Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-01-04

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and Of eonyicts, shah Be insufficient TOD
support INDECENT persons. of color, who
may be proper charges on the public,
the Board aforesaid shall hare power to-
impose for that purpose, whenever 4
may be required, a tax of one dollar
on each male person sof color between
the ages Of eighteen and fifty years,
and fifty cents on each unmarried fes
male person of color between the ages
of eighteen and forty,fye; to sbe col
.lected in each precinct by Q Magistrate:
thereof: Pyousded, That SAID imposi
ton of a tax shall be approved IN Wri-
ting BY the Judge Of the District Court,
and that has approval shall appear ~
the iournals Of that Court. @
LXXXVII.. For collection of Q tax
imposed by the Board aforesaid, every
Magistrate Of q precinct shall give ten
days public notice, within his precinct,
of the classes Of persons liable TO the:
tax. the sum which 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 appointed, shall become
liable to pay a double tax, if he: shall
not make TO the Magistrate o. satisfacs
tory excuse; and against him the Mag
istrate may issue process IN the nature
Of feri tacsas, special attachment, and
other process most likely TO exact pay
ment J, any or all Of which shall be ex-
5ecuted by Q constablesor the Sheriff.
LXXXVIII. IsshaH be the duty of
every person who,is the occupant Of 8
house or premises, within seven days Of
ter notice to report, in writing andfon
oath to a Magistrate of the precinct ID
which such house or premises are, the
names, sexes, ages and occu cupations Of all:
persons Of color in the said house, or
on the said premises, who are unable to;
earn livelihood for themselves and
respective families, with the cause of
disability to eseh one, and also in res
pect to each one of such persons the
name, place Of abode, and ability SO.
far as may be known, of every relation
who is, according to the provisions here
.inbefore contained, bound to- contribute:
to the support Of such person. For
every failure, without good excuse, to.
make report, as herein required an oc-3
.cupant Of house or premises, as afore-;
said, shall be liable to q fne not exceed,
ing twenty dollars, nor less than FIVE.
dollars; to be paid Immediately or if
it should not be paid, substitution Of
other punishment to take place, as IN
other cases of fines not paid.
I LXXXIx. 1T shall be. the duty of
every magistrate to make diligent IN
zquiry into the condition and wants of
the eolored poor within his precinct; to
give public notice when reports from
occupants as aforesaid are required; to
require such reports within q month be-;
fore each regular meeting Of the Board
of Relief of INDECENT Persons Of Color
and whensoeyer else the said Board
may direct; to examine such reports
when made to him; from them and 9TH;
er information, to- ascertain the cor
.rectness of the facts therein stated !; to;
enforce, as farsas possible, the obliga-
stion of persons bound, as before provi-
ded, to contribute to the support fpoor
relations, and to make reports TO the
Board aforesaid as hereinafter directed,
and to the District Court as lis required
by the sAct to establish District Courts.
xC. Every Magistrate shall, besides
the quarterly reports which he is re-.
.quired to make to the District Court,
make, on the Monday next preceding,
the first Monday Of February and Au-
gust, every year, q seni-annual report
to the Chairman Of. the Board aforesaid /;
which report shall clearly exhibit, for
the time since his last preceding semi-
annual report, all his receipts, all his
payments, all his commissions, the con-
.dition of the colored population within
his precinct, the name, sex. age, occu-
patton and particular disability Of every
person Of color in that population who
requires assistance from the public; the /