The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-09
UEsDAY MORNING, j ANUJARsY1yI .9 (, IS IS
ACTS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.

AAlA. An indictment against
white person for the homicide of per.
son of color shall be tried in the Supe.
trior Court of Law, and so shall all 9th.
.er indictments in which Il white person
accused Of a capital felony, affecting the
person or property of a person. Of color.
NIX. In every case, civil or crimi.
nal, in which a person OF color is n par
~, or which affects the person or pro.
perty of'a person Of color persons of
color shall be competent witnesses.
The accused, in such criminal case,
and the parties, IN every such civil case,
may be witnesses, and so may every
other person who is competent wit.
ness and in every such case, either
party may offer testimony as to his own
character or that of his adversary, OF
oSthe prosr cptor, or Of the third person
mentioned IN an Indictment
XXXlarA &sgisfratcg shall OAay4in.
fl'diciiun ovctnsmbt Il disputes, odAtroyov..
sizes and complaints that may arise IN
his n"ighborhood between persons of
color.or between persons of color and
white person, and of petty misdemea.
nors committed by or toward person
OF color, between master and servant,
between ma ster and apprentice, aud be.
tween employer land laborer, and civil
suits, involving not more than twenty
dollars, in which a person Of color is a
party:-his power in no case going be.
yond judgement, fine or forfeiture of
twenty dollars. He shall be specially
charged with the supervision of persons
ofIcolor in hia neighborhood, their pro.
lection, the prevention of their niscon
duct and depredations and cautious re.
gard to the peace, health and safety of
his neiGl,horhood. sU'
YXXSII. Persons of color shall be
liable .oisuits commenced by attach
rment. foreign and domestic, ms white
persons are in like cases Besides this.
there may be, in the case of person
ofacolor u proceeding 10 be called a
special atraahmeptof. the following ma
ture, namely :; BY any lax. person Of
color is made liable for sum certain,
tax collector or other person who has
right to collect the sim certain, and
who desires to obtain from garnishee
Whatis supposed to be in his hands be.
longing to such person Of color, may
sue ont a short summons against the
garnishee, in or upont which tie sum
certain before mentioned, with costs,
and the amount OF property claimed to
be,in the hands Of the garnislee. shall
be set down, which summons Magis.
trate may issue, if the amount of money
or value Of property claime,l from the
garnishee is twenty dollars or under,
and the District Court must issue, if it
is above that sum. The summons hav
ing been issued, the garnishee, if; he
acknowledge his Indebtedness to the
person Of color before mentioned. or his
possession OF property belonging TO him
may pay the plaintiff in attachment, if
his d DITTO Tie person OF color be due,
or give his note to such q plaintiff, if
such debt be payable, at a future day,
and may surrender to such plaiutiffany
chose in action OF other property of the
person Of color in his possession, 50 as.
10 discharge the amount clainied from
him, or so mucl, thereof as will satisfy
the tax and costs, and the receipt of the
plaintiff in attachment shall be an ac.
quittanceNof the garnishee pro tqnlo'
against the person of color. If the
garnishee should not acknowledge; pay,
give. note and surrenderas above,to tie
satisfaction Of the plaintiff in attach
ment, the g6rnishee shall, in obedience
to.the summons, make the return, on.
oathft TO the Magistrate, or District
Court, astthe case may. be, Of what, If
anything, be owes to The person Of col
or, either presently due or payable in
future, o. has III possession belonging to
him. II the plaintiff should be then,
satisfied, the garnisliee shall pay, give,
note and surrender as before mentioned;
but ifethe plainrff' should be still dis,
satisfied, he and tie garnishee, With
witnesses (ofwhom The person of,eolor
may BE one on ether side,l shall lbe
"a ! Httis9e