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of thcTJ within tli; 5 state, rnM lliat'he, she>
or '.hey will not kc. p the su.ne w:t h n the
Jon^cr than iwelve montns from the
?.lint? ot Ins having intioduc^d ihcni into
t'^e Mate, thtrxund :n lha case, tiie person
of pei-.ons so actnu;, shall iio.,f>r br nging
such i\vjs!avt>. negroes, l:u. i .ns, Mulat
tos, Moors nr Mtjv.izors W4thm this state,
be subjtct to 'Jie pr unity ofth;s r.c'., unless
he. she or they shall kee p tlie said two
- slaves, negroes. Indians, Moois, Mnlattoes.
or Mu^iz ks, ur oi.e of them wiilnn this
stj'r i #r a longer term than one year, or
unless he, she or t her y shall sell or other
wise disp' ^e ot the same or ono of them,
iri this st. ?< ; in which cast ail the penal ies
in this act sha. I attach ^s if the said slave
or slaves, ne^ro or nt groe?. Indians niuors
iv.u'attoes. o:n us'izoes h??cl betn original
ly iiitioducect into tins stale foi theporpose
j it -ii. - /^vf7>/r/^// iilrtn f Jit*/*- Hft- Tnia
this a* t ?hjli not b'j construed to prevent
<ioy prison or persons from passing
t'.iou^h this st-i'e to any of the sister stales
<>r u-nitones, with his her. or then negroes,
slave or staves, Indian, Moors, mulatto or
possession, a certificate under the hand
and seal of the clerk of the co'?rt of the
county ftom which he, she. or they shail
have removed, which certilic tte shall con
tain, as well the number, names and de
scription of the nejjrots, slave or slaves,
loci i an* Moor, mulatto or musiizo intt nd
ed bf hmi, her or them to be c irr.ed
through this state as the place to which
he, she or thev intended removing and
settling ?.and also, that he she or they,
shall, before entering this state with such
ive^ro, slave or slaves, Indian, Moor, mu
latto or mustizo, produce to some acting
magistrate of this state, and one of the
clerks of the courts of common plea5~and
sessions, the aforesaid cernfi-ul e* anil shall
t declare on oath before the said magistrate
? Had clerk aforesaid, that it is not his. her
or their intention to sell within the limits
of this state, and that he, she, or they will
not sell, barter, exchange, hire, or other
wise -permit the said negro, slave or slaves,
Indian, Moor, mulatto ot* must.zo, to re
main within the limits of this s ate for a
longer space of time than thirty d ?>s.
An d be it further enact rd by thr authority
? a^urCAOilU That nny person or prisons of
iending against this act, upon-being convict
ed of second t>ffence, shall be judicially de
clared guihy of felony, without the beta fit o!
clergy, and punished ms such.
And be it further enacted by the authority
a foresaid, That any person or persons who
shall purchase any such slave or slaves,
negro* Indian, Moor, mulatto or mustizo.
so as aforesaid, imported or brought into
this state, contrary to the true intent and
meaning of this act, knowing that such
slave or slaves, Indian Moor, Mulatto, or
mustizo, was imported or brought into this
state, so us aforesaid, shall be liable to be in
ch ctsld there Car, and upon con vision tluTre
cf, shall be fined the sum of four hundied
dollars for every such slave, negro, Indian,
Moor, mulatto or mustizo, purchased by
him, as aforesaid.
And be it further enacted by thr mi'horify
aJ6rt*aidx That it shall and may he lawful
lor any person or persons* either wuh or
without warrant!, to seize afftl take into his,
htr or their possession! any slave or slaves,
nej*ro, Indian, Moor, mulatto or musti2o>
which shall be imported or be brought in
to- this slate* contrary to the true indent
and meaning of this act, and to lodge such
skrve or slaves, negro, Indian, Moor, mu
latto or mustizoy in any jail of this state;
and for suc^ purpose, any justice of the
peace, is hereby authorised, and if requir
ed, to issue hit warrant : and upon appli
cation to any one of the judges of this
state at chambers, or if in term time in
open court, for an order of sale, of any
o?*?nustimo, so seized as aforesaid, by the
the party claiming such slave or slaves, or
other person or persons so seized as afore
said; for leave to give security tor the safe
delivery of kuch slave or slaves or other
person or persons 96 atrial as aforesaid, to
abide the filial determination or th? court,
lhc cl int re lion of the satd
judges* upon proper affidavit, either to grant
such order or to deliver the said slave or
slitCA, or other person or per<>ont so seiz
ed* aihaforesaid, to the person or persons
charged^with bringing into this state the
s?id slave or o* her person or persons, so
seized as aforesaid, or to any other person
claiming property in the said slave, or other
patson so seized as aforesaid, upon good
and propef security, in not less than double
the va^ue Of the said slave or slaves, or
other person or persons so seized as afore
said, conditioned, that the said slave or
slaves ofr other person or persons so seized
as aforesaid, shall be forthcoming to n<li:le
the order of the court, before which, such
person or persons so charged with having
introduced or brought into this state such
slave or slaves, or other person or persons
so seized as aforesaid, or with having pur
chased such slave or slaves or other person
<>r persons seized as aforesaid, may he in
dicted ; &. the sheriff of the district mHk>njr
such sale is hereby directed to p?y oVer the
proceeds thereof into the hands of the cltrk.
ol the court of sessions and common ^leas.
there to abide the- further order of the said (
court.
And be it Jurthnr enacted by the aut/iot-ty
u foresaid , 1 hat on the trial o~t the CSlSc* it
tnc defendant or dc f^ndams soalj not prove
that he or she or they purchased or other
w i>?e legally acquired the ;>aid slave or slavps,
negjo or negioe?> or other person or pet4" -
><?ns, seized us aforesatd within this state*
pre\ ious to the passing of this act, or that
the said slave or slaves, or other person or
Sons so seized as aforesaid, tesided in I
- this state at the time and from the time of
the passing this act, then he, she or they
shah be taken and considered guil y of hav
ing brought or imported the same into this
state contrary to the pi ovisions of this act,
and one half the money arising from said
sale, shall be paid by older ot ihe court be
fore which such conviction shall take place,
to the pers+m 4H- persona wtro shaHitiform
of ?sucli importation or bringing in, and
the other half shall be paid inio the trea
sury of this stale : and should a verdict in
said trial pass for the defendant or defend
ants, the amount of said sale, shall be
paid over to mk*H defendant or defeiuHUits,
<<r the siid slave or slaves or oilier person
so seiz. d as aforesaid, if not sotd shall be
delivered over to said defendant or defend
ants.
And be it. further enacted by the. authority
afort'iuid , '1 hat each and every tax collec
tor shall require e\eiy person or persons
making their tax returns to take the follow
ing oath ; I. A. 11. do solemnly swear or
afiirm (as the case may be) that 1 do not
own, nor have I herewith returned, to the
best of my knowledge or belief, any slave
or slaves biou^ht lino, or sold in this state
against the provisions of an act emitled
4i an act to prohibit the introdulion of
slaves into this state, fiom ar.v of the
United Stales, and for other purposes ;
thertin mentioned," passed in December
lbic>. _
JJr<.vidcd neve tnr/ess% That nothing con
t'iined in this act shall extend to any citi
zen or citizens of this state wl.o may have
puichased any slave or slaves without the
limits of this stale., previous to the passing
o! this act, and shall bung into the said state
Mich s.ave or slaves, so purchased, previ
ous to the passing of this act, and previ*
oils to the fil.h dav of January next.
In the Senate House, the nineteenth
day of December, in the Year of our
r.o.d one thousand eight hundred and
Sixteen, and in the forty -first year of
the Independence of the United States
of America.
JAMES R.PVMNGLF,
President of (he nu <<%
TIIOM AS libNNKT t\
Sficukcr of the Hoxihc Of hefiresentativts ,
Columbia, December 24.
T.ahgdon Chrves, Esq. was, on
-Tuesday-htst elreted a judge of fhe
court of Sessions and Common
pica* of this State, in the place of
the honorable Judge Smith, electctl
a senator- in Congress.
Caleb Clark, Esq. was on the
same day, elected Solicitor of the
Middle Circuit,
Ktciiard Osburn, F.sq. was
on the 16th inst. elected by the le
gislature a director of the Bank of
the State of South-Carolina.
Edentcn, N. C. Dec. to.
A NEWa BANK.
A Corporation called the cc Man*
ufacturing Company if Bertie char
tered by this State, and established
ar Windsor, have issued their
"BiTls, signed by Gen. Joseph //.
Bryan , president, and Anthony
Cooelandy Esq . Treasurer their cap
ital ic.ooo dollars. These Notes
are handsomely engraved by Mur
ray, Draper, Fair man &c co.
A. tavern keeper in Philadelphia,
the other evenutg, nulled out a roll
of aoo or 300 dollars to give a
couple of fellows the change of a
two dollar note, which they had of
fertd in payment for a mug of beer.
While he %was picking out the
change, one of the men threw, the
foments of his sngfF-box intotte,
face and eyes of the landlord, whijlif
ti?e other snatched the roll of bjmlcl
notes out of his hand. ? They made
their escape up Market-street, leav
ing Mr. Knott to cry murder and
robbery in vain.
We understand, that Mr. Lee,
late consul at Bordeaux, is appoint
ed Accountant of the W'ar Depart
ment.
understand that Alexan
der C. Hanson, is appointed to
A 1 1 ' ri
vacancy occasioned hy the
resignation of Robert Goodloe
Harper, who, it is jumoured, will
next Governor, of Mary -
-laixL . Messenger
newspapers.
ItihasJarely been deckled in the
marine court, New York, that a
person who receives Newspapers
?from the carriers thereof, whether
he orders them, or not, is liable to
the editor or publisher, for the a
mount of subscription.
CAMDEN,
THURSDAY, December 26, 1816.
1 he Republican Convention of
Massachusetts, have nominated the
? Hon. Mm. Gray as a candidate
for Governor* and the Hon. Wm
King, for Lt. Governor of that
state.
The Honorable Wilson Nesbir,
Patrick NobleT -J^cob-- U* I'On,
? Wm. D. Martin, William Harper,
-John D. Burgess, John B. O'Neall,
and Robert Pringle, Esquires, are
appointed aids-de-camp to the com
mander in chief, with the rank of
Lieutenant Colonel.
As several of the Acts passed by
our Legislature are important to
the most of our readers, we in
tend giving them publicity as far as
our cuiumiu will admit* .
* i
It is stated that an English met
cha t has advised his correspondent
noc to ship any flour, unless pur
' chased at 9 dollars per barrel.
HY MENIAL.
MARK 1 l'.Dt on Tuc sda y t Vcning last,
I by James Martin, Esq. Mr. Jacob Lucius,
ot Camden, to Mifet Elizabeth Dixon,
of Cratmey's Quarter.
? ,'On 'J uesday Evening, the 19tn
inst. by the Hev; Isaac Smith, Mr. Uri?
ah Blackmun to Mr*. Lucy ibbutt> both of
this place.' '
i -l?l JJL.,11 1 . I - L ..IM
ATTENTION I An Election
will be held at Cam<!en> on Saturday the
~%'A\ January next, for a second Lieutenant
*n the Artillery Company, to fill the vacan
cy occasioned by the resignation of Lieut.
IUonson.? i-The members of the Compa
ny are requested to meet at 10 o'clock, in
full uniform* Immediately after drill a
Conn Martial wilt be held for the trial of
all former absentees ; and those on whom
fines are already inflicted vulL come pie*
pared to discharge them.
. .F. HLAlRf Capt. Camden Ait. C'y4
t)ecemberQO, 1816* 9-0
l'lCE.? ? It 31? expected that the
members of the Camden Jockey (tub
will pay their subscriptions the day before
the races.
CHARLES SHANNON, Treasurer.
Dec. fg; 18 16. \
. 'notice.
?|4lE members. of the Camden Library
, Socie'y , are hereby notified, that the
anniversary meeting of said Society, will
take place on Saturday the 4th January,
1817, at their room In the Market tfrtuse,
at 6 o'clock p. m. Members are requested
to he punctual in their attendance, and to
Come prepared to discharge their arrears.
J. Carter, Sec'y.
Camden, Dec. 24, 1816.
I , -A House and Lor,
WITH a separate convenient fj'o re
Mouse, for sale or to rent, at the up
per afjd jnost pleasant part of Camden ?
For upflift enquire of
M . Jofix THORNTON.
December 26, 1816. 29tf
*? ?? ? ? " " ' ' '
| ; - NOTICE. -
I A I Persons having demands against
the entate of PuIsLor O'Nsil, dec.
of Kershaw District^ toe requested to pre
sent them properly attested, to the Sub
j scribrr, on or before the 1st of-Fth. 1817
I JOSHUA WATSON.
I)cc. 24, 1816. 39-41
We arc a<:chori7ed to say That
Mr. Jcl>n Burgess jr is not a can
didate for sheriff at the enduing c
Irctinn. Dec. lby i8-6.
A. ivl. DfiLhQN,
Q J AVE jnii received bv the ship Isabella,
-**-Cupt. M'Neai from Live pool, a com
plete supply oi ApOvhccat) 'a Glassware,
consisting of
Grottod Stopper Doliles, different sizes,
Ti . Cap Jars, do.
Glass M ortars, Nipple shells,
Breast Pipes, Graduated Measures,
Glass Funnels, Salt mouih Bottles,
WHITE VIALS, a Large quantity
from 2 drains to 8 oz.
ALSO OS HAND,
A quantity- of Amcrtcan GLASS \V ARE*
imported direct from the maiiutactovy.
likkwisk,
A fresh supply of FAMILY & PATENT
MEDICINES, imported by late arrivals
> ? ali of which they offer for sale, on the
r rnwt reasonable terms, at their Diug t?\o*e
| in B.oad-stieet.
Camden Dec. 26, 1816. 49-^2
LEE & DeLEON, *
HAVE just received, in addition to their
former stock, the following GOODS :
Elegant Floientine Silks,
,, Levantine do.
., Crapes,
Muslins of various descriptions.
luring white K.d Gloves,
Short do do.
Silk do.
Shawls, Cotton Halls, Si'k. Threads,
Black, Uiown, (ireen Sc Mulbetry Bom*
bazeiies ? Calicoes and Furniture Chintzes*
Dimity, Biowa Holland, llatuikerchiets of
every kand, Inverness BAGGlNGf wiih
various other articles.
ALSO
London Duffil Blankets,} by the
Point do 5 piece or pair.
White, Yellow and Red Flannels,
Superfine Broad Cloths, fiom 2 50 to 810
per yard.
Cassimeres of various Qualities.
GROCERIES .
Philadelphia Rye Whiskey.
Cognac BRANDY > v
West India RUM. 5 ,sU (lua1,t>r*
Madeira WINK,
Lond n Bottled Porter,
Sugar, prime ^reen Coffee by the bap:,
Tobacco by ihe cask, Salt, Sweet Oil, Spi
ces, White llavanna Sugar, Loaf do.
Fresh Hyson Tea, CROCKERY assoited.
? ALSO
A supply of HARDWARE and CUT
LERY, all of wh ch they will dispose of
on reasonable terms for cash or produce.
Camden, Dec. 24, 1816.
NOTICE.
4 LT, persons having demands against
the estate of the late Capt. Isaac J)u -
br)sr% are requested to render a statement
of them, h gaily attested, to Samuel.
Mat his, Lsq ' rdinary for Kershaw Dis
trict, on or befo.e the third Monday in
Frbruaiy next. Those indebted to the
said estate are requested to be prepared to
pay or settle their respective debts, at least
one week prior to the next return day.
December 24, 18 6. 39-41
Strayed or Stolen ,
ON the 1 7th December, 8 15, a Svrril
Fillcy , aged four years in the Spring.
Description ? A white face ; under the sad
die, thro* nature, a favrn back. Any p* r
son giving information where the said crea
ture mav be found f hall receive TEN
DOLLARS REWARD, and il stolen,
any person apprehending the thief and se
curing him so that he may be brought
to justice, and the mare recovered, shall
receive twenty dollars reward.
JOHN MILLF.R.
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