The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1913-07-02

In his letter to Adjt. Gen. Moore
Gen. Mills said that the only way tc
remedy the situation in this State in.
sofar as the militia was concerned
was to muster out the following com.
|panies:
First Infantry.
Company B, Liberty Hill.
Company F, Chesterfield.
Second Infantry.
L. Company B, Columbia.
Company E, Bennettsville.
Company C, Columbia.
Company K, Darlington.
Third Infantry.
Company E, Barnwell.
Company G, Elloree.
Company K, Walterboro.
Company H, Conway.
Company I, Bamberg.
Gen. Mills cited the following Sec
ton of the military law in his report
relative to the necessity for military
companies to comply with the law:
THAT the regularly enlisted, Or
ganized and uniformed militia of the
several States and territories and the
District of Columbia who have here
tofore participated or shall hereafter
participate in the apportionment OF
the annual appropriation provided by
section 1861 of the revised statutes
of the United States, as amended,
whether known as national guard,
militia o. otherwise, shall constitute
the organized militia. The organiza-
ton, armament and discipline of the
organized militia in the several
States and territories and in the Dis
trict of Columbia shall be the same
as that which is now, or may here
after be prescribed for the regular
and volunteer armies of the United
States within five years from date OF
the approval of this act: Provided,
That the president of the United
States, in time of peace, may by Or
der fix the minimum number of en-
listed men in each company, troop,
battery, signal corps, engineer corps
and hospital corps; and provided,
further, That any corps Of artillery,
cavalry and infantry existing in any
of the States at the passage of the
act of May s, 1892, which, by the
laws, customs or usuages of the said
States have been in continuous ex-
istence since the passage Of said act
under it's provisions and under the
provisions Of sections 1925 to 1860,
both inclusive, of title 16 Of the re-
vised statutes Of the United States
relating to the militia shall be allow
ed to retain their accustomed privi-
leges, subject, nevertheless, to all
other duties required by law in like
manner as the other militia"
Law Cited Further.
Gen. Mills, making his report to
the ad;utant general, cited the fol-
lowing section of the military law:
THAT whenever it shall appear by
the report of inspections, which it
shall be the duty of the secretary of
war to cause to be made at least once
in each year by officers detailed by
him for that purpose, that the organ
lied militia of a State or territory,
or of the District of Columbia, is suf-
ped for active duty in the field, the
secretary of war is authorized, on the
requisition of the governor Of such
State or territory, to pay to the quar-
termaster general thereof, or to such
other officer of the militia of said
State as the said governor may desig-
nate and appoint for the purpose, so
much of its allotment out of the said
annual appropriation under section
1861 Of the revised statutes, as
as shall be necessary for
the payment, subsistence, and trans
portation of such portion of organiz-
ed militia as shall engage in actual
field or camp service for instruction,
and the officers. and enlisted men OF
such militia while so engaged shall
be entitled to the same pay, subsis-
:ence and transportation or travel
allowance as officers and enlisted men
If corresponding grades of the regu-
ar army are or may hereafter be en-
titled by law, and the officer so desig-
1ated and appointed shall be regard
I'd as disbursing officer of the United
States and shall render his accounts |