Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-01-11

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the nistrict Judge Or Magistrate before
whom he may tried, shall seem meet.
SEC. XIV. If any person shall falsely
any master or employer, aud shall,
either personally or 10 writing, give any
false, forged or nounterfeited character to-
any person offering himself to be hired as q
servant, such person offending shall be guit
ty of misdemeanor.
SEC. XVI. If any person shall know.
ingly and wilfully pretend, or falsely assert
in writing, that any servant has been hired
or retained for any period Of time whatso.
ever, or in any station or capacity whatever
other than that for which, or in which, such
servant shall have been hired or retained,
such person so offending shall be guilty Of
a misdemeanor.
SEC. XVII. II any person shall know.
ipgly and wilfully pretend, or falsely assert
in writing, that any servant was discharged
or left his service, at any other time than
that ct which he was discharged or actually
left such service, or that any such servant
had not been hired or employed in any per.
sons service, contrary to truth, then, iu
either of these cases, such person shall be
guilty of misdemeanor.
SEC. XVIII. If any person shall offer
himself as servant, asserting, or pretend.
ing that he hath served in. any service in
which he shall hot actually have served, or
with false, forged or'Oounterfeit certificate
of his character, or shall, 10 anywise, add
to, or alter, eface or erase any date, matter
or thing contained 10, or referred to, in any
certificate given to him BY his last or former
actual master or employer, orby any other
person duly authorized by such master or
employer to give the same, then, in either
of these cases, such person SO offending,
shall be guilty Of q misdemesnor.
SEC. XIX. Ifany person, having before
been in service, shall, when Offering to hire
himself as servant in any service wbatso.
ever, falsely and swilfully pretend not Ito
have been hired or retained in any previous
service as a servant, such person SO offend,
ing shall be guilty Of misdemeanor.
SEQ Xxx. In case Of conviction of either
of the misdemeanors specified in the FIVE
sections fast preceding, the punishment
shall be q fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars and in case the fine shall not be
Immediately paid, there shall be substitu-
ton of other punishments, as hereinafter
provided. a
SEC. XXI. Every wilful trespass is here.
by declared to be .misdemeauor, and any
person guilty thereof may be either sued for
damages, or prosecuted for che misdemean.
or, at the, option of the party injured and,
in case of; conviction of-the misdemeanor,
the punishment shall be fine apportioned
to the damage done, and the circumstances
of enormity attending the trespass, with
Of other punishment, as herein.
after provided, if the fine be not immedi.
stely paid. - ,,aS.~,a.
SEC. XXI. Noperson of color shall mi.
CRATE into and reside in this State, unless
within twenty days after his arrival within
The same, he shall enter into q bond with
two fresholders as snreties, to be approved
BY the Judge of the District Court or Q
in apenalty Of one thousand dol
lars, conditioned for his good behavior, and
for his support, If be should become unable
to support himself And in case any such
person shall fail to execute the bond as a.
foreaaid, the District Judge or any Magis
trate is hereby authorized and required,
upon complaint and due proof thereof, to
issue his warrant commanding such person
of color to leave the State within ten days
thereafter. And ifauy such person, SO or
dered to leave the State, shall not leave the
State within the time prescribed in such.
warrant, he shall, upon conviction thereof,
be liable to such corporeai punishment as
the Court in its discretion shall think 6t to
order. Aud if any such person SO convict.
ed and punished, shall still remain within
the State more than fifteen days after the
punisbnent shall have been inflicted, or
having left the State, shall return to the
same, he shall, upon conviction thereof, be
beyond the limits of this State
for life, or be ,keptto hard labor, with oc-
casional solitary. confinement, for a period
NOT exceeding Eve years. And il any per-
son Of color, who shall have heou convicted
of any Infamous offence in any other State
or country, shall come or be brought into
this State, such person of color, on conyic-
ton thereof, shall be transported beyond
the limits of this State for life, or be kept
to hard labor, with occasional solitary CON.
inement, for any period not exceeding ff
teen years. s. s.se
PROVISIONS EXTENDING TO All GLASSES
OF OFFENCES AND ALL coURTs-soME-
PROVISIONS UNDER HEADS EXTENDING
TO ALL COURTS. s-sss>
SEC. XIII. On the trial of any person
or felony, when the crime charged shall
nclade an assault against the person, it
hall be lawful for the Jury to acquit Of the
elo6y, and to find against the person indio.
ed verdict of guilty of assault, if the eVi.
lence shall warrant such finding and when
uch verdict shall be found, the Court shall
,ave the power by sentence, to impose upon
he person so found guilty, punishment By
inc, imprisonment, hard labor, corporeal
and solitary confinement, one.or
more, as may, in the opinion of the Judge,
70 required by the degree of heofsnoe.-
n like manner there may be. conviction Of
ny less offence contained in a greater which |
) charged, aud punishment atthe discretion
{ the Court, according to the nature Of the