The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-07-24
NEW PLAN TO
PERFECT THE ROLLS,

| Enrolment of Ex.COnfcderates
! by Observation-Disclosures and Re
cord Blanks Now Being Sent
Out.
IL will be remembered that at tho
last session of the South Carolina State
convention of the United Confederat g
veterans OH May 10, 1901, Mr.. ID. II
Means upon invitation addressed the
convention upon tho subject and sub
mittod plan originated by him to per-
feet the enrolment of Confederate vet
Grams by enrolling thom by township
and county, 80 that the homestead or
residence whonce g veteran volunteers
ell into the military or naval service of
the Confcderacy, or in which he re.
sided after such service ceased, shall
suggest tho veterans name for enroll
ment by his neighbors and comrades.
This plan of enrolment having been
adopted by the State convention of vet
orans the Legislature at the last session
passed the following act In aid of the
enrolment and providing for the per-
manent custody of the record books,
and how they shall in after years be
used to perfect the enrolment by mill
tary organization.
An act in relation 10 the enrolment
by county and township of ci,izons of
South Carolina who rendered military
or naval service to the Confederate
States, adopted Feb. 20, 1902.
Section |. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State of South
Carolina: That fol the purpose of pur-
chasing tho necessary county and
township record books, printing,
stationery and stamps, ETC., and for the
prosecution of the work of obtaining
an enrolment along geographical lines,
by township and county, of all persons
who served in the army or navy of the
Confederate States, under the plan
adopted by the convention of Confed-
crate Veterans on the 10th day of May,
1901, there is Hereby appropriated eight
hundred ($S0U dollars, if 30 much be
necessary, to be paid upon the warrant
of the comptroller general upon requis-
itiOn of the chairman of the State en-
rOlment committee of Confederate vet
Grams.
Section 2. That the township enrol.
ment book when by the EN- olmenl
committee of veterans turned over TO
the clerk of the court of each county
shall be by him, together with the
county enrolment book, safely kept as
permanent record hooks of his Office.
Sec 3. That it shall be The duty
of the clcIk Of the court of each coun-
tY from eatii 10 .snship enrolment book
promptly and correctly to record into
the county enrolment book the name
of each person enrolled together with
all details of his SERVICES, noting on
the township enrolment book Opposite
each entry, the page of the county ell
rolment book wherein the entry is re-.
corded, and nothing IN the county en-.
rolment book the township enrolment
book whence each entry is recorded.
Section 4. The clerk of the court
shall be entitled TO receive a fec Of 2
cents for each name 80 recorded by
hlm in the county enrolment book, in
full compensation for recording the
name with all details of service, and
indexing the same, or arranging in
alphabetical order; said fee to be paid
by the county commissioners, out of
county funds, upon an itemized bill
for same being submitted, verified and
approved by The chairman of the coun-
ty Confederate veterans enrolment
committee and by the county commits
siOners.
Section S. That upon the written
request Of the Governor, the clerk oil
the court shall permit any State official
charged with perfecting, editing OF
publishing the official Confederate
rolls, to have temporary custody of
said county or township enrolment
books, the clerk of the court taking the
receipts of said official for same.
Section 6. That tho clerk of the
court in making the record in the
county enrolment book shall act under
the direction of the State, and county
Confederate veterans enrolment com
miLtee.
Gen. Zimmerman Davis, as chair
man Of the State committee, will soon
have prepared and forwarded to the
several counties the township and
county blank enrolment books with
full instructions to township and coun.
ty committees printed in each book.
When these books are distributed il is
believed that 1t will be labor of love
for the comrades, neighbors, friendt
and kindred Of veterans to aid tho
township enrolment committee in
seeing that the name of every Con
federnte veteran, dead or alive, en
titled to enrolment shall be duly en-
rolled IN tho township enrolment book
The Grow Indiana. once The terro