Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1868-05-14

A few days ago Gen. Candy issued the following
Order in reference to negroes who have been dis
charged from service for voting contrary to the
wishes of employers:
I. The Constitution adopted by the Convention
assembled in this city, under the authority Of the
law of the United States, of March 2, 1867, ito
provide for the more efficient government of the
rebel States" to frame Constitution for the State
of South Carolina, having been submitted to the
people of the said State, and having been duly
ratified; and the Convention having, BY an Ordi,
nance adopted on the 10th day of March, 1858,
provided that the General Assembly, elected under
the provisions of the said Constitution, shall as
semble in the city of Columbia, on the 18th day
of May, 1868; the proper officers Of the provision
al government of the State will make suitable or
rangements for the accommodation of the said
General Assembly. And for the purpose Of de-
frayng the necessary expenses of hall rent, furni'
ture and contingencies, until the General Assembly
shall otherwise provide the sum of 81, 500 is here,
by appropriated from any moneys in the Treasury
of the State of South Carolina, not otherwise ap,
propriated.
II. To remove any doubts as to the proper con.
struction of Sections IA, Is and Is, Of Paragraph
II, Appropriations of General Orders No. l39,
dated December 8, 1867, the Treasurer of the
State of South Carolina is hereby directed not te
make any payments from the Treasury of the said
State on account of any appropriation made, OF
for any service rendered, or for any debt otherwise
contracted, prior to the 3Oth day Of June, 1865,
unless the same shall hereafter be authorized by
proper legislative authority.
III. Upon representations that since the late
elections many laborers have been discharged from
their employment because they exercised the right
of voting, or because they did not vote as their
employers wished them to vote, Commanders Of
Posts are directed to use the authority conferred
upon them by the first paragraph of General Or
ders No. SO, dated March 20, 1868, to require that
when such persons become proper objects Of pub.
lie charity, the Commissioners or other municipal
officers, having the care Of the poor, shall make
the same provision for them for other objects Of
public charity and, if necessary to that end, the
Commissioners are authorized to levy such add.
tional door taxes as MAY be reauirad-
Like representations having been made with re-
gard to planters and other persons who have re-
ceived advances from the United States under the
provisions of the circular Of February q, 1868,
the Assistant Commissioner for the State will, up
on satisfactory evidence Of the fact, withhold all
further advances to such planters and others who
have been guilty of such practices and take meas
ures to secure the reimbursement Of the money
value of the advances already made.
The officers and agents of the Bureau will, in
all cases, give their aid in procuring employment
for lborers who have been discharged and to all
such, when able to rent lands and to work them
on their own account, advances may be made in
conformity with the provisions of the circular OF
February 81, 1868, and General Orders No. %, OF
the same date.