The loyal Georgian. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1867, 1866-02-24

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made diligent and proper efforts to OBJ
tain employment
K. Free persons occupying premises
without the authority Of the United
States, or the permission of the owner,
and who have not been heretofore held
there as slaves, may be removed by the
commanding officer Of the post, on the
complaint Of the owner, and proof of the
refusal Of said freed persons to remove
after ten days notice.
XI. Any person employed or domi>
ciled on a plantation or elsewhere, who
may be rightfully dismissed by the terms
of agreement, or expelled for misbehavior
shall leave the presiises, and shall not
return without the consent of the owner
or tenant thereof
XII. Commanding officers Of districts
will establish within their commands,
respectively, suitable regulations for
hiring out to labor, for period not to ex-
oeed one year, all Migrants VINO cannot
be advantageously employed on roads,
fortifcstions and other public works.
The proceeds cf such labor shall be paid
over to the Assistant Commissioner of
the Frecdmen's Bureau, to provide for
aged aud infrm refugees, INDECENT freed
people and orphan children.
XIII. The vsgraut laws Of the State
of South Carolina, applicable to free
white persons, will be recognized as the
only vagrant laws applicable to the freed
men, nevertheless such laws shall not be
considered applicable to persons who are
without employment, if they shall prove
that they have been unable to obtain
employment after diigent efforts to do SO.
XIV. 1t shall be the duty. Of officers
commanding posts to see that issues Of
rations to freedmen are confined to desti>
tute persons who are unable to work, be-
cause of inGrmities arising from old age,
or chronic diseases, orphan children too
young to work, and refugee freedmen res
turning to their homes with the sanction
of the proper authorities; and in order
ing these issues, commanding officers will
be careful not to encourage idleness or
vagrancy. District commanders will
make consolidated reports OF these issues
tri>montbly.
4 XIV. TIE proper authorities of the
State in the several municipalities and
dist: lets shall proceed to make suitable
provision for their poor, without dlstincs
ton Of color; in default Of which, the
general commanding will levy an equitable
tax on person and property sufficient for
the support Of the poor.
XVI. The constitutional rights Of all
loyal and well-Gisposed inhabitants to
Lear arms will not be infringed; nevers
theless, this shall not be. construed to
sanction the unlawful practice of carry
ing concealed weapons, nor to authorize
any person to enter with arms OF the
p emises Of another against Lis consent.
No one shall bear arms who has borne
arms against the United States, unless he
shall have taken the Amnesty Oath pre-
scmbed in the Proclamation of the Presi-
dent of the United States, dated May
18th, 1865 or the Oath of Allegiance, pre-
scribed in the Proclamation Of the Presi
dent, dated December 8th, 1868, within
the time prescribed therein. Aud no
disorderly person, vagrant, or disturber
of the peace, shall be allowed to bear
arms.
XVII. To secure the same equal JUS
tice and personal liberty to the freedmen
as to other inhabitants, no penalties or
punishments different from those to which
all persons are amcndable shall be inn
posed on freed people and all crimes
and ofenses which are prohibited under
existing laws shall be understood as pro-
hibired in the case Of freedmen; and if
committed by freedmen, shall, upon
conviction, be punished III the same man.
ner as if committed by white man.
XVII. Corporal punishment shall not
be inflicted upon any person other than a
minor, and then ouly by the parent, guar
dian, teacher, or the one to whom the
said minor is lawfully bound by indenture
of apprenticeship.
XIX. Persons whose conduct tends to
breach of the peace may be requiredrto
give security for their good behavior, and
In default thereof shall be held in custody.
Xxx. All Injuries to the person or
property committed by or upon freed per-
sons, shall be punished in the same mans
ner provided by the laws of South Carolina
for like injuries to the persons or pro-
perty Of citizens thereof. If no provision
be made by the laws of the State, then
the punishment for such otenses shall be
aaoonl; 70 thn cnnrse of the common