Year: 1862

Resolse That the public safety demand
ma capable Of Bearing arms, should be Immediately acet
into military organization and armed.


g That all male whites between the ages Of 10 ana o
declared "exempt from all militia SERVICE, and those al
ready State Confederate servce shah constitute IN
beat company Of such beat; and 1t shall be the duty OF tn
commanding officer OF such beat to order out his compan
once every fornighor parade and drill, with the view
service in the District police force and military ser
vice IN the Brigade as "alar men" And he conmandin
officer of each beatsha cause to be summoned to suc
parade every person in bis beatso LIABLE except sue
may be certified by the Surgeon Of the regiment to be phys
icay unable to present at such PARADE such command
Ing officer having the discretion to excuse from drill an
physically unable to pndergo the fatigue Of the day


s. That the commanding officer ofeach beat shall keep
roll ofa persons liable service In his company whic
roll shall be called at each parade and all defaute noted
aud shall further be his duty 70 report immediately ae
each parade to the commanding oicer OF me regiment
the names Of such deauer that they fay be held TO an
swer therefor, before court martial And the command
ing officer of beat shall have power to grant leaves
absence from such parades to such persons as may
called away from the beat on business and to physicians


lers feynen overseers and owners In charge over
seers where the public interest requires that they shout
not be Withdrawn from their duties to attend the compan
parades.


an additional and separate roll Of all effective men In hi
company who between the Of 40 and SO years. tn
constitute reserve force for the defence OF 70
Chief service In any part of the State. In making
such ROLL there shall he excluded herefrom persons VIII
are In the military service of the State In the service
the Confederate States and all persons who by Stat
authority declared "exempt " as aso all person
who have been detailed for special service by order Of b
Governor and Council, whilst engaged on such service
indefinitely furloughed account Of "public interest
And shall be the duty of the commanding officer OF IN
beat, each parade to cause the said roll of effective me
to be called and to report copy Of said roll monthly to tn
commanding officer of the regiment: And the commandin
officer of the regiment shall make to the and In
spector General monthly report Of the number Of feectv
men in his regiment so enrolled.
shall be the duty of every person so liable TO report hmse
for enrolment the day of parade and the comnandin
officer of the beat shall question, as TO age and residence
every person not so reporting, who may be within the limit
of his beat and who may be apparently between the age
of 10 and 50 years. and he is hereby authorized to admins
ohs Of such persons and in case any person so ques


toned shall refuse give the information, ION oath If re
uuired) II shall be the duty of the commanding officer
enrol bis name effective man and such person
refusing shall be esopped from showing that
was nocsubect to such enrolment.


6. When call shall at any time be made upon such e
fecve men, by the Chief for active service
It shall be the duty of all persons so enrolled to report them
selves promptly the day named, at their respectv
places of regimenal parade and the commanding oce
of the regiment shall there organize them into companie
of not less than men, rank and file, order the In
mediate election of company officers, and promptly repo
the companies thus organized and occred TO the Aduar
and Inspector General.


T. That depots of arms and ammunition be established





Charleston, Georgetown, Beaufort and Richand to whc
shall be sent forthwith 6s stand Of with 20 rounds
cartridges each. The to be subject to the order
the commanding officer Of the regiment In which such de
pot established OF the commanding officer of the bci
company organized at such Court House. And In addo
thereto hundred pounds Of powder be sent to each dc
pot under like CONTROL to be used If occasion require,
the beat companies of the district.


g. That the safe custody and protection of such arm
and ammunition, the commanding officer of the compan
in charge of the SHALL when by him deemed advisab
and proper, keep detail Of twenty men at all hours
guard at the depot be drilled during the day. to act
guard during the night and to be relieved day and tn
number of men in such company shall not be sufficient
perform such guard duty the commanding officer theret
shall report fact to the commanding officer of the


nent whose duty shall be to detail from adjacent beat
for service in such company many men, as may be su
ciento Increase the company TO sixtyour men, rank an
file.


g. That the 4h and 10th regiments of the First Corps
Reserves heretofore organized be- and they hereby
dbanded and all commissions issued to the officers of
regiments are hereby vacated.


TO- That nothing contained in the foregoing resolution
shall apply the Fourth Brigade of the South Caroln
Militia, shall be construed to apply to the Constitutions
and legal right of the Governor and Commander Chit
of this State TO call into service such portion of the m
of this State for public defence as in his judgment he ma
| deem eXpedient


By order of the Governor and Council.


b. F. ARTHUR,
! Secretary Executive Council.
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