- t iary, work-lise, or penal farm,
(when nIleh institutions shall exist, for a
period not loss tha than- three months,
nor more than ten years ; with sch inm
positionx of hard labor and solitary Col
finement as may be diiiected ; whipping
in all cases involving the crio en faW ;
disqalification, to vote, for a term of
ears not exceeding twent*Y, at any
eigetiont made by tihe people of this
State, or anyv part thereof, for atnv civil
or political oflice ; confinement it tread
mill of stocks. solitary confinement, hard
fibor, cbrporal punishment imprison.
ment, not less than three nonths nor
more than ten years ; fine, not less than
one hundred dollars, nor more thami ten
years ; lim-, not one hnndred dullars,
no.- mrie ihait five thousaud dollars.
But no, Inmislunent more degrading
than impris1onmtetb Sha11ll h imposed
on a white person fot a crime not in
faxmons.
SOMEI MIlSDtMEANORS.
St-:e. V The offetces specified
in thi fift fh sectiont' s tall be itn'grava;
ed rniisdenmeantor, to wit : Fol atny
person to administer or at tetllpt. to
nd iiiter to any -t.her person, or t.o
cause to be taken,1r .o attetmpt. to cause
to be taken, by any, other person, aty
poison. chloroform, soporific, or other
deleterious thing ; or for hitio to commit
an assault, onl any other persoin, , it.h in
tent in alty of these cases, to commit the
crinme of imralur; or thm critoe of ra pe, or
the crime of robbery or larceny, or w ith
the intent to maim, disfigire or disable
such other' person, or to do some other
grievons bodily hartm to sutclh other per
sor, or With intent, to resist or prevent
the lawful appirelhension or detiner of
ntly person, although no bodily iijury
may be effected ; fur any servant to
steal any chattel, money or valta ble se.
curity below the value of ten dollars,
belonging to,or itn the possession or pow.
er of his tmaster or employer, or beintg in
any dwelling house ; for any person in.
lawfully amd malicioisly to burn or de.
stroy, or cated to be burned or de.
stroved, any 'agtieittUral prodtt, al
thotug propmerty to the valtte of tein dol
Iars may lmrt. thlrebly be destro'ed ; for
a s-vant to aatllt Lis timster or em
plkyer, or any% tnhiler of his xtaster's or
eh iloym's fIanily, or aiy person alt
thorized to direct, and1 cuitrol theil.
S.C. V1. All simple lareenies ant(d
thefts. whIere the value of t he goods atd
chattels, mouneys andt'i V111a.11ble sectii es
is stolent, is less tn ten dollars, shall bo
misdemevanors. Inmishabile b~y whipiping.
corporal ptmish:lnnt, hard iabor, -aid
tih necessAarv imprisenment, at the dis.
Cretioll of tle Coict.
S.:e. VII. Of ebat tels, moneys and
valiahle secuieie, Wlich were'deliver
ed by tie owners thereof to anty other
person to be kept, carried or other1w %ise
deahI, wtntb for tie ownir, or which were
in the custo(.y of attv other per 1, utn
der any 1 rlint. resed in snte other by
the Owtner. tHe felonis ca:irrying away'
1) by such other person, shali be arce.
S-:c.V Il1. If atny ch-rk, servat.r or
other tmpluye, ball receiv e o take inl.
to his poss'ssion an1y cho ittel, rntonev or
valiable seenritv, for or in the niame of,
or ott tho account of' his employer or
master, a nd shall fra minn tly mbt)-zzl
the same, or arty part thereof. stteh clerk,
servant or employee shlil, on1o0 convie.
ttien there.of, be ptuntished itn the samte
* way ats itfhe had been convicted of hav.
ing felottiou'sly 'stolent from the etmplover
or mtasiter, ch.attels, moneys or v aln11Ible
secturitieos of the same~ atmotttnt ,int vaklue.
In anty such case, except whett I the of
fettce sloll relard to -a *chat~t el, it shtall he
.tnftiiet to allege the etmbe-Zzlementt to
b'- of tmontov, withoint. specifying any
part enilar coini or .Valutable security, antd
to prove thte einbre-lemtent of .any
atijonnt, oh monoteyi or. vaIluhbe securIties
* If itt atty sutch ease, upons the trial :'he
piroof shaill show a larceiiy, ~.the Jurv
shall be at liberty .to otrn a verdict
tat the offender is not ~ilty 'of embe~z.
* zlemnet..butt is guilty ofsimple larceny',
'or oh btrceny as a servant, as -the ctase
* may b)e ; attd ttpon tlta trial-of. c'lerk,
serivatnt.o(r emlloye.e o~ jaroptty , if the
proof shtall show att. 4mb~slemerit, the
** Jury ihall ha at lihbh tofd1rn a ver
(iit thit the of~l'eer is not guilt~y of
larceny;, but igpilt4yo emben~'!ement.,
and thtereutpon, ini eiher case, the s'liedt
* shlall bea.the same as $I the offetice
whereof the offentder. is fyn~nd gmxl~httb4
been specially alleged ; 'tho amount4in
vauebein6 taken to e~ that which ii
legod, uple~ath~ va et shlmsdtl~
u aanae
hire or couoil1 oferm~ to aommiI'i
lareeny or theib rl;t a ygattol,
,~ 1o t . nr a bthe e4,ufay
be a misdemeanor, and upon convictibi
be punished as if lie had been convicter
of simple laIreny of goods belo* 'ti
value of ten'dollars. If the said larceni
or embezzlemetnt should be committel
the servant and be itself only a mistle
meanor, the offender aforesaid shell Xu
deemed a principal in that misdemeanor,
and upon conviction be punished acqord
ingly. If the said larceny or embezzle,
ment committed by the servant shoud
be a felony, the onender aforesaid shall
be-an accessory before the fact,. may bc
tried and convicted, whether his princi,
pal be or be not previously convicted,
and uipon conviction liall be punished
according to the nature ofhis crimo un
der the law.
Sj.:e X. A person of color who is it1
the employment of a master engaged ii1
husbanarv, shall not have the right itc
-w any corn, rice, peas, w.heat or othei
grain, m1V flor, cotton, fodder, hay, ba
Con, fresh nieat of any kind, poultry ol
any kind. naimal of any kind, 'or any
ot her prodct of a farm, without having
writiirr evidence from such naster oi
som11e persot aniorized .by him, or from
the District Judge or a neagistrate, that
he has the right to sell such product
and if any person shall directly or indi
reedy purchase any such product from
such person of color, without such - writ.
ten evidence, the purchaser and sell
shall each be guilty of misdemeanor
The purchaser, upon conviction of any
such offence, shall be liable to a fie nt
exceeding five dollars, and to stiffer im
prisonment not exceeding twelvE
months. 'Tho seller shall be liable t
a fine of at leas:. equal to twice' the valm
of the product sold, and if that be not
inmedmtely paid, shall suffer corporal
punishmnis t.
S:c. XI. It shall be a misdemeanor
for ;ny person not authorized, to writ(
or give to a porson of color a writing
whielk professes to show evidence of th(
right of that person of color to sell any
pr)oduct of a farm, which, by the sectiot
last preceding, he is forbidden to sel
wit hout writtei evidence ; and any per
son cotivicted of this misdemeatior shal
be lia'Ile to the saine extent as the pur
chaser, in the section last preceding. i:
made liable ; ald it. sh:ll be a misle
men lior F>r a persim of color to exhibit a:
evideice of his right to sell any prodnct
a writing which he knows to be false o
coiunterfeited, or to have been writtei
or given b)y any person not authorized
amli, um couivict ion of this iisdeoano
before a Dist rict Court or MNagistrate,sicl
p'rsoln of color shall ho liable, as in th
secti(t last preceding, tihe seller is mad
liable. These provisions shall mutati
mutandis extenl to cases whero th
writing professes to P a permit of ab
sence. or permit of any ot.her kind
The im-s in any of liese cases being a
iho discretion of the Jiudge or Magis
tra'e.
Sm-:c. XIII Where no special punish
m eit is provided for a misilementior, i
shall. aecording to its mturo and degree
Ie punished at the discretion of tht
'Court, by one or more of the modes c
punishment which, in the fourth sectioi
of this Act, have been enumerat'ed for i
felony with benefit of clergy, excep
transportation.
Si.:a XiiI. Persons of clor consti
tut e no part. of the Militia of the Statt
id to one of thn shall, without per
mission in writing from the Distric
JIuadge or Magistrate. be allowed ton keel
a fire-aurm, sword or orther militar,
wveapon; except ihuat one ot t~horn whoI
the o wter of, lhe farm, mtay kee~p abshtt
guti or rifle, such ias is ordinarily used i
tuunting, but not a pistol, musket o
other firearm or weapon appropriate fo
puurpose~s of wa r. Thu Distrier, Judge. o
a Magistrate may give an ordler, niade
which any weapou unlawfully kept ma
1)0 seized andl~ sold, the proceeds of sal
to go in?.o the District Court Fund
-IThe possession of a weaponi in viola-tio
of this Act shall be a mnigdenmeano:
which shall be tried before a Distric
Court or-a Magistrate, and in case e
conviction, shall be0 pnntished by a fin
eginal t~o twice the, vahii of the ti:oapo
so iunlawfuilly kept, -.nd if that be nc
immediately paid, by corporal punisi
ntenit. I
SF~c XIY. It Shall not be law'ful ft
a person of color Ito be the owne
iii - whole or in pait, of any .dis~t
Jiijr spiritous liquors of any kin
ol1d 'yttail ; nor for a, peron <
eptor to be engaged In distilling, an
~iitiuons liquors, or in -retailing th
#iashpor elsewhere. -A. perso
who sll do anythinjg opntrar
tain . prohibitions herein contalned
sh ~etguityof a misd(emeanor, sin(
npolfbiictonmay be ptuished 'b
ina ano Ira punishment afhi .hard Ii
nore as t ~District Judgei %r a
arate br'owhojn ie may 4. t'rie4,
to. V12~. If any peron
de t atrj mnastel' or* eQ
,ith ezanallyo
character to buy person ofTering hinip
to be hired as a servant, such person
offouding shall be guilfy of misdmea
or.
StC-AVi. If ony- person'Aidl'kpo
ingly and wilfully prentend, or fal
assert 'in writing that any servant .1)
heen hired or re ined for any pvaiu11
tima whatsoever or .in any. station
capacity whatev r, tother than that f
which, or in wi cI such servant sha
have bepen hired r retained, snch' pe
son so offending hAll be guilty of misd
meanor.
SEU.' XVII. If any person shn
knowingly ran wilfully pretend, <
falsely assert in writing, that any se
vant was disc:i ged, or left his servi(,
at any other i than that at which h
was discharged r actually left such set
Vice, or that at , such' servant had n<
been hired or i iployed in any person'
service, contra to truth, then, in eith
er of these cas , such person shall b
guilty of nisd eanor.
XVIII. If' person shall offer hinm
self as a abervatt asserting or pretend
ing that lie ill served in any servic
ill which lie all not actually hav
served, or witlh filse, forgied or coun
terfeit certific of his character. o
shall, in anyw ',.add to, or altar, e0rac
or eraiso any e, matter or thing con
tained in, or r rred to, i ity certifti
cate given on n by his last or forme
actual master empluyar. or by anm
othor person y authorized by'snel
master or em ver to give tie same.
then, in either the'se cases.- snch per.
son so offeidinhuallt bo guilty of a mis
demeanor.
SEc. XIX. auny person, having
before been in rvice, shall, when ot'er
ing himself as servant in any service
whatsoever, f. ly and wilfully pretend
not to have !d or retaine'd in a
previous serv sich person so ofeinu
ing shall be p y of a misdeneanor.
S'9c. XX. case of conviction of
either of the 'mlenieniotrs specilied 'in
the five secti 4 last preceding. the pin.
ishnent shall a fine not exceeding
-one hundred 41rs ; and in cas ilie fine
shall not be nediately paid, ther
shall be ) h lion of other pniish.
ments, as Iofter provided.
XXT. v wilfull trespass is here
by declar, a >e a misdemanior, nad
any persor y thereof may be either
sned for d, s, or prosecuted for the
misdemen , the option of the paty
injured; a ase ofconviction of te
misdemea , e punishment shall b!
a fine app i d to tihe danage done,
antd the c u tances of enormity at.
tending th r ass, with substitution
of other pi I ent, as herinafler provi.
ded. if the e not imediately paid.
Sive. X.- . i person of color shall
t migrate int o eside in this State, un
less within e dava nfter his arrival
within the n lie 'shall enter -into a
bond with o eholders as anreties,
t to be nppro the Judge of the Dis.
Str ct Court , istrate. in a penally
of one 'hon (I liars, conditioned for
his good he i and for his support, if
he .honi bm nable to support him.
self. And a ny aneh person shall
t fail to excen t bond as aforesaid,
the District I r anY Magistrate is
herkhv aut .o and- required upon
complaint a proof thereof. to - is.
slie his wa manding such .per.
t son of colr it o the State within
ten days th ft A~nd if any? such
person, so v o leave the ~State,
s shall not le bi tate within the time
-prescribnd ni wvarraint, he shall,
iupon conv aereof,. bd liable to
r such corpo i intent as the Conrt
r in its discre sht I ihink fit to order,
r Abd if any p son so convicted andI
r puinisheca, a ati rtmain withinithie
State mo're .een dlays after the
i pnishmien I b n iioficted, or hav.
.ing lett the , hall retutrn to the
Ssame, he s poi 'on viction thereof,
-, a transpo ey d the limits of this
t. State for)l' be opt to hard labor,
f with occ s itarv 'confinemenit,
a for a .peri ex eding five years.
ri And if an. on ' color, who shall
t have ihee .ted V anyinfa~mous of
-fence in a er tate or Sonuntry,
shall come brtm ht into this State,
r such pera ,c~hqr, on convjctiort
r thereof, ah rabsorted beyond1 the
.limirs of t) .e fovfife, ojr ho kept to
Shard labor atonal aghitary con.
ffnement., 'period'not pxceetdipg
fifteen yea
a [. '4oursnedr <
.The oho )l linges ist Eruy e,
IA letter f. rerbeq nay. that thW' r
I4 cent pro' #Tpestie~. t
fo Itda a t' 0" ot
'4oteim htb # pproacl
Sof th1ap *' e ofli'
muit iir '
e .i.
6l M t iafier havit totally cease.
sob '41er plces are afflicted in like manner.
n. AtNu'plesy uvutnber itthi, t here were
255 eases of Clcjiorq,.and 147 .deaths;.
v- The dethM rrom'chol'era ili FrAnce durow
ly tho nuohth df October were 4,020, and
i 179 from the 6L4ti5 the 12th "O. No.
)r
WINNS.BORO.
Thursday Morning, Recember 28, 186f
I e- ,
New Advertisemciita.
We refer our patrons of nil classes to
the advertisement of 1). F. Fleming &
.Co.. wholesale deniers in Boots, Shoe.
t etc., No. 2. Haynostreet. Charleston.
s They have resumed business at their old
stand and 'nre especially commended to
the consideration of our mercantile
readers throughont~ the District.
We also appear in behif of John
Cummlins, Boot Shoe and iat 1 lonse
and agent for jead"Wo,)rkp, Linsewed and
Kerosene Oils, etc. Road his card:
Jno. Uratton IT,r, for rent the sever.
-) a a i)ontustat1tof T. S
. Un3oe-Wo inlviti attentiol to the
notice in another column.
Th following a'iver; isements will also
be. found in this issue :
'1Iardware, Crockery, &c.. by Elliott
& Co.
1state Sale by J1s. M. Rutlat1 and
C. D. lord . .
Notice, from Mi'ss Peronneanu.
Notice. from Miss Dargan.
Horse Stolen, by J. T. Aldrich..
Cooking Stove for sale,
The following nippointmeits of Assis.
tat A svwssors for this District. have
heen mailde by the President, vir, '
Fairfi--Id - Riciard W. Gaillhr,
Robert Iawthorn.
ve publish this m or'nirg nas much of
the Acts of the Legisla;tuIre uas we could
without en croachin, too lnrgelv upon e
our reading cohstS.
til the most material ad importatit are
presental to outr remdets. N
In our next issue we will anivertise the 10
scale oPcharges thI will control this of.
flce during the onsuin year. It will be
found to be greatlv ri./inced.
The President has relieved BF,,Ammix
F Pcnuy. Provisional Governor of
Sonth- Carclina, and dire'cted him to e
transfer the property of the State to ile
Governor elect, Jvames L. O-r. The
doespatches annutonEing this action 'are Ii
precisely -.imilar to those addressed a 'I
day or two ago to the Governors of Al
Alabamna and Georgia. ex
DIstrict Judge.
..in<
Onr District-at large will be gratified I
at fie nnnonncemant: of the election 1
Mr WVrrro ',r R. Ronu.~tese to th4 ii
District, Judgeship. I
It is a most re~sponsiblo' and delica te C
trust ; to protect in good faith the negro e
in the ex erciso of his new franchise ;to ir
ad~jilcate the tmuilt iform and perplexed bi
cases that will be refered to the Court, til
and to inaugurate a systenm of jurispru. W
desce suitable to "freedimen" that (vill
always act as at pledge of justice to them. t
As a novel and original institutionW
without precedent or practice to assist
and guide in the administrajion1 of its
funictions, much must of nece.sity do.
pond upon the spirit of equity of the
first incumbents, their firmness, sond j
jndginent ,an d strong practica'l sense, wi
Mr.'RonerlsoN presents theso qud~i. . i
~ations conspicuously and , podepyg
enoreover rtheed vantaga of ii lonupro.
flegional ex perience.,
~' s ongratulate the District t
this tielectiong~. thi
Bnomcv BRN A.-Our olitin WillD
(1 well to remetmber that ttn ' Wng
Anks are' reported d thil
the nioney is bein i bued
4hpuI tho South
~t'aN'ational flank York. '
J t o~nnal Bank of A a v. '
1 roxn Wishiigion-fien..1on'rd hi
Ried an Addrp elative to ti Freed.
iicu-'he Southern Mmenbers Lcavin.
-WASJINGTeo, D. 0.. Dec. 22.
Genqr Rownrd,- C6ninssioner of the
Freedmon'a affairs, bs issued a stringenl t
Order !or a- horoigh iispection ofFreed
menr affairs in the Soitli, in -order to'
rmnmdy the evils coinplained of by Getit.
Grant.
Ag 9nts acting coritrry to instructions
are t. be tried by court iartial.
TIm Southern members have resolv
U. go home anth not return till after
the 4th of Marcb.
Front W5ulin!.toll.
WASnirxo-roN, DeC. 22.-Tihe vo'e in
the City yesterday, wa a test. question of.
the settirnents of tihec citizens oil the
question of negrp 'nffrage, '1ind resilted
in 35'in favor, nnd over (,500 votes op.
posed to tie nit is.ire.
The name of Hfon..Lmwis D. Campbell,
rf Ohio, hat been sint to the Son.ie for
onfirhnit .s inister to MAxico.
[Ion. Mr. Ifn declines the nppoint
ent.
Coinmercil.
Nw Yot,, . December 22.--.ottol,
rni' wit il rit 51 a 52 cents. Naval
~t ores (ill)
G old, 1.16[.
h1 "' Motgo'mery, tdtrtiser of tle
th 'y; l'"Bird If. Ytit m Iloiinal
. ' gs,' of Tillapoosa count y
itt lalht imith at his residonce inl tlat.
n e lived to be nearly seven
ars; of nye0.
'"I.' undersigned in nidition to their
i .et extensive variety of (bOgS,
uve just. received i lartgo atssugmtlneitt. or
rockery and Glass.war Ie. 1 wItDAg
41sistilng of all kinds of Lock. ine'
avs, Axes, Frying Pans, smiootting ,nli, /
h~vel and Tonigs. l(ft"ve', Forks, 1oI.
.40. o-GiROCiEls - 7.0o
lverooll nnel aa . ,st ~ w d
i ds i ntOr Oil, r . Pttify/ &c.
Ikinds 61.x90,, .,rlg I nlLyhr
ito menio ariety of articles too Iuim e.
Fivo us a Cn11 11ant ask fir whn you don't
dec 2'65.-' 'IAOT'T & CC.
TO _RE
LL. the l:antds of file 0 to of
Theodoreo S. DuBose, d18 WIR- 1
One Tract of land known as OSEGAND
tint ut itrec at a lialf Imiles om Winns
1o0, on the Cheste. -road. loainiljtt N
seven hundired aorep. On 14-1 placo is
e :niY dy re'.Sdnee-,-with g,,dh44. orchard
d vmleyard; witiltall-platntatiolbuildinigs
cept gin-house., g*od order.i
Onr Tract ajoiltng this, kinow as R0K
'ItNG, containing six or sovei hundred
e; with oyerseer's htous aid nil Ito.
PIt'Ty P11ntation buildings iuc4ding gin
nM Traec kno. -a FARM JN(TON sit.
ctnl inne mile, fronm Winntsbony or h
utteseo creqk, agioining lands o-'Mrleye,
naiing thurbe thousa'nd necres moore or
is. On Zhis iantationi are residtence,
erueer' e io auld all neccessamry buiil
gs, exooin Uortse. This is one of thec
Tlese W. ill be offeredn~ for Rent. to.
eid e~r at tho Court hlome, in
n~nsn gonday. Jainary 15th,
., t pefeoitshy disposed of. Any
rsot Ii o rent these plaes beforo
orainrespeooting themt,
o Executor, at his reuidongo
JNO. BnRATTON, Exor.
ff18 DARGUAN will take a imited num-n
.bor of pupils inx y SIC, Vocal and.
strumnental- A *lass of young Iadies
also bo/ fotped for Chorus singin.
oe desito-ne of mnaktng, an en gager nnt.
DI leasd apply at onoe.
eoc 28'65--tr
ILL ommncetheinstruo'tIon of her
clseso Mnay t January, at
LpIscopal Parrsona re,.
Reference-.e ow- P. Trapier Keith, '',ev.
. Eiltt, Mr. Edward Mile., Itov: W....
Blose.
e60 28'65--8.3
TOLE4I~goin n1y plastation on th'e ni ht <
of the 28d inst., pne grey hlORINE,' 1
ut 0yest.e ld- paces a'tid stand. 'a little'
the outsidlo gf 'hits feet, 101 hand. high.
.hfperredl orderr Aply a.