1. Under the provisions of Section 11, Chapter 200, Public Laws of North Carolina, Acts of 1917, the Commanding Officer of the Machine Company, 1st North Carolina Infantry, Durham, N.C., is hereby directed to assemble his Company and to report to the Sheriff of Alamance County, for the purpose of upholding the law of the State, and guard the jail of said county until relieved by proper authority.

2. Upon completion of this tour of duty, the Commanding Officer will make full report to this office of the duty performed.

3. The Commanding Officer will submit pay-roll to this office for approval, as provided for in Section 50, Chapter 200, Laws of 1917.

4. The expenses enjoined are necessary in the public service.