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the person having the greatest number of votes to be duly elected, and issue a commission accordingly ; but if the election be contested, it shall be tried by a board of officers appointed by the Major-General, or officer commandnig the division to which such brigade shall belong, to consist of a Brigadier-General and four other officers not under the rank of field officers, from whose decision an appeal shall be to the Commander-in Chief, whose decision shall be final and conclusive ; and agreeably to his decision, the Major-Generali or other officer commanding the division aforesaid, shah order another election, or sholl commission the person duly elected, agreeably to the decision and approval aforesaid. . XXXI. It shall be the duty of such Brigadier-General of infantry or cavalry to superintend and preserve the military organization of his brigade, and enforce strictly the Militia Laws and (the Brigadier-General of infantry) the Patrol Laws of this State^he shall annually make and transmit to the Adjutant and Inspector-General of this State, by the first day of October, a full and complete report of the strength of his brigade, of the public arms, equipments, books, ordnance and military stores in its possession ; he shall, with his staff, attend a review and drill of each regiment of his brigade, at least once every year, and shall be responsible for the complete organization, correct instruction and good order of bis brigade ; he shall order and be responsible for the duo execution of such inspections as may be required by law, and shall obey and execute all orders from the Commander-in-Chief, or any of his superior officers. XXIII. The Brigadier-General of the fourth brigade shall cause each and every of the volunteer companies under bis command to be inspected at least once in every year by his Adjutant-General; and shall organize and have under his command a fire-guard of the volunteer companies in thc city of Charleston. XXIV. In all elections for Major-General or Brigadier-General, any officer entitled to vota may send his vote in writing, signed with his name, rank and title, under sealed cover, addressed to the officers holding such election for the regiment to which he belongs; or, if he be an officer attached to the division or brigade .staff, he may send his vote, signed and under seal, as aforesaid, addressed to the officers holding the election foi the regiment in which he resides. XXV. A Colonel of the line shall be elected by all free white men, above the agc of eighteen years, who have resided in the State at least sis months next preceding the election, and belong to the regiment in which the vacancy shall occur. No person shall be eligible to thc office ol Colonel, Lieutenant-Colonel, or Major in the linc, unless he has held a commission in the regiment at least six months next preceding tht election ; or, having served four years at the South Carolina Military Academy, is a graduate thereof. When any vacancy shall take place ir the commission of Colonel of a regiment, the Brigadier-General, or office] in command of the brigade in which such" vacancy shall happen, slial issue bis order to the officer commanding such regiment to order ai election for a Colouel to fill such vacancy, who shall order each Captain or commanding officer cd a company of such regiment, to put up, at bi; company rendezvous, a notice of such election, at least twenty days before the day of election, and on the day of election, to order to his assistance two of his subaltern officers; or if there be but one or none, sud deficiency shall be supplied by any member of the company he ma> appoint, so that these persons shall open and hold a poll at such company rendezvous, from eleven o'clock A. M. to three o'clock P. M. ; and i there should be any company of such regiment without any officer, thei the commandant of the regiment shall appoint three fit persons of tin company to act as managers of the election for such company, and issue his orders to them. And. the managers, or at least ono of them Iron each place of election, shall meet at the regimental muster-ground, on th? first or second day after the election, according to order by the office: commanding the brigade, count over the votes, and forthwith transmit t( him a statement in writing, showing the result of such (diction, certifi?e by all the managers present at such counting ; and bc shall pronouns the person having the greatest number of votes to be duly elected, am issue a commission accordingly. XXVI. Every person elected a Colonel to comnianel a regiment, am having accepteel the commission, shall be compelled to serve in such offie for two years, under the penalty of one hundred dollars, and fifty pe cent, on the amount of bis last general tax, unless be shah be soone promoted, shall remove out of the limits of bis command, en- shall, fron bodily or mental infirmity, become incapable e>f performing his duty, o shall be deprived ed bis commission by sentence of a court-martial. XXVII. It shall be the duty of each Colonel commanding a regiment t< superintend and preserve the military organization of his regiment, am enforce strictly within the same the Militia (anel the Colonel of infantr thc Patrol) Laws of this State ; be shall eletail courts-martial, te> meet a his regimental muster-ground, or at some other convenient place or place within bis command, at least once in every six months, to try all defaulter in Militia or Patrol duty, and all officers (below the grade of field educen; anel non-commissioned officers, for neglect of duty e>r disobedience c orders in his regiment; shall, at least once in every year, order out bi regiment, and shall drill, exercise and instruct it* in the school e>f th battalion, and shall, on the.day preceding such drill, or em some coi vernent, day before, order and assemble all his officers anel non-commh sioneel officers, and shall exercise and instruct them in such manouvres s bc intends te) be performed at bis regimental drill. He shall, at hast one in every year, order emt anel attend a review and drill oi each battalion e his regiment. He shaii be responsible for the complete organizatioi correct instruction anel good order of his regiment ; shall perform sue inspections as shall be required e>f him by law ; shall, at least once i every year, at such ime as may be required by his Brigadier-Genera make out and transmit to him a full anel complete return ed' the strengt of his regiment, anel ed the public arms, equipments, books, ordnane and military stores in its possession ; anel shall make such reports ar returns respecting his regiment as may be at any time required by any i his superior officers. He shall enforce the collection of all fine's imposed : his regiment, anel shall o. sy anel execute all orders from any of his sup rior officers. Auel it shall be thc duty of every officer in comnianel of an regiment or separate battalion, in tho city of Charleston, +o cause to 1 inspected hy his Adjutant each volunteer company under ids command least twice eveiy year, and, after the said inspection, to report forthwi to the Brigadier-General, or other officer iii command of the four brigaele, the condition ed arms, ammunition und equipments of tl companies inspected. XXVIII. When any vacancy shall occur in the commission e>f Lie tenant-Colonel of any regiment, the Brigadier-General, e>r officer coi manding the brigade to which such regiment belongs, shall immediate issue a commission of Lieutenant-Colonel to the Major then in comm sion in such regiment ; and if it should so happen that two Majors ed ai regiment should rank from the sann: day, the rank of Lieutenant-Color shall be determined between them by lot, ander direction of theBrigadh General. XXIX. A Major of the- line shall be elected by all free white men, abo the age of eighteen years, who have resided in this State at least s months next preceding the- election, and shall belong to the: battalion which vacancy shall occ ur. When any vacancy shall take place in ? commission of Major of a battalion, the Brigadier-General, or otSeser command ed the brigade in which it shad happen, shall issue orders the Colonel, e>r officer commanding the regiment in windi such vacan shall occur, commanding him to order au election for a Major to til! : anel he shall order each Captain, or officer commanding a company of t battalion aforesaid, to post up at Iiis company rendezvous a notice of sa election, at least fifteen days be-fore the day of election, and, on the el of election, to order te> his assistance two of his subordinate officers; or, there bc but one, or none-, such deficiency may be supplied by any mei ber of the company that he may appoint, so that three persons shall op Ik._ and hold a poll at such company rendezvous, from eleven o'clock A. M. to three o'clock P. M., for a Major to fill such vacancy. And, if there should be any company of such battalion without any officer, then the commandant of the regiment shall appoint three fit persons to act as managers of the election for such company, and issue his orders to them ; the managers, or at least one of them from each place of election, shall meet at the battalion muster-ground, on the first or second day after tbe election, count the votes, and forthwith transmit to the Brigadier-General, or officer commanding the brigade, a statement, in writing, showing the restdt of the election, certified by all the managers present at ^such j counting ; and he shall pronounce the person having the greatest number I of votes to be duly elected, and issue a commission to him accordingly. XXX. It shall be the duty of each Lieutenant-Colonel or Major commanding a battalion, to assist the Colonel of his regiment in main? taining tho military organization of his battalion, and euforcing the Militia (and the Lieutenant-Colonel and Major of infantry, the Patrol) Laws within the same; he shall, at least once in every year, under the ! orders of his Colonel, assemble bis battalion, and shall exercise and instruct it in the school of the battalion, and shall, on the day preceding such drill, assemble all his officers and non-commissioned officers, and shall instruct and drill them in the manouvres to be p . -formed the next day. j He shall bc responsible for the correct instruction and good order of his ' battalion, and shall, when required by his Colonel, or any of his superior ! officers, make a full and complete,return of the strength of his battalion, and of the public arms, equipment0, books, ordnance and military stores iu its possession, and shall obey and execute all orders from any of his superior officers. Every person elected, and having accepted the com I mission of a Major, to command a battalion, shall be compelled to serve ? in such office for two years, under the penalty of seventy-five dollars, and ; fifty per cent, on the amount of his last general tax, unless such person I shall be sooner promoted, or sha1.! remove out of the limits of his com? mand, or shall, from bodily or mental infirmity, become incapable of j performing the duty thereof, or be deprived of his commission by sentence of a court-martial. XXXI. When the election of any field officer is contested, the Briga? dier-General of the brigade to which such field officer shall belong shall order to his assistance two field officers of some other regiment of his brigade, not interested in the event of the dispute, and shall hear and determine the validity of such election; and either of the candidates shall have the right to appeal from such decision to the Major-General of the division to which he belongs; and the said Major-General, together with a board of general and field officers, to be appointed by, and to consist of, the said Major-General, not less than one Brigadier-General and three field officers, shall hear said appeal, and their decision shall be conclusive. XXXII. It shall be thc duty of the Adjutant and Inspector-General to attend once in two years tho muster of each regiment in the State, and the drill of the officers of each the day previous; and whenever ho shall deem it necessary, he may instruct the officers of the regiment: Prov ?Jed, There shall be no superior officer present who may think proper to assume the direction of the drill. He shall, with the consent of the Commander in-Chief, have power to order out for drill the regiments at Such times as will best permit him to perform the duties of his office; he shall keep a military bureau in Columbia, in which he shall keep a true record of the number and rank of each division, brigade and regiment in the State; he shall procure a r< cord, annually, of the return of the strength, arms and equipments of the Militia, the names, ranks and dates of commissions of all the general and field officers; shall record all military orders received by him, and, generally, all matters which relate to his office or the Militia, and which in his opinion may be necessary to enable him to exhibit the true strength, character and condition of the military force of the State. He shall, once a year, visit and inspect the arsenals and magazines in this State, and report to the Commander-in-Chief their condition, the number, kind and condition of arms, equipments mid public stores in each, the number and description of public anns and equipments distributed to the Militia each year, and the disposition and condition of such distribu? tions, the strength of the guards at each, the duties performed by them, their general condition and efficiency to discharge the duties required by them; and to enable him to perform this duty, the Quartermaster-General and oilier officers having charge of these departments, shill, when required, make ful1 reports to him of the different matters committed to their charge. He hall distribute all orders from the Commander-in-Chief to the several cor; , and obey all orders from him, furnish blank forms of different returns mat may be required, and explain the principles on which they should be made; he shall make a return of the Militia, with their arms, accoutrements and ammunition, to the President of the United States, on or before the first Monday in January in each year; he shall bc charged with thc marshaling and inspection of troops, the correspondence in relation to all military affairs, and when in the field, with all general details of service of every description; he shall be obeyed by all officers of his department, which shall consist of the Division and Brigade Adjutant and Inspector-Generals, the Adjutant and Sergeant-Majors of regiments, Orderly Sergeants and Clerks ol' companies, who sholl, in addition to any other duties which may be require! of them by the commandants of tho respective corps to which they are attached, be charged with the perform? ance (in their respective corps) of the duties prescribed for tilt; Adjutant and Inspector-General. XXXIII. The salary of the Adjutant and Inspector-Genera] shall hence? forth be one thousand five hundred dollars, and of the Quartermaster General, two hundred dollars, annually. XXXIV. It shall be the duty of the Quartermaster-General to superintend and inspect, at least once in every year, the arsenals und magazines of thc State ; to provide for the transportation and safe-keeping of the tents, arms, camp equipage and ammunition ; he shall be charged with thc quartering and transporting troops and their provisions, the safe-keeping and transporting of military stores and materials of every kind, opening roads, and building and repairing bridges for military purposes; lie sha! receive all fines imposed by any court-martial appointed by the Com? mander-in-Chief, and pay over the same to his order ; he shall annually make to the Commander-in-Chief a full report of the amount of monej received by him, and from what source, the amount paid out, to whom, and the amount remaining in his hands ; he shall, also, make annually to the Adjutant and Inspector-General, a full report of tile number ant kind of anns, ammunition, ordnance and military stores and equipment: remaining in the arsenals and magazines, and the number and kine delivered ont, to whom, and upon what condition, and generally upon al matters relating to his department ; he shall, also, annually make to tin Commander-in-Chief a full report of the amount of money received IP each division, brigade and regimental Quartermaster in the State, tin amount paid ont by each, and the amount remaining in the hands of each he shall be charged with the payment of the Militia when in the service o the State ; he shall give bond, with sureties, payable to the State of Sont! Carolina, for the faithful discharge of his duty, in such sum as ma; be deemed necessary by thc Commander-in-Chief, which bond shall b< deposited in the office of the Adjutant-General; he shall be obeyed b" all officers of his department, which shall consist of the division, brigad and regimental Quartermasters, Quartermaster-Sergeants, the arson o keepers [and powder receivers, who shall, in addition to any other d nt ie which may bc required of them by their immediate commanders, b charged with the performance (in their respective corps) of the dulie prescribed for the Quartermaster-General. XXXV. In (addition to the duties prescribed for the Quartermaster General, il shall be the duty of each Division Quartermaster to receive a lines imposed by any court-martial appointed by his Major-General, an to pay over the saine to the order of the Commander-in-Chief, or sue Major-General ; he shall annually make to the Quartermaster-General an his Major-General a full report ol' thc amount cf money received b JACOB SULZB?CHHK. M. FOOT. JJMCIRM. WIIOLBSALE DEALERS Ki Dry Goods, CLOTHING, GROCERIES, LADIES* AND GENT'S FtlHMSHMG G0008t HATS. CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, UMBRELLAS, MILLINERY GOODS, BONNETS, HATS, RIBBONS, HOOP SKIRTS, CANDIES, SEO ARS, ETC. POCKET AftD TABLE Cl TLERY. Assembly Street, Ii ETWEES' PLAINA WASHINGTON. COLUMBIA, S.O.