9 The Statutes at Large of South Carolina: Containing the Acts Relating to Roads, Bridges and Ferries, With an Appendix, Containing the Militia Acts Prior to 1794, at 645-47 (David J. McCord ed., 1841)
| dc.coverage.spatial | South Carolina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T17:19:26Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T17:13:31Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T13:24:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1747 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Affirmed that it was "lawful to . . . call together all male persons in this Province, from the age of sixteen to sixty years." It also made "every person liable to appear and bear arms . . . keep in his house, or at his usual place of residence, and bring with him to such muster, exercise or training, one gun or musket, fit for service, a cover for his lock, one cartridge box," twelve cartridges, horn or flask filled with at least a quarter pound of gun powder, a shot pouch with appropriate bullets, "one girdle or belt, one ball of wax . . . to defend his arms in rain, one worm and picker, four spare flints, a bayonet, sword or hatchet. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | I. Be it enacted, by his Excellency James Glen, Esquire, Governor-in-chief and Captain General in and over his Majesty's Province of South Carolina, by and with the advice and consent of his Majesty's Honorable Council, and the Assembly of this Province, and by the authority of the same, That it shall and may be lawful to and for the Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or President of this Province, who now is or shall hereafter be appointed or commissioned by his Majesty, his heirs or successors, to assemble and call together all male persons in this Province, from the age of sixteen to sixty years, within the several towns, counties, parishes and places in this Province, at such times, and arm and array them in such manner, as is hereafter expressed and declared, and to form them into companies, troops and regiments; and in case of insurrection, rebellion or invasion, them to lead, conduct and employ, or cause to be led, conducted and employed, as well within the said several counties, towns, parishes and places where such persons reside, as into any other counties or places within this Province, for suppressing all such insurrections and rebellions, and repelling such invasions, as may happen to be. And that the said Governor, Lieutenant-Governor or President for the time being, shall have full power and authority, from time to time, to constitute, appoint and give commissions to such persons as they shall think fit, to be Colonels, Majors, Adjutants, Captains and other commission officers of the said persons so to be armed, arrayed and weaponed. [...] VIII. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That every person liable to appear and bear arms at any muster, exercise or training hereby appointed, pursuant to the directions of this Act, shall constantly keep in his house, or at his usual place of residence, and bring with him to such muster, exercise or training, one gun or musket, fit for service, a cover for his lock, one cartridge box, with at least twelve cartridges, filled with good gun powder and ball, a horn or flask, filled with at least a quarter of a pound of gun powder, and shot pouch, with bullets proportionable to the gun powder, one girdle or belt, one ball of wax sticking to the end of his cartridge box, to defend his arms in rain, one worm and picker, four spare flints, a bayonet, sword or hatchet; of the fitness and sufficiency of which arms, every commanding officer of the company to which such person belongs is hereby declared to be the judge. IX. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in case any person liable to appear and bear arms at muster as aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to appear completely armed and furnished as aforesaid, at any general muster of the regiment, to which the company in which he is entered and enlisted shall belong, every such person shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding five pounds, current money; and in case any such person shall neglect or refuse to appear in manner aforesaid, completely armed and furnished as aforesaid, at any ordinary muster, every such person shall forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding three pounds, current money; which said several penalties shall be recovered, applied and disposed of as is hereinafter directed. X. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful for the commission officers of any of the companies of this Province, six times in the year, and not oftener, to take to their assistance, the sergeants of such companies, and at any convenient time of the day, to repair to the place or places of residence of any person or persons, as well those persons who are obliged to appear on alarms, as other persons liable to bear arms, and entered and enlisted in any such company, and to demand a sight of the arms, ammunition, furniture and accoutrements aforesaid; and in case any person shall refuse or neglect to produce any such arms, furniture, ammunition and accoutrements, or to suffer the same to be viewed and inspected, or if, when produced, the said officers shall find the same defective, it shall and may be lawful for the said officers to fine every person offending herein, in any sum not exceeding three pounds, current money, and to proceed against him or them for levying the same in all respects after the same manner as is directed for proceeding against persons who do not appear at ordinary musters. | |
| dc.description.summary | The Act authorized South Carolina’s governor to organize and command all males ages 16–60 into a militia for suppressing rebellion and repelling invasion. Militia members were required to maintain specified firearms, ammunition, and equipment, with fines for failing to appear properly armed or for refusing inspections of their weapons and equipment. vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/5258 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Statutes_at_ Large_of_South_Carolina.html?id=t7Q4AAAAIAAJ | |
| dc.subject | MILITIAS | |
| dc.subject | REQUIRED POSSESSION | |
| dc.title | 9 The Statutes at Large of South Carolina: Containing the Acts Relating to Roads, Bridges and Ferries, With an Appendix, Containing the Militia Acts Prior to 1794, at 645-47 (David J. McCord ed., 1841) |