The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-01-18
Acts passed by the Legislature of 1859.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PEACE
AND SECURITY OF THIS STATE.

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PEACE
AND SECURITY OF THIS STATE.
l.. BE it enacted hy the Senate and
House Of Representatives, now met and
sitting in General Assembly, and toy the
authority OF tue same, That if any person
or persons within this State shall, with
evil intent, write, print, paint. draw, en-
grave, or cause or procure TO be written,
printed, painted, drawn or engraved, auv
letter, book, essay, pamphlet, newspaper
words or word, picture. figure or cypher
whatsoever, calculated TO disattect aDy
slave or slaves IN this State, or tending
to incite any insurrection or disturbance
among the same, such person or persons
shall be deemed guilty Of u high misde'
meanor, and, ON conviction, shall be fined
and imprisoned in The discretion Of the
Court before which such conviction shall
have taken place, and in addition there.
to, may he required by the said Court to
enter into recognizance with sufficient
sureties for future good behavior and, If
free person OF color, shall in addition,
suffer such corporal punishment, as
Court Of Magistrates and Freeholders
may, in their Judgment, think droper to
inhict.
III. II any white person, or any free
person of color, shall, with evil intent,
publish, circulate, distribute, vend or
give, or cause or procure to be published,
circulated, distributed, vended or given,
any matter in the foregoing section men.
toned, whether the same shall have been
written, printed, painted, drawn or en-.
grayed in this State or elsewhere, such
person or persons shall, on conviction, be
guilty of high misdemeanor, aud shall
suffer the same penalties RS are respec-
lively set forth and provided in the first
sect on OF this Act.
HI. That ifany v lite person, or free
p'rs N Of >,;lor. shall with evil intent,
utter, spell, repeat, r.cite or rehearse any
lsng"age, phrase, words or word calcuIa
ted to disatfect any .lave or slaves in this
State, or tending to inci,e insurrection or
disturbance among the said slaves such
petson or persons shall he deemed guilty
OF a high misdemeanor, and suffer the
penalties respectively set forth and prov
ded for in the first section Of this Act.
lV. That if any white person, or tree
person Of color, in this State, shall con
tribute or suhcrbe TO, or receive any
newspaper, book, periodical pamphlet, or
o;her printed, painted or engraved paper,
picture or representation If any kind
whatsoever, whether published within or
without this State, which is calculated to
disaffect any slave or slaves in this Stale,
and such contribution or substitution to-
or receiving of the same, shall be done
by such person or persons with view IL
distribute, circulatevend or give the same
with evil intent, such person or persons
ON conviction, shall suffer the same pen
.altles as are respectively set forth and
prescribed in the first section of this Act,
V. That if any Postmaster or Deputy
Postmaster, or clerk Of Postmaster in this
State shall know that such matter AS is
mentioned in the first section of this Act
has been received at his office, IN the
mail, he shall give notice thereof to some
Magistrate, who shall forthwith inquire
into the circumstances. and shall have
such matter burned in his presence, and
fit appears TO him that the person OF
persons to whom it was directed, (wheth
81 such person or persons he white, or II
free person of coIor,) either subscribed
therefor, or agreed to receive it for circu.
lstion with evil inlent, he shall forthwith
issue his warrant against him, he. OF
them, and deal with him, her or them
according to law and IN conformity lo
this Act, and it any Magistrate shall neg
lect or refuse 10 execute the provisions o
this section, he shall, on conviction, be
fined not exceeding five hundred dollars
AN ACT To MAKE OWNERS OF Docs LA.
= BILE FOR suEEP KILLED by THEM.
l. BE 1t enacted by the Senate anc
House OF Representatives,, now met ant
sitting in General Assembly, and by th,
authority of the same, That from and af
ter the passing of this Act. the owner
OF any dog, or person having in his care
or keeping any dog, or person upon whose
premises any dog may be kept by his o.
,her slave, shall be liable to pay to the
party injured, double the value of al
sheep that may be killed or injured by
such dog, 10 be recovered by action OF
trespa>s on the case, II. the suit Of tnt
parry injured, in any cour, having com
petent jurisdiction.
III That in nil actions brought for the
-ecovery of damages, under the provisions
'of this Act, the recovery of two dollars
shaltlm all cases carry fall costs
Ill. lha; an annual tax o! one doIIa.