The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-05-30

the passage of this act" occurring in the (7)
seventh (S) eighth and (9) ninth lines OF
section f. be changed so as to read: "Provl.
ded, that the said road shall be commenced
within three years after the passage of this
act, and completed within five years after the
date of commencement of labor" .... -,
SEC 2. That nothing contained in said
charter shall be so construed as to exempt
said corporation from the provisions of sect
ion Al of an act to incorporate certain villa
PES, societies and companies, and to renew
and amend certain charters heretofore grant
ed, and to establish the principle on which
the charters of corporations will hereafter be
granted, approved Dec II, 1S41. .r
Approved February q, le72.,-~ .,.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled Gan Act
to Incorporate the Columbia, Walterboro
and Yeinassee Railroad Company"
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives of the State
of South Carolina, now met and sitting IN
General Assembly, and by the authority OF
the same: ....
That an act entitled Gan act to incorpo-
rate the Columbia, Walterboro and Yemess-
ee railroad company" approved March 9TH
1871, be amended as follows, ,to-wit: The
words, aprovided, said road shall be conf
menced within one year, and mplcted with
in FIVE years of the passage of this act" &C.
curing in the CD seventh (s) eighth and CD
ninth lines of section be changed 50 as
to read: aprovided that the said road shall
be commenced within three years after the
passage of this act, and completed within
i've years of the date of commencement OF
labor That the second section Of said act
shall be amended by striking out the word
"possible," wherever itoccurs in said section.
and inserting in the place thereof the word
practicable" and that the third section OF
said act be amended by striking out the words
"one hundred" in the eighth line of said
section, and inserting in place thereof the
words ttwenty-fve." :,
SEC. 2. That nothing contained in said
act ofincorporation shall be so construed as
to exempt said corporation from the provls-
ions of section Al of Gan act to incorporate
certain villages, societies and companies, and
to renew and amend certain charters hereto,
fore granted, and to establish the principle
upon which charters of interpretations will
hereafter be granted. approved December II
1941.S
Approved February 27, 1872.
DEMOCRATIC BAIL REFUSED TO CoLsREI
PRIsoNERs.-Thcre is rumor in this com
m,uuIn;;ty, which comes from good authority
We learn, that the colored prisoners sent here
by the u nited States Court to be balled out
have been refused that privilege if then
bonds are signed by Democrats at the
time of their arrest, it was strongly suspect
ed that political opinions had more to Dc
with,their persecution than any proof or sus
nicion that they had anything to do witt
the Ku.Klux. 1t is we'll known that there are
not more than FIVE orsix Radicals in this coun
ty who own sufficient property above the home
stead, to make their bond good, and they
would not be likely to assist Democratl'
colored man; consequently these poor fellows
are doomed to lie in Jail until they either tel
what they do not know, or, what IS more
probable, until they promise allegiance t'
the Radical party. =, :.
We are further informed that the United
States District Attorney, Oh his assistant
stated that at least one Of thu colored prise
ners was only arrested as witness, and
not accused of committing any crime. w
ask the District Attorney why the plain or
der of the. court is disrogardcd i'll the case
of those colored men, and Why they arc
not allowed the same privilege OF bal
that have been accorded to white prisoners
We are also informed that one OF the pr's
oners was told by an official that he WA
doing very we'll in prison, tor when ,, ne Nv, wa
out he was slave to the Democrats" I'm
is the freedom to which the colorcd pe,opl
have been elcvated-to vote the Radica
ticket or 60 to Jail. S,.,,a,,
threatening interviews, representations (tru
or false) as to the proof against the prisoner
thus interviewed, and every other style G
intimidation is resorted to, to cxtort from tn
weaker minded some statement or snsPlclo
of the completely Of certain individuals
some act of violence against colored person
and the enforcement Act; and they call a
such statements, made under such circun
stances, sufficient proof to issue warrants al
send out marshal and squad OF soiu'cr
at the dead hour of night, to arrest any I, nun Il
ber of our citizens and keep them III jail fc
months.
This state of affairs will contine SO long
the officers employed there find theee Is M' M
new in it." The more arrests they make, I'll
more money they get; and it seems to
that they pursue our people with the SAN al
satisfaction and for the same purpose I'LL
the hunters of the Northeast formerly nun n
cd wolres-merely to get the bounty ohcFe
for their scalps. ,,,o
They continue to cry "snake snake
! after they know that the fangs of the reptl
!, have been extracted and there is no mo
! danger from him but the cry IS ncce
v sary in order to drive off those VINO m mi
be in the way of many OFFICIALS VINO - s
y the handwriting on the wall, and kno
their present occupations cannot last mu'
T. longer, and arc announcing themselves
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