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 be Done.
Inc following is portion of an impor-
tant circular OF instructions just issued by
Chairman Zimmerman Davis OF the State
committee on deta.. OF enrolment OF
Confederate Veterans, which work Ia
ao~ about 10 begin In each county In the
State:
County Enrolment Committee-The
county enrolment committee shall con.
sist OF one veteran, who shall be the
chairman, and of one con of veteran and
one daughter fthe Confederacy.
Yownship Veterans Enrolment Com.
mittee, duties of-There shall be in every
township an enrolment committee Of
veterans, which ehall consist of three or
more veterans appointed by the veteran
member OF the county committee, no de.
finite number being fixed for the mem.
bership Of this township committee, and
the number Of committeeman appointed
may be increased a. the size of the town
ship or work to be done may require; 40
that there may be one or more members
OF this township veterans committee ap-
pointed In each neighborhood, city, ward
or village. The township committee Of
veterans shall have the exclusive control
OF the enrolment, and they only shall
have the right to enroll or order veter-
ans name upon evidence satisfactory to
the committee that the person enrolled
rendered military or naval service to the
Confederacy, and while 1t is exceedingly
important that no name entitled TO en-
rollment shall be omitted from the roll,
1t Is 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 shall
have the right to enter cr have entered
on the 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 aons and Dsugh-
ters-Simultaneously with the appoint
ment of the township veterans enroll
ment committee, the Sons of Veterans
and Daughters of the Confederacy are re-
queated to organize in every nsighbor-
hood and township for the purpose OF
arousing interest locally, and, by their
individual and organized efforts, en-
deavor to obtain the name o! every vet
sran from the heighborhood entitled to
enrolment with proof of his service, and
submitting the same to the veteran town.
ship committee for enrolment and to
render clerical and other aid to said vet
Grams committee. The county on1olls
ment committee Is requested to arouse
the Sons OF Veterans and Daughters Of
the Confedeyacy to this Important au9.
iliary work to be rendered by them.
Who Are Entitled to Enroilment>Only
those are entitled to enrolment who,
while citizens or residents OF South
Carolina, rendered military or naval SER
vice 70 the Confederacy in the war (1sel to
1859 between the States. Agein: Those
entitled to enrolment must have from
South Carolina served (1) in the Confed-
ers]e States navy; or (2) in the regular
Dmy OF the Confederaoy; or (3) In the
volunteer provisional army Of the Con.
federaoy. or served the Confederaoy az
In the South Carolina reserves; or (5)
In the South Carolina militia; or (6) in
the corps Of South Carolina Military
(CitadeD Academy cadets; or (7) in the
corps Of South Carolina Arsenal cadets.
illustration Of Working Of Plan-if
~ B." entered from township oe Fair
hold County, Co. A of the Sixth South
Carolina Volunteer infantry, and was
subsequently, removed to q Chester
county township, he would be enrolled
10 both the Fairfield township. he would
be enrolled In both the Fairfield town.
ship book and In the Chester township
book. but In each as having served in Co.
A, Sixth South Carolina regiment Of in.
fantry-thus having two enrollments by
township and only one by military or
ganization; If. however, he was trans.
ferred In the Seventeenth regiment, South
Carolina Volunteer infantry, or into the
Confederate navy, he would be enrolled
In two township books; and gu bseluent.
ly entered In two places when the enroll
mont by organization in later years is
completed from the county enrolment
book.
Disposition Of Township Book when
Completed-Every township enrolment
book when completed shall be by the
township committee of veterans turned
over to the clerk OF the Court OF the
county, whose receipt shall be taken
therefor, and the chairman Of the county
committee notified of the fact. Ueon re-
csiving each townuhip enrolment book,
the clerk OF the court shall, as directed by
law, record the names of the veterans
with details Of service, &C.. into the
county enrolment book, and both town
ehiTo ar1 county enrolment books shall