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

Sh"it oo uhue. LIVELY petsoH haoio w
pay, who fails to pay on the day appoint.
ed, shall become liable to pay double
tax, If he shall not make to the Magis.
trate satisfactory excuses and against
2 him the Magistrate may issue process
in the nature Of feri facias, special at
tachment, and other process most likely
to exact payment; any or all of which
shall be executed by a constable or the
Sheriff
LXXXVIIT. 1t shall be the duty Of
every person who is occupant of a house
or premises, within seven DAYS after no.
tice to report in writing and on oath to
Magistrate Of the precinct in which
such house or premises are, the names,
sexes, ages and occupations of all per.
sous of color in the said house. or on the
said premises, who ale unable to earn a
livelihood for themselves and respective
families, with the cause Of the disability
as to each one, and also in respect to
each one Of such persons the name,
place Of abode, aud ability, so far as may
be known, OF every relation who is, &C /
cordmg to the provisions hcreinbcfore
COHldIlSt, UOillu W COuJIlDHlc W ltF
support of such person. For every
failure without good excuse, to make
report as herein required, an occupant Of
house or premises as aforesaid, shall be
liable to fine not exceeding twenty.
dollars, nor less than five dollars TO be
paid Immediately, or it 1t should not be
paid. substitution Of other punishment to
take place, as In other cases Of fines not
paid.
LXXXIX. 1t shall be the duty
every magistrate to make diligent in
quiry into the condition aud wants Of the
colorcd poor within his precinct to
give pu2lic notice when reports
from occupants MS aforesaid are re.
CURED, to require such reports within
n month before each regular meeting Of
the Board of Relief of INDECENT Persons
of Color, and whatsoever else the said
board may direct; to examine such re.
ports when made to him from them
and other INFORMATION, to ascertain the
correctness Of the facts therein stated
to enforce, as far AS possible, the obliga.
ton of persons bound, as before provid.
ed, to contribute to the support Of poor
relations. aud to make reports to the
Board aforesaid as hereinafter directed,
and to the District Court as is required
by the "Act to establish District
Courts"
&c. Every Magistrate shall, be.
sides the quarterly reports which he is
required to make to the District Court
make, n,the Monday next preceding
the first Monday of February and
August, every year, semi.annnal re.
port to the Chairman of,he Board afore.
said which report shall clearly exhibit,
for the time since his last preceding
semi-annual report, all his receipts, all
payments, all his commissions, the cond.
tlon OF the colored population within his
precinct, the name, sex, age, occupation
and particular disability of every person
OF color in that population who may re.
quire assistance from the public the
which, in his opinion, is necessary for
such person, and the sum required for
his whole precinct In the receipts The
distinction shall be observed between
collections and moneys Turned over to
the Magistrate by some other officer, the
particulars and sum Of each being
shown. The collections shall be classi.
fed according to the sources from winch
they proceeded, or for instance aids
from contracts, aids from instruments of
apprenticeship fnes taxes. Under
taxes shall appear the name and sex of
the person from whom each item was
collected. The sums paid for the sup.
port of yonr relations, and by, and for
whom, shall be set forth. In the expen.
dtures distinctions shall be observed
between actual disbursements and Sums
turned over to others officers and the
Different purposes Of disbursements be
arranged under suitable beads Every
expenditure must be accompanied by
proper voucher unless it should appear
that if was impracticable to obtain one.
For any failure to make n report as