The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-01-24

office will be used in all cases
vi. The Act coniem ptaies-ths impress
ment of slaves whose physical condition
will enable them To perform labor on the
fortih cations. Where there is obviously
unftness for such. labor, thev &iH be re
turned TO the owners, who will be required
to Furnish others in their place. Whereno
objection exists, such slaves will be receiv-
Ell as are Offered bv owners.
VIZ. Owners will hDd il to their interest
to provide their sinves, taken on this ser
vice, with concorta bic outfit OF clothing,
Sc; and at the time of delivery for trans.
portaiiOn Ia places of labor. should furnish
theui with at least five days rHiions Of
cooked food.
VIII. The time Of delivery Of slaves
taken under this order for impresSment,
will be on "Wednesday, the Slh of February
next, at such points as will be designated
In future notice. AZ the demand tor labor
i, most urgent, il 10 desirable that the i'm
pressment should proceed az rapidly as
possible, aud the slaves be turned over TO
The Sub.Agents to be forwarded to the
places OF l.bor before the date above mem
TONED.
TX Un6cr this Law all slarekolders own
ing two or more Road Hands are liable and
no exemptions or details will be regarded
by officers charged with the imur"s~'nent.
r r. Johnson,
Agent of the State ) T.. 70
An ACT To REPEAL ALL ACTS AND PARTS OF
LATUHE oF THIS STATE, ON THE SUBJECT
orrURElsHrrG SLAVE LABOR on THE COAST
AND FoRTIFiCA TIoss WITHIN THE STATE,
B.. AND OTHERWISE TO PROVIDE FOR FURN
, tsHuSG sUsH LABOR
SEC !. BE al enacted by tho Senate and
House Of Representatives. noO met and sit
ting in Gensral .1ssembIy and BY the du
hority Of the same, That in order to
furnish the nece-sary slav. labor to work
"n ,h. coast OF this State and the forliica
tions within the limits OF the same, there
shah be organized force. consisting Of
male slaves between the ages of (ls) aud
hiiy years, liable under existing laws TO
road dat, not exceeding in number at anv
one time, of one tenth part of SAID slaves,
To serve for the term Of twelve months
from tue date of their impressment, subject
however, 10 the right OF their respective
oM u.rs at the expIrsiion OF -vru three
months OF said term Of service TO substitute
other slaves so liable TO road duty in their
places, and who by sucn substitution shall
constitute n puItiun or the whole Of said
force "a the ease pay be, from the re-pec.
tive dates Of such substitution. This force
shall be raised by general impressment
throughout the whole Stil-, whenever his
Excc,rncy the Governor nay ORDER or di.
r-cl such agent OF the State as he may ap.
point to make -uchimpres,ment, under tue
provision of IhIs act But il the Impress
ment of u less number than one ten h wOSd
produce should ps found Ia he sufficient.
zen The inpro.,tneni shall be IN. ado on The
State at large, according To one uniform
rule "f cquaI'. TO be prescribed IN the order
Of the Governor directing such impressmeht
TO be made by the Stale Ag"ut, nud hat
ever Number greater than t-n shall be so
prescribe rs dIyi,nr To make the appor
t,onment by, no fraction OF slave. either
below or above such namber selected as a
dIvis1r shall Ue con-rirr-d or ttaeu into
the apporIioumeni, unle,- II is aI least oUc
MIA or more Of such d,vIsor, aud IN such
cases the fractioa Of one fifth shall be taken
by requiring the party owning II TO furnish
one nand for tw" months, with the same
right OF substitution gs IN case of whole
numbers, and the same rule ~ To fraction,
shall De observed where ths numbcr ten il
used as the dI,i,or in making the ap3or.
lionment
SEe .. IL shall be the duty If his Ex.
ceI.ncy the Governor To appoint II State
Agent, such agent 10 be selrcleI from tue
class of persons not Liable To con>crIpIfun
IN Contedcr nate military service, IL the ser
vices OF sui.sbIe agent can nc secured
f,Om said class, who shall receive for his
services the pay ola lieutenant colonel oil
infantry, as allowed by tire Eonfederate
goVerf ment during hr, employ oymenI, 10 Je
paid 10 han monthly by the State
SEC. g. That il shall be the dnty Of the
State agent Aforesaid, Immediately on The
reception Of auy ord.r from his ExceiIeucy
the Governor, 10 make Impr"ssmrnIs Of
saves, under The provisions of tits act, TO
rxIend -Uci order To the Sher,iis Of The
se' srai JudisiVl district. II the Stale whose
duty II shall be TO execute the sane 10
their Respective districts and II shall b.
he duty Gf the Commissioners Of Roads
and the AUTHORITIES of incorporated cities,
towns and villages, aud sucn other pstsor
a. I.t.