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An Act to prevent and punish the planting and cultivating, in this State, over a certain quantity of cotton during the present year. 1862-1863 114 (1862)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0450 and id is 1 raw text is: A. D. 18e3. IV. That his Exeelleney the Governor shall ,be, and is hereby, author- '-Y- ized to employ special agents, one or more, and fix their compensation-, for Governor au- thorized to a the purpose of enforcing, under the orders of the Governor, the provisions fce At. of this Act; and it shall be the duty of the several Sheriffs, Deputy Sheriffs, Magistrates and Constables of this State to render to such agents any assistance that may be required in the discharge of their duties, under the pain of being indicted as for official misconduct. Former licens- V. That all licenses or permits heretofore granted by the Governor, or any other authority, to any person or persons to distil spirituous liquors in this State shall be, and the sanie are hereby, revoked and declared void; and all Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with this Act are hereby re- Compensation pealed: Provided, That the General Assembly may make reasonable com- allowed. pensation to persons to whom the Governor has heretofore granted licenses, for any damage done to them by revoking said licenses. In the Senate House, the tenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, and the eighty-seventh year of the sovereignty and independence of the State of South Carolina. W. D. PORTER, President of the Senate. A. P. ALDRICH, Speaker House of Representatives. No. 4619. AN ACT TO PREVENT AND PUNISH THE PLANTING AND CULTIVATING, IN THIS STATE, OVER A CERTAIN QUANTITY OF COTTON DURING THE. PRESENT YEAR. I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, now met Area to be and sitting in General Assembly, and by the authority of the same, That Fanted in cot- cln limited, during the war in which we are now engaged, it shall not be lawful for any person or persons, during the present year, whether residing in this State or not, to plant and cultivate in this State, by themselves, their agents or employees, or to allow the same to be done, a greater number of acres of land it cotton than three acres of short staple or one and a-half of long staple, for each hand owned or employed by them in*agriculture between the ages of fifteen and fifty-five; and when said person or persons may own or employ hands over fifty-five years of age and under sixty-five, or over twelve years of age and under fifteen, two of said hands shall be counted as one hand: Provided, That nothing contained in this Act shall 114 STATUTES AT LARGE

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