The tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-01-02

before tie ratification Of this Act, and cannot
be suppieds;;H KIM byatLe patty, then the
Board; ifir;its judgmentit it shall Sc IN just, is
heretN,authorizedte to allow communications; and
the rass!of soinmu atiSn thus allowed shall be,
.fixedshy the Board at their estimate Of the
market rate of the article on the first Of March,
one thousand eight hundred and sixtysfive, and
the decision of the Board rs to the market val.,
uc sliall be finat, ~ -. :'.'
SEC. 8. Thai the sum of four hundred and
Fifty Thousand dollars be and The same IS hereby
appropriated for. the purposes OF this Act,
WHICH amount shall be raised exclusively from
spB5rctsof taxation not embraced in this Vct;'
that ss to say, it is not to be raj sed from lands,
negrops, and capital invested in manufacturing
establishment engaged in manufacturing the
ticles enumerated in the first section of this
Act. The amount Of money thus appropria-
ted shalpbe paid to the order Of the State Au,
ditor, and shall be disposed Of by him as here.
inafter provided. ~...:... '.G., -. =
SEC. I. That, the said money, together with
the tax in kind levied Under the fist section OF
this Act, shall be and. is hereby appropriated to
the rehetand .sapport of the. ind,geIt families
of the soldiers, sailors, and marines oftbe State,
who have beea, are now, or hereafter may be-
in tile military or naval stgy ce OF the State #
South Carolina or the Go federate States, #
America, and shall be distributed 10 the Boards
of Relief Of the several election districts in
proportion to the number ofindividuals intheir
respectful district, on tho first Of February
next, who may be entitled to. receive aid or
support aeestding 70 tRe provisions Of this Act:
Aid it's hereby provided. that the, persons
thus to receive support shall be the wlrcs.: or
widows Of said soldieFs, sailors, and; marines,
their children under twelve years Of age (the
Board to assist older children OILY iu extreme.
c,scs,) and snch other persons not actually in
military. service as, in the jnlgnent Of the re.
spcctive Boards, were. or are dependent on the
labor Of the soldier, sailor or marine, land are
incapable OF selEsupport-the case of each.
claimant 20 be decide: not by sing gle CON-.
missioner, but by the Board itself. The amount
of rice, corn aud wheat 20 be furnished to each
inGividua entitled to relief shall not, in the
aggregate, exceed ten bushels per annum, to be
furnished: :itl such proportions rs the respective
Commissioners may find most expedient; and
in ordep 10 attain rs nearly as practicable to
equality, each Board Of Commissioners. shall
prepare and forward Il special return TO the
State Auditor; on or before the first day OF
March next setting forth the names and mum.
bcr Of persons within their respective districts
or parishes to be provided for, and what amount
of produce Of each kind they have received or
Gre entitled to; and it shall be the drty Of the:
Auditor, on receipt Of said returns, to- make
tabular statement showing the number to be
provided for in each district, the amount re-
ceived by each Board, and the distributre
share to which tho total quantity of grain and
other supplies will entitle each individual 10 be
provided tor as aforesaid and the Auditor is.
hereby authorized to issue rcquisitio:s upon
those Boards hsyipg an excess S.! over the aver
age supply, and in favor OF those Boards whose
supply Is deficient. And the Auditor is here.
by authorized and directed to have the EXCESS
transported to the respective district and to
obtain such assistance in said transportation as
may be neecessary--the expense of such trans.
portation 10 be paid out Of the Communication
fund and the money appropriated under this
Act; and, the Auditor is hereby authorized to
retain, in any division of the said funds, an
amount sufficient to detray said costs, and only
to make a:final division Of the whole amount
after such transportation has been effected:
Provided, nsvertkelesy, That no excess shall be
drawn from any district which shall not leave
the amount Of FIVE bushels of grain for the
whole year for each individual thus assisted:
And provided, further, That when the amount
Of five bushels of grain for each individual
assisted is neither furnished to the Board from
the election district ITSELF nor from the excess
drawn from: other districts, the Board Of such
election distficts is authorized to purchase such