The loyal Georgian., 1866-02-17

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without the authority Of the United
States, or the permission Of the owner,
and who have not been heretofore held
there. as slaves, may be removed by the
commanding officer Of the post, on the
complaint of the owner, and proof of the
refusal Of said freed persons to remove
after ten days notice. a s'as
XII. Any person employed or domi>
cied on a plantation or elsewhere, who
may be rightfully dismissed by the terms
Of agreement, or expelled for misbehayior
shall leave the premises, and shall not
return without the consent OF the owner
or tenant thereof ta.4ar
XII. Commanding officers Of districts
will establish within their. commands,
respectively. suitable regulations for
hiring out to labor, for period not to ex7
ceed! one wear, all Migrants VINO cannot
be advantageonsly employed on roads,
forti6catious and other putlic works.
The proct eds f such labor shall be paid
over to the Assistant Commissioner OF
the Freedmeu's Bureau, to provide Tor
AGED and in6rm refugees, INDECENT treed
people and orphan children.
XIII. The vagraut laws of the state
of South Carolina, applicable to Tree
white persons, will be recognized as the
only yagrant laws applicable 20 the freed
men, nevertheless such laws shall not be
considered applicable to persons who are
without employment, if they shall prove
that they have been unable to obtain
employment otter diigent efforts TO do SO.
XIV. 1t shall be the duty of officers
commanding pests to see that issues of
rations to freedmen are coufned to desti>
tute persons who are unable to work, be-
cause of infrmities arising from old age,
or chronic diseases, orphan children TOO
Young to work, and refugee freedmen re-
turning to their homes with the sanction
of the proper authorities and in order
inc these issues, commar ding officers will
be careful not to encourage idleness or
vagrancy. District commanders will
make consolidated reports of these issues
tri>monthly,
| XIV The proper authorities of the
State in the several municipalities and
dist lets shall proceed to make suitable
provision for their poor, without dlstlnc~
ton of color; in default Of which, the
gene al commanding willleVy an equitable
tax on person and property sufficient for
the support # the poor. gak5
XVI. The constitutional rights OF all
loyal and well-disposed inhabitants to
ear arms will not be infrihged; nevers'
theless, this shall not be construed to
sanction TIE unlawful practice of carry
ing concealed weapons, nor to authorize
any person to enter with arms on the
emises of another against lis consent.
No one shall bear arms who has borne
arms against the United States, unless he
shall have taken the Amnesty Oath pre-
scribed in the Proclamation of the Presl.
dent of the United States, dated May
9th, 1865 or the Oath of. Allegiance, pre-
scribed in the Proclamation of the Presl
dent. dated December 9Th, 1863, within
the time prescribed therein. Aud no
disorderly person, vagrant, or dlstui Der
Of the peace, shall be allowed to bear
| arms.
| XVII. To secure the same equal JUS
tice and personal liberty to the freedmen
| as TO other inhabitants, no penalties or
nnnishments different from those to which
| All nersous are amcndable shall be inn
posed on freed people; and all crimes
and offenses which are prohibited under
Existing laws shall be understood as pro-
i hired in the case of freedmen; and II
| committed by freedmen, shall, upon
conviction, be punished il the same man
ner as if committed by white man..
/ XVII. Corporal punishment shall not
| be inflicted upon any person other than a
1 minor and then only by the parent, guar
| dian. teacher, or the one to whom the
| said minor is lawfully bound by lndentlure
1 Of apprenticeship.
/ XIX. Persons whose conduct tends to
breach of the peace may be required to
Give security for their good behavior, ano
4 q default thereof shall be held in custody
4 Xxx. All injuries to the person o.
property committed by or upon freed per
sons, shall be punished in the same man
ner provided by the laws Of South Carolina
| for like injuries to the persons OF pro,
! perty of citizens thereof. II no provision
4 Be made BY the laws Of the State, ther
! the napishrhent for such ofenses shall b
according to the course Of the common
d Law. and in the case Of any injury e
ne,son or property, not prohibited by
the common law, or for which the pun
i ;shment shall not be appropriate, sucl
4 sentence shall be imposed as IN the ois
bcretion Of the court before which n4 tn p
trial is had, shall be deemed proper, sub