, 1866-02-03
SOUTH CAROLINA.
General Sickles' First Order.
whites and Blacka Equal Before skc
Law.

General Sickles' First Order.
Whites and Bsacka Equal Before tke
LaE.
upons- DEPARTMENT OF soC7u CAnol1xA,!
General Orders. Mol
1. To The end thas civil rights and immunlties
mar be enloled: shat hndly relations among the |
tphab,tants Of The State may he established; that
apotcf ferpee1tysly, my he defne1; that The soil
may be cultivated und tho sysem Of nee labor fair-
II undertaken; that the owner: ot estates may be
secure In the poseesaton Of sheir 4nds aua ksne-
ments !, tnat pezaons- able md willing to work,
may hare employment; that idleoess and sasrancy |
my b dtseoun'tnauesdA, A and 1t epeoa[asensn. STca
may be made for the agrtr tnatn and destitute, the
following regulations are establshed foF the gov
IL All laws shall be applicable slsks 10 Ill the
inhabitants. No person ehau ba held Incompetent
to tue, mike complaint, or to testify, because OF
Iii. Al he emp1oyments Of husbnndry or the
nseiul arts. and all awfnl tradea Or caliins~ may
b ri, e II oseed
any ta4 OF any fee for license nor be anaenabe 70
any municipal Or pan-h ordinance, not imposed
~ The s lsa1bi Industry of all persons Who Ire
urder The protection Of The United sate.- and owe
Obedience to its taws being useful 70 she Individual
vii be restrained from seeking employment when
not bound By voluntary asteenent nor hindered
from rare4hnE rom place 10 place. on4awfui busi-
ness. AL combinations Of agreements which aro
intended TO binder, q may 70 operateas to h'ndef
IN any woy, the employment Of iabor-or TO hm1t
comFenfaiIo for iabor-oz to compel tatos to b
tpYo1unarY performed In certain placas oE for ceT-
tain persoul as well all eombtnarlous CT agree
renss 10 prevent the sale or hlrc Of ands OF teue
Tex on or pe1sons conyic1ed thereof shall Be pun
fsEet b. dpe not exceeding $5lD, or by imprlton-
N a: not TO exceed six mon1hs or BY both such hns
'. Agreements for. labor or. personal seE7tca ot
HnY kind or tur the and occupation Of lands md
tenements. or for my othes lawful purposcs,: os.
made, viii be iupanla',y enforced against either
narty vtolatpg the same. ....
vi. Fred petsons unable to LABOR; By Eesaon,of
ase, or tndrinifs, and orphan children Of tender
years, ebnh have aiotted 70 them BY oEners SUIT
able quarcrs on lhe premises where theT have been
he1etofote douieiled as slavss. until nleaaats PIP.
mnde for Them By he sta!e Or local authorities, o.
oher~lse; and they shall not Be removed from The
premises n1sss 1877 ao1ae1y Sehsvo h1 1h hea f
family or member thereof.
WI Able-bod1ed 1eedmen- when th4y yiesse the
sIi tase Viii ifem t. aaa provsds or sneh Il sSs ses
tiycf, IL by the hws 1T South Caroline. al utxens
are obliged to maintain.
lion. refuses to work there, after having BEEN of-
fered employment BY tho uwner Or '=.tee, On sast
terms, approved by The aEeot Of tns F5eedmsn;s es
the premises within ten days after such oast, aud
due notice 10 remove By the = ner or occupant
1e M % pfemisss ~sess thss ssen
held p}aves. and als nos 9 nposd saeIs9u m oe
elsewhere, they shsl p penn iasa T. 'e 1sma,n, On
oMceF Or he Pos1 that they ha nae diilsent md
proper efforts to obtain emp1o: :ment--.
esa psssau se uasa e e. n ss ps
sion of The owner and who h We urtt been hereto
lore held there rs slaves, may be removed oy me
of ;pe owneF md proof Of the refusal OF smd freed
persons 10 re1uove alter ten ag:' not1ce:
II. ANY person employed or aonde,lcd On plan
missed b. the Terms Of agree nent. Or expelled loi
mlsbehas1or shalt leave The 1emr<s. and shall moi
return withous the consent the owner OF tcnar'
XII. Commanding otfleer Of districts viii eatab
1tsh ni.htn their commando respectively. snlaois
ss 3 aa g os F s Fl aes Res &
,anfaseonaly empoJed On roads. sauidcas1ons 1nd
wosts Ths Psoeess Of sash aeoI
the FTeeome4s Bureau, to provide for aged and In.
INN resuseas, INDECENT reed peophs and orphan
XIII Tb c eaxrant 1aws of tbs state Of South
Caroline, :apphcaha 10 5re1 nnfie Iaersors, viii h!
recognizes as the only yaET2nt l0WB applicable to
coushae1r applicnoIe to parsons who are without
enployr lent they shall prtVa thnk they have heeE
nnah1e 10 obtain empo5mensF after dhisens cffora
1890 - sn,.o,. ..,.,a,,..
As.- It snat &c tne onty ~ olnets 1 Sotuiana.lI m
pos, to see tnat " h ~ ~ uIsh,
eo15a ed 10 aeaa.e Pxss@s nan . a1o III ' y
H2 necan4s " na. ,.s h;iarsS, tno ~os1S1 Il
en19 lie tlseases- Orphan caHottn w yoonHS. e
weo5 = and !esugee neeamen seLulnag 70 ~. ~
ans IN ordering shetf issaes commencing naming otness
r. 1ney- ~ DistrIcs comm.sdsTs Wi naEs cocsoI
q LED reports Of these ,s*ae, ni.moath!y: q,
NJ 1ne psoPt pt,as and dist.,c,s ~ sa ,hsi rcss s
70 make suitable proyIslon ior lhsir pour, wtthou
distinction efcatot !q delaoh Of wnssh, - ics e ten
eFal tohInan1.uE -. w 1850. -. w ~ =. =