Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-01-10

complaints that may arise in his neghbol
hood between persons of color, or bctwec
persons of color und white person, and c
petty misdemeanors committed by or towar
person Of color, between master and ser
vant,. between. master aud apprentice, ant
between employer AMI laborer, and civil suits
involving not m, re than twenty dollars, il
which person of color is psrty-hs powe
in no case going beyond Judgment, 6uc o
forfeiture of twenty dollars. He shall h'
specially charged with the supervision of per
sons of color in his neighborhood, their pro
tection, the prevention of their misconduc
and depredations, and a cautious regard tt
the peace, health ard safety of his ne ghbor
hood.
XXXIT. Persons Of color shall be liable t.
suits commenced by attachments. foreign ant
domestic, MS white persona are il like cases
Besides this, thero may be, in the case Of c
sperson of color, proceeding to be'called g
sspecial attachment of the following nature
namely: By ary tax, person ci co!or Is
male liable fur sum certain, tax collector
or ether person who Las a righ: to :o'lcct The
sam certain, and who desires - o5a'n from
4 garnishee wha: is supposed to be in his
hands Belonging tp such peFscH OF color
may suc out short summona against the
garnishee, In or upon which the sum certain
before mentioned, with Costs, ard the anloun:
or property claimed TO be in Tie hands Of The
garrishee, shall be set down, which sum
mons Magistrate MAJ issue, If the atncunt
of NOR ey or value o.: property claimed from
the garnisfec is twenty dollars or under, and
the District Court must issue, if it is above
that sum. Tie SUMMONS having been i'sued,
the gsrnighce, if ha acknowledge his Ii,ieLt
edncss to the person Of color before n:ertioued,
or his possession Of property belonging tn
him, mar pay to the plaintiff III attachment,
if his debt to The person of color be due, or
give his note to such plaintiff, if such debt
be payable 4: future day, aud may surrend,r
to such plaintiff uny chose in action or other
property Of the person Of oo'or i'll his pos,
session, SO as to discharge the a'scunt claimed
from Lin, Or SO much thereof as will satisfy
the tax ard COST: and the receipt Of The
plaintiG in attachment shall he m a"qult
tancc Of the earn;s'!ea pro t0nte against the
person Of co!or. If the gaInishae should not
rny, give, note and surrender a.
above, to tie satisfaction Of the plaintiff III
attachmcnt, the earnishec shall, in obedience
to ih summons make the return. on cath,
to the Magistrate Or District Court, is the
case may be, of What, if anything, be owes
to thp person Of color, either rcsenty dae cr
payable in future. or has in possession he
longing to him. If the plaintiff should he
then satisfied, the .carnishee stall pay, give
note and S s.rrtlaicr as before mel toned; but
II the plaintiff should he still dissaiis.icJ, be
and tAe gacalshea, with otter witnesses, (oi
WHOM the per.on OF color mes be one
on eittcr siAc) shall he heard, si'd orders
tie matter betwcc:: thcm be nia':e
By the Mag sira.c, or District Court, &c: o7d
ing TO the truth as it may appear. Ii Tie
earni,bee should fail to make "a return, or
meet the trial, Judgment shall be rendered
against him fer tie amount CT value Claimed
from bin in the sum,pans: Any property
by garnishee before or after
,risl, shall be sold under the order Ct tie
Magistrate or Court, and the proceeds ap-
pied to the pa; inant OF the tex and cIais,
aud the aurplus. it ary. sEsil be paid lc The
person Of color F.'rgo)dS elogn.d or waste !
aittr service cf tie summons. the garni"h"c
Siso had them in his pass:s'i"' shal; b.
n, H@,sayab!,. IakeznrnccidIIz:s :a:ay e
Ind up, any sc' md or sub,'Gieh! a ii.rii
men; pri ri,y hcl.sen v"rluus .'n''ii'
tui sung The sau:, garnshce hrii'- ;I'd
atc ring tn .e :i"s1y ui the d;i! r':;:l Is. es
Of T. iIrrens .Hnil;n!ls:a c';'r$! hti!'
:AM%iiI. UI":'l 'i.- U: c't'f I'D caste
s!iail, subject u ire right Il appeal II: 'i:hc:
Sac, be cnnclu,ivaiv ,c'ermrct bv n verdict
rendered upon AN issne rf iac' joinc'' III
case of pro':ihitlnm or mandamus. The writ
in such case ma, he grarlci upon srp'ica-
zion male by or in b?hail # any persOn al
lrs, 10 Ara ln r<un Of eolr. asa'' st aa>
Sheriff, Magistrate Or other i'ice-,. vile is
proceeding in way that wpull bc lr. per
toward rcr.on Of cai,r and not proper T. :
ward White p"r-oa, or shn rs9uscs, 81 't,
instance nf tie p"r.ni, in question. 70 dc
shat y hiic person shall have = riEh; "a de
maud to be d'%c. l: m7y be granted hy
Anv Jalge of Superior Curt, ~ hr the
Jrlge nf the p:siric, Cuuri 10 whose disinc
The officer belongs, Tic lmdeH Ct ptoti h'ii,r'
by the rider OF the judge, tirown Upon thai
party agml,st whom he opinion imc!i"cS, &C
cor,lng 10 h judgment maicl l.c my r'n:
upnn inspection Of he person il 'I's' iin'i,
.i:,:,r lilo or docn;nents. T:e issue shall hr
ed in the Superior Cuur; Of Law for the
District aforesaid. Inspection of the person
in question, and Of lis kindred, ;sa!'iAony
direct, or trnM reputation, concerning his
parentage, a,lsdiscct testimony concerning
Ills conduct and reception in soc'eIy, may en-
ter into~the evidence. The At,orHcy'GrIe>
raj or Solicitor Of the Circuit shall, &c o.ticio,
represent tho patty, t1liccr in the is'ue. y
judicial proc, eding, not such as is here Ma e
conclusive, previously bad, in Case wherein
the person in question was party, or where
in bis caste was collatcraly tried in case
between ot.ieI parties, may be received IN
evidence, but shall not lie conclusive tf hove
weight beyond what, under the circumstances,
the Ju,y may give. 49,,
XXXlv.. An action or legal proceeding
not involving tho titlo to lsnd, in which a
person Of color Is plaintiff or defendant
must be commenced as below specified, OF II
will be barred. namely: An action funded
,lpon tort within three months from the
time the cause Of action arose; an scllcn
fc uuded upon a contract not in writing, with.
in six months from the time the canSe OF ac-
ton arose; an action founded upon sou-
tract in writing, wherein the debt or damages
do not exceed two huAdrud dollars, within
twelve montha from The time the cause ol.ac
lion arose, except that, first, payment ol
port, with distinct acknowledge gtmeEt CT
balance due, or an expire promise ioray u
vel. deilncd sum, shall constitute a new era
from which the period OF limitation shall
run on a matter Of contract. Seconds, that
if any legal pnceedinE shall be commenced
withia the limited period, in good taith tor
.reosSe,y e upon tort or contract, and shall ter
inmate, without Judgment for the plaintiff,
its termination, fbail c-,lsti1n.a tie P; P;ri2d
from WHICH III i:ns s'nlrbe counted: Third
tnut these Shall rot be i..c'uatd in tho ci.ni-
buta,ion Of time bctwtenthe dra;li Of a white