Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1877-06-21

AN ACT to amend an act entitled IAN act sup
Elementary to chapter Is, title 4, part l, OF the
general statutes Of South Carolina, relating to
the militia, and for the better organization and
government of the same.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State Of
South Carolina, now met and sitting in Gen
eral Assembly, and by the authority of the
same, That in addition to the body of militia
known as the "National Guard" the Govern.
or, as commander.in.C Chief, is hereby author.
lied to receive all such bodies of citizen-sol.
diery as may have rendered or may hereafter
tender their services to the State, to constitute
the Volunteer State Troops, and to consist OF
such companies, battalions, regiments, brig.
ades, and divisions as may be organized by
the authority of the Commander-in.C Chief
These troops to uniform themselves, and to be
subject to all such regulations as may be pre-
scribed by the Commander.in-Chief and is
sued from the Office of the Adjutant and In.
spector General and published.
SEC. 2. The Adjutant and Inspector Gen.
eral shall appoint an Armorer, who shall
take charge Of the State Armory in Colum-
bia, and keep in order all the arms and muni-
tions contained therein. His salary shall be
$3.50 per annum.
Sec. 8. The organization known as the
Fourth Brigade, South Carolina Militia, con-
sisting of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Reg.
iments Of Infantry, the First Regiment of
Rifles, and First Regiment of Artillery, with
the Charleston Light Dragons and German
Hussars, shall be received and embodied in
the State Volunteer Troops Officers of equal
grade shall take rank in accordance with the
period of time in which they shall have served
in any branch of the military of the State:
The field officers of the said Fourth Brigade,
and their successors, shall be deemed in law
the successors of the original field officers
thereof, and shall be entitled to hold and en-.
joy all rights, franchises, and property which
were of the said field officers thereof.
Sec. 4. Immediately after the passage of
this act, the Governor shall call in all arms,
equipments, and munitions which are in the
hands of any persons not authorized by law
to hold the same, and shall require all COM
mands lawfully holding any such State prop
erty to file in the Office of the Adjutant and
Inspector General full statement Of such
property, with the authority under which it is
held, and the present condition thereof. The
Governor shall have authority to permit the
sale or exchange of any military property of
the State, for the purpose of obtaining other
arms, equipments, or munitions more suitable
to the wants of the State.
Sec. 5. All field officers of battalions, regi-
ments, brigades or divisions shall be elected
by the commissioned and non-commissioned
officers and privates of the same respectively.
SEC. 6. Nothing in this act contained shall
deprive any soldier or officer of the National
Guard" of any right to which he may he en-
titled in that organization. The said INA:
tional Guard" shall continue to exist, and
shall be separate and distinct body.
Sec. 7. All commissions issued from the
office of the Adjutant and Inspector General
shall be charged for at the rate of 81 each ;
the fund thus raised to be devoted to defray-
ing the expense of getting in, repairing and
reissuiug the arms and munitions belonging
to the State.
Sec 8. All acts and parts of acts inconsist-
ent with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved June 8. '''