The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1866-10-04

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The preceding section shall not BE- alienatsd
by their purchasers within ok years ff0p
and after the passage of this act
sgc B. lad b. n JaFfhsr enacted, That the
scbo0l farms In the parish II saint iiel''
ma. south Carolina, shall h. sold. subject II
any lcascs of the same. by the siid tax com
minAionern. a. public aurtlon, on o. before the
hrst day Of January. eighteen hundred and
sixiy-seven, al not less than ten dollars per
acre aud the lots Ia the city ~ Port Royal
a. laid down by the aaid tan commissioner
aud tho lots aud houses In the town Of Beau.
fort. which are still held in like inannor,
shall W. sold NJ public auctions and tho pro
rcods Of said sales, after paying expenses oi
the surveys and sales, shall be- Invested ~
United States bonds, the Interest Of which
shall be appropriated, under the direction oi
the Commissioner. 10 the support Of schools
without distinction Of color or race, on tbs
islands In the parishes ~ Saint Helena anfl
Saint Luke.
sEc. o. Ind BE- n further enacted, That the
assistant commissioners for South Carolina
aud Georgia are hereby authorized 10 exam
inc all claims ~ lands In their respective
States which are claimed under the proyi.
sions Of General Ehermans special field or.
der, aud 10 give each person having valid
claim warrant upon tho direct tax com.
mission.rs for south Carolina for twenty
acres Of land, aud the said direct tax commits
siOnels shall ISSUE 10 every person, or b. hif
or her heirs, but la no Casc ~ any assigns
presenting such warrant, q leaHe Of twenty
acres of land, M provided lor Ia section
| anyen, for tho term of six years. hut at ans
tinio thereafter, upon the payment OF a sun
not exceeding oiie dollar and fifty cents per
acre, the person holding such lease shall be
entitled Ia - certificate Of sale Of said tract
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si0nor or such officer rs may be- authorized
to issue the same but no warrant shall bo
held valid longer than two years after the
issue Of the same.
SIC. no. Ind be- u further enacted, That the
direct tax commissioners for South Carolina
are hereby authorized and required at the
earliest day practicable 20 survey the lands
designated IN section seven into lots Oi
twenty acres each, with proper metes aud
bounds distinctly marked, 10 TINT the several
tracts shall los convenient w form, and m
near NJ practicable have an average of fer.
tiliiy aud woodland and the expense Of
such surveys shall he paid from the proceeds
of sales of said lands, or, II sooner required
out Of any moneys received for other lands
on these Islands, sold by the United States
for taxes, aud now Ia the hands of the direct
tax commission
SIC. II. Ind BE- II further enacted, That
restoration Of lands occupied by freedmen
under General Shermans field order dated M
Savannah, Georgia, January sixteenth, oiglt
teen hundred aud sixty.hve, shall not be-
made until after the crops Of the present
year shall have been gathered by the Oecu.
pants Of said lands, nor until n fair cOmpen-
sation shall have been made 10 them by the
former owners of such lands, or their legal
representatives, for all improvements Or
latt f..1
aud after due notice of the same being done
shall have been given by tho assistant com
missioner.
SrC. ~. Ind bo II further enacted, That the
Commissioner shall have power 10 seize,
hold, use, tense, or sell all buildings and ten
oments, aud amy lands appcrtnining 10 the
same, or otherwise, formerly held under color
pf title by tho late sO-called Confederate
states, and not heretofore disposed of by the
United States, aud amy buildings or lands
held IN trust for the same by any person or
pcreons, aud a. nse the same or appropriate
the proceeds derived therifOm to the ednrn.
ton of the freed peoples and whenever the
bureau shall cease 10 exist, such of said SO
rallied Confederate States M shall have made
provision for the education of their citizens
without distinction of color shall receive the
sum remaining nneNpcnded of such sales or
rentals, which shall he distributed among
said States for educational purposes in pro-
portion Ia their population,
SEC 49, Ind b. u further enacted That the
Commissioner Of this bureau shall nj all
times cooperate with private benevolent as-
s0Ciations of oitizens in aid of freedmen, and
with agents aud teachers, duly accredited
and appointed by them, aud shall hire or
provide by lease buildings for purposes OF
whenever such associations shall,
without cost to the government, provide
suitable teachers mud means of instruction
and he shall furnish such protection rs may
he required for the safe conduct of such
schools.
Size, II, Ind be u further enacted That in
every State or district whore the ordinary
course of judicial proceedings has been In.
tcrrupted by the rebellion, aud until the
same shnll be- fully restored, and in every
State or district whose constitutional rcln-
tions to the government have been praoti-
cally discontinued by the rebellion, and I'M
Ill such State shall have been restored in
such relations, and shall he duly represented
In the Congress of the United States, the
right tO make aud enforce contracts, TO sue,
he parties aud give evidence, to inherit, pnr-
chase, lease, sell, hold, and convey real aud
personal property, aud to have full and
cuual benefit Of all laws and proceedings
personal liberty, personal secu.
rity aud the acquisition, enjoyment, and |
disposition of estate real aud personal, in
Guiding the constitutional right to bear
arms, shall lac secured to aud enjoyed by all
the citizens of such State or district without
respect TO race or color, or previous condi-
lion ot slavery Aud whenever IN either Of
said States or districts the ordinary course
,f judicial proceedings has been interrupted
by the rebellion, aud until the same shall be-
mlly restored. aud until such State shall
have been restored in its constitutional rcla.
ions 10 the government, aud shall be duly
represented in the Congress of the United |
states, the President shall, through the Com
missioner and the officers of the bureau, and |
lnder such rules aud regulations Ms the Pre-
ident, through the Secretary of War, shall |
'rescribe, extend military protection and |
AVE military jurisdiction over all eases and |
questions concerning the free enjoyment of
nch immnntics aud rights and no penalty |
n punishment for any violation OF law shall |
'c imposed on permitted because of race or |
olur, or previous condition Of slavery, other /
rigcatcr than the penalty or punishment
D which white persons may he liable by law
nr the like offence. Hut the jurisdiction
by this section upon the officers of |
he bureau shall not exist ia amy State where |
he ordinary course of judicial proceedings |
las not been interrupted by the rebellion,
nd shall cease la every State whom the
ourts Of the state and the United States
ne not disturbed In the peaccablc course Of |
ustice, aud after such State shall be fully |
estorcd In its constitutional relations 90 the |
government, aud shall he duly represented |