Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-01-03

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aLXXX. In every ease the costs Of eviction
may be exacted, by order orproccss, ffoin til,
person: ss@ -; l.sf So 2!
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L&&XE When.a person9of color shall bt
, unable tor carnshis ssuppors, and is hkelyEtc
become a charge TO thelpubhc, the.fatber ant
grand. d.fathers,. motherlandS grand .n,otlyers
child and grand child, brother and:siste{o
such person, shall, each according TO lis aBl
ity, contribute monthly. for the snppoit o
such poor relation, .such sum as the Dist nc
Judge, or one of the Magistrates, upJn com
plGint to.hini, shall deem neceslary ard dproper
aud on'failure to pay sachs sum; the @imeshal
be, collected4b by summary order OF .ucess.
|SrLXXXIf. lin each JuaiclaFDis!. 1.tJcScepi
the Judicial District of Charleston, inswhicf
there shall be one Board for the Election
District Of Charleston, and one for the -Elec
tion District Of Berkeley, thete. shall be es
tablished Board, to be knowa as the Boart
Of Relief Of. INDECENT Persons of Color,
which shall"consist of Chairman and not
less than three, nor more than seven other
members, all of whom shallsbe Magistrates
Of the District; and be selected; by the.Di
trict Judge. fs.,-. a. ..-- =
LANNlII. This Board sha meet atthe
Court House on the ,Tucsdsvs next after the
first Monday in February and August in eve
ry year, and at other times and places, fixed
by its own appointment or the summons ol
its Chairman, and it may, at its pleasure, ap'
point sub-Boards, to be composed Of such oi
1 its own members aud otker MagistratcI oil
the District as it may select. - =.
;, LXXAIV. Dy-the Board the Districtshall
as SOON, as practicable, bo divided into pre-
cincts, within each of wholesome Magistrate
shall reside. The Board is srequired 10 keep
exact minutes Of all-its proceedings, aud in
these shall appear the boundaries of each
precinct, as from time to time they may be
arranged. 49, ~ 49,
-LX&XV. A District Court fund shall be
established in each District to be composed
OF aids paid, torsthe approval of contracts
between. master and servant, and of instrn-
ments Ct apprenticeship, and for licenses
granted By the District Judge. all fines, per-
alties aud furieiturcs collected under order or
process from the District. Court or a Magis.
trate Of the District, fees for appeal from The
District Judge, wages of convicts, and taxes
collected under the order of the Board of Re-
lief of INDECENT Persons Of Color. u!
LXANYI. If the District Court fund, .ef,
ter pay nent of the sums with which tits
charged, on account Of the salary of che
Judge of the District Court, Superintendent
Of Cou0icts, Jurors, and other expenses Of
the Court, and of conyicts, shallbe insufficient
10 support INDECENT persons of color, who
may be proper charges on the public, the
Board aforesaid shall have power to impose
tor that purpose, whenever it may be re-
qu:t d, a tax of one dollar on each male per-
son Of color between the ages of eighteen
ard fifty years, and fifty conts on each un.
married female person of color between The
ages ofckhrcen and forty five; to be collected
in each precinct. by Magistrate thereof:
Rrooided, That the said imposition Of a tax
shall be approved in whiting by thor,Judge of
the District Court and that his approval
shall appear in the journals Of that Court.
LXXXVII. Fer collection ofa tax imposed
by the Boird aforesaid, every Magistrate of
p precinct shall give ten days public notice,
within his precinct, OF fhe classes Of persons
Haole to tho tax, the sum which is required
from every person of each class, and of tie
day when pay. ent shall be made. Every
person lisIls to pay, who fails 10 psy.on the
DAY apruiuicd; Shail- bccei.ae@ ksbls-ts- pas-a
dou;,> TAX. il Ec shall not make 10 tho Nag
isirates satisfactory excuse ard against
Jim lie Magistrate may issue process il the
nature Of .fe.i (;.cias, special attachment, ami
other process most likely to exact paymenl
constable Or the Sheriff.
LXXXVIII. 1t shall he the duty of every
person who is occupant Of house or prem.
1895, within ssreu days after notice to report,
i'll writing and on oath to Magistrate tf the
precinct III which such house or premises
are, the sam,s, scxes, ages aud occupations
of all persuas Ct color in the said lousc, or
On the said premises, who are unable to earn
q livelihood for themselves and respective
families, wirk the cause Of disability as to
each one, and also in respect to each oxc Of
sucii persons the name, place Of abode, and
ability, so far as may be known, of every re-
lation who is, according TO the, provisions
herenbc.ore contained, bound to contribute
to tie support Of such person. For every
failure, without good excuse, to make report,
as hcrcin required, en- 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 If
it should hot be paid, substitution of other
punishment to take place, as in other cases
oi fines net paid. x
LNNNlN. 1t shall be the duty Of every
magistrate to make diligent inquiry into the
condition aud wants Of the colored poor
/ within his precinct; to give public notice
when reports from occupants as aforesaid are
required 10 require such report within a
month before esch regular meeting of the
Board CT Relief Of INDECENT Persons of Col
or, nd wfcnsocver else the said Board inay
direct; to examine such reports when made
to him from them ind other information, to
ascertain the correctness of the facts therein
stated tu enforce, IS far as possible, the OBJ
legation of persons bound, ss before provided,
to contribute to the support OF poor rolls: ions,
and to ulake reports to tho Board aforesaid
rs hereinafter directed, aud 10 the District
Court as is required by the g Act to establish
District Courts"
NC. Every Magistrate shall, besides the
quarterly repnts Which he is required to
make to the District Court, make, on the
Monday next preceding the Erst Monday of
February and August, every year, semian-
nual report to the. Chairman of the Board
aforesaid !; which report shall clearly exhibit,
for the time since his last preceding semi.an.
nlal report, slIhis receipts, all his payments,
ali his commissions, the condition of the col
ored population within is:precinc';;the name,
sex, age, occupation and particular disability
of every person Of color in that population
who requires assistance from the public; the
sum Winch. in his opinion, is necessary for