Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1877-06-28

no costs shall be toxed or allowed against
tho State or any officer representing the
State. ,..a ,jt,, .r
SEC. 3. Nothing Ia this act contained
shall preclude tho Treasurer of auy county
from making such other defenses to tho
proceedings by mandamas or otherwise as
tho nature of the case may require.
SEC. 4. All acts aud parts of acts incon-
sistcnt with or repugnant to this act arc.
hereby repealed.
Approved June 0, 1877.
supplementary to chapter l5 title 4. part
of the general statutes Of South Carolina
relating to the militia and for the better
reorganization of the snme."
SECTION /. Be Il, enacted by the Senate
and House, of Representatives of tho State
of South Carolina, now met aud sitting iu
General Assembly and by tho authority of
the same, That in addition 10 the body of
militia known as the "Nptiopal Guard"
tho Governor, as Commander.in Chief, is
hereby authorized to receive all such bodies
of citizen soldiery as may have tepdcrcd or
may hereafter tender their services to the
State, to constitute the Volunteer State
battalions, regiments, brigadcs and divisions
as may be organized by the authority of tho
Commander in Chief. These troops to
Uniform themselves, ond to be subject to all
sach regulations as may b. prescribed by the
Commander 10 Chief and issued from tho
Office of the Adjutant and Inspector Gcno-
raj and published. Z.
SEQ 2. Tho Adjutant aud Inspector
General shall appoint an Armorcr. who shall
take charge of the State Armory iu Colum-
bia, and keep in order all the arms and
munitions contained therein. Ills salary
shall be $3.50 per annum. :
SEC. 8. Tho organization known as the
Fourth Brigade, South Carolina Militia
consisting of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth
Regiments of Infantry, the First Regiment
Of Rifles and Firet Regiment of Artillery,
with the Charleston Light Dragons aud
Germon Hussars, shull be received and cm-.
bodied 10 tho State Volunteer Troops.
Officers of equal grade shall take rank ia
accordance with the porod 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 success
sors, shall be deemed iD law tho successors
of the original field officers thereof, and
shall be entitled to hold and enjoy oil rights,
franchises and property which were of the
said field officers thereof. ~ '''',
Sec. a. Immediately after tho passage Of
this act, the Governor shall call 10 all arms,
equipments and munitions which are in tho
hands Of any person not authorized by law
to hole the same, and shall require all com-.
mands lawfully holding any such State
! property to file in tho Office of tho Adiu-
tant and Inspector General full statement
of such property, with the authority undor
which it is held, and the present condition
thereof. Tho Governor shall have authority
to permit tho sale Or exchange Of cry
military property of the State, for tho
purpose Of obtaining other arms, equip
monts, or munitions moro suitable to tho
wants of the State.
SEC. S. All field officers of battalious,
regiments, brigadcs or divisions shall be
elected by the commissioned and non COM
uissoned officers and priyates of tho Same
respectively.
SEQ. 6. Nothing ia this net contained
shall deprive auy soldier or officer of the
"National Guard" of any right to which he
may be entitled in that organization. The
said "National Guard" shaA continue to
exist, and shall be separate and distinct
body. ,1 t,. T ,' 'on l.D
SEQ. 7. All commissions issued from the
office of the Adjutant and Inspector Gene
raj shall bo charged for at tho ratio of 81
oaob; the fund thus raised to be devoted to
dofrayipg tho expense of getting in, re-
pairing aud roissuing tho arms and muni-
| tions belOnrinV In tho State [.
SEC. 8. All acts and parts of acts in
consistent with this act are hereby repealed.
Approved Juno s. IS"
An act to provide for tho drawing of juries in
certain counties and amend tho law in re-
lation to the drawing of juries. ...
SECTION |. BE II enacted by tho Senate and
House Of Representatives of the State of Soutl,
Carolina, now met and sitting in General
Assembly, and by tho authority of the same
SECTION L. That in all the counties Of the
State where there has been failure to
prepare proper and legal lists Of jurors for
the year 1877, as prescribed by law, tho
board Of jury commissioners of tho said
couaties, or q majority thereof, respectfully
shall, within twenty days from tho passage
of this act, prepare legal and proper lists
of jurors, and from tho lists 80 prepared all
grand and petit jurors required by law for
tho said year 1877 shall be forthwith drawn
summoned and returned, 10 tho manner now
prescribed by law; and the jurors so drawn
shall servo at the general and spccoal terms
of the court frat following tho time of sucl
drawing, whether Or not tho same shal
havo taken place tho number Of days before
such general or special term now required