Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-22

or parsons whs shall distill, 0: cause to ea dis
t;iied. or bo corccrnsd In The distilstton OK any
soiritaoas liquors in this, Slater or ssha't
tr.nspor., or csn.e tolbe %trapsported'so or De ooa-
eerued in the transportation OF any .'na.sfiai ~
substance whatever, other than tho truits .oie
sa;d: beyond the limits Of thir State, fr tne Pur-
p..s or With thu knoulodgenthat tsc >sSnc as to
DO di.tllied into spiri,uous liquors, nh.ll % deem
ei guilty of = high mislsmeanor, and on conSlc;
:tioD, in addition To- forfeiting their Stills ana
other apparatus, usod in the distillation to the
public use. shall be imprisoned not le.s thar si1
mouths nor moro than two years, and be hned
not less than one thousand nor moro tnAn NY
thousand dollars, two hundred and fffy donsts
Of which ine shall 60 to the fnformsr' VINO slaii !
be . competent witness to prove the tact. CO..
II. That his EIeehencJ the Goyernor, On oe.uS
enthusiastically assured that an increased quanuty
% .n;tituou. liquors which cannot DO othorEise
procured, il absolutely necessary for medicinal
purposes in this State. shall have power to have
manufactured ut some co atrial and eonvenientlo,
cation. by skilled and responsible agents, at n1ed
snIsriss. 10 be appointed BY himself, such quantl
Nv Of alcohol III pure spirits ms shall be, deemed
~rsqnisite for the purposes aforesaid ana ~ make
such rules and regulations for the distributes Oh
tho Same, :whersyer needed throughout INC state,
as shall DC mpat .cony enienty md eneceual 70 moet
the public eIigency; and at tint, same tune, secure
;ts application. as far. ~ is practicable, exclusively
~ medicinal purposes. ~
mn. Tha. IL shalI not be lawful for apotheca-
.ri.s, physiciansnr other persons who Shall pur-
chase or procure any pontion of the alcohol or
sp;rituous liquors distilled by the authority afOre-
Maid: 10 resell or dispose. Of. Tho same in any guam
tity, to any person or porsons for any 7othe7 than
strictly medicinal purposesr or At an aavnneoei
moro than twenty, hye per ceutum on us COST;
and any person who shall violate tho provisions o!
this section, shall be deemed guilty Of'a mfsde-
moanof, aid on ensictiou DC, imprisoned, ier any
time not exceeding six months, and hned IN any
sum not exceeding five hundred doifars:-
= YIE.Th bis Excellency the Governor shai DO,
and isherebS, authorizcdto employspeciai agents,
onc,o more, ,ind fix their compensation forth
nurno,sz1of enforcing, under the orders ofthe
Goy.rnor. the provisions Of thlsfActi7 and itshall
SeI the duty of the several Sherifs, DEPUTY Sher-
IDS. Mayistra.es and Constables Of this State 10
render to such 'agente any 'assissance tnat may Do
required in the discharge.et their duties,- under
the pain Of being indicted as for ofhcialymiscon
duct. So x.
, V. That all licenses or permits, heretofore grant-
ed by the Governor Or any other authority, to any
person or persons, TO distll spiriruous liquors in
this. s tate, shall be, and the same nrc hereby, re-
yuked and declared void, and ul ac.s ana parts
az nets inconsistent with. this Act are hereby re-
,aaled (. Provided. That the General Assembly
NAV make reasonable compensation to persons To
whom the Governor, has heretofore granted licen-
sps, for any damage done to them By reroklng
suid licenses.
AN AMEND AN AT ENTITLED OAK Acr
TO AuEyp An ACT ENTITLED GAN ACT, TO OR
eAs,.E ASp SUPPLY NEGRO LABOR poR COAST
pRryycg, IN COMPLIANCE WITH REouITIoNS Of
ras GoyEnNNEN OF UNCOMFORTABLE STATES
AND roR OTHER. PURPOSES. -
/ Be il enacted by the Senate ind House Of
Representatives now met and sitting IN General
Assembly and by the authority OF the same lnat
the twelfth section Of On Act entitled" An Aetto
organize and supply7negro labor for the coaseoe-
f.nc.,in compliance with requisitiona OF tho ldor-
eminent of the Confederate Statcs" passed on
th. eighteenth day of December, Ammo Domini
one thousand eigh. hundred and siIty-two be,
and the same,i is hereby, repealed.
II. Thatrhe Commissioners of Roads be, and
they are hereby, required to make returns on
oath. to their respective. Boards, of a!. persons
within their divisions WIN shall make default in
furnishing their quota Of negro labor when called
for, in pursuance of said Aeti and II shall be the
duty of said Boards to report the names OF all
such defsu,ters to the Fall Term Of the Court OF
Common Pleas aud General Sessions, aud also
Whist action ithoy have taken in relation TO such
defaulters.
III. That the authorities Of any incorporated
city. town or village, not subject to the Jurlsdic-
ton of tho Commissioners of Roads, IN the per
formauce of road duty, shall cause returns To DC
made or oath, Of all persons within their ]uris-
diction who shall make default in furnishing hs
or her uuuta Of labor, when called for, In pursu-
ance Of said Act, and report NIL such .d"faniters
as is hereinbefore required Of the boards OIL oom-
mis.ioners Of Roads. -,
~ IT,, o,,on awning only Upa slave lluUl0
10 road duty, shall be exempted fron furnishing
labor under said Act. .as.
Y. That q lumber less than q quorum OF any
Board Of COMMISSIONER Of Roads shall have tho
mower. md are hereby directed to appoint por-
sonsi to vacancies occasioned by the absence OF
members from the State, until q quorum snail be
formed; and it shall be- lawful to appoint persons
who are not lisble to road duty to thany vacancy
10 said Boards. 27T9 -
!, VI. That the second Section OF nm act e9tlseo
&c An Act to almond nm Act to organize and sup
NV nepro labor for coast defence, in compliance
With reuuisitions of the Government OF the Con-
federate States and to authorize and direct inc
G.rsrnor ~ proceed to furnish negro labor undeF
the said Act" passed ON the sixth day OF Feorua,
RI. Ammo Domini one thousand eight hunored ana
.iItv-tbree,,s De and the same is hereby altered and
amended. 20 tina, tho nemmssianers OF Roads Do,
and nre hereby authorized and directed, 70 collect
the Gues impo.ed for such default IN the manner
uowtprovidea by Law for default in'the psrforr'
auce of rosd duty, and to pay the ines go collect
cd to the. State Agent, to he by him e1penueo ~
the hire Of negroes TO be employed on coast de-
fences. ~NS
Evil. That If any Commissioners of Roads. or
any Board Of Commissionera or the authorizes
Of any incorporate city, town, or village snAli
neglect or refuse to comply with the provis'onsoi
this Act, he or they shall suffer for each andeve-
nv default, the same pains and penalties, ana IN
tho same manner, az are nov prescrioea ny TUG
Statute Law Of this State for the punishment OF
Commissioners Of Roads for neglect or reiussi 10
di.charge the duties required Of them.
, 49, s - 81, S.s;E ~ -
AN ACT. TO Punish PURcHAsISs tshEH AS
srNED AUTHORITY.
Be It enacted by the Senate and House Of tKep-
resenta.iyes now me. and sitting in General AS;
ssnbly and by tho autherity'of the same, Inat y
any person contracts for, or purchases, orattempts
to contract for, or purchaseSany cotton or proVis-
ions, pretending and protesting to pc acting iot
and on behalf Of tho Confederate Government or
OF some State, when in fact ne has no authority
to act as su,h agent, be shall be liable TO ind,ct-
tieat,, .spdapa senvictiop Anel hqimpr'saAea at
It's discretion of tho Court. 80
III. That 90 trials on such indictmeRts, tee
| onps shall be on the defendant to prove the AL
{hqrity undor which no protested tonot in so con-
tracting or purchasing, so~r-aitempting. 80 to ao'
~ 80