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And be it Valuer euacied, "rtiai the fo- 1
uking ami carrying awav th$ |?er
i j^ooJs iuij coulter of another," snail
iit ail eases be laken and adjudged "To t>r
Urceny w ithout any regard to the distinc
tion of grind and petty larcsny, or?to the
species ofths goods and chattels so taken,
. ervcu^t in such cases as arc otherwise p n>
vidoH for by this act. And If any person
? of indicted for larccuy. shatt
be fouiid guilty-thereof, be, she or they,
.. 6ball forfeit Ev c times the value of Tt>c pro
perty stolen* and shall be imprisoned not
less than three months nor more than six
months ; and upon detauU or inability to
. pg ty sudh fine or forfeiture, shall be pub
lic kly whipped, with not leas than thirty^
nin?, nor more than one hundred stripes,
ancf if StKh offender or o&nders Shall, at
any time afterwards commit, or be guilty
of the like crime, he i8s of they shall be
fined and imprisoned in like manner, and
be publicly whipped with not less than, fif
ty, nor more than one hundred stripes, and
shall be banished from the state.
And be it farther enacted, That whoever
shall buy any stolen feoqds or chattels^cnow
ing the same to be stolen, shall incur the
a*ine punishment, rfs* by this act is apv
pointed for such as be guilty of larceny. t
: Every offender who shaft cheat or com
mit any dwindling, upon being indicted and *
wttwl guilty thereof, either by common
law or by statute, shall be fined and impris- ;
oned, add receive such corporeal pun-*
ishment, 'as the court shall in discretion
, think fit i and for the second offence, every
such offender shall receive not less titan fif
ty nor more than one hundred lashes, and'
?l)al I be banished from the state- * ,
The^ourt before whom\aii}i offender
nhall be indicted and convicted ot getting a
bastard child, shall, in discretion, fix the'
sufci to be paid for tne maintenance of the
child, and on default in paying such sutn,
.br giving security for tbe maintenance of
sttch child, such ofTc Klcr shall be whipped
with not less than thirty -nine not more than
fifty str Ipes* -tin/
VI ? stares, upon wanwop mcreoi, ]
?hall pay such fine as the couft shall In dis
oretion think fit. T '? > '
"Whoever ^wantonly beat, wound br
iU treat any slave or alayes, or shall ptfnish
any slave in a barbarous m*?neiy hy refij-,
singi necessary subsisUjnec,or by any other1
stwdue severity to suchelave or slaves, upon
being indkftad and convicted thereofr siiaii
mm
to ancq si sucn sum as the
^discretion tliink fit. y i
F?m*#3Smmr
fa?nta for retailing i
lflfamcr shall be a
t?MV owth^fiwtof the jSt4|
Whoever shall be fi
rf and battery, sliaty he ii
" n<* more than two yearsf nor Ut* than on*
month t and all Mich fitfes then be ' paid to
the commissioners of the roads
ish or district wherein suph offencc shall
have been committed. W^MJl
' > it hereby enacted) That the J
entof pillory, and burnHig in the 1
and the 'same are hereby ab^*
wd that m all cases wherein the
Am of pillory and burning in the nana,
F W? bcetvheretofore ustd by jaw, th* court
L^allfW?e% thereof, order arid direct audi
fine and imprisonment, as in their discre
tie Ivtbf ther enacted by the author* ,
Sty aforesaid, That if any offender pr offen*
rle i-s shall be convicted of at\v crime, where
by suoh offended or ofl\;ndm\s shall be liable
to bo baniahed from tins state, it Yhall be
the duty of the wdgcf beforowhom such of
fender of offenders shall he tried, to fix a
certain day for said offender or offenders
to leave the state i and to4 cause a descrip
tion ?f fcnrY* nffArtilnw m? ^fP A **? ?
to icavomo state i a|KI to C*Ua$ | jp|tt1p'
t ion ef such o Render or offend* re, together
witfi the jiMhement of the court, to be pub*
lished three tiVnefrjp every nrwsP*pcr^
the state ; and if any offender or offender*
so banished return into snj^fetapt of
Soutli Carolina, he or sfte so returftfl^ shall
-> be liable tofce punished as anvSpersoj, at?
tainted of felony without benefit of clergy.
And if any offender or offendora so baniah
?*1 as aforesaid, be found witMn this state
after the expiration ef tN* time fixed for the
Said offender or offenders to leave the state
t as ajoresaid, he or she thus found within the
state, shall be liable to all the p*ut|h and pen
alties of having returned from banishment,
and shall suffer death accordingly.
fSf : And be k further enacted, Tfcat Upon :
the arraignment and trial of any person fin
returning from banishmett, the cWfk <>r
general sessions of the district wherein
such offender shall have been convicted
and had judgement of banishment, shall, at
the r^uest of the prowmtor, or of any
other in the states* behalf, certify a tran
script briefly containing the effect of every
indictment against such pet-awt* ?** the
ccrtaintv ef the conviction and ' judge
iafie?I!sSk
codtt, shall _l
has been
ft:
ished^
or
she or they be
wrM,w or eonfe?Hion>
such person or persons shall not
mittcd to the benefit of his, her or tf
. tcrjrt ; if he, she or they ,ata?KX taut*,
wtllnrtt answer directly to the fekmyJ
challenge perrfnptoyily mot^ than
yors&tS returned to be. on the Jury.
will
r their
or
H- or
JtWei.ty'd
Ahu be it fun hoc by tl.e* author
II y aioresaid, That in casrs herein be*
fore mentioned, the pmiishrucntei * prcsc:i
bedfoy thU act, end uunu other, be inflicted \ j
aixlthat all former acts, and parts of acts,
so tar only as the same are contrary to the
true intent and rowomug of this act, be, and
tl^ same arc hereby repealed. .
. AfOtCTV :
Ti> amend on act. en'.illfd u act to pro*
. hikU Mr importation of . Slave* into this
mate, from any of the "United $iate*S*y
and for other purpose* thfpein mentinrd .
? Be U th 'errfort enacted bu the Honorable,
the Stnate and House of Representative
now met and sitting; in general anmM^I
and by the a uihortiy of the oamef That
every, inhabitant of this slate who was bo
in^he right of his wife* to any slave or
slave*, on the nineteenth day of December,
in the year ?( oor Lo>d one ttiousan eight
hundred and n|)teen, or who no%^ may be
or hereafter ififi! become s entitled io any ;
slaves, either by inheritance Jbequest or
marriage, shall be permitted to bring such
slave or staves into this state 6n the terms*
and conditions hereafter mentioned.
And be it farther enacted by the author'
aforesaid, That any person of persons who v
\s an inhabitant of this stpt, and w*s enti
tled in his* her or their own right, to any
4un or slaves on the nineteenth day of
U(Hkmber one thousand eight Imtidred
und sixteen, or who is or may hereof* j
! 'tcr bcflMie entitled tetany slave or slaves^
cuhcr% inheritance, bef}?est or marriage,
he, she. or they eMail- ptoduce to a judge
. o* the c .#rts ot law or r quit y , his own a? j
fuluvit and. also the affidavit of thrve disin
terested an d respectable persons, that xbp
' s^id slave of? st jvyi intended to be Vought
into tfyis state.* are of good and peaceable
character, and were acquired by the per
son or persons intending to bVing tfiemio
to this state, by marriage, inheritance or
hefptest or wt**e owned and of right be*
lunged to the person miking such appltca
tion, on the aforesaid nineteenth da/of
December, one thttgsnd eight hundred
and sixteen / which affidavit, if made in
any other state, shall be taken before some
justice or judge of tbesiate ?r county
trot* which such slave or -slaved shjdfbe
brought, and shall be certified under the
seal of the court of said country, that the
person or persons Sdmlnisteting such oath
is a judge or justice of pemee for said coun
try or state, and that tti^f persons maktiie^
Such afft lavilsjtre of vooJv and rcanectablu
^wese sas ?va I v'|'vvtai/iv
"3*.
I
And 4 *itfuriJ??r enacted by the author'
I '/ Tim i in y \n i mhi Oi pi mini
wishing to bling into this ?t?t? rny slave or
alavet, under tbe proviaiona of this act,
shall apply for and obtain Irnm ?omt judge
of the court of common pleaa and session*,
or judge of tbe court of 'equity* a license
to bring in tucli alave or antves* andauch
license abatt certify that th* -vovissions of
this ucl haVe beef complied with ; and any
person who slndl bring in any aUve or ale%?*
?ttbout aucti license# ahall be liable, to nil
w| teiiW4?t awl forfeiture prcacrbrd W ]
an acipaa??d the nineteenth my of Decern^
&? Ot* thoueand eight hundred a*tf Ei
leen, prohibiting ibe importation of st*ve4;
and It ahall be ibe duty ot'aoy person bring
ing hi any alave or jftavet, Uv produce anch
license to uo^^periMli ?U?ntuti(tg oen&nCe
< the provision of 'the %c4 of ?ic thousand
eight bundled 'end eixieetC v -
^ And he It further cn+cted b\j the authoV- .
j fry qfortsuid* That everj person or perR?ns ]
Miifthing or founding to bring 4ny Mate or
elavea into tMl state, Dullt. in addition te
the -affidavit#. aforesaid, produce to ibe
}udt;e ot judges to wl?om his, her or tlieir
application may be mud4? * Cretified copyt
ot the l*>t will andletuaent of the persons
who'ha* or havoftqueaibed (be alave or
alavea U> ;MO^r0r thllb, in case b?h
abe cjjrfhey claim (be t 4SS by bequeat 1
and in caae he, abe or they ahall claim the
?aid tfave or; alt vet by marriage, be or
Ibey ihal? produee ah affidavit from the
person bf whom the marriage ceremony*
wai performed ; or in4m*?f hia death or
^en^ral, such evince
Sof tbeaamevand t Certiorate of tbe em.nf
i the cotintf with Ma teal of oflWt there*
loaitaol?^?Wl aur hparwm U ^^boriaed
]B the lawa of aucbatate to join persons in
marriage? and in ease auch person ahall
claim tins aaid alave er alavea by Inher*.
tvfcce, bf, abe or they abaft produce to the
iotd jndtje?rRal^and sitiafarttbry rtkM**
that aach trt .vfc or slaves were tbe proper
iflii1 Or Chair imitMi or otHer
kindred *rtd that he, ahe or they are' tml*
tied to tbe lame b* Inheritance, Ml wftieb
uCidavite U* feftmkates shall be deposited
2 the 6kt* 'of stteli cferk or torn missioned
-ahall b* directed by the Jwd^e hearing!
such application toiaaua tbe license In tlW
-tt cts\js8? ?
OAnd be H further enacted by tS- author
itj foresaid, That if ?m Marm*%taid'.
the same ahall bf made, aball be ol opin
ion that aocb peraonor p?rat*r? come with- .
\ in thcpetmsionirand meaning of ihi* icf, |
l then and in that caae, tbe Mid judge may
ihaue aiyprder to 4 Commissioner in e<j^i? j
or derk of the court, ?a the ca?e may b i,
to f^rant to tbe peraon or peraona makinfr
application, . a license dr permit uftd?rti^e
seal of tbe?r reflective emiria, to toing
such sUtre o* slaves in'.o Una atate; a?*l
for every such license, tbe clerk or co n
! miaaioner granting tbe aansc, almU receive
' from tbe feraon a|>plyittg, two doltuta*
And b it briber enstied ?w
fly aforesaid* no slave or slav^, who
may be brought into this state under the
pronttfH ol this actfthtll ' be liable to be
levia^Eon, ?iiocd or told for ihe peytwirit
of ttnj debt contracted before or after they
?re broj^ht iniO this slate by any persbn
or peraooa coming to reside herein, unless
the . plaintiff* ai whoae suit, such slave or
slates are levied or seised on shall at the
4iya?of filing his^ het~o^t>Hiiif tWclam^o,
or at the time of issuing .their process,
make mth before the clerk of the court*
that the debtor demand is justly due to
hfcpr bir Qr them, and that ttoe said suit
auction is not commenced or prosecuted
with a desire* intention or design to dekat
the operation of this act, or of tins act to
^whict) this is jyi a mend menu
? - And be it further. enacted by the author
ity aforesaid, Thai n* slave or slaves why
?nay in pursuance of the provisions of this
?ct, be brought into this state by any per
son or persons, shaft be entd? baittttd, #**
changed,. hired or iu an? other w% dt*|>*- <
tod of, at*ny time within three years af
ter they shall be an brought in ; aod if
any person or persons shall in any manner,
iell, barter, exchange, hire, or in any
other way dispose of the said slave or ,
stores* the person or persons who shall or
may be concerned in parting fc?i or ac
cj?i*ing any right, title, interest or claim
iu the said slave or- Haves* or in or to the
service or hire of such slave or slaves* shall
be,, and tjiey are hereby declared llahie to
all the pains, penalties god forfeitures im
posed by the act to vhiclSftit ii an amend*
menu on' persona bringing negroes into
this stifle Contrary to the provisions there*
of ; and the sUv? or slaves, so told, bar
tered, hired, exchanged or disposed of in
any other way* within three years as aforc*
said, maybe proceeded agams*, and dis?
posed of in the same manner, as is prescri
bed by the Mid act, pa*!ied on the nine
teenth of f>ebember, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and six*
uwn. . . y.\ < V
cttdtof titch tal
In iH? Sehtie 1
of l> rem be)
ori* thouwj
rmwn, ttH<|
of nie Jinki
I States of An* fxirf y -
JAMES R. PR1NGLK, President ?,-tvjtr.
TttOS&A'S BENNETT. Spca*tr oft***
Ho ute of Heur?scflUU*ts.
A true Cop* of ihe original Aot.
JOHN G. BROWN,
? Sccictyy of States.
LIST OF ACTS
Of a gewnl character p<c^a| k the last
Session of the LegMMOre. ' '
An act to enable the persott^er
persons employed in procuring a
map of the state, to have access to
rrrfain pfeo therein mentioned. *
An act to exeropt thfc honorable
Ei'ibn Hall Bay, in consideration of
his age, infirmities and faithful pub
lic services, from the perforinaTicr
of certain duties as one of the
judges of the "courts of ststions and
Common pleas. '
An act to exempt the officers of
the custom house in the city, of
Charleston, froim serving as jurors
An act to f nib|c tf?? trustees of
the Ne wberry 'acadt my, to' raise a
certain sum of rtoriey by lotttiy'or
lotteries.
An act to increase the aalary of
the 'governor and other officer* of
this state, therein mentioned.
An act to establish and confirni
the boundary line between the dis
tricts of Kershaw and Lancaster.
An act to incorporate the Bbthet
circulating Library Society, 'fed
the regular Baptist church in Fair*
field district, and to authorize the
vestry and wardens of die Episcopal
church in Prince George, Winyaw,
to raise by- lottery or lotteries, a
. sum of money foe the purpeswftf re
in mentioned.
. commissioners for the C
I**1 f?*w ?nd
it/ co declare in what cases th
;?idene^?ld;to provide fo
ing into execution the objjsci
^rein rittntion^' " , V
a time
An act to suspend an act.e^tled,
an act to improve an *ci mm, the
navigation on Black river. *
An act to authorise the governor
of the state to cause Mfcpait of
the land purchaied of the Cherokee '
Indians, vAichMI been iurvefed
fa#
purposes therein mentioned.
An act t<v,amend the several act.
I incorporating the bank* of the State
! ot South-Carohne.
1 An act enable, the dtf council of .
| Charleston, to carry into more com
; plejeeifrct the quanaittine
U An .act to ettcusc certain peraont
feAercin mentioned* irom
formanc<MnMn?MRlilitia ttaihr
' An act to establish a Cou
quity tor Newberry district,
other .purposes therein me
1$ An act to establiah ihe
civil and. military engineer
' service of tfc/ttate, and* f
purposes therein mcotioned,
AWt re authorize thej
the : court of equity
V ? * 1^ L N. i
.**?! court 'n the^verjl;
ot this state, and for other |
i^ssss^W^
An act to iriOrtue the ,
.?todyw^wbyhymMc.
! master or CM
therg.
aftameedM
the comutroikr-dS|Si? ? subscribe
?even shjias in the VVinyaw and
Wamlo Carial Company.
An act to regulate the .licensing
of Physicians, to practice, andiW
othrr purpose* rtierittoned.