The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-23
Acts OF the Legislature Passed at the
Session or 1877.78.
AN Act Supplementary to Chapter Is
Title 4, Part l, of the General Statutes

AN Act Supplementary TO Chapter 15,
Of South Carolina.
SECTION. BE il enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives. of the
sitting in General Assembly, and by the
| authority of the same, That the Adiu.
| tant and Inspector General shall employ
ordnance sergeant at the State armory at
Columbia Said guard shall assist the
| arm0rer during the work hours of the
day be responsible for the safety of the the
State property III the arsenal, and shall
keep an account of the same and of all
receipts and issues. He shall he paid an
annual salary of 5000, and shall be al
lowed to employ night watchman at q
salary of 500 per annum, to be paid by
the State.
SEC. 9. The armorer employed under
the act Of 9Th June, 1877, shall be al.
lowed an annual salary of $500, and shal
be required to worke daily upon the pub
lie property Of the State arsenal or else
where, and shall be authorized to call for
and obtain convict labor to work at the
said arsenal from the penitentiary, when
ever necessary, or to employ such labor
ct the aenitentiary in doing the State
work on arms or equipments. It shall
also be lawful for tho Adjutant and In
spector General to order the State Arm
orer TO any part of the State when his
service may be needed.
Sec. 8. That the Adjutant and Inspec-
tor General have authority to purchase
any material or parts of guns or equip.
ments which may be necessary to repair
any of the State arms or equipments
which may be now or hereafter become
unserviceable by breakeage or weareand
all bills for such purpose ahall be paid
by the State Treasurer on the warrent of
the Comptroller General: Provided, That
such purchases shall not exceed $1,000
in any one year.
SEC. 4. That there shall DO held once
in each year an inspection of troops and
military property in every county of the
State, and ail companies, while on such
inspections, producing less than thirty
privates present and in good condition
for service, shall be disbanded.
SEC. 5. All companies shall be drilled
st least four times In each year, and all
regimental commanders shall hold
school of instructions for commissiond
officels at least once in each year.
SEC. s. In order TO facilitate the col
lection os arms and military property
belonging to tho State and heretofore is.
sued. the Governor shall be authorized
TO allow the following surls for the Eesti-
tuition of such property, to wit: For
every Remington rifle, fifty cents; for
every Winchester rife, fifty cents; for
every set of equipments, ten cents; for
every one hundred rounds of ball car
tridges, ten cents: Provided, That such
arms arc not returned by any legally or
ganized body Of troops TO whom they
were issued: ARd preceded, further, That
not moro than 81 900 ba expended for
such purposes.
SEC. Q. Court-martial for The trial Of
ohenses against military Law or orders
shall be convened at edch times and
places as the commanding officers of the
shall deem It necessary, and
shall be governed by the rules aud regu-
lations prescribed by the military Law Of
South Carolina.
SEC. 8. The salary of Ike Adiltant aud
Inspector GeneFAs shall be 81 500, and
that Of his clerk 81 200 per anhuna.
SEC. 3. la addition 70 the Adjutant
and Inspector General, the staff of the
Governor shall consist Of one Quarter
llsster General, with rank Of colonel; !;
ono Surgeon General, rank Of colonel !;
one Conlnissasy General, rank Of