Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-01-18
other sub.sgeuts as may be found necessary

'ORKflLLE, SUUTH vGAR(
other sub.sgents as may be found necessary
and proper to the execution Of the pr6gis.
ions of this acts lBut:in no case shall he
sppoiat any person as such agent who is
liable to'conscription id, Confederate service
and physically able for active service 10 the
army; SUCH agents shall be paid sby the
State eight dollars per day for their services
at the end Of each month. 3 - s''.'''E. .
.SEo,5. The respective. Sheriff., for their
services rendered under the provisions of
this aot, shah be paid by the State eight
dollars per day whilst actually engaged in
the discharge of said duties, besides their
costs for arrests and for forwarding prison.
ers SO arrested in pursuance thereof, which
latter shall be paid by the owners Of said
prisoners. ~ ~ - .ssst sa,ssS'esS'j ga ~
SEC. 6. That the pay for each slave shall
be eleven dollars per month, and Sc furnish
ed with sufficient rations and two suits, Of
clothes during the term Of one year, Of one
suit Of clothes every six months; including
two pairs Of shoes and one hat for the year,
by the State, or fair eommutatio1 ID mon.
ey for the clothing If furnished by the own;
er. And that it shall Be the duty Of The
State agent to certify the pay bills for the
pay Of the said slaves fof their, respective
owners, specifying tbenumber Of said slaves,
the time they have been employed, and the
names Of The owners; which bills, so cert.
fed, shall entitle the owners, BY themselves
or their order indorsed thereon to receive
the same from thesState, and said bills shall
be forwarded to the Sheriffs Of the respect
i've districts where. the owners reside, to be
delivered by them to said owners. - : - 80
= Sect. That the Commissioners Of Roads,
city, town, aud village authorities, for neg.
lect Of any Of the duties required of them
respectively BY this act, shall be liable to
Indictment, and upon convection fined id IA q
sum not exceeding one hundred dollars.
And that any Sheriff who shall neglect Or
refuse to discharge any Of the duties re-
quired of him By this act, shall be liablsto
besindicted and punished upon conviction
as for misdemeanor, in addition toliabili:
ty on his official bond to any person. who
may have been aggrieved by such default.
SEC. 8: That it shall, be the duty Of the
State agent to visit all the: camps Of the ia:
borers, to examine their. condition, to OBJ
serve their treatment and discipline, to ex.
anime their food, both as to quality oand
quantity, and to see that it is the proper. "a;
ton for. each, IS is allowed by law. as well
as their clothing, and especially TO inform
himself as TO their medical and surgical at
tendance and cares and whenever required
to, report the same to the Governor land
particularly at the conclusion of the term
Of service Of each levy, il shall be, his duty
to make such report to the, Governor, in
whose possession it may be open fol-. .exami-
nation by the owners of the said slaves. And
it shall also be his duty to. prohibit the in
Aiction of corporal punishment by one slave
upon another, and shall require that ifa
slave is to be punished for any, default Of
his duty, the punishment shall. be admins
tered by , white man, i'm authority. And
for the neglect or refusal of said agent. to
discharge faithfully any Of. his duties as
prescribed by this act, +he- shall be subject
to removal from, Office by the Govcrnori as
we'll as liable to antaetion. for damages By
any individual who has been injured by his
negligence or default of duty. 9, .v.s::
.s.SEG. 9: Transportation shall be furnished
by the State. agent for slaves impressed dtnu-
der this saot tat the:expense sof the Statei
going to and returning from.stbe splaee of
labor home, and insraturning also With sufs
.fcent rations to. last them homer and trauss
portation shall be furnished sinslike manner
for substitute in: goingfto aud returning
from said place Of labor an, account
should be kept .byisaid agent of all expen.
ditures incurred and, paid by the Statein
providing the slave labor aforesaid, and in
carrying this act into full execution, which
shall be annually deposited by him in the
Office of the Governor, of the State to'be
presented or, preferred by him asa claim by
this State against the Confederate Govern:
ment for payment, and that the funds nes
cessary to pay all expenditures incurred
under the provisions of this actshail be paid
out of the tfundsaof thstpublic treasury not
otherwise appropriated, upon the ;presenta.
ton of<the pay-bills signed by the State
agent. :.s$"l:ii:S { Il , s4ss3'5s-'
SEC. 10. 1t shall be the duty of the Gov.
ernor and the State agent to have all slaves
returned to their owners upon the expira.
tion of the term of service for which they
were impressed; and the owners of such as
may have been killed. or died from disease
during their term of service, SshallnOt be
liable to. supply their places with other
slase.for the unexpired portion of said term
ofservice. - ~ {. .--s:rS - g32 :
SEC. II. 1.-THE Confederate government
should make any impressment of slave labor
over and above what is to be furnished by
the provisions of this act, in view ofgreater
emergencies than are contemplated in this
act, then and in that event the owners of
such slaves shall have credit as for SO much
labor furnished for coast duty. - -. : :
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