The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-02-02
CIRCULAR.
OFFICE AGENT OF STATE OF s.. CAROL


CAMDEN, January 10, 1865.
2. IN OBEDIENCE TO ORDERS FROM HIS
,EXCELLENCY the Governor, the Shoritis of the
several Districts of this State Will proceed forth
with TO impress ONE-TENTH (1-10tl) of the
slaves liable to Road duty within their respective
Dirtricts according to the provisions of an Actof
the General Assembly of South Carolina, q copy of
which is hereto appended
III. Commissioners Of Roadss and the Authori-
ties of the incorporated Cities, Towns and Villages
will, within thirty days after the passage of the
Act above referred 10, furnish sho Shcrifs of their
respective Districts with full end correct returns
of all slaves liable to Road duty. between the ages
of IS and so years, within their respective juris
dictions. These returns will be chased or state
mcnts Of owners sworn TO il writing"
ILL., The Enrolling Officers of the sc7eral Dis
tricts of the State are hereby appointed, and VIII
please act within their respective Districts Sub
Agents, under the provision of the 4th section Of
the Act. They will give to The Sheriffs and those
acting under them any assistance which may be
required in procuring returns .of owners in
king assessments OF labor, and in Of default
in arrcsting slayes. They will also forward the
slaves when impressed to the places of labor, pro-
yiding n .,sccet person to take charge of them,
and wilLkcep all accurate record Of the names of
owners, number Of slaves furnished by each, and
their terms of service. transportation wilfHbe
furnished from this office.
w. The assessment Of slaves will be made in
the following manner, TO wit:
The owner Of 2 TOAD .ol lLana. win r---asl4 ! c2r
The owncr.of Road Hands will furnish For
two mentlis.
The owner of I Road Hands will furnish / for
four months.
The owner of Roal Hands will furnish for
four months
The owner of 6 Road Hands will furnish for
six months.
Tic owner of Eoa,l Hands will furnish ] fOs
six months.
eight mouths.
The owner of 0 Read Hands Will furnish for
eight months.
The owner of 10 Road Hands will furnish for
twelve months.
And in like manner with fractions nboye Ten. If
it is Desired several owners having fractions above
or below Ten, may unite and furnish l slave for
twelve months.
V. The attention of Shcriffs and others charged
with reccipting for and appraising slaves is cspeci
ton to this matter. Too much care cannot be ta-
ken, for upon the proper discharge of this duty
depends the claim Of the owner for indemnity II
his slave is lost The blanks furnished by this Of
flee will be used in all cases.
vi. The Act contempatcs the impressment of
slaves whose physical condition will enable them
to perform labor on the fortiicnions. Where there
is obviously ulincss for such labor, they will be
returned 10 the owners, who will be required to
furnish others in their place. Where no objection
exists, such slaves will be received arc offered
by owners.
VII. Owners will find it to their interest to
provide their slaves taken for this service, with a
comfortable outfit Of c!otl.i~g Sc. and at the
time of delivery for transportation to places of la
Dor, should furnish them with at least five days
rat;ons of cooked food.
Viii The time of delivery of slaves taken un-
der this order for impressmcnt, will be on ;Y0dnes-
day, the stl day of FEBRUARY next at such points
as will be designated III future notice. As the
demand for labor is most urgent. it is desirable
that the imprcssmcnt should proceed as rapidly rs
possible, and the slaves be turned over to the Sub
Agents to be forwarded to the places of labor be-
fore the dalc above mentioned.
X Under this Law all shareholders owning two
or moro Road Hands arc liable, and no exemptions
or details will be regarded ~ officers charged with
the irpressmcnt. IL i. JOHNSON,
Agent Of the State of $. c.
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