Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-01-04

fail to render to the State Auditor the state
ment of the number Of their bens6ciaries
before the first day Of March next, Abe An
ditor shall take the last statement received
by him from, the said Board 'of the: npuher
Of persons under its charge BE- as the basis basis up.
on which be. shall cprocaedl lto paa make the dis
tribution And provided, further, That
the provisions Of this Act as tto::the npay.
ment of excess by the seyeral Bosras,, d. shall
have complied with. ,sa, cyyv 4edi s7ss4
SEC. 8. The, tax in kidd lsYied upon the
various manufactured articles in the first
section of this Act and embracing all the
articles namedexcept rice, ,;eorn, wheat, and
syrup, shall,bes divided aoutinlkild, solar
as practicable. The Board Of each district
shall beientitled to receiye' as mapytpacka-
ges OF pounds, ,.or other measures, IS shall
be equal, to the number Of Individuals un-
derits oares.or spyg multiple or proportion
of sachennmber, whenever the articles thus
manufactured in the State will allow of this
division,s aud shall DE required to use eve
ry practicable. means Of distributing these
articlessin kind, ,;if fshey,betneeded. Where
ever, upon, such. division, any surplussrs-
mains, orwhere the article manpfaoturedis,
in the opinion of the Board and of the State
Auditor, incapable of distribution, il shall
be lawful forthe Board which collected the
same, with the advice and consent oftbe
said State Auditor, to sell at auction the
manufactured articles at time and: placeto
be mutually fixed by the Board and the
Auditor; or in. the event of disagreement,
by the Governor Of the State, and the pro-
ceeds Of the sales: thus made shall be rsoeiy-
ed by the State Auditor and distributed to
the respective Boards in. like manner and
according to the same provisions with the
other moneys appropriated or collected I'M.
der this act
SEC. 8. The. Boards provided for BY this
Act shall be known as the Soldiers Boards
Of Relief. The termyear, as used in this
Act, is not the fiscal year: of the Statej be-
ginning October.frst and ending September
thirtieth, but the calendar year, beginning
with the first day Of. January and ending
with the thirfy.frs day of December rsll:
SEQ. 10. That the. ..Cqmmissary General
of the State is authorized Ito render such
assistance to the State Auditor, inthe dis.
charge of the duties imposed upon thslatter
officer BY, this Act, as may be requisite, and
not inconsistent, with the regular. duties Of
the department of the CommisSary General.
SEQ. IL. No Board shall be entitled to
draw any portion of the oommutetion fund,
or the money appropriated, by this Act, un-.
til it shall have paid lover tosthoae Boards
entitled to receive it, any exoess which it
may owe for the year one 'thousand eight
hundred and sixty:6ve; according tothe dis.
tribation to be made by the Auditor from
the returns to be made to him on the first
of March next; and the excess of the, tax in
kind upon grain and manufactured articles
for the relief of soldiers families in this
State, for the year one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty!four, now remaining inthe
hands of any of the various Boards Of Re.
Left, or due to them by any person orper-
SONS, shall be delivered upon the requisi7
ton of the Auditor of this State, to such!
Boards as have not received their pro rata
shares, and the Auditor is authorized and
required to make such acquisitions, and
procure the distributiontof said tax in kind
as early as practicable, upon such principles
as, in his Judgment, may SEEM most eqqit-
able and just. 49, o..I !,,,, ,..,S9...,:g- =
SEC. IL. In the event that any District
Board shall refuse Or neglect to send. the.
excess due by It to another district, no per,
son who shall be q member Of the Board at
tae time Of such refusal shall bs eligible, to
membership upon it thereafter, unless he
can show his want of completely in such re-
fusal. -. =.
SEC. Is. The families of free negroes who
have been employed in the military service of
the State Of South Carolina or the Confed-
crate States of America, as laborers, or
otherwise, shall be entitled, at the discre.
ton of the respective Boards, to the benefit,
of the provisions Of this Act. ry,... g..
SEC. IA. That the several Boards Of Re-
leif in election districts are hereby author
lied, in their discretion, to purchase proVis-
ions and necessaries for the benefit of the
soldiers families with the money appropri-
ated under this Act. ...... e..
SEQ. Is. That all Acts and clauses of
Acts inconsistent with the provisions of
this Act be and the same are hereby repeal.
ed. ......-. ..
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