The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1864-01-20


supplies, OF by contractors to furnish the
same to the State OF Confederate Gov.
ernnsnt: Provided, it 10 shown to the
satisfaction Of the Adjutaut and Inspector
General that the public interest and mill.
tary def~oces require the exemption of
such persons one superintendent or man.
ager to each salt work on the sea coast
Provided, such works yields ten bushels
OF salt per day, and hss been iu operation
at least two months previous TO being
called into service, and that all e1emp.
lions Of such persons heretofore granted
contrary 10 the provisions Of this Act, be
and the same are hereby revoked.
SKc. 8. That whenever the Governor
for the time being shall, by orders pub
lished in the newspapers Of the State,
call upon any portion Of the militia to
appear before the Enrolling Officers Of the
State or any militia officer and claim ex
emp.ion from military service under the
laws OF the State, all persons who shall
fail to appear and present their claims in
pursuance OF said order, shall be held liza /.
be to forfeit their right for exemption a,
the discretion OF the Governor: Provided.
the said order .hail be published for forty
days.
SKc. 4. That the Enrolling Officer.
provided for by an Act of the General
Assembly, entitled can Act to provide
for volunteer companies Of Mounted In
fantry and for other PURPOSES" ratified
on tue thirteenth day Of September, in
The year Of our Lord 1868, in addition.
to tho enrolment therein required to be
made by them, shall also be required
TO enroll any other portion Of the militia
who are liable TO actual service by the
provisions OF an Aot Of the General As.
sembly, entitled IAN Act 70. the better
organization Of the militia aud for other
purposes" ratified the sixth day Of Fed
rusry, in the year Of our Lord 1868, AID |
tha. the Adjutan. and Inspector General
be and is hereby authorized to establish
rules and regulations, to be approved by
the Governor, prescribing the dulie. Of
the Enrolling Officers and Surgeons.
SEC. s. That from and after the p>s..
ing OF this Act, no person shall be accep.
ted a' substitute in State military service.
AN ACT TO ALTAR 1HE LAW IN RELATION
TO THE ELECTION OF DIsrRIcr OFFICERS.
SEC. l. BE 1t enacted by the Senate
and House Of Representatives., now met
and sit'inS in General Assen,biy, and by
the authority Of the same. That from and
after the first day Of February nex,, en-
suing after the ratification Of this Act.
elections for all Disrio. Officers, who are
elected BY the people, shall be held on
Tuesday Instead Of Monday, as heretofore.
SEC. 2. That in all elections held in
this State it shal! be the duty Of the Man.
ayers Of elections to keep the polls open
for the reception Of vote, from 0 o'clock,
a. m, to 4 o'clock, p. m, and immediate.
ly after closing the polls the said Mana.
gers shall proceed 10 count the votes as
10 now required by law 10 other elections.
AN ACT rs AMEND AN ACT ENTITLED "AS
ACT TO INCREASE THE FEES OF SHER
IEvs FOR DIETING Persons CONFINED.
IN JAIL"
SIC. l. Be- enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representa- now met and sit.
tang IN General Assem6iy and by tile au
thority Of the same, That an Act eutitIed
IAN Act to increase the fees "f Sheriff.
for dieting persons confined 10 jail" rati
lied on the sixth day Of February, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and sIxtv three, be and the same j.
hereby altered and amended to read as
follows, TO wit: That the Sheriff. shall
hereafter be entitled to charge and receive,
for dieting white persons confined in Jail,
one dollar per day each and for dieting
slaves or free persons Of color, eighty
cents per day each.
2. That this act shalI continue OF force
until the frat day Of January, in the ysar
Of our Lord one Thousand eight hundred
and sixty five, and no longer.
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ANALYSIS OF THE TAX BILL IN Cox
0REss--lt is known that Congress is now
maturing, in secret session, a Till TO levy
taxes for the support Of the Government.
This bill has come from the Special Com
mittss on Currency. Il proposes a tax
Of 20 per cent. on all agricultural PIT
ducts ; wheat. corr. tobacco. naval storss-