When a sentence of confinement has been imposed by a court-martial against a member of the National Guard of South Carolina and the sentence of the court has been passed upon by the reviewing authority, the president, in case of a general or special court-martial, or the summary court officer, in the case of a summary court-martial, shall issue a writ in substantially the following form:

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

COUNTY OF _

To any sheriff in the State, Greetings:

Whereas, _ of _ in the county of _, a member of the National Guard of South Carolina, was on the _ day of _, A.D., 19_, tried and found guilty of _ in violation of _ and was by court-martial sentenced to _.

Now, Therefore, by authority of the State of South Carolina, you are hereby commanded to take the body of said _ and commit it to the keeper of the jail in the county of _ within such jail, who is hereby commanded to receive the body of said _, and keep him safely until he serves said sentence.

Fail not but service and return make within thirty days from this date.

Dated at _ in the county of _ this _ day of _, 19_ .

US __________

Name _ Rank _ Organization _

President of __________ Court
National Guard of South Carolina

HISTORY: [Derived from former Section 25-1-3070 (1962 Code Section 44-208; 1964 (53) 2241)] En by 1984 Act No. 378, Section 90.