Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1884-01-31
The Militia Laws.

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Tho Militia Laws.
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SECTION l. That Secti2nr-3e6S of
the General Statutes of Sout.. Caro- 70
linabeJ eJsnebded bysaddinRthsreto as
follows: When called upon as mill
sary organization to aid any ~cisillof.
6cer in the, execution 1oi the laws or
preservation of the peace each mem
Der Of tho militia 80 engaged shall
receive the sum of: one dollar Vand
dity cents per day. TO be drawn from
the State treasury by the adjatant
and inspector general on warrant
drawn BY the comptroller general,
and qdisbuxaeda aby4ethe-spsyanasler-oi
the regiment or Captain lofsany COM
pany nos;astaehsd g = regiment.
SEC 2. The total number Of com
psniesin the militia service. Of the
|'stats shall not exceed one hundred.
Each company whichshalthave main.
tanned its organization up to the
standard reqpirsdEby law for twelve
months preceding The. frat day Of
October in any year, shall ,beiepsslsd
to receive from the State treasury aD
amount equal to four dollars for each
member of such company who ap-
peared properly uniformed al the an
nual parade Of the company ior, in.
.peetion BY the adjutant and inspsc:-
tor:general. Such amuunt shall be-
paid on the warrantlof the comptrols
lsrsgenersl, drawn in favor OF the
captain or commanding officer Of such
company, upon the certificate of the
sdiutant and inspector general show
ing that such company hasfor twelve
months preceding the fret dsys Ct
October of the then. current yea.
maiutained its organic atom as atvre
said. and showing the nun er OF ufi
Fcers snd men paradsd by the com
pany fer inspection sas herslnbeforr
provided. and naming the command
ing officer entitled to receive the
warrant as. aforesaid /: Provided, that
FIR the aggregate number 81 tie nj!
litia 30 inspected in all the compa
MES In the State shall excsed three
| Thousand FIVE hundred, each company
numbering thirty or m"re officers
and men, inspected asaforssaid, shall
receive one hundred and twenty dol
lars, and such additional am5uut an
shall be entitled to by apparuon
ing the sum Of two tn ussai dolla 3
among all the officers and men iu th.
militia companies OF the State ex
ceeding thirty in each company. Auu
1t shall be the duty Of The aujltaul
and inspector-g general, before ,esulup
any certificate ss hereinbetors pro
vided, to file with the comptroller
general e,atement showing The totai
number Of companies in the militia
service OF the State and the number
Of officers and men in eachzcompaby
paraded and inspected as hereinbe
fore provided: Provided, that moth
ing 10 this section contained shall
apply to the present fiscal year. and
that for the said 6scal year no further
sum shall be appropriated for the u, e
sof the militia of this Stale than the
sum of $40, 400 appropriated in the
act 70 make appropriations to meet
the. ordinary expenses of; the State
government for the hscal year com.
menciug November l, 1888
Sea-. iThatSecton 36l. beysnerd.
ed So as!to read as follows !: Statf IT,
cers shall be appointed by the ccm.
manders Of retrospective regiments,
bfigades and divisions. subject to the
-sPproysigof sthe-ieveruor, ,,snd shall
>continne in Office 6ntiI resignation or
removal.
SEC. 4. There shall be general
suuiform worn byetheavolunteert trcops'
Of this State, and for this purpose tie.
,adjatane and iinrpeclor general shall
appoint q commission consisting o,
himself end four members OF the
sts:e solpntesr troops, who shalIpre3
scnbea a regulation uniform to he worn
by the oficers, non com uissi''ned Off
Gers and privstes Of the State volun
teeTGtroopa. ga..h4.tla HYQ
: SEC. 5. Tha. all Apis and paris OF
Acts Inconsistent, with !, the, provisions
of this Ac' be and the came are here
by repealed. = ! '' - q g
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