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THE STATE MILITIA.
Official Orders From the Adjutant
General.

Official Orders From the Adjutant
General.
The following important orders have
Just been issued by the Adjutant Gen
eral. The first disbands all companies
in the State which have not enlisted
in the militia:
General Order No. l..
All military companies that have
heretofore existed that have not en-
listed in accordance with the militia
laws of the State are hereby disband-
ed.
By order of the G Commander-in- Chief.
J. GARY WATTS.
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Official:
W. w. BRUCE, Asst. A. & I. Gen.
Columbia, s. G., Jan. %, 1896. =,
General Order, No. Q.
Attention is hereby called to the fol-
lowing sections of the militia law Of
the State:
Section 497 (3e0. Any officer who
shall receive, according to the provi-
sions of this article. any arms, equip
ments or other military property from
the State shall distribute the same to
his command as he may deem proper,
taking vouchers therefor; and he shall
require those to whom they are dis,
trib lted to return them at such time
and place as he shall order and
direct. Every officer, non-commis-
stoned officer and private of com
pany of the militia to whom any arms,
Equipments or other military property
shall be so delivered shall be held per-
sonally responsible for its care, safe
keeping and return. He shall use the
same for military drills, parades and
musters only; and upon receiving a
discharge or otherwise leaving the
military service, or upon the demand
of his commanding officer, he shall
forthwith surrender and deliver up
said arms and equipments, together
with all other military property that
may be in his possession, to the said
commanding officer, in as good order
and condition as the same were at the
time he received them, reasonable use
and ordinary wear thereof excepted.
Sec. 42S (369.) The Governor shall
callin all arms, equipments and muni-
tions which are in the hands of any
persons not authorized by law to hold
the same. Any officer, non-commis-
stoned officer or private who shall,
contrary to the lawful order of the
proper officer, retaining in his posses
sion or control any arms, equipments
orother article. of military property
belonging to the State, or shall will
fully or maliciously destroy or injure
any such property or who shall when
not on duty use or wear any such pro.
perty without permission of the COM
manding officer shall be tried by a
court martial and punished as herein
after provided. Whenever such mill
tary property shall be found in the
custody or possession of other persons
without right any commanding officer
may take possession of the same.
Sec. 430 (371.) Any officer receiv-
ing public property for military use
shall be accountable for the articles so
received by him md shall not be dis
charged or allowed to resign from the
service until he has returned to the
Adiutant and Inspector, General a re-
ceipt from his successor in command,
or a proper accounting officer, for the
articles issued to him, in good order
and condition, or has shown to the
Adjutant and Inspector General, by
satisfactory proof, that any article not
so accounted for has been properly
expended in the service, or injured.
lost or destroyed without any default
or neglect on his part; or if lost or
willfully injured or destroyed through
the misconduct of any person, that
reasonable efforts have been made by
him to recover or prosecute for the
same. In addition he shall be liable to
make good to the State all such prop
erty so injured, lost or destroyed by
any neglect or default on his spart, and
for the recovery of which he has made
no reasonable effort.
All commanding officers are hereby
ordered to see that the above named
sections are strictly enforced.
By order of the Commander-in- Chief.
J. GARY WATTS.
Adjutant and Inspector General.
Official:
w. w. BRUCE, Asst. A. & I. Gen.