Year: 1862

Columbia, Mach 6, 1862.


Whereas, The President of the Confed-
crate States has ascertaiped the military
quota of South Carolina, for the existing
war. to be twelve thousand FIVE hundred
and ninety men, in addition to the number
already furnished, to serve for and during
the present war, and made bis requisltion
upon the Governor for five regiments there
Of:


Be 1T RESOLVED, That, in order to com.
ply promptly with this requisitiou, and for
the purpose of filling all subsequent re-
quisitions, tho following system shall be,
and is hereby adopted:


l. 1t shall be the duty of the Adjutant
and Inspector General to cause all the
male citizens of the State, between the
ages of eighteen and forty-6ve, not now in
active service, to be enrolled as soon as may
be after the passage of these resolutions,
designating all exempts, and the cause OF
such exemptions, including all refugees
from Districts now in possession OF the ene'
my, and designating such Of them as have
been in service, and the term and place OF
such service and he is hereby authorized,
under instructions from the Chief Of Mill.
tary, to prescribe such regulations, 10 ad'
dition to these now established, as will en-.
able him promptly and efficiently to per-
form the duty imposed upon him and to
that end he may require the services of tie
Sherifs and Tax Collectors of the several
Districts and Parishes of the State, or such
other persons as he may deem necessary,
to act in conjunction with the officers Of
the State Militia. In making such enroll.
ment, it shall be the duty of the Adjutant
and Inspector General to ascertain and state
the time, if any, for which the said militia,
or any portion thereof, shall have been in
the service of this State OF the Confederate
States.


2. 1t shall be the duty of every person
hereinbefore declared liable to be enrolled
to report himself promptly to the officer or
officers appointed for that purpose; and if
any person shall fail to report himself, with
in ten days after the notice or order requir-
ing such enrolment shall have been post
ed Or published at some public place with
in his ward or company district, he shall,
unless there be sufficient excuse for such
failure, be drafted among the first levies to
be drawn from such District or Corporation ;
and if any person or officer shall fail to
perform the duty required of him under
these resolutions, he shall be subject to
fine of not less than fifty ror more than
one thousand dollars The officers or per,
sons enrolling the militia shall be entitled
to compensation of ten cents for each per-
son enrolled, and the claims for such com
pensation shall be paid upon the certificate
of the Adjutant and Inspector General.


8. 1t shall be the duty of the Adjutan'
and Inspector General to procure from the
Commandants of the several Regiments
Battaions and Companies of the South
Carolina Volunteers, complete rolls of the
several corps now in service, to be return
ed forthwith to this Office, designating the
name, residence and age of each volunteer
or enlisted man, the time of his volunteer
or enlistment, and when his term Of service
will expire, with the Company and Regl
ment to which he belongs.


1 At least ten days before the day OF
which the term of service of each Volun
ter Company now in the field shall expire
the Adjutant and Inspector General shal
cause such Company to be mustered Tor re-
enlistment by the officer commanding the