The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1900-02-01
GUARDS ADOPT BY LAWS.
Hereafter Our Gallant Soldier Boys
Will be Governed According to
Strict Military Rule.

Hereafter Our Gallant Soldier Boys
Will be Governed According to
Strict Military Rule.
The meeting of B company Second
regiment, S. &. V. |. on Friday night
last was pretty well attended and
was interesting even in the petty de
tail of routine business. Capt.
Eaves presided, and had read to the
company his formal declination of
candidacy for colonelcy of the Sec
ond regiment. Secretary Symonds
promptly nominated him for the
lieutenant colonelcy and an amend
ment offered by Surgeon Bronson
bound the company to the mani
nous support of Colonel Willie Jones
for colonel, and Havelock Eaves
for lieutenant colonel of the regi-
ment.
The bills contracted in rehabilitat-
ing the armoryand putting the cloth.
ing lockers and gun racks in repair
were ordered paid, and the commit
tee appointed at the last meeting, to
draft by laws, presented its report
through Chairman Havelock Eaves.
After some slight discussion over
one or two of the clauses. the report
was adopted, and hereafter the
guards will he governed by the iol
lowing laws, all Of which will be
rigidly enforced:
PREAMBLE.
WHEREAS, Having banded ourselves
together as military company in the ser
vice of the State of South Carolina. and
having been mustered into the said ser
vice, for the period of two years, dlting
from the 18th day of October, 1899, there
fore, be it
Resolred, That the following bylaws
be, and are hereby adopted for the better
government of our company, the Bam-
berg Guards, officially known as B Com
pany, Second Regiment of South Carolina
Volunteer Infantry.
BYLAWS.
T. That the Captain commanding shall
be eX-Officio the president of the organi
zation, and shall preside at all meetings.
In his absence the next ranking commits
stoned officer shall SO preside. If at any
meeting no commissioned officer be pres
ent, the senior ranking non
officer shall preside.
II. There shall be Secretary and
Treasurer, appointed by the Captain and
confirmed by the Company, whose duty it
shall be to keep the Company records in
book provided for the purpose, attend
to the Company correspondence, and Off
cially issue all orders emanating from the
commanding officer. He shall also have
charge of all monies belonging to the
Company, which he shall deposit in bank
subject to his check, upon Endorsement of
same by the Captain or other commits
stoned commanding officer. He shall
keep an accurate account of all monies
received and vouchers for all monies eX
pended. No money shall be expended
except at regular monthly meetings, un
less in cases of emergency when called
into service by the Governor. Annually
his accounts shall be audited by the com
misSioned officers of the company, who
shall report the condition of the same to
the company at the regular monthly
meeting for the month of October each
year.
III. There shall be an Armorer-exofficio
the Quartermaster Sergeant-whO shall
have charge of all quartermaster and
ordnance stores; keep the same in good
order and securely under lock and key,
conveniently arranged for easy and quick
distribution to the men, whenever neces-
sary.
". These two officers shall each re-
ceive an annual salary of Ten Dollars, the
same payable, in advance, at the regular
monthly meeting for the month of Octo-
ber.
V. There shall be Surgeon, appointed
by the Captain and confirmed by the
Company, who will have charge of the
health of the command while in the
actual service of the State; his compen
sation for said services being rated at the
pay per diem of an assistant surgeon in
the regular services of the National Gov
eminent.
VI. The non-commissioned officers shall
be elected by the Company, but the COM
manding officer shall at any time have
power and authority to denote any such
officer, whenever he believes it for the
good of the services, and to fill vacancies
so created by promotion.
VII. The military law of the State re-
ouires that all Commands in its service
shall hold twelve meetings each year, and
these meetings shall hereafter be held on
the first Wednesday night in each month,
at $50 o'clock. At these meetings ali
members of the Company are expected to
assemble at the Armory without notice.
VIII. For the betterment of the service
and the more thorough instruction OF the
men in the duties of soldier, there will
be held, until otherwise ordered, a weekly
drill meeting each Wednesday night. At
tendance upon these weekly practice drills
is not compulsory.
TX. All men are required to attend
the regular meetings on the first Wcdnes-
day of each month, and to answer at roll
call before and after drill. Men so an
swering will be credited upon the books
of the Company with the sum OF Twenty
five cents. Failure to attend two consec-
utive meetings unless excused because OF
sickness or absence from the City, will
subject the delinquent to fine of Twen-
ty-tive cents for each meeting, which will
be charged against him. At the exn'ra-
ton of the military year, any surplus
remaining to the credit OF the Company
in the hands Of the Treasurer, Will be
Divided among the men in the above
named proportion. A failure to attend
three drills in succession will subject the
offender to court martial proceedings, Or
dered by the captain.
Y. All Company property, clothing,
rifles, accOutrementS, etc, shall remain III
the custody of the Armorer, and any man
wearing any part of his uniform when
not in actual service, or using the arma-
ment of the Company for any purpose
except drill or other actual service, shall
subject himself to such punishment as
court martial, convened by the commsnd-
ing officer, may direct. -:
XI. New applicants for membership in
the Company shall be balloted for atany
regular meeting, when quorum is pres
ent; a two-thirds vote being necessary to