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Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-18
AN ACT
TO PROHIBIT ExToRTIoN AND PUNISH
EXToRTIoNERs.


TO PROHIBIT ExToRTIoN AND PUNIsH
ExToRTIoNERs.
l.. Be 1t enacted, by the Senate and
House of Representatives now met and sit
ting in General Assembly and by the au
thority of the same, That from and after
the passing of this Act, any dealer Or spec
ulator in clothing or materials of clothing.
boots, shoes, leather, brogans, raw hides.
meat, grain, iron, -four, fish, coffee, sugar,
tea, salt, salt.petre, drugs, medicines, wool
yarn, iron castings, nails and hardware
generally, gold and silver coin, wood coal,
candles, oil, lard, soap, cattle, hogs, and
other live stock, poultry, sterling exchange,
or other necessaries of life, whatever, OF
any manufacturer for sale of any of the said
articles, who shall, during the continuance
of the existing war, sell or dispose of any
of the said articles, at exorbitant or unrea.
sonable rates or prices, or at an exorbitant
or unreasonable advance or profit on the
cost thereof, or cost of the production or
manufacture thereof, or shall refuse to sell
or dispose Of the same, for cash, either in
specie or in current funds, at fair or rea.
sonable rates or prices, or at reasonable ad.
vances or profits on the cost thereof, or cost
of the production or manufacture thereof,
and all other persons who shall sell or dis.
pose of any of the said articles at exorbitant
or unreasonable rates or prices, or at an ex-
orbitant or unreasonable advance or profit
on the cost, or cost of the production or
manufacture thereof, shall be deemed and
held guilty of extortion, and on conviction
thereof in any of the Courts of General Ses.
sions of this State, shall be-fned not more
than one thousand dollars, and be impris.
oned not more than twelve months; one
half of the fine in each case to be for the
benefit of the informer, and the other half
for the benefit of soldiers and seamena'
families, to be paid over to the Soldiers
Board of relief for the District in which
the conviction shall take place and the
informer to be competent witness, any
law, custom, or usage to tho contrary not
withstanding: Provided, That no importer
Of foreign merchandise shall be liable to the
penalties Of this Act for sales of such mer.
chandize: And provided further, That
persons bringing into this State articles Of
food from other States and selling the same
at prices not higher than those charged by
producers in this State, shall not be liable
to the penalties of this Act.
II. That in all cases arising under this
Act, 1t shall be left to the Juries to deter.
mine what are exorbitant or unreasonable
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1863-02-18

= aT The Lynchburg Repsbhcas Of the
10Th instant says that q rather severe fight
took place at the Rappahannock bridge, in
Culpepper county, on Friday last; between
a portion Of Rampton's cavalry and q body
Of abolitionists, who had been sent to des.
troy the bridge, The yandals partially
succeeded in their design, but before it was
fully executed our men came upon them,
and after hot fight, drove them of, with
the lossdf four killed, some eighteen or
twenty wounded, and thirteen prisoners
Our loss was one killed, seven wounded
and two missing. The enemy was pursued
some miles from the river, but so rapid was
their flight that but little damage was done
them on the retreat, nearly their whole loss
being sustained in the fight at the bridge.
The bridge was new one, and not Of
very substantial character, and we learn
that only small portion Of it on the north
bank of the river was injured. IF necessa-
ry it can be repaired in few days.
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RECRUITING SERVICE.

PY authority OF the Ad)utant and
- Inspector General of the Confederate States, partially
sspendng the operations of the Coscrpt laws so as TO
permit all Conscrps to volunteer In the companies OF Their
own seecton without passing through Camps of instric-
ton and also allowing BOUNTY and all oherbenets pro-
vided by law for VOLUNTEERS. ! will be Ut Yorkvlle
on MONDAY and TUESDAY, and at MeCqnnelsVllle on
FRIDAY OF each week unit! the first OK March next. AL
within the Conscrpt nscs 1s and IS years, earnestly
urged TO come forward In order that the threatened invasion
e of Joining any company and Regiment they may choose,
Bounty and avoid being assigned amongst strangers
AN persons belonging TO Gen. G. W. Smiths Command
absent without or beyond eave required to report Mt
once to tue NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who report promptly viii be
parioned, except the forfeiture of puy Thase who
do not report before the 10th of February instant. will be
arrested and imprisoned until they be forwarded under
=. - JAMES NJ. WILLIAMS
Recruiting Sergeant, Co. X lfth Regiment S. CIV. :
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SS ACRES.
RECRUITS WANTED
18TH REGIMENT S. C. v.

TTUDER Orders from General G. ".
" SMITH, the undersigned has been detailed for the
purpose of gathering CONSCRJPTS and VOLUNTEERS
for Company G. 18th Regiment s. c. ", without requiring
them TO pass through the regular Camps oflnstructon BY
authority Of the Secretary of War, persons within Con-
script ages are allowed to join any particular command
within this army, and will receive all the benefits secured
by law to volunteers but these recruits not allowed TO
form nelr companies regiments.
For further particulars apply to
sergt J. F. JAMESON,
IT, Bnlock's Creek, S. c.
n9- Application can also he made To
w '''p' Capt. ]. W. BEAMGUARD.
February a ~- ats
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Commissioners Sale.
I'm EoUITY--YoRK.

Joseph j. Watson, Bill to Eoreciosc Mortgage
Caroline Culp, ct al.S on La"d, Sc,
TN obedience to the order of Chief JUS
Il tice JOHN BELToN o'NEALL, I win expose TO
public sale York Court House on the FIRST MONDAY
In MARCH next the tract of land described in the plead
ings above casc situate in York District on the east side
OF Catawba River, and containing
l46 ACRES,
more less-sod to forecosc Mortgage in favor Of the
Complainant, Joseph ]. Watson
Said land viii be sold ON credit Of SIX MONTHS, ex-
cept so much as will pay the costs of these proceedings
which will be required in CASH. Purchaser will be
qured give bond and good personal surety TO secure the
purchase money.
Possession given on the first Of January next.
(S5 25( WALTER D. METTS, C. E. y D.
Fobr,orv1 4t
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OFFICE A. q. NJ,

- CHARLESTON, S. C., October Is IS62
MIR. j. G. MILLER is appointed
lx1 Agent of this Department, for the purchase of
FODDER aud CORN for the Districts of York and Chester
Planters desiring sell will communicate with him,
through the POST OFFICE, at Yorkvile, s. Carolinn-
Particular attention must be paid to the PACKING. No
WATER must be used great loss 10 the Government was
experienced last year, by Fodder being improperly packed
all such will be rejected.
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RECRUITING SERVICE.
HENERALs COOPER having ei,

g permission all liable TO Conscripon, 10 Volunteer
m any Company active servce provided they do be-
fore they enrolled us Conscpts have been ordered
here receive Volunteers for Capt AVERY'S Company,
unteers will be entitled to BOUNTY aud to all the benefits
secured TO Volunteers BY law. will be In Yokvie every
MONDAY, and at Blairsvle THURSDAY. =
out or on expired eave ordered 10 report to their com
panes once for dutyose who fail to reporb by the 10Th
Of February win be tried for deseron and IL convicted gill
be shot wherever found. W.. II. MITCHELL,
Recruiting Officer, Co. F, 18th Regiment, s. G. "
Febr,,ory a 'a.e-s 3ts
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sHERIFFs SALE.

Mary j. Smith, Applicant ..,.
: tpT FGTtIlon 81 6edI G<Iate'
NJ. A. Wallace Smith.
DY virtue of an Order from John A.
~ Brown, Ordinary of York District, will offer at pub
lie sale York Court House, the FIRST MONDAY In
MARCH next the of land described In the summons,
this case lying the of Fishing Creek bounded
by lands of John w. Jones, Samuel Smith, Alexander
Strain and others, containing
SO ACRES,
less Sold make partition among the heirs-at-
law Of JAMES A. SMITH, deceased.
TERMS OF SALE--12 months credit, with interest from
day Of sale purchaser to give note and approved srete
and mortgage Of the pemises deemed necessary TO the
Ordiuary-Costs TO be paid in CASH. 49,
(s5) JAMES MASON, ?. Y. u.
February D 4,
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confe ederate Congress.

SSAAASS&C4 SSS ,S<SAAk51 SEskSss
RecHMoND, February 49, s-In the Sen.
ate, several important Bills were introduced.
The Committee ,p1 Military fairs fepor-
ted adversely upon the proposition to5ens
roll tne Government employees ass com
scripts. The Exemption Bill was discussed
until adjournment. 9:
The House passed q Bill allowing sold.
iers five dollars per month for deficiencies
in rations. The House also passed the
Impressment Bill, which empowers any
officer commanding q military district or
Departmental authorize the impressment
of property when It's cannot be Otherwise
procured-the impressment; ;of slaves to be
made in accordance with the State laws,
but in the absenceof such laws, to be made
in accordance with the rules prescribed BY,
the Secretary Of War No slaves viii be-
impressed where they can be hired at thu
usual market rates, and no. individual will
be deprived Of the provisions required for
the comfortable support Of his family NOR
except, under extreme cases, Of grain, for.
age or other property necessary for . plan-
tation-compensation toiba made for the
seized, and if the owner and inn
pressing officer cannot agree, It shall be de.
termined by three disinterested pcrsons-if
the property is lost, destroyed or injured,
~ bo na;d co. In &hn Gora.r,,,na -st =fTsbe.
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500 REYVARD.

the 9th of December last his negro boy RANDALL.
He is II years old feet or inches hgh of copper
comlexion with long hair The above reward will be paid
for his delivery me- his lodsment in any Jail so that
get him. He may attempt 10 pass for free boy and
refuse tell the OF his owner or where hc lives
J. X. WALLACE,
Yorkvie, $. q.
January % 4 :. ..--s,-r-. 1T -.
l7-Charlote Bulletin will copy week for three
weeks and send hill 10 this Office.
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YORK MARBLE YARD.

RICHARD HARE, respectfully informs the citizens OF
York and Chester Districts and the adjoining counties Of
North Carolina he s fully prepared to supply every ar
tice In the MARBLE LINE the highest style of finish
and at reasonable prices.
He keeps constantly and large supply of FOREIGN
and DOMESTIC MARBLE, and specimens of his work
may be always at the Yard nearly opposite the len
CCIRER" PRINTING OFFICE, and . few doors North
of "Stowe's'' Hotel,
AM work will be delivered any point on the Kings
Mountain Railroad, FREE of charge.
He is also prepared to furnish to order IRON RAILING
of any desired pattern, for Fences, Balconies, &C.
Iann
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m THE COURT OF ORDINARY.

For Diris,on Sale Of real Estate Of John r. H. Wal
deceased.
James Wallis, Applicant james a. Wallis, Thomas s
Wallis, Harvey H. Wallis, William NJ. Wallis, Joseph
F. Wallis, Samuel w. Wallis. Rcbecca Campbell, Wiie
of Samuel l.. Campbell and Matha A. Wallis, heirs
: Of John r. H. Wallis deceased
TT appearing to my satisfaction that
i James a. Wallis, Thomas S. Wallis, HarveyH. Wallis
and William NJ. Wallis, defendants in the above stated
case reside without the limits of this Sa; 1t Is, there
fore orered that they do appear and object 10 the divs
ion or sale of real of John T. H. Wallis, deceas-
cd before the twentyhird day of February 1885, or
their consent 10 the same will be entered of record.
-nl-Sl- JOHN A. BROWN, o. Y. d.
npo,.n,hor 1850 d7 '-.... .3m..
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DANAWAY.-FROM THE SUB

DANAWAY.-FROM THE SUB
LII scrbcr on the Sd instant, my negro man JEFF He
OF dark copper COLOR five feet or 10 inches hg and
about lao pounds 40 years old has down cast look,
speaks rather slowly when spoken TO- and had on when he
left, blue Yankee coat I bought HIN from Col. W. H.
McCorke of Yorkyille, where he had gone for some CLIO
thng-whep last heard pm he had taken the at that
place and was going 10 the direction Of Chester. lie has
been acting HOTEL SERVANT for several years past,
and wlI doubt, endeavor TO not In that capacity asa
free boy. Any information concerning him, or If he is
lodged in jail, will be thankfully received, and literally
rewarded. +. II. EDWARDS
Rock Hill, S. G. !
Innuary % III
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Commissioners Sale.
IN EQUITY.-YORK.


T., . '"O's'' - BIZ for Partition Of Lands
lane Jackson, ct al. }
TN obedience to the order of the Court
i of Equity In above will expose to public sale at
YORK COURT HOUSE, the first MONDAY in
MARCH next, q portion of the REAL ESTATE of DAVID
ACKSON late Of York District, deceased consisting OF
5I2 ACRES
of and situate York District and lying the waters OF
ALLISON CREEK, bounded by lands of the estate Of A.
G. Lawrence, J. J.Wilson, Saml Hemphil and others
Said lands have been recently suveyed and will be offered
In THREE Iots-Plat c, contains ONE HUNDRED AND
TWENTY -FOUR ACRES, Plat d, TWO HUNDRED
AND THfR.rY-THREE ACRES, and Plat E, ONE HUN
DRED AND FIFTY-FlyE ACRES.
Said lands are In high state of CULTIVATION, are
well adapted the culture of COTTON and GRAIN, and
the attention Is earnestly directed to the same
The above lands viii be sold on credit of ONE and
YEARS. in equal annual insta'men.s, with interest
from dayof SALE Purchasers will be required to give bond
and two good sueics and pay CASH the Of these
proceedings, and for all necessary papers.
($l5) WALTER B. METTS, G. Z. Y. ID.
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SOUTHERN FIELD & FIRESIDE.
UnexampIed Success!
Rack NUMBERS FOR THE NEW Sc.
RIES EXHAUSTED
PRIZE STORY! I!

Z The Proprietor Of the SOUTHERN FIELD AND FIRE
SIDE announces that in consequence of the first numbers
of the new series being exhaused and In order ta new
subscribers may begin with the commencement OF NEW
STORY eelinont" will be complete in Number D 'anu
arys3l, and the PRIZE STORY of
s.THE RANDoLPHs OF FRANDoLPH HALL"
BY Miss SERENA A. MINER, Of Coyington, Ca,
WIN be commenced in Number 6, Feb. 7i and all SUD-
scripons received the office and after the 4i o jan
aar will he entered the books and commence WIN 'e
Prize Story.
: TIE r M S:
For Six Months. "
For Three Months. w -
Single Copies. i eu Lens
7- Clubs of ten more, for one year, 2 each.
afsssSSE1s - sc &c six months, 81 each.
Address, JAMES GARDNER
Fehruary IL 6 ,rs :, lp . =
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HOUSE AND LOT FOR SALE.

HUUSE RNVD ASI UUKS EJHHIH1s- =
- In THE undersigned offers for sale or in ex
MEEM change for NEGRO PROPERTY, his very
IlIIM valuable HOUSE AND LOT, situated on
IfsisE& Congress Street, IN Yorkvlle, SC. The
. S&ASAAA&6& HOUSE contains six rooms, with a fre-
Hzis7.sA HzzlEs1-aAAAse place In EACH Ef.+s- -
The OUTBUILDTNGS, consisting Of Servants Houses
Cook Kitchens, Meat House, Lumber House, Carriage
House and Corn Crib, nearly new, having but recently
been erected. -
The LOT is supplied with n well Of EXCELLENT
WATER, and contains everything necessary for conve
nience and comfo-nakins the property the most desra
bic in Yorkvile. -
For Terms, &c., appyto THOMAS DAVIES,
F- Yorkvlllc, S. C.
l- The Caroli,m will please copy two weeks, Daily
and send account to this Office
. December Il
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! Aaiaant and Inspector General Of s. c,
ssasss, 3. a.,snsstor , lse better o

ESrae from 7ct otae General .assemb for the better Or
E~sS=ANte ganiSation Of the Militia. ~ ..is.s -
SEC 8 Tint the commanding officers ofbeat companies
keen two separate rolsone ofte names of all per-
resident in their beats between the ages of sixteen
and sixty and another of the of all between
the ages of sixteen and fifty designating on said rolls tne
each person and ali persons required to be enroll
ed ly this Act SHALL Immediately nerits PASSAGE report
their names TO tie commanding officers OF their BEATS WHO
shall have power administer cas rs to the ages ana
residences of persons when they refuse TO make known
their ace or residerce where they may be doubts rs TO
either and eaclr and every heat coapany shall be called
ont for r! and instruction once in every two months
SEC. 6. That the commanding officers Of companies rs
snoi said enrolment be nade of their regiments
shall return the same, within ten days. TO the Office OF
the Aiuant and Inspector Generals and for default In mn
king said returns the commanding officers Of companies
sn be liable TO fine OF fifty dollars and commanding OIL
ficcrs of regiments fine OF one hundred dollars 10 be
imposed by martial ordered by tue Governor for the
ltrial ofsrch defaulters.
sRc Is. That all commissions held by the militia Off
this State, except the Adjutant and Inspector
era who nre exempt from service by the Conscrption
Act othe Confederate Congress be and the same are here
by vacated rs soon as new elections be held, which
elections the Adutant and Inspector General Is hereby
Instructed 70 order immediately alter the passing OF this
Act and that liable TO duty In The Confederate ser
gi6e unless he be exempted from said service under the
PROVISIONS of the Exemption Act of Congress- shall be
hereafter eligible 10 any militia office. -.
: peb m .1ssG1 S~s5--.6 2w
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sTATEoF soU1'H CAROLINA.
3isEEaRnsaL ORDER NO 8,
THE General Assembly of thi
8.

I THE General Assembly of this
STATE by an Act entitled ssAn Actfor the better or
l,lzafion of the ntia and for other purposes having
Sacntc rho commissions of all militia officers Ia this State
who are exempt from service b the Acts OF the Con-
aderate Congress- elections can be held,
elections hereby ordered 70 be held for field and coma
nv officers In all companies battalions and regiments
Of of this State before the 2ist day OF this
month: said elections be conducted In the manner pre-
crhed by the Act ISL except as TO the notice required
: Insder said Act. b Z,
he be exempted from, said service under the provisions
the Exemption Act of Congress, shall be eligible TO said
Offices - : 81 zzf-1Ss4-s
3 IN The officers In command of regiments at the time
said elections heidi required 10 make returns thereon
: To this Office Immediately thereafter
~ Tie commanding officers OF companies and res-
ents are hereby required immediately after said elections
have been held make returns of the rolls OF the compi-
mics pomptyfo this Office In pursuance of the provisions
f The nj, and sixth sections of said Act, herewith pub
hc aud default in aking snd returns, the penalties
: thereifi imposed Will be strictly enforced.
Thc commanding officers of regiments arc hereby
charged with the prompt execution of this order on the
publication thereof. -s.Na -
sByins,ruetions of the General Assembly Y, ,,,,,c,
nd of s.. C.,
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their capital, or borrowed capital, or on ao-
count of any person or persons, as agent,
attorney or consignee ninety cents upon
every hundred dollars of the amount of
sales of goods, wares and merchandise what.
ever, which any transient person, not resi-
dent in this State, shall make in any house
stall or public place, whether the said sale
be made by sample or otherwise twenty
dollars per day for all circus exhibitions; !;
FIVE dollars per day for representing public.
ly for gain and reward, any play, comedy,
tragedy, interlude or farce, or other employ
ment of the stage, or any part therein, or
for exhibiting wax figures or other shows Of
any kind whatever, to be paid into the
hands of the Clerks of the Courts respect
lively, who shall be bound to pay the same
into the Treasures Of the State of South
Carolina, except in cases where the same is
now required by law to be paid by corpora
tions or otherwise; one tenth of one per
cent. or all monies loaned, monies at inter-
est, all monies invested in the Stocks or
Bonds of any individual, State or corpora
ton other than Bonds or Stocks of this State
or ofthe Confederate States, and other than
the Stocks of the Banks and Railroad Com.
panies Of this State; one dollar and fifty
cents for every hundred dollars of gross re-
ceipts Of all Commercial Agencies within
the limits of this State thirteen cents on.
every pack of playing cards sold in this
State; fifteen dollars upon every Billiard
Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-13
The New CONSUMPTION Act.

The following is copy of the Consumption Act passed
recently, by both Houses of Congress
AK ACT. TO amend act entitled An Act to provide
further for the public defeDce"-apprOved 10th April
1889. ,
The Cn1Tess Of tie Confederate States of Annerica dn
fde That the President ne and he is hereby authorized
10 call oct and place in tue military service of the Confed
crate States for three years. unless the shall have
been sooner ended all white who residents of the
Confederate States between the of thirty and fer
y9Ve years. at the time the call calls may be made,
ana VINO are not at such time times legally exempted
from military service; such parts thereof as in his
may be necessary to the publ defence, such
eau or calls to be made under provisions I'D according
70 the terms OF tue act which this is an Al endment
u SILL auhofy shall exist in the President du ring the
qesent war; us 10 All persons wL0 now are or Nh here
pecohe eigheen Years Of age. and when ON,
~ persons between the ages of eighteen and fo,I
I've Sna'l seSFe their full time ET0ode< that if The Pr,
hen IN calling ont troops the service Of the CnfJ
craze oIAIes Shall FIRST call Far only pant of fine narn
IetT cen The ages berenbefOTe stated he shall es th
2etTeen the age of thirty FIVE and agY other acc ies IT,
p'GSHfed fiat nothing herein contained 81 ali be
huSrsDod as repeating modifying any mari of H. 90
Ssot5 lns Is ameniatory. except herein exprsSstv
49, anu Ir'eEfed urther that those called out nnSc.
- HIs ne act TO which this is an ameudnent shall
immediately ordered to fill their maximum
So we eonapanies bettaliopS souadrons and rsvnsnts
we respective States ct the time the met o fTr,b
Poe Tor the public defence approved I6rb Anil isro
80 passed and the surplus, any shall he oss.naJ =;
Thar 80 formed from each State since the PASSAGE of
the ST. paced IN new organizations to be o6eereS nv
Of or such residue. according to the laws tbers
he PresSs OF as nov provided by law; provided that
or the nrt ~ to suspend the execution of this
=" which this is an amendment in anv IoroIHS