The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-02
OFFICIAL.
Headquarters Second Military District
CHARLESTON 8. c., December 81, 1857,

person or pIopcriy OF Inc usienu"n'' "A0'sS-e'
for such causes Of action now pendlng snail Do
STAYED, and M suit process shall be instituted or
commenced on such causes OF action until after the
civil government of tie respective States Shall be es
,,b,ished IN accordance to the laws OF the United
States.
Paragraph uI of the same order ia modified as
follows:
sher,ffs, coronors and constables, are hereby d.
rectsd to suspend the sale Of oil properly upon exc
cuion or process under any Judgement or decree OF
court of the so called Confederate states, or OF the
State o. North Carolina ren-erea between the 10th
day OF May 1861 and the organization OF the proVi
sopal government of said stae under the Pr jents
o oclsmation Of the 20h cay oil April 1856, or OF the
Stale OF South Carolina, rendered between INC Istn
day of December, 1860, and tie organlzaoon OF tne
provisional government Of tho said State uader the
Presidents proclamation Of the S0th dag OF june
se5, unless the written consent Of the defendant De
entered of record, and except in cases where the
plaintiff, or his attorney, upon oath supported 0y
corroborahve testimo y shul lege that the deten-
dant is disposlng Of removing, or about 10 remove
his property beyond the jurisdiction OF court win
intent to defraud his creotors Prouidcd hatno sucn
judgement 30 rendered within the periods AFORESAID
shall be a bar to the commencement, In State
court of new suit upon the same cause OF action IN
any case In which, by law the defendant may remove
or anpeal the same to court Of the Unlted states.
The sale Of real or personal property, by foreclos
ure of mortgage is likewise suspend I'd IN the cases
embraced in Paragraphs II and LII Of sad Order NO.
O. as above amended, except in cases where interest
money accruing subsequent to the 2sth day OF April
1895 shall not have been paid before the day Of sale
and ali previous restrictions on such sales are re-
voked.
Paragraph " of the same order is modified By
substituting the 2eth day of April, 1895, for the 18th
day of May, 1855.
Paragraph v of .he samo order Is modified as
follows:
All proceedings for the recovery Of money on con-
tracts, whether under seal or by parol the conside
ration of which was the pu: chase of slaves made
subsequent to the first day Of January 1853 are sus
pended. Judgments or DEGREES entered for such
causes of action shall not be enforced.
Paragraph VII Of the same order is modified as
follows:
In all sales Of property under execution or by
order Of any court there shall be reserved out Oh tne
property Of any defendant who has family depenn'
emit upon his CT her labor, dwelling house and ap'
purtenances and iii In the country twenty acres OF
land or so much thereof that the whole shal not e1
ceed In value the sun OF two thousand dollars; and
in town or city the imme tatc lot upon which sucn
dwelling house Is situated; and necessary ar'icies OF
furniture, appar:l, Subsistence and implements Oh
huebandry, trade or other employment TO tne VAiue
of FIVE hundred dollars The homestead exemption
shall nure only TO tho benefit Of families In ofner
cases, the exemption shall extoud only to clotninR
and implements of trade or employment usually
followed by the defendant Of tho value two hum
dred dollars The exceptions hereby made shaI
not be waived or e1ted by the act of any dofen-
dsnt who has family dependentupon him or her for
support. and The exempted property th u be ssc.r-
tained and deAned BY the sheriff other officer en-
forcing the execution, who shall call t. his aid Two
impartial citizens to make the necessary appraise'
ment and shall make repurt thereof to the court.
Paragraph K is hereby modified SO as to aulhorize
arrest In civil actions er contractu only in cases
where the demand s past due and the defendant mas
been guilty OF fraud In contracting the doot SUED
for, or has removed or disposed Of his properly, OF
is about to do So with intent to defraud his credi
tors OF is about to leave The State with sucu ntont
Paragraph XVI is amended By adding thereto, oil
proce: :diuss In pny court OF North Carolina, or Oh
South Caro- ina, recognizing or sanctoning the In
yssrncut of the funds of minor heirs. or OF females
or of in.ane persons, IN the securities of tne Rte
rebel govern nert the securities OF the states OF
North Carol M or South carolina. created for
the purpose OF carrying on war neant the
the Government Of the United States. VII be sus
penoed until tho question OF the validity OF such In
yestments shall have been determined BY the Courts
of the United s.ates or by national legislation. And
nolhins In the provisions Of this order. or OF
the order No. 10 above cited, shall be hald
to bar or hinder the recovery, by suit. OF the
estate Of any minor hsir female, or In sane
person teestui que trup), whether In the hands
OF executors .dninistrat rs. trustees. guardians,
masters or clerks of equity courts or other hdicuary
agents, or invested by them in their fduciary char
actey. 49,. .
IL General Orders No. IS, Of May 20. 1857, is re-
voked; and on and aher the first day OF January
1883 the oishllauon Ct sptrituous Iquors In thus
Military District will be subject to such restrictions
only as are imposed by the Iws OF che United Sites
and of the States of North and South Carolina, re.
spect.vely.
Ill Paragraphs VI and VII. Of General Orders
No. SO, dated May so, 1857, are revoked, and the
mower to grant licenses for the se Of spirtuous or
coxicai ing liquors Is rem tied TO the proper looa.
authorities To take effect on and after the first day
Of January 1852 and to be subject to the following
conditions:
/. The municipal authorities granting the License
sh.dl be answsrable that the parties to who such
licenses sre granted, together with their suretes,
shall be responsible persons, and OF good moral
standing In the community and that both principal
and suretes shall b. able to quality Individually In
double the amount Of the bond required, and that
the bond shall be Lien upon the personal properly
or both principal and suretes and upon proof OF de-
fault shall warrant tho summary seizure and sale OF
30 much of the property OF either or both as may be
to satisfy the forieiure or fine and costs.
Q. Drunkenness or disordery conducs on the
premi es shall work the forfeiture of the License and
OF the penalty Of tne bond.
s. The owner or keeper of any bar room, saloon or
other place at which intoxicating liquors are sold
and all other persons Interested or connected there
with, shall beregarded as principals In any acno-
OF damages growing out Of any assault liot, afray
or other disorder occurring on toe premises, or d.
rectly traceable thereto.
4, AL bar rooms, saloons or other places OF which
intoxicating liquors are sold, shall be closed on the
day or days of any general or local elestioD and tor
the twelve hours next preceding the opening and
uext succeeding the closing OF the polls ut such ciec-
ito und the sheJfs OF counties aud districts, and
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