Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-01-05
SON. ABBEVtLIE s c. FRIDAY JANUARY ss6

r't"h to t,+hk and enter nnv corn crib. co,
ton h..ta", gin house. meat house stable. hop,
store t'"m. wRte house. c"tntinr hh,,sp, or
"'h"r cut -l"tae; h5 i'v the erenn,i acc, ion OF
tn Act. or b, prev bus Law. pnrce! Of u dwell
| '"e house. and steal herein any cbu,tel. ,noney
| or vn't't lie se"url'ir'; Ia, any p-rs"n I" steal
any bull. rhw. OK. s,--r "r calf; or to atcnl an,
| sheep h"c OF g"n'; FOR any l.ersun unlaw fully
and naiIcious'f 20 b. IN rr utstrcv, or crtIs.
| 10 We urned or destroyed, Ut, cut'on, in the
seed o. g'hEse, I,".e or in the hn!p, nhv
rcrn, shuckcd u:shuckell. any wh"ni.
| rice. ua;-;, rye. h"r!er. re.s. or Other grain
ihrnsed or ;:::'h'nsh,d, any fndler. h.,
suaw ~ .lnck., ,if pr,.e't, I" .''e value Of zen
dollars h. 'ier-hy .i-<ii",.a; for mn, rr's'n.
"n'mwiuy aud IN Il ri",,-ly, l., bnr., ar 'i"stICy.
OF cause to lie hu'nr'i or dcs;ro, cd. an gin
house. mill l"u e, shop other .,ui t"rse t..
bui ding. not i,y the {. .co.,l srct.nu Of th,. Art
or bE pievi"ns law, pnrc-! OF dw-l!:uy. house ;
Tor any servant IL steal any ch4t,-l m,r"v or
valuable security, I" the vaIur of tn dol ar.
!" Longing l" or in the possession or rower of
ils muster ar employer. or being in nny dwell.
l,ng h"use; f"' any PRISON To take frntn n,y
hcld not h-l"ng'ng I" OF being in the I'osses.inn
Ut such Person, any cotton. corn, rice or other
grain. although the same may not Iave been
severed fr"m the eOil frnuluently with any
lhtcht secretly Ia cunVrrt the same to the use
oi such peisnn taking the Saline; for my person
~Iiiinlly toset fire 10 lurpInlin- farms for an Y
Person wiituiiy to cut any rice field dnm, or
dH'u'h any tank "r food gate whereby dam
nge may tie caused to 'he growing crop.
SEC: ~. The lunrlrnrn. of felony with hen.
eht uf clergy. for the first offence shall ut the
discretion IF the Court, b. by one or more of til.
1"iiow'ng nudes. to wit: trnnsI"rt al ion brv ond
the limits of This state, aud prohibition If re.
turn t"r period not less than five years; con.
hnement IN a prniteniiarv, work-hous-, or prn
al fa'm m, (when such institutions shall exist for
n sind, a..
than ten years; with such imposition Of hard
labor aud solitary confinement as may lie di-
rect+d: whipping in all cus.s involving the
cTinen Jatsi; disqualification to vote for a term
OF years not exceeding twenty, at any lection
made by the people Of this S,ate, or any part
thereof. for any evil or political Office; COLI
hnement In treadniil or stocks, solitary con-
fnement, hard labor. corporal punishment ::
imprisonment, not less than three months nor
more thnn ten years; fine, not less than one
hundred dollars. nor more than five thousand
dolIars. But no punishment more degrading
than imprisonment shall be imposed on q white
person for a crime not Infamous.
SOME MIsDEnEAsoR..
SEC v. The offences specified in this ffth
SECTION, ehall be aggravated tnisdeiIIeunc,e to
wit; For any person to o,adminisier or att+mpt
I" administer to any other person, or to cause
TO be taken. ar !" attempt to Cause to lie taken,
ny any other f'ei eun, any poison, chorofnrm
s"horific. or other d-leterions thing; or Tor him
{" coInmit an assault on any other person, will,
intent IN any OF These cases, to commit the
crime Of murder, or the crime nf rape, or tn.
crime Of robbery or larceny. or with the intent
TO main, dis6g CURE Or disable such other peraon
or TO do some other gri-vous todiiy harm to
such oth-r pers"n, or with intei 10 resrst or
prevent the lawful arp. ehen-ion or d-iainer Of
amy l"rson, although no hndilv injury NAV be
Effected; for rny servant to steal nny cho,,.l.
IppV or Ia hal,
ten d"iars bel' ngi"g to or it, the posse s,,on or
power at his inHs;er or mEluy+r, ar t,.Iny in
any dwelling huus"; Tor any person unlawiuIly
nnd Innlicl us:y 10 hLrn or destroy, q, cuuse 10
lc hnrh-': O, .irstr"le1. although rt opcrIy to
The va'ue If ten d-iinrs nay not thereby he
H"E,r"Srd: itir ervan' t" assault his rIlnst er
"r emiioyrr. or any member of his n,lst-r's
"r employers family, Or any person authorized
to con rol him
$50 vi AL simple larcenics and th+fts,
where The value Of til. goods and chart.ls,
m"nrys and valuable ttcur,,ies is $40 en- is less
than i." dollars. ,hall be inisurmcanors, ruu-
Ish"t':e by whipping. corr OrnI punishment, hard
ino"r n'i ihe ,rrrssaty ImPiisonrlient,. at the
discretion Of the Court.
SEQ Vii Cf ntela, noreys and valuahi.
securities. which were Delivered bv tll- ownrrs
ihei""i '"nn, other psrsu" I" he kepi, carried
~ ''a"'p So trut with Tor :h- owner or
"Er'' were III cu~i"a. Of any .,h.r person.
~ tie ""''.r. '!.' 'r:on'cus c'r'y.Lg away hy
e": ,'in"i ..r r,'-.i '.- larceny.
rtc : 'iii, ~ any r.'rr. srrv II, or other
ehi.i'v-e, ga :rr-'s.. ''k' j. to hi- ros-".-
si"h ".ij ,H"s'c, ".,r.S - saiTh !- seq. IL,
tor "r IT. III. .,".:,r -. ..rouu, rt i..s
em;.i"'"' 10 III s;cr nj 6h.:! -uGu.c.,., r.i,
''' zIe iie :"L." nny ;.1rI tnereni such Gle. l.
err> .Gr ar .,n. g.: haL u.nu .unvm1i,n
;h.':"f. he pu si''d IN ,h sam. way ~ II h.
hn1 be- CO.'S" c;c.; nf -v.L, ie on.ur.Iv stui.u
from The eHrT'i'y'r "r 'naatrt, nl",."y- q: v.!ua
PIE s'ccr't'"s" Al I'll" shinr snpuuG' III value. In
any sueh csse, excrP: w;!rn The .tf-nce shall
relate TO ch .uti. ~ snatt hI su!.i.:.ut "a al
lese Iiir "iiii,rZLt tnrit -. ul nir,ry with.u,
sperit!! ing at; ph'iicul"r co,n or v..u,b.r sr9n
NY. and 10 prove ili- eIn.:. II rG,et,t o! a,y
hm"nh' u tn"h'Js Or vaiu;,t.e seculi les f.
~ any sueh case. upon The :risl ihe Ir"ur s;.aii
chow lar eny, ih. Jury sha.l he a. iib-,.v 10
re'nrh n verdict that the offender j. no, guilty
oi etho'zz'rmtht, but il gu!i'y OF simple Iarcr-
ny. or "i 'ntceny a. a SERVANT, q. th- CASE may
be; and upon I'll. trialsof Gle, k, servant Sr
emP'"yee u" larceny. II The rru"f shall show
IA stnp' zz'em-ht, the JurS shall tie At Iib.r,v
10 re'urn verdict that the vffe is not pu,i
y Ut larceny. but IS guilty Of emb. zzlsment.
and th-reupon, ~ either Gaze. the effect shall
br the sumo il tie offence wher. of tn. off,
der 's found guilt hat beeu o.. cialty alleged ::
N amount III value being taken 10 be Ina,
which Is alleged. unless the verdict shall ii X n
'ess amount No person tried tor .iui.pzzIe-
ment or larceny a. afor-suii. shall h~ liable to
he aiterH ards prosrcu ed for larceny Or emL.z.
zlenIrnt upon tie SAME facts. r.
SEQ TX. 1t any person shall incite, procure,
hire or cnnnsef u servant 10 commit q larceny
or tml" xzlrnent of any obstLslr, money or val
usbis security Of hi. master, sucb offender shall
he guilty of au offence. and q; cordiup 10 In.
esent, may be . misieine4nor or a felony. If
The said larceny or smLezxlemeps should no,
be committed by such ssrysnt, the offend.r
aha u be guilty of'a mmdemeanor, and upon co,,
vietion tie punished a. II he Nd been CON victsd