Year: 1863

during his employment, to be paid monthly
by the Confederate Government, these said
overscers to be, during their employment, sub
ject to the orders and the jurisdiction OF the
Confederate military authorities.


Y. That it shall be the duty of the State
AGENT to visit all The camps of the laborers, to
examine their condition, to observe their
treatment and discipline, to axamine their
food, both as to quantity and quality, and see
that it is the proper ration for each as is al.
lowed by law, and particularly to inform him
self as to their medical and surgical attendance
. aud care, and whenever required, to report
the same to The Governor, and especially at
the conclusion of the tour Of service of
each levy, it shall be his duty to make such
report to the Governor, in whose possession
it may be open for examination by the own
ers of the said slaves.


| VI. That it shall be the further duty Of The
State agent to collect and receive the slaves
as they shall be called into service, at the
several railroad depots where they are 10 be
delivered, to give receipts therefor to the
owners or theiragents at such depots, and send
forward the said slaves to their points of desti-
nation; and ne shall also be present at the
assessment of the slaves hereinafter provides,
and see that the same is made in duplicate ana
certify the same, and one copy TO be given to
the owner and the other to be retained by
the Confederate authorities.


VII. That it shall be the duty Of said State
agent to certify the bills for the pay ofthe
said slaves for their respective owners, specify
ing the number or the said slaves the time
they have been employed, and the names of
the owners, which billsso certified shall enti-
tie the owners by themselves or their order
endorsed thereon, to receive the same from
Confederate authorities.


VIII. That in case Of any attack by the
enemy the slaves shall be Immediately re-
moved to some place Of safety, and it shall
be the duty of the State Agent and oyerseers
to carry this provision promptly into execu-
tion-suhiect 70 the order and direction Of
the Confederate commanding officer, at the
time and place where the slaves are en-
ployed.


IN. That hefora the slaves shall bs em-
ployed in labor. by the Confederate authors
lies they shall be assessed l,y an Assessor, t,
De chosen by said authorities, and an Asses
sor selected by the owner or State Agent
The assessment shall be in writing and con-
tain the name of the owner, the name or
names Of the slave or slaves, aud his or their
respective value or yalues; 10 be taken in
duplicate in presence Of the State Agent who
shall! certify the same, one copy to be deli7'
cred TO the owner, and the other 10 be retain.
ed BY the Confederate authorities, and such
assessment shall be conclusive of the value of
said slave or slaves.


\. That it shall he tie duty of the Cou-
missioners of Roads to see that one or more
Of their number be present at the respective
Railroad Depots, where the said slaves are
delivered to the State agent by the owner to
verify the quota which each owner is bound
to furnish ander the call. and in default bere-
of they shall be liable 10 the same penalties
as now provided by law, for not summoning
hands 10 work ON the roads in their several
districts.


NJ. That if any owner of slaves shall neg
lect or refuse to send his slave or slaves La
ble to the call hereinbefore mentioned, after
the notice herein provided shall have been
given him or her by the Commissioner 80 to
do, such owner shall be liable to the same
fines and penalties now, provided by statute
law for default in the performance of road
duty, of which default the Board Of Commis-
sioucrs shall have full jurisdiction.


XII. That no slave owner shall be exempt
from supplying slave labor for such requisi
tious by reason of his slave or slaves being
employed at the passage Of this Act in manu-.
featuring or on Railroads, or in the boiling
of salt, or in any government contract, but
in such case the owner may commute for
such service, by paying into the Treasury o
sum of money to be computed at eleven dol.
lnrs per month for each of such slaves for the
time their labor would have been required
under this Act.


XIII. That in the apportioning Of the levies
in the said several divisions, slave owners
who have already furnished the slave labor
shall be credited therefcf, in the acquisitions
to be made under this Act, and no more Ia
Dor shall be required from such owners than
NAV be sufficient With the labor already fur.
nished BY them respectively, 10 make up their
respective quotas.


In the Senate House, the eighteenth day Of


December, in the year of our Lord one


thousand eight hundred and sixty-three,


and in the eighty-seventh year of the SOW


ereignty and independence of the State of


South Carolina.


W.D. PORTER,