The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-01-16

District and OF each Precinct (, Which re.,
port shall also exhibit the receipts, and
expenditures for the whole Distr5ot.
since the report last preceding, arranged
under proper heads, so as to show the
sums received from each source, and bv
what Magistrate, the sums turned over
from one officersto another. commissions.
expenses and contributions for poor rela.
tons, BachfrePort shall particularly
specify all delinquencies of Magistrates
during its.period, aand the names of de.
lmqncnts, Forany failureto make re-
port as here reqnred, the Chairman
shall be liableto Indictment. and upon
conviction, shall pay a fine not exceed.
ing one lmndred dollars nor. less than
twenty dollars.
S NCII Tl.aBosrd of Relief of Indi.
gent Persons of Color shall determine
the sum necessary for the support of
each INDECENT person Of color, who shall
be deemed proper charge OIL the pub:
llc the sum required by each precinct,
the sum which shall be paid t. each
Magistrate to be disbursed. by him, when
reports from occupants as aforesaid shall
be required, and when n tax shall be i'm
posed. 1t shall direct the Magistrate
respectively in the performance of the
duties required OF them in reference to
panpers and the District Court fund, and
it shall report to the District Court all
deIlnqnencies and delinqucnts.
XClll. The balance of the District
Court fund which, as provided Ivy the
Act to establish District Courts" shall.
under the order OF the District Judge be
paid to the chairman aforesaid, shall un.
der the order of The Board aforesaid, be
distributed to the Magistrates of pre-
cncts. and be by them disbnrscd for the
relief OF INDECENT persons Of color, and
other uses of the Board, IS may be di
rected. The minutes Of the Board shrl
show the sum assigned to. each Magis.
lrate. and the receipt of the Magistrate
Tor every sum paid to him shall be tax.
en- by the chairman of the Board, and
shall accompany the next report of the
chalrman's quarterly report to The Dis.
'rIct Court in which such payment is
set down.
AClV. On satisfactory information
20 the District Judge, or Magistrate,
that person ofcolor has removed from
another District, and is likely to become
a charge 10 the District INFO which he
has removed, the District Judge, or Mag.
iStrate, shall proceed against such per.
son as a vagrant, und, on conviction, he
shall be punished as such: Provided,
ho,oeUer, That persons of color. who
were removed by their former masters
from other Districts, within the last FIVE
years, shall be allowed twelve months to
return to the Districts from which they
were removed and those who have
been separated from their families or
relatives shall be allowed to return to
them within twelve months.
vAGRANcY AND IDLEXss.
: XCV. These arc pnblic griev.
ances, and must be punished a. crimes.
XCVI. All persons who have not
some fixed and knowncd place of abode.
and some lawful and reputable employ
ment those who have not some visible
and known means of fair, honest and
reputable livelihood; all common pros,i.
tutes; those who are found wandering
from place 20 place, vending, harteriug
or peddling any articles or commodities,
without license from the Dstric,
Judge, or other proper authorities ; all
common gamblers; persons who cad
idle or disorderly or disreputable houses
or plnces those who, not having sulfi
cient means of support, are able 20 work
and do not work those who whether
or not they own lands, or are lessres or
me?hanics,) do not provide reasonable
and proper maintenance, for themselves
and families (; those who are engaged in
representing publicly or privately, for
fee OF reward, without license, any
tragedy, interlpde, comedy, farce, play,
or other similar entertainment, eshibi.
ton of the circus sleioht .ocband, ,yox