The tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-01-18

ward % She place of lsborHH ahc:cust nfsuch ar.
rest, subssteuce Of slaves, and transportation to
. b. paid BY the defaulting owner. and~to be
taxed and collected as other costs now are by
law: And.when tberelis such default, failure,
: or rcfussLtp send slaves, after due summon to
the owners by.ihe:S efif, and the said slaves
ARE taken5by tie Skeriffs, the slaves of such de:
faulters shall labor and serve on the military
tefences for twice the period Of time specified
in the call -msdex BY the. Governor :1sI IaVviaed
That the slaves, thus furdshed shall not. be de-.
tailedlor aby other service than such work as
is intimately with sthedefence OF this
State, ,..,. y .:a,,;.-,E q. .,-+..a s..
Ssc.:4. That the. State, Agent may, with
the consent of the Governor, appoint such 9th.
.tr sub-agents, as may be found necessary and
proper 70 the execution of the provisions of
this act, :, But jim no case shall he appoint ary
person, as such ageJit who is:able to conscrip.
ton in Confederate service and physically able
for sctiye service lin the army; such agents
shall be paid by the. State eight dollars per
day for their services at the end OF each month
SEC. s.; The respective Sherifs, for their
services rendered under the provisions of this
act shall be paid BY the Stare eight dollars per
day, whilst actually engaged in the discharge
of said duties, besides their costs for arrests
and fees dieting prisoners so arrested in Pnr
;suance thereof, which latter shall be paid by
the owners of said prisoners.
SEC. g. That the pay for such slaves shall
be eleven: dollars per month, and be furnished
with sufficient rations and two suits of clothes
during the term of one year, or one suit OF
clothes every six months, including two pair Of
shoe. and une,h ,har forthe year, by the State,
or affair Communication in. money for the cloth
ing If ifapBished by ,the owner. And that it
shall be:the duty Of the State ,Agent'to certify
che pay-bls for the pay Of the said slaves for
their respective owners specifying the number
of said slaves the tiho, they have been employ
ed, aud. theinames,of the owners; which bills,
so certified, shall entitie the owners, BY them
selves, OF ,theif, order,indorsed thereon, to re-
ceiAe the same from the State, 'and said bills
shall be forwarded to the Sherifs of their. re-
spective distrlcts where the owners reside, to be
delivered. bv them to said owners.
Sec T. That the commissioners of Roads,
chystewn and village authorities, for the neg:
lectsof any of the duties required Of them re
spectisely by tbjstAct, shall be liable to indict-
medt, and upon conviction fined in sum not
exceeding one hupdesd, dollars. And;that any
Sheriff Who shalt neglect or refuse to discharge
any. .oftbe duties required Of him by this Act.
shall be liable to. be indicted and punished,
upon conyictions as for a. misdeneanor, in ad,
;dition TO- liability on his official bond to: any
person who may have been aggrIeved by such
default.
SEC. 8: That it shallbe the duty of the
State Agent to visit all the CAMPS of 1.-The Ia
borurs, to examine their condition, to observe
their treatment and discipline, to examine their
food, both ,as to quality and quantity, and to.
sec that il is the proper ration for each, as ia
allowed BY law, as well as their clothing, and
especially to inform himself. as to their medical
and surgical attendance and care, and, when
ever required, to IMPORT the same to the Gov
ernor; and particularly at the conclusion'of the
time oS service Of each iesy,it shall be his .du-
.ty to make snch report TO- the Governor, in
whose, possession it may be open for examna-
ton by the owners of the said slaves. And it
shall also be his duty to prohibit the infection
: Of corporeal punishment by one slave upon an
othersapd shall require that if a slave is to be.
punished for any default of his duty, the pun
ishmeat shall be. administered by white man
in authority. And fer the neglect or refusa! Of
said Agertto discharge faithfully any of bis
duties as prescribed by this Act, he shall be
subject to removal from office by the Governor,
asrHell, as liable tosan action for damages by
anY:iHdiyidualwho has been injured by his
negligence or default Of duty.
.SHc.f 9. y transportation: shall be furnished
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