9 Stat. 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 358 (David J. McCord ed., 1841)
Abstract
"[A]ll free negroes and Indians, (nations of Indians in amity with the State excepted,) Moors, mulattoes and mestizoes, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, shall be obliged to serve in the said militia.
Summary
The Act required free Black people, Indians (with allied nations exempted), Moors, mulattoes, and mestizos ages 18–45 to serve in the militia as pioneers in their local districts. Those who refused or failed to appear when summoned faced the same penalties as other militia privates.
Law Text
L. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all free negroes and Indians, (nations of Indians in amity with the State excepted,) Moors, mullattoes and mestizoes, between the ages of eighteen and forty-five, shall be obliged to serve in the said militia as pioneers, in the several regimental beats in which they reside; and upon neglect or refusal to attend when summoned on duty, they, and every of them, shall be liable to like penalties and forfeitures as privates in the same regiment or company are liable made by law.
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MILITIAS, ENSLAVED PERSONS & OTHER MINORITIES