The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-07-23
HOW the Work Of Completing the Rolls
will he Done.

Will he Done.
Inc ioiiowing Is a portion of an impor-
lant circular Of instructions just issued bv
chairman Zimmerman Davis Of the State
committee on detail Of enrolment NJ
confederate Veterans, which work ia
now about TO begin In each county in the
State:
county Enrolment Committee-Tha
county enrolment committee shall oon.
aist OF one veteran, who shall be the
chairman, and Of one son of veteran and
one daughter Of the Confederacy.
Township Veterans Enrolment Com.
mittee, duties of-There shall be in everv
township an enrolment committee of
veterape, which ehall consist of three or
more veterans appointed by the veteran
member OF the county committee, no de.
nnlte number being fixed for :ha naom.
oership OF this township committee, and
'ne number of committeeman appointed
may be increased as the size of the town.
snip or work to be done may REQUIRE: 40
that there may be one or more membsrs
OF thiH township veterans committee ap-
pointed In each neighborhood, city, ward
or village. The township committee OF
veterars shall have the exclusive control
OF the enrolment, and they only shall
nave the right to enroll or order q veter-
ans name upon evidence satisfactory to
the committee that the person enrolled
rendered military or naval service to the
Confederacy, and while 1t Ia exceedingly
important that no name entitled 10 en-
rollment shall be omitted from the roll.
IL ls the duty of the township enrolment
committee Of veterans to carefully exam.
Inc and guard the record and see that no
name not entitled to enrolment shall be
enrolled. Any member Of the township
enrolment committee Of veterans ehall
have the right to enter cr have entered
on tho township enrolment book the
name or names Of veterans with details
OF service, etc., subject to the right of
majority OF the veteran township enroll
ment committee at any time to revise,
correct or amend the record.
Auxiliary Work of Sons and Daugh-
sers-Simultaneously with the appoint
ment of the township veterans enroll
ment committee. the Sons of Veterans
and Daughters OF the Confederacy are re.
qusated to organize in every neighbor-
hood and township for the purpose OF
arousing interest locally, and, by their
individual and organized efforts, en-.
deavor to obtain the name Of every vet.
sfAn from the nelghborhood entitled to
o. .ollmeht with proof Of his service, and
submitting the sAtne to the veteran town.
ship committee for enrolment and to
render clerical and other aid to said vet.
erans' committee. The county enrolls
ment committee Is requested to arouse
the Sons Of Veterans and Daughters Of
the Confederacy to this important au1.
Hilary work to be rendered by>them.
Who Are Entitled to Enro1ifneht>O Only
shose are entitled to enrolment Who,
while citizens or residents Of South
Carolina. rendered military or naval eer-
Vice TO the ConfederacS in the wsr (lseI to
1861 between the States. Again: Those
entitled to enrolment must have from
South Caroline served (I) In the Confed-
etate States navy; or (2) in the regular
@my OF the Cchfederaoy; or (8) In the
volunteer provisional army Of the Con.
federacy. or served she Confederaoy (4)
IN the South Carolina reserves; or (5)
In the South Carolina militia; or (6) in
the corps Of South Carolina Military
lCitadel) Academy cadets; or (7) in the
corps OF South Carolina Arsenal cadets.
illustration Of Working of Plan-if
"A. b." entered from township of Fair.
neid County, Co. A Of the Sixth South
Carolina Volunteer infantry, and WAS
subsequently, removed to Chester
county township, he would be enrolled
In both the Fairfield township. he would
Do enrolled In both the Fairfield town.
ship book and in the Chester township
oook. but In each as having served In Co.
A. sixth South Carolina regiment OF In.
having two enrollments by
township and only one by military or.
If, however, he was trans
erred IN the Seventeenth regiment, South
carolina Volunteer infantry, or into the
confederate navy. he would be enrolled
n two township books; and su bseauent.
entered In two places when the enroll.
nent oy organization in later years is
completed from the county enrolment
,ook.
Disposition Of Township Book when
;ompieted-Every township enrolment
'ook when completed shall be by the
ownship committee OF veterans turned
yer to the clerk Of the Court OF the
ounty. whose receipt shall be taken
herefor, and the chairman of the county
ommittee notided of the fact. Upon re-
Giving each township enrollment book,
he clerk Of the court sball, as directed bv
aw, record the names Of the veterans
nth details of service, &C.. into the
onnty enrolment book, and both town
hip and county enrolment books shall
ecome permanent records In his Office.