Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-01-03
i, VOLUME. Y xxXI,--So. / i i, II I.

4 at each regular sitting of Sthe. .sald Board, and
.wlhensoeYer else he; mayssbe, zeqsifed by the
said Board, or by. The, District. Judge, make
/ Q The Board, in re.pect to. His own acts as
Magistrate Of precinct, such report dis is
required from another Magistrate /; lay.before
the Board the reports- made to him by, other
Magistrates; and also make q full and par
ticnlaf:rePort, lin which, shalP BE condensed
theimormationob obtained from hesemff ANNUAL
reports of thes8fagistratesyso as s'to'skew;the
conditien and wants efltheawhole Distfict
and OF each precinct; which report shall also
exhibit the receipts and expenditures for the
whole District since the report last proceed
ing, arranged under proper heads, so as to
slow the sums received from each source,
and by what Magistrate, the 5 s3Ms 1isbursed
for each purpose, and by what Magistrate,
Iathe=sums turned over from s-ohe officer to
another, commissions expenses and scontri.
buttons for poor relations. Each report shall
particularly specify all ,deInduences of Mag.
istratos during its reriod, and the. names Of
delnquents yFor:apy allure, to make report
I as here required, the Chairman shall be la.
bic to indinctmcnt, and, upon. conviction,
shallPay o fine not exceeding one hundred
dollars nor less than twenty dollars. s. ~
=. rXCII. The Board of Relief Of Indigtnt
Persons, Of Color shall. determine the sum
necessary for the support of each INDECENT
person Of color, who shall be deemed prop.
er charge on the public, the suu required by
each precinct, the sum which shall be paid
to each Magistrate to be, .disbprsed by him,
when reports from occupants as aforesaid
shall be required, and when q tax shall be
imposed 1t shah direct the Magistrates re-
specliTely iaethe performance of the duties
required of them in referenceto paupers and
the District Court fund, and it shall report
4o,the District. Court all delinquencies and
delinquents. --. ~ - -: q .i.a.s-'
XCI]I. The balance of the District Court
fund which, as prorided by the "Act to es-
tablish District Courts: SHALL, under the or
der Of the District Judge be paid to the
Chairman aforesaid, SHALL, under the order
tof the Board aforesaid, be,distributcd TO the
Magistrates Of precincts, and be by them
dlsbursed for the. relief of INDECENT persons
Of color. and other uses of the Board, as may
bo directed. The minutes of the Board shall
show the, sum assigned to each Magistrate,
and he'receipt Of tho Magistrate FOR every
sum paid to him shall be taken BY the chair
man of the Board, and shall accompany the
next report of the cbairmaneto the Board as
well as be. exhibited unsupported the chair
mans quarterly report to the District Court
in which such payments set down. ..,ss -
ACIV. Ga satisfactory information to. the
District Judge, or 8 Magistrate, thata person
Of. color has removed from another District,
and is likely to become charge to the, Dis
trict into which he has removed, the District
Judge, or the Magistrate, shall proceed
against such person asa vagrant, and, on
conviction, he shall be- punished as such:
Prorided, ho,uccer, That persans7o of color
who were removed by their ormern,asters
from other Districts, within the. last fire
years, shell be allowed twelve months tore.
turn TO the Districts from which they were
removed and those who have been separa-
ted from their families or relatives shall be
allowed 10 return to them within twelve
months. r,-. - .es. 2z,.t
yAGRAScI AND IDLESEss. - seg
.ACV. These ,;are public, grievances; and
must be punished as crimes. = 8. V "a
,ACTI.- All persons who havo. not some,
fixed aud kn'wn place of abode, and. some,
lawful and reputable employme1t; those,
+1sht have not some visible and known means
Of q fair, honest and reputable livclihood;
all common prostitutes; those who are found
wandering from place to place, vending, bar.
tering or peddlng any articles or commo1i-
ties, without, "a license from the District
Judge, or other proper authorities; all COM
anon gamblers; persons who lead idle or dis
orderly lives, or keep or lr, quent disorderly
or disre2utoblo houses OR places those who,
not having sufficient means of support, are
abo 10 work AID 10 net work those who
(wheiher or not they own lands, CT are les
sees or mechanics do not provide reason
able and proper maintenance, for them:elves
and families those who are cngaged in rep
resenting publicly, or privately, for, fee or re-
ward, without license,l any tragedy ,interl,lde,
comedy, farce, play, Or ether similar enter,
tainmcnt, exhibition Of the circus, sleig!tref-, 4,
hand, wax work or the like; those who for
private gain, without license, give any con-
cert or musical entertainment, OF any de-
scription fortune-tclIcrs sturdy beggars
common arunkards; those who hunt game
of any description, or fish on the land Of
others, or frequent the premises, contrary
to the will of the occupants ); shall be deemed :
vagrauts, and be liable to the punishment
hereinafter provided. .s .s.-,s.,sa -. Se,st
ACVII. Upon. Information, or o:th, of
another, Or upon his own. knowledge, the,
District Judge or Magistrate, shall issue a.
warrant for the arrest. Of any person of color,
known. or believed, to be Tagrant, within
the meaning Of this Act. The Magistrate
may proceed to try, with the assistance Of
five frecholders, or call into his aid another
Magistrate, and the two may proceed to try
with the assistance Of three ,free-holders, as
is provided by the Act of 1887, concerning;
vagrants; or, the Magistrate may commit
the accused to be tried before the District
Court. On conviction. the defendant shall
be liable to imprisonment, and to hard labor,
one or both, as shall be fixed by the verdict,
not exceeding twelve months : 49, - -.
+ GCVIII. The defendant, if septenced-.to
hard labor, after conviction may By order of
the District Judge or Magistrate, before
whom he was convicted, be hired for such
wages as can be obtained for his services. to
any owner or lessee Of farm, for the term
Of hard labor to which he was sentenced, or
be hired for the samc labor ON the streets,
public roads or public buildings. The per-
son receiving such yagrant shall have all the
rights and remedies for enforcing good coz
duct and diligence at labor that are herein.
pro-ided-in the case Of master and servant.
XCTX. These provisions, concerning va
grancy shall not be construed to repeal any
other Act or Acts. in whole O. part consistent
herewith hs'--a-' .. - - r ~
The "act to establish District Courts
and the Act to amend the criminal law
will be published in our next. .,ss ~.
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