Year: 1869

0Ouar per Gay on t0eH EeOotdl ta4, IL q pluPosy
holder; and in case said delinquent or any of them
are not property holders, then he or they shall be
compelled to work the public roads, at rate not
exceeding one dollar per day.


SEC. S. The bond required to be executed by
the collectors receivers Of taxes and County Trea-
surers, shall also apply and extend to any moneys
required to be collected for military purposes by
this Act,


SEC. 6. That all tavern keepers, persons keep
ing boarders in their families, keepers of boarding
houses, and any master or mistress ofany dwelling
house, shall, upon the application Of any officer
authorized to make such enrolment, give informa-
ton of the names of all persons residing or lodging
in such house liable to be enrolled, and all other
proper information concerning such persons as such
officers may require.


SEC. I. That if any person of whom information
is required by any such officer, in order to enable
him to comply with the provisions of this Act,
shall refuse to give such information, or shall give
false information, he shall forfeit and pay twenty
dollars for each item of information demanded OF
him by any such officer and falsely stated, and
like sum for each individual name concealed or
falsely stated and every person who shall refuse
to give his own name and proper information,
when applied to by any such officer, or shall give
false name or information, shall forfeit and pay
like sum, such penalties to be recovered in any
court Of competent jurisdiction in the name Of the
State of South Carolina and it is hereby made
the duty of such officer to report the names Of all
persons who may incur any penalty, under this
Section, to any Magistrate or Justice of the Peace
in the County for prosecution.


SEC. 8. That whenever an enrolment shall be
made as provided in this Act, the Board Of county
Commissioners shall cause to be published, once
week, four weeks previous to the first day Of Feb
ruary, in newspaper with circulation in the Coun-
ty, or by written or printed placards, in not less
than four public places, notice that such rolls
have been completed and filled as aforesaid, which
notice shall also specify that any person who claims
that he is, for any reason, exempt from military
duty shall, on or before the fifteenth day of Feb
ruary next ensuing, file written statement OF such
exemption, certified BY affidavit, in the office of
said Clerk of the Courts of Record, or before
Justice of the Peace or Magistrate, in said county
and the publication of such notice shall be sufcl-
ent notice of such enrollments to all persons named
therein; such roll shall be made in the form pre-
scribed by the Commander-in-C Chief; and the Ad-
jutant-G General shall furnish all the enrolling off,
GERS suitable blanks and instructions tor the CON-
pletion of such enrolment


Sec. 9. That all persons claiming exemption
shall file written statement OF the same, verified
BY affidavit, in the Office ofthe Town Clerk Of the
township in which he resides, on or before the hf-
teenth day of January in default Of which, such
person shall lose the benefit ofsuch exemption, ex-
cept such as are especially exempted by this Act
or by Act of Congress.


SEC. 10. That the person making such enroll
ment shall, thereupon, if such person be exempt
according to law, mark the word Exempt op-
posite the name of each person presenting such
exemption if such exemption be permanent, the
name of such person shall not be included in any
subsequent enrolment Ifauy person shall swear
falsely in such affidavit, he shal upon proofthere-
of, be adjudged guilty Of perjury in any judicial
Court of competent jurisdiction.


Sec. II. That the persons thus enrolled shall
form the reserve militia of the State Of South Ca
rolina; those over eighteen and not over thirty
years of age, shall constitute the reserve OF the first
class; and those over thirty and under forty-hve
years of age, shall constitute the reserve fthe Sec


SEC. -. That if any officer charged with any
duty under the provisions of this Act, shall refuse
or neglect to perform any ofthe duties required OF
him by this Act he shall forfeit and pay the sum
of not less than fifty nor more than one hundred
dollars for each and every offence to be recovered in
the name of the people of the State OF South Caro-


lima and such officers shall, as an additional pen
alty, be deemed guilty of a msdemeanor; and it
shall be the duty of the Solicitor Of the Judicial
Circuit within which said offender resides, upon
the complaint of the commanding officer Of the re-
eiment, or on the part of the Board OF County
Commissioners, to prosecute the same. Any pen
atty incurred and paid or collected under this Sec
tion shall be paid into the treasury OF the county,
for the use Of the military fund Of the County,
where the fund may have accrued.


SEC. 13. That the Adjutant- General, under the
direction of the Commander-in- Chief, shall organ
ize and apportion the militia, and the districts
therefor, into divisions, brigades regiments, squad
rous, troops, batteries and companies, and cause
the same to be numbered and lettered as nearly in
conformity with the laws and regulations govern
ing the army of the United States as circumstances
will permit, and may after divide, annex or con-
sodate the same, and the districts thereof, as he
may Judge expedient.


SEC. IA. That the organized militia of this State
shall be known as the National Guard Of the State
of South Carolina, and shall consist of such divi-
sions, brigades, regiments and battalions, and in
addition thereto, such batteries Of light artillery
and troops and squadrons Of cavalry, as the Com
mander-in-chief may deem expedient and nothing
herein contained shall be so construed as to inter
fere with the power of the COMMUNICATIVE -Chlef'
in Gaze of war or insurection, or Of imminent dan
ger thereof, to order drafts of the militia and to
form new regiments, battalions, brgades or dlVl'
sions, as he may deem just and proper: Itov'ded'
That there shall be no military organizations or
formations, for the purpose of arming, drilling,
exercising the manual of arms or military maneuv-
res, not authorized under this Act, and by the
Commander-in- Chief, and any neglect or viola
tions of the provisions of this section, shall, upon
conviction be punished with imprisonment at hard
labor in the State Pententiary for term not less
than one year, nor more than three years, at the
discretion of a competent Court


SEc Is. That an Assistant Adjutant-G General