The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-12-28
ACTS OF TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
An Act Prct'manary Of tie Legislature
md"ced 6y the Emancipation of Slaves.

An""ce@ 6y the Emancipation of Siaves
| Whereas, The Convention of thi
State, by the Constitution lately ratified
dld recognize the emancipation of slaves
and declare that neither slavery no,
involuntary servitude. except az a pun
lshment for crime, shall ever be re.es
tablished in this State" and did direc
that, 'ior each District in the State ther,
should be established an Inferior Court
to be styled "the District Court, which
Court shall have jurisdiction of all civil
causes wherein one or both of the par
ties are persons Of color, and of all crimi.
nal causes wherein the accused IS n
person of COLOR Therefore,
Be at enacted by Tie Senate and House
Of Representatives, now met, and sjHiDo
IN General ASSEMBLY, ondJyMe an,hori.
u ofMe San,c, That this Act shall be
preliminary to can Act to establish and
regulate the domestic relations of per.
sons of color, and to amend the law in
relation to paupers, vagrancy and bas.
tarday;" and an Act to establish District
Courts, and an "Act to amend the Grim.
mai law" which Acts have been in.
duced by the Constitution aforesaid :;
and that in reference to these Acts the
following provisions shall obtain:
SEC. ii. Words importing the
singular number only shall be con.
strued to apply to several persons or
things as well as one person or thing,
and an, every word importing the masco.
line gender only, shall be construed 10
extend to Il female as well as male.
where the context does not forbid such
construction.
SEC. III. All free negroes mula,tocs
and mestIzoes, all freedmen and tread
women, all the descendants through
either sex of any of these persons, shall
be known MS persons Of color, except
that every such descendant, who NAV
have Caucassion blood seven cchts or
more, y, shall be deemed white person.
DEC: Nv. The Status and regulations
concerning slaves are now inapplicablc
10 persons OF color; and although such
persons are not entitled to social or M
litca! equality with white persons, thew
shall have the right to acquire, own and
OF property to make contracts 4;
70 ENJOY the fruits OF their labor; to sue
ana be sued; and to receive protection
under the law in their persons and pro. !
perty.
SEC. V. All rights and remedies res.
'eetlng persons and property, and all
int'es and liabilities under laws, civil
md criminal, which apply to white per.
oGs.' are extended to persons of color
ubJect to the notifications made bv this
act and the other Acts hcreinbefore
mentioned
In the Senate House, the twentieth
day OF December, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand 'cight hun.
dred and slxty.fvc.
w. d. PORTER,
President Of the Senate.
G. II. SIMONTON.
pcaker Of the House of Renresenta.
YES.
IN ACT TO AMEND THE CprMryA1
LAW.
&c a enacted By the Senate and House of
Representatives,, mow met and sitttno IN
General assembly, and By the an.
Mor'ty Of the same, as follows:
'ME FELoNIEs WITHOUT BENEFIT, OF
CLERGY. !
SEC. |. Either Of the crimes specifeJin !
Is first section shall be felony without i
'heht oil clergy. to wit: For person c
color to commit any wilful homicide It
Hess IN self defence for person of i
ior to commit an assault upon a white @
oman with manifest intent to ravish h
,r; Tor q person Of color to have sex. fl
intercourse with white woman bv s
rsoInat'ng her husband for a person Q
color to raise an insurrection or re-. n
lllon IN this State; for any person 10 Il
'msh arms or ammunition to other G
rsons who are in a state of actual in. s.
frectlon' or rebellion, or permit them: "
resort to his house for advoncon,ant e.