Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-03-17
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To IIXrr THE Production or TODIcco ASp IL
CREASE TIE PROJECTION OF GgAIS.
Ip,s. Cd Mach l2:i, 1863


To LETT TIE Production OF TolIcoo ASp Is
CREASE TIE PROJECTION OF EEA'S
[P4s: Cd March l2ta, 1861
When.I -. comfort AHA support Of chr so!tcrs In
the field sri ITO msia:saJnce OF their bspeus iarn'
lies ut homo Ia no. Only duty OF patriotism and hu.
mani.y, bit il sts,uoly essectAl 70 tho oCoce.sful
pros clGl u the struEgs FOR independence Ia which
wa r. ..sayeo; and wae.sas the actusi or threat.
cred occupation nf largo poti1n Of tie state ny the
publ; cn5y, AID tie deysst,lijn OF other portions RI
L. ear.l hu: sdia nortio1 60 npsranViy, IN "Ll'n
the rcra1:.. Of agriculture can no pescflu"y ana
aa,.ly followed nal from which bo.h army sud geo
Die gic 10 co subj ret; and whereas Il Is OF the last
irt ,:ca that tie St OF this Eor:i1n Of The state
shs. 70. bo diverted from Tbs production Of grain
In other ccanes 80 rs to ncu. the lGzird OF w,n
cf bread;
Be It therefore susctsl by tbs Gereyol Aseenbly,
Tia. Ehsii no. be lawn: Ter ypa:soa elcDe: C..
hlIsee c: tct, 20 PIT within tie limits Of this
Atsta In any one Jee, larger quantity CT 'ohacco
than twenty-five HUNDRED pianta 70: each hand re.
tween the ages CT sixteen an frga9e yosrs' actually
aud rssu|s employed Il 1hJ cultivation ;hsfeoi rs
fic! hand; p-os!Ged that 1t abs b, lsTfnl Tor any
piso.er 10 pan. CROP OF tcn thoustst pants and
planter aha plan; crop ot inoFc :aSn sizIs3 th't
sairo p anus.
o IL shall b, tho da,y Ct eYc.! person engaged oe
inten1pr to recar, IN the cultvstioa of tobacco,
either fpI himself eno'as a1nuly N rende- an
oath n Ne COMMISSIONS ofth. r:yenus OF CO..;
AUD Ci.:r!. III with Zach re.sOn may reside, an a..
x
cnunis ,ira=r i hereby rsqr!.ed 10 tsEn AMI ;s:urn
wi,u LIS property ho.!s.
s. Any I>:s2n vioa;ing the provisions d: the trs'
secuou o: This act shall bs dccued guilty CT us
remsoror, and shall 10 feed IN net Less t1.u
ivr hundred dcilss. ,re tts five h'nssnd co.
!s.s AMI shsl, NO :ve. Er'aIt the full 7aino OF all
RE bacco prodc:d ny him beyond tho amount spsc;-
in said fist section, IT, bs paid To tbs county conr
| OF thu county in watch the of.rce may have Is
commit ed and applied 10 dstrsying the expenses it,
cuee by SUCH county in povi ing fos so!tless In sell
vice, snd supporting their f11nilies.
H. For violation OF the second section Of this act,
either by planter O. commissioner Of the revenue
tia ossnder shall bs deemed guilty Of mlsdcms AMOR
punishable by hne CT not ess Than ten doilsn for
esch ofsnce.
s. 1t sha he the duty Ct the judged Of tie c.rcu!t
o7urts and OF Ia. attorneys OF The commonwealth IN
The county TO give thn set specially In ohsrge
TO tho grand juries Of The several Counties; aad IL
shall be the duty Of the commissioners Of the reyenus
10 irform TIE attorneys for :hs Commonveslth 10
thsir respective oeun.i.s, OF all violations thsIeoi
which may CONS to their knonls5Sss erd tne aalo
ato neys shnu canse toe offenders to be prosecuted
G. This act shall be In force from in psnags, arc
shall continue In fqfee during tne e1sdng SaI VIII
the United states and no loose,.
wy A'''' ~ - WIN. P. GORDON, JH.,
n,,rch l7-c3s c. II. D. and &. OF &.
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