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., 20____, 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 ___________, 20_.
US ___________
Name ___________ Rank ___________ Organization ___________
President of ___________ Court
National Guard of South Carolina
S.C. Code § 25-1-3145