Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-01-19

without lawful permission, the party 80
offending may be subjected to such hne
and corporal punishment as the Magistrate
or District Judge may see proper TO I'M
pose.
LXXVIII. During the term OF service,
the house occupied by any servant is the
masters; and, on the expiration OF The tenn
of service, or the discharge Of u servant,
he shall no longer remain on the premises
of the master; and it shall be the duty Of
tho Judge OF the District Court or a Mag
istrate, on complaint Of any person inter
'cs.cd and due proof made, to cause such
servant to be Immediately removed from
such premises.
LNNIN: Leases Of house or land to a
'person of color shall be in writing. If there
be no written lease, or the term of lease
shall have expired, person of color in
possession shall he a tenant at will, and
shall moi be entitled to notice; and OIL com
plant bv any person interested TO the
Judge of the District Count, or a Magis>
'trate. such persons Of ccor shall be IN
stanlIy elected by order or warrant, unless
lie produce written lease authorizing his
.pos$ession. or prove that such writing eN-
listed and was lost.
LINN. In every case tho costs OF civic.
ton may be exacted, by order or process,
from the person evictcd.
LNXNI. When :. person of color shall
be unable TO earn his support, and is likely
to become charge to the public, the fatl-
or ard grand fathers, mother and grand
mothers, child and grand child, brother and
sister Q! such person, shall, each according
to his ability, contribute monthly, fur the
supper, Of such poor relation, such sum as
the District Judge, or rne of the Masis-
tratcs, upon complaint to him, shall deem
necessary and proper, and on failure 10 paw
such sum, the same shall be collected by
summary order or process.
LNXII. In each Judicial District, except
the Judicial District Of Charleston, in which
there shall be one Board for Tho Election
District Of Charleston, ard one for the
Election District OF berkeley. there shall
be established Board, to be known as the
"Board Of Relief Of INDECENT Persons of
Color" which shall consist Of Il Chairman
and not less than three, nor moro than Sc.
ven other rher,hcrs. all Of whom shall be
Magistrate: Of the District, aud be selected
by the District Judge.
'LNXNIII. This Board shall meet at the
Court House on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in February and Angus,
in every year, and at other times and places
fixed by lis own appointment or the SUM-
E!ons OF its Chairman, and it may, at its
pleasure appoint sub. Boards, TO be com.
posed OF such Of its own members aud
other Magistrates Of the District as it may
select.
LNXXlV. BY the Board the District
shall, as soon as practicable, be divided in
to precincts, within each Of which some
Magistrate shall reside The Board is re.
quired to keep exact minutes Of all its pro-
ceedings, and in these shall appear the
boundaries Of each precinct, as from time
to time they may be arranged.
LAHNF. a District Court fund shall
be established in each District, to be CONS
posed OF aids paid for the approval Of con-
tracts between master and servant, and Of
instruments Of apprenticeship, an6 for IL
censes granted by the District Judge, all
fines, penalties and fprfeitures collected |
under order or process from the District |
Conrt or Magistrate Of the District fees |
Tor appeal from the District Judge, wages
of convicts, and taxes collected under the |
order ol the Board Of Relief of Iudisent
Persons of Color.
LNXXVI. If the District Court f1nd,
after payment of the sums which it is char.
ged, on account Of the salary Of the Judge
OF the District Court, Superintendent of
ConVIcts, Jurors, and other expenses of the
Court, acdsof conyicts, shall lc insufficient
10 support INDECENT persons Of color who
may be proper charges on the public, the
Board aforesaid shall have power 10 impose
Ior that purpose, whenever it may be re.
tlmred. tax Of one dollar on each male
person of colcr between the ages of einb
teen and fly years, and fifty cents on each
unmarried female person Of color between
Inc ages OF eighteen and iorly,ive; TO be
collected in each precilict by a Mag gis.rate
thereof: Provided, That the said imposi
,'on OF tax shall be approved in writing
ny the Judge Of the District Court, and
that his approval shall appear in the Jour.
nails OF that Court.
LAAAVll. For collection of a lax i'm.
posed by the Board aforesaid, every Mag.
'sl,a!e OF precinct shall give ten days
Puollc notice. within his precinct, OF the
classes ot persons liable to The tax, the sum
>"hicS is required from every person of
each class, and Of the day when payment
shall be made. Every person liable to pay
who fails to pay on the day sppointcd.
a ana., become liable to pay a double tax, if
ne snail not make to the Magistrate sat
!s,seto'y excuse; and against Kim the Mag
lslr"'e may issue process in the nature of
Ce'' Jac'as, special attachment, and other
p'oIess most i'kely to exact payment; any