The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-04-15

contracts whether under SEAL by parole the consd
Grafton for which the purchase Of negroes are sus
pended Judgments DEGREES entered enrolled for
such causes of action, shall not be enforced.
VI. ALI advances Of moneys, subsistence, implements
and fertilizers loaned used, employed or required for
the purpose of aiding the agricultural pursuits Of the
people, shall be protected. And the existing Laws
which have provided the most efficient remedies In
such cases for the lender will be supported and en-
forced Wages for labor performed In the production
of the crop shall be lien the crop, and payment Of
tho due for such wages shall be enforced by the
like remedies provided to advances of money and
other means for the cultivation of the crop.
VII. In all sales of property under execution OF by
order of any court there sha be reserved out
perty of any defendant, who has family dependent
upon his her labor, dwelling house and appurte
nances and twenty Of land for the and occupa
ton of the family of the defendant and necessary ar
cles Of furniture, apparel, subsistence implements
of trade, husbandry other employment, Of the
value of FIVE hundred dollars. The homestead e1-
empton shall inure only to the benefit of famiesthat
is to say to parent parents and child or children In
other cases. the exemption shall extend only to clothing,
implements of trade other employment usually fol-
lowed by the defendant, to the value of one hundred
dollars he exemption hereby made shall not be waived
or defeated by the act OF the defendant The exempted
property of the defendant shall be ascertaned by the
Sheriff or other officer enforcing the execution, who
shall specifically describe the and make report
thereof in each case to the court.
VIII The currency of the United States, declared by
the Congress of the Uuted States to be legal tender in
the payment of all debts dues and demands shall be so
recognized in North and South Carolina And all cases
in which the same shall be rendered in payment aud
refused by any public officer, will be at once reported to
these Headquarters to the Commanding Officer of the
Post within which such officer resides
X. Property of an absent debtor, or charged as
such without fraud, whether consisting Of money ad
vanccd for the purposes Of agriculture, appliances for
the cultivation Of the SOIL shall not be taken under the
process known Foreign Attachment; - but the lien
created by any existing law sha not be disturbed nor
shall the possession or the use Of the be In any
wise nterferea with except in the execution of judg
ment final Decree in where they authorized
to be enforce.
K Ir suits brought to recover ordinsr- 5ebts known
as actions ez cotract bail heretofore authorized
shall not be demanded by the suitor taken by the
Sheriff other officer serving the process In suits for
espass, libel. wrongful conversion Of property and
other cases known actions deicto bail heretofore
authorized may be demanded, and taken. The prohib
ton of bail in cases eontacu shall not extend to par
ties about to leave the State but the fact of intention
must be clearly established by proof
N In criminal proceedings, the usual recognizances
shall be required and taken by the proper civil officers
heretofore authorized by law to take the same Prov
ded That upon complaint being made to any magis-
trate or other person authorized by Law to issue war
rant for breach of the peace, any criminal offence it
shall be the duty Of such magistrate officer to issue
his warrant upon the recognzance of the complainant to
without requiring him to give sacuriy on
such recognizance.
XII The practice of carrying deadly weapons, except
by officers and soldiers in the military service Of the Uni
ted states is prohibited The conceslment of such wea
pons on the person will be dcemed aggravaon of the
offence violation of this order will render the oen-
der amenable to trial and punishment by Military Com
mission. Whenever woundiug or killing shall result
from the use of such weapon proof that the party carried
concealed deadly weapon shall be deemed evidence
of felonious intent to take the life Of the injured
person.
XIII The orders heretofore issued in this Military
offences whipping, manning, branding, stocks pory
or other corporal punishment in force and will be
obeyed by all persons.
XIV. pun1SnmenC Ol QedlU certAu Caeoo VI Lux
glary and larceny impose by the existing laws OF the
provisional government in this Military District Is abol-
ished Any person convicted Of burglary; Of larceny,
when the property stolen is Of the value Of twenty-five
dollars; of assault and battery with intent to kill or Of
any assault with deadly weapon, shall be deemed guilty
of felony and shall be punished by imprisonment at
hard labor for term not exceeding ten years nor less
than two years. in the discretion Of the Court having u
erty stolen is less than twenty-five dollars sha be pun
ished by Imprisonment at hard labor for term not
ceeding one year, in the discretion Of the Court
XIV The Governors Of North and South Carolina shall
hsve authority within their jurisdictions respectively,
repave pardon any person convicted and sentenc-
ed by civil court, and to remit fines and penalties
XVI Nothing in this order shall be construed to re-
strain prevent the operation Of proceedings In bank
ruptcy in accordance with the Acts Of Congress In such
cases made and provided with the collection Of any
tax mpos excise, charge levied by authority Of the
United States or of the provisional Governments Of North
and South Carolina but imprisonment for overdue
taxes shall e allowed Nor shall this order any Law
of the provisional governments Of North South Caro-
Lima operate to deny to or children COM
ing Of age their legal representatives nor to suspend
to them, any right Of action remedy, or proceeding,
against Executors Administrators Trustees, Guardians
Masters or Clerks of Equity Courts other officers or
persons holding uciry relation to the parties or the
subject matter Of the action or proceeding.
XVII. Any law or ordinance heretofore In force In
North or South Carolina, Aconslstent with the pro-
visions of this General Order is hereby suspended and
declared imperative =
BY command of Major-General D. e. sIoKLEs.
J. W. CLOU8
Captain 30th o. 8. Infantry,
A. D. G., & A. A. A. G.
OfRcia J. W. OLous, Aid.de-Camp.