
stoner of Bureau of Agricultural
Statistics, Superintendent of Edu-
cation; State Engineer and Sur
veyor, State Treasurer, and clerks
and employees in their Offices, Ju-
dieial officers of the State, includ-
ing Justices of the Peace, Sherlffs,
Coroners, Constables, Civil Off
eersaof the United States, Ferry
men employed at any ferry on a
post road, and Mitlers.
4th. And all persons entertain
ing conscientious scraples against
bearing arms, practicing physi.
clans, professors, teachers and
students inieolleges,S academies and
- "..- ~ -.
5th. Persons regularly and hon
osably discharged from the army
and navy Of the United States in
ofthe performance Of
or naval duty, in pursuance
ofany law Of this State, and all per-
sons who now are, or may hereat-
ter be, active members of regu-
larly incorporated IRE companies
in this State. -. -:
.f6tl. That3cemmissioned officers
who shall have served "a such in
he loyal militia of this State, or
in any of the United States, for
the space Of seven years; but no
such officer shall be exempt unless
by his resignation after such term
efservice, duly accepted, or in
sonic other lawful manner he shall
havepbeen lronorably discharged.
7th. Idiots, lunaties, paupers,
and persons convicted Of infa-
nous crimes, shall not be subject
to military duty. ~ -.
SEC. 2. That nndsr the direc-
sions of the Commander- Chief,
oil persons liable tn military duty,
within this State, who are not al
members OF the National
Guard, rs hereinafter provided,
Shall Immediately On the passage
efthis Act, and from time to time
thereafter, as the Commander-in
Chief, shall deem necessary, but as
often IS once iu;every two years,
be enrolled. Such enrolment
shah distinctly specify the names
and residences of the persons en-
rolled, and shall also divide the
same INTO tive classes-the per-
sons between the ages of eight
teen and thirty years to consti-
tute the :Grst class, and the per-
sons between the ages Of thirty
and forty-hve years to constitute
the second class, Four copies Of
such enrolment shall be made by
the officer making the same, one
Of which, CATER being corrected),
shall be retained by him another
shall be filed in the Office Of the
Town or City Clerk in which snch
company is enrolled ); another
shall be filed iu the Office ofthe
Clerk of the Courts of Record in
the County where such district
is situated ; and the fourth shall
be flied in the Adjutant-G Generals
office. The persons making such
enrollmout shall be compensated
at the rate Of one dollar and fifty
cents per day for every day neces-
s,;arily spent in making and copy
ing the same the number ofdays
not to exceed ten; and the amount
compensation shall be paid
by the Treasurer Of the State, up.
on production of the certificates
of the Clerk Of the Courts of Re-
cord in the County and of the Adj
iutant-General, that such rolls
have teen duly filed, on or before
the 6rst day of February in each
wear in which such enrolment
shall be emade: Provided, That the
Commander-in-Chief may, if he
deem it necessary, extend the
term of completing the first en-
rotlment under this Act, not to
exceed twenty days, and author
ize payment for the same, as here
inbefore specified and set forth.
SEC. 8. That all persons duly