The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-28

be punished as ifhe had been convicted
of simple larceny Of goods below the
value of ten dollars. Ifthe said larceny
or embezzlement should be committed
the servant and be itself only misde.
meanor, the offender aforesaid shall be
deemed principal in that msdemeanor,
and upon conviction be punished accord
ingly. If the said larceny or embezzle.
ment committed BY the servant should
be felony, the offender aforesaid shall
be. an accessory before the fact may be
tried and convicted, whether his princi.
pal be or be not previously convicted,
and upon conviction shall be punished
according to the natnre ofhis crime un.
der the law.
SEC X. A person Of color who is in
the employment Of a master engaged in
husbandry, shall not have the right to
sell any corn, rice peas, wheat or other
grain, any -four, cotton, fodder, hay, ba.
con, fresh meat of any kind, poultry OF
any kind. animal of any kind, or any
other product ola farm, without having
written evidence from such master or
some person authorized by him, or from
the District Judge or n magistrate, that
he has the right to sell such product;
and Il any person shall directly or ind.
rectly purchase any such product from
such person of color, without such writ.
ten evidence, the purchaser and seller
shall each be guilty of misdemeanor.
The purchaser, upon conviction of any
such offence, shall be liable to fine not
exceeding five dollars, and to suffer i'm.
prlsonment not exceeding twelve
months. The seller shall be liable TO
fine OF at least equal to twice the value
of the product sold, and if that be not
immediately paid, shall suffer corporal
punishment.
SIC. XI. 1t shall be a misdsmeanor,
for any person not authorized, to write
or give to person of color writing
which PROCESSES to show evidence of the
right of that person of color to sell any
product of farm, which, by the section
last preceding, he is forbidden to sell
without written evidence and any per.
son convicted ofihis mis,lemcanor shall
he liable tothc same extent as the pur.
chaser, in the section last preceding. is
made liable and it Shall be a misdc.
meauor for person Of color TO exhibit as
evidence Of his right to sell any product,
writing which he knows to be false or
conntcrlcited, or to have been written
or given by any person not authorized /;
and, on conviction of this msdemeanor
before a District Court or Magistrate, such
person of color shall be liable, as in the
section last preceding, the seller is made
liable. These provisions shall mutatis
m'uttndis extend to cases where the
writing processes to be permit of ab.
senc" or permit Of any other kind.
The fines in any of these cases being at
ihe discretion Of the Judge or Magis.
tru'e.
SEC. XIII Where no special punish.
n,ent is provided for mislemcanor, it
shall. according to its nature and degree,
he punished at the discretion of the
Court, by one or more of the modes OF
punishment which, in the fourth section
of this Act, have been enumerated for a
felony with benefit of clergy, except
transportation.
SEQ XIII. Persons of color consti.
tnte no part Of the Militia of the State,
and no one Of them shall, without per.
mission in writing from the District
Judge or Magistrate. be allowed to keep
a tirrarm, sword or other military
weapon; except that one OF them who is
the owner of the farm, may keep a shot.
gun or rifle, such as is ordinarily used in
hunting, but not a pistol, musket or
other ilrcarm or weapon appropriate for
purposes ofwar The District Judge or
Magistrate may give an order, under
which any weapon nnlawfully kept may
be seized and sold, the proceeds Of sale
to go into the District Court Fund.
The possession of weapon in violation
of this Act shall be misdeneanor,
which shall be tried before District
Court ora Magistrate, and in case OF
conviction, shall be punished by fine
eoual TO twice the ys1ue of the waaron