Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-11-30

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sss bill haa been passed BY the Senate of Georgia,
to prevent during the existing war, uenOpoIes and
speeulations in breAdstntfs and other articles Of
general use and consumption which provides Is
Isl follows: -
SEC /. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State Of Georgia. That from and after the pas
SAGE Of 4his Act e shaIl not be lawful for any
person within the limits of this State, in person,
a - By agent or Otherwise sell or offer for sale, ask
or receige for salt wheat -four, bacon, lard cotton
osnabures kerseys, leather, shoes, cotton cards
wool cards, or any Or either Of the aforesaid, in
any quantity whatever, at price or greater
than at the rate Of sixty per centum the price
Il sum- at which the same or similar article sold in
e the same market or nsighborhood during the month
81 Of April, in the year eighteen hundred and sixty
one. And any person who shall violate the
provisieDs of this Act shaIl be guilty Of mis-
demesror, and on conviction thereof shan Be
fined IN equal to the amount asked or
received for said arslcie, and ia addition
lars nor more than five hundred dollars for the
= first offence, and for the second offence violation
- Of this Act the person offending shall be deemed
q guilty Of felony, and conviction be punished by
imprisonment and hard labor in the Pcnitentiary
xor the term ofIfve years. And it shall be the duty
Of the officers arresting offenders against the pro-
Fisons.of this Act at the time of the arrest seize
and held subject to the ordor of the Court before
m whichsuch offender shall be trieda sufficient amount
Of the article received or sold, offered for SALE to
securelt the payment of the fine, with all the cost
81 ACQUIRING, provided for in this section and in case
q a deficiency Of said article for said purpose,
to seize all of the and such other property,
If any az may belong to the offender, necessary to
II SEC. 2. Be Il further enacted That person shall
send cause to be sent out of this State for any
person whatev er, except for his immediate use,
land not for sale speculaton,) the Of this
State, the Confederate States, any salt wheat.
a hoar, bacon, lard, leather shoes, cotton wool
u cards, in any quantity whatever, during the exist
ence Of the present war, and any person SC ofendN
Il ing shall be deemed guilty of felony and on con-
yction thereof shall be imprisoned at hard labor in
Es the Pententiary for the period of five years.
q SEC. g. Be Il further enacted, That it shall be the
duty Of the Judges of the Superior Courts Of this
State al the opening of each session of their re-
specye Courts, to give the provisions Of this act
in specitl charge to the Grand Jury.
y SEC. Be Il further enacted That any of the above
articles may be purchased without the limits of this
State and imported into this State for sale, and at
price not exceeding twenty-five per cent the cost
and expenses, without sRbjectng the yender to the
penalties of the law Provided, such vender before
Offering such articles for sale in any county of this
State shall make invoice of the and expenses
of such articles, to lby him, which shall be
recorded in the Clerks office of the Superior Court
of such county, for which the said Clerk shall be
entitled to such fee allowed for similar service
under the free bill, which ssid record shall be ad
&c mitted seyidence in any which may be tried
under this Act