The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-04-04

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Commission or authority from any sss4t sstatts
or public authority ofsany State in This
Union, or. of any foreign power, come
within the litniiS Of this State for she fpur-
pose, or with the intent to disturb, coun.
teract or hinder the operation Of such laws
and regulations as have been OF shall be
made by the public authorities offitlis
State, in relation TO slaves or free persons
Of color, such person Or persons shall lie
deemed guilty ofa highmisde sdenieanor, and
shall DO committed artrial to The com.
mon Jail ofthe District, by any one Of the
Judges of the Courts of Law or Equity, or
the Recorder Of the city of Charleston,
unless admitted to bail by the said Judge
or Recorder; and upon conviction thereof
by my Court OF. competent jurisdiction,
shall be sentenced TO banishmeni fromSthe
State and TO such fine and Imprisonment
as may be deemed fitting by tho Court
which snail have tried snct, offence.
IL. Tlnt any person within this Siale
who shall al any lime accept my com.
mission or authority Of any Stnte sin this
! Union or from any foreign power in rela-
lion 10 slaves. or free persons of color, and
who shall commit any #overt!act with I'M.
ien;io disturb the peace or security, ftRis
State, or With$intent TO disturb connteract.
or hinder the operation oftheslaws or re-.
gulations of the public authorities of this
State made or 10 ba made in relation 10
slaves or free persons Of color, such per.
son shall be deemed guilty Of a iiTiisde.
meanor, and upon due conviction
thereof before any competent Court, shall
De sentenced to pay, fors,he first offence q
fine no. exceeding one thousand 4dollars
and to be imprisoned not exceeding ono
year; and for the second offence, he shall
be imprisoned for seven years, and pay a
fine ofnotl less than one thousand dollars,
or be banished from the State, as The
Court may see fit.
III. That the Governor for the time
being may require any person or persons
who shall or may have come within The
limits ofihls State, on his her ortheir own
behalf or under color, or in virtue sof any
commission or authority from any State
in this Union, or fromany foreign power,
having relation 10 the laws or regulations
of this State on the subject Of slaves or
. free persons of color to depart from the
limits ofthis State within forty.eight hours
after such notice. and such person shall
thereupon be bound 10 depart; and in case
of his neglect or refusal SO to depart us
aforesaid, the said person shall be deemed
guilty ofa high misdemeanor, and shall
be committed by the same authority here.
inbefore stated for trial to the common
Jail ofthe district unless admitted ato bail
as hereinbefore stated; and upon due con.
viction before any Court of competent in.
risdiclion, shall be sentenced 10 be Danish.
ed from the state, aud to such fine and i'm.
prisonment us the Court shnll think ex-
pedent. flsifts
Nv. That any person who shall be con-
victed u second or any subsequent time
under the provisions ofthe first or third
sections Of the first rthird sections ofthis
Act shall be imprisoned for a5term mol
less than seven years, and shall pay a fine
not less than one thousand dollnrs and
shall in addition thereto be bnpished from
the state.
V. That it shall be the duty ofthe
Sheriff Of the dislric, to see that any sen,
tence of banishment be duly yexecuied and
that the offender be sent withouttle limits
of the State;-n i case any person sc
punished shallrelurn within the State, (un.
less by unavoidable accident the sheriff
Of the district whore he may be found
shall hold him in close confinement, un
der The original sentence, until snch often
der shall enter into recoghizance before
the clerk Of sufficient securities 10 comply
with the terms of the said sentence, and
forever to remain wilhoutthe limits of hi.
slate. W
To EMrGRaNTs FOR THE PAcIF
Io.---The war Department has estab
lished the following regulations in the
distribution Of arms to emf grants to Cal
ifornia, Oregon, and New Mexico
under the resolution of Congress o
March 2, 1S49:
1. Each applicant must send to tht
War Department I'm affidavit that It'll
his bona fide intention to emigrate Il
Oregon, or California, or New Mex
co, as rhe case may be; and must stat
distinctly what arms and ammunition
he requires. si1,i,
2, On receipt Of an application AM
affidavit, as above stated, sutticicn
supply of the arms and ammunition de
signated by him, to arm and equip eacl
applicant, may be delivered to him o
his order, on payment oftlie cost there
of: Provided the government, has sue
arms, and the same can be sold with