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 689-90 (David J. McCord ed., 1841)
| dc.coverage.spatial | South Carolina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-05T19:33:08Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1784 | |
| dc.description.abstract | "Excused from militia duty, except in times of alarm ... all persons under the age of eighteen years or above the age of fifty years." | |
| dc.description.lawtext | III. And be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the following persons shall be excused from militia duty, except in times of alarm, to wit: the members of the privy council with their officers, all clergymen regularly licensed in this State, all school masters who have under their tuition not less than fifteen scholars, the members of the Legislature and their officers, judges and clerks of the several courts and officers, the intendant and wardens of Charleston and their officers, the commissioners of the treasury, all officers of the customs, the Secretary and his deputies, the auditor general and his several clerks, all acting magistrates and constables legally appointed, all regularly bred practising physicians and surgeons, the post-master and post riders, branch pilots for the several ports, one white man to each established ferry or toll bridge, one white man to each water grist mill, the sheriffs and ordinaries of the several districts, three white men to each of the forges, and five to each of the furnaces erected or to be erected at the iron mines in this State, who shall constantly reside at and work on the same, and also, all officers who have held commissions in the continental army or navy, or the navy of this State, and continued during the war, and all persons under the age of eighteen years or above the age of fifty years. | |
| dc.description.summary | The Act exempted numerous occupations and public officials from militia duty except during emergencies, including clergy, teachers, legislators, judges, physicians, law enforcement, pilots, certain workers, and former military officers. It also exempted people under 18 or over 50. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/5998 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Statutes_at_ Large_of_South_Carolina.html?id=t7Q4AAAAIAAJ | |
| dc.subject | MILITIAS | |
| dc.title | 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 689-90 (David J. McCord ed., 1841) |