Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-11-15

The Legis1atuTe Of Alabama have passed
/. snunress monopoliee 1t provides

The LegIsl8 lure oil Aiabdma Dave passed /
Law 10 suppress monopolies 1t prozides-l
LIST. That no person, or persons, shall buy
ND live stock, or any lmmodity Whatsoever,
with the intent to produce scarcity of the
same in the market, so that, by reason of
such scarcity, he may obtain higher price
therefor.
. I'd. That no persons shall combine to buy up
live stock, or commodities of any kind, with
intent to produce scarcity thereof in the
market, so that, by reason of such scarcity,
they may obtain higher prices therefor; and
by the word market in the act, is meant
not only places, where live stock or cemmo-
dities are brought together for sale, but any
where in town or country, where such things
are produced, or sold, or wanted. =
Sd, That the judges of the several circuit
courts of the State, shall give the act in
charge to the Grand Juries, who shall inquire
into, and present, all violations of the act;
and any person convicted on indictment, or
presentment, under the act, may be fined at
the discretion of the jury, and imprisoned not
exceeding one year. -
| 4th, That the law shall remain in force
| during the war. ~ zaass# a5 -lss
The Legislature have also passed a law au-
thorixing the Governor to take possession Of
tie salt in store, on shipboard, or held for
sale, in the State, for the public use.
The follow ing are its provisions
Whenever in the Judgment of the Governor,
| the public necessity and public use require
IT, be is hereby authorized to take possession
of all the salt in this State which Is. stored,
| on shipboard, or held for sale. for the public
use, aud to make such disposition OF the same
| as the public use and public necessity may
require; and be is hereby authorized to EN-
| plOy all the means necessary to accomplish
these purposes ssis--
| Just compensation shall be made to the
owner of any salt which shall be taken under
the proEisit ns of this act If the compensa-
ton shall be agreed upon by the owner and
| the Governor, the Governor shall draw his
warrant on the Stale Treasurer in favor OF
the owner, for the amount so agreed upon;
but If the owner and the Governor shall fail
| TO agree on the amount of compensation at
| the time the salt shall be taken, the Sheriff
! of the County in which the salt is taken, or
| his deputy shall on the verbal request OF the
| Governor, or Of the owner, forthwith sum
| mon Jury of twelve freehOlders, who alter
being duly sworn by the Sheriff. or bis depu
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tion, to be paid to the owner OF the salt la
| ken from him by the Governor, shall proceed
| to sssess by their verdict the amount of Gem
| peusation 10 be paid; and for the amount so
assessed, the Governor shall forthwith draw
| bis warrant on the State Treasurer in favor
| of the owner, unless he shall elect to restore
| the salt to the owner, which he is hereby au-
thorized to do; or unless an appeal shall be
| taken; either by the owner or the Governor,
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| Of the Circuit Court of the County in which
the verdict is rendered, which appeal is here
| by authorized to be taken, either by the
Governor or the owner, within five days at
| ter the rendition of the verdict by the ap-
pellant giving security for the costs of the
appeal, to be approved by the Sheriff, or his
| deputy, who shall have summoned the jury;
and when an appeal shall so be taken, such
Sheriff or deputy shall thereupou return the
| verdict appealed from to the next term OF
the Circuit Court of bis County; and the as
sessment Of the amount of compensation
shall be made de nouo. - = saas '741+
s. When an appeal shall be taken by the
owner, as provided by the second section OF
| this act, if the amount of compensation as
sessed in the Circuit Court be the same as
that assessed by the verdict appealed from,
or less, the owner shall be taxed with all the
costs, aud execution shall be issued against
him and his security for costs, for the amount
| thereof; but if the amount of compensation
assessed In said Circuit Court shall be greater
| than that assessed by the verdict appealed
from, the costs shall be taxed against the
| Governor, and if the Governor shall appeal
| from the verdict as provided in the second
| section of this act, and the amount of COM
| pensation assessed in the Circuit Court shall
/ be less than that assessed by the verdict ap-
pealed from, the owner shall be taxed with
all the costs, aud execution shall be issued
| against him and his security for costs, for the
amount thereof, otherwise the Governor
shall be taxed with the costs.
4. For the services of the Sheriff, or his
deputy, in each case provided for in the Sc
cond section of this act, be shall receive five
dollars, to be taxed in the bill of cost, and
| each Juror who serves as provided by said
section, shall receive one dollar, to be like
/ wise taxed. - ss-A =" = ss-s9@
.. For any costs or necessary expenses in
| curred by the Goyernor under this act, he
may draw his warrant on the State Treasu.
| rer, as occasion shall require. - sGgss
6. For the amount OF compensation assess
ed in the Circuit Court, on appeal, the Gov
ernor shall, as soon as practicable, draw his
l warrant onlhe State Treasurer in favor of
| the owner of the salt for which the compen-
sation is assessed. ssss@ 9E
Z. For the purpose of making eompensa-
ton for any salt which shall be taken by the
1 OOEefHOr, unuef Lue pfOFisOns OF t1lS acL,
and of paying any necessary ex penses and
costs that may be incurred by the Governor
| under the same, the sum of one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as
shall be necessary, is hereby appropriated
out of any Incorporated money in the
State Treasury. = s
8. If any person shall, after the approx al
| of this Get by the Governor, send or remove
| any salt from this State, or shah secrete any
| with intent to evade the privisions of this
act, he shall be guilty of a high misdemean-
! or, aud on conviction thereof, shall be fined
| in a sum not less than one thousand doh ara,
and shall be imprisoned in the peniteutiary
for period not less than two years. ~
/ 9. That from and after the approval of this
| act by the Governor, it shall be unlawful for
| any person except an agent of this State,
| or of the, Confederate States, to send any
salt out of this State, OF to cell salt to any
| person to be sent or carried out of this
1 State, without the consent of the Governor.
10. Any person who shall violate any OF
| the provisions OF the eighth section of this
| act, shall be liable to indictment, and On
| conviction shall be fined in any sum the jury
| may assess, not less than i've hundred nor
! more than five Thousand dollars; and at the
discretion OF the jury trying the case, may be
| imprisoned in the penitentiary for any period
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