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An Act to amend an Act, entitled An Act to amend an act to organize and supply negro labor for coast defence, in compliance with requisitions of the government of the confederate states 1863 175 (1863.9)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactssc0453 and id is 1 raw text is: OF SOUTH OAROLINA.

effectual as if theyhad been regularly had in. the Eleetion jitstricts  A., 18(93.
so occupied or threatened by the enemy,:as aforesaid.
In the Senate House, the thirtietil day of Septemnber, in the year of our
Lord one thousand 6ight, hidiued ,(d. ikly-tbree,  fid the eighty-
eighth year of theisoverdign Tnd idelidencfp of the Sta'to of
SOLIth Carolina.
W. ID .ORTIR, President of the Sen ate.
A. P. AXDRIC FI, Speaker Hokse of Bepresentatives.
AN ACT TO AMEND AN ACT, ENTITLED 'AN ACT TO AMEND 'AN ACT TO
No. 4665.
ORGANIZE AND SUPPLY NEGRO LABOR FOR COAST DEF'ENCE, IN COMPLI-
ANCE WITH REQUISITIONS. G.THE GOVERNMENT OP THE CONFEDERATE
STATES,', AND TO AUTHORIZE AND DIRECT THE GOVERNOR TO PROCEED
TO.JURNISH NEGRO, LABOR UNDER SAID ACT..
I. Be it einaded by the Senhato and House of Representatives, now rPnaity for ne-
met mid sitting -in Generid Assembly and by the authority of' the toni'd sIlave.
same, That so much 'of Iin Act, entitled .4 Au Act, to orgalize and
,supply lie-ro labor for coast'defence, in conpliance with requisifion-s
of the Government of the Confederatb States, and of the Act amend-
ing said Act, passed on th eixth day of February, one thousand eight
liandred and sixty-three, as fixes,thdi fines aind penalties in vases 01
negreet and refiusal to send slaes doording to the requilremelits of' said
Acts, be and the saine is hereby repealid, so far as Itay apllly to any
future defaults, and it i hereby enactcd that 'stch neglottot' rfthsal
to send a slave or slav6s, according to theitequirenents of said Act,
shall be deemed a misdemeanor. puniishable'by indictinut in th.e
Court of' GnerallSessioits, and, upon conviction thereof, the owner
or employer shall, be fined iii the stm oftwo hiniah'ed dollars foi: Omeh
slave which e. Or she has so neglected or yofused to smid.
IL ThAt it shali-1he tb  yf.utr of. isionis bf' fads, and Conssior
the cor'porat autbhrities.of' atids,,townis pnd villdges, to. make return, other corporate
under oath, of all fiture defi'uiters u'nder'the Acts aforesaid, to some returndfaul-
magistrate) iI the district in Which default ,shalllbo made,' and such ters.
magistrato, ugiinstch ietnrlhIshei'eb? i' riered toiAse'hid wirrant
or warants against 'uch defauilters as for miederiennor.

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