Games that may be played at. race-field or open place, at any game or games, with cards or dice, or at any gaming table, commonly called ABC or E O, or any gaming table, known or distinguished by any other letters, or by any figures, or rowley powky table, or at rouge and noir, or any faro bank, or at any other gaming table or bank of the same or the like kind, under any denomination whatsoever; except the games of billiards, bowls, backgammon, cless or draughts; or shall bet on the sides or hands of such as do game; any justice of the peace or of the quorum may, upon view, or information upon oath made before him, bind over to appear at the next court of sessions of the district in which such play shall be carried on, all and singular the said persons who shall so play or bet; and shall require him or them to give security for his or their appearance thercat; and on his or their failure to give such security, shall commit him or them to the common gaol of the said district; and shall also bind over the keeper or keepers of such taverns, inns, retail stores or public places, to appear at the said ensuing court Penalty for of sessions; and cvery person so playing, upon bebetting or ing convicted thereof upon indictment, shail forplaying, or keeping a feit the sum of twenty-five dollars; and every pergaming son so keeping such tavern, inn, retail store or place. public place, shall, upon being convicted thereof upon indictment, forfeit the sum of fifty dollars for each and every offence. And be it further enacted by the authority aforeKeepers of said, That all and every keeper or keepers, exhigamingta bitor or exhibitors, of either of the gaming tables, bies rated commonly called A B C or E O, or of any other as vag rants. table distinguished and known by any other letters, or by any figures; or rowley powley, or rouge and noir, or of a faro bank, or of any other gaming table or bank of the same or the like kind, under any other denomination whatsoever, shall be deemed and rated as vagrants; and moreover, it shall and may be lawful for any justice of the peace, by war rant under his hand, to order any such gaming table to be seized, and publicly burnt or destroyed. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That nothing contained in this act, shall ex- This act tend, or be construed to extend to repeal or make not to repeal other void, any law or act, or part of any law or act, now acts on the in force in this state, relative to gaming or the pre- some vention and punishment thereof. In the Senate House, the eighteenth Day of December, in JOHN WARD, President of the Senate. An ACT to alter and amend an act, entitled, "An act to prevent negro slaves and persons of colour from being brought into or entering this state;" and also an act supplementary to the act aforesaid, and for other purposes therein mentioned. HEREAS the act, entitled, "An to pre W vent negro slaves and persons of colour from being brought into or entering this state," passed the twentieth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred; and the. act, entitled, "An act supplementary to an act, entitled, "An act to prevent negro slaves and persons of colour from being brought into or entering this state;" passed the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and one, are found to be too rigorous and inconvenient: same sub ject. Be it therefore enacted by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That all clauses and parts of the said Parts of two acts, shall be, and they are hereby repealed, former so far as they prevent citizens of other states to pealed. pass through this state to any other state or states, with negro slaves or other persons of colour, bona acts re fide their own property. Provided nevertheless, That every person intending to pass through this state with his or her slaves, shall take and subscribe, before some justice of the quorum or of the peace, near to the place where such person shall enter this state, the following oath: "I, A. B. do swear that the slaves which I am to carry through this state, are bona fide my property; and that I will not sell, hire or dispose of the said slaves, or cither of them, to any resident or citizen, or body corporate or politic, or any other person or persons whomsoever, within the state of South-Carolina; but will travel directly to the place where I intend to move." And such justice shall give him a certificate thereof. Provided also, That the said oath be lodged in the clerk's office of the district in which the same shall be taken; and the certificate of the magistrate aforesaid, shall be countersigned by the clerk aforesaid; which certificate shall be produced to any person demanding the same. Also, so far as they prevent citizens of other states, who come into this state to settle, to bring in with them negro slaves, or other pesons of colour, bona fide their own property at the time of their bringing them in; and also, so far as they prevent any citizen of this state to bring into the same, any negro slaves, or other persons of colour, which he, she or they may acquire, or have acquired, bona fide by descent, will, deed of gift from parents to children, the consideration of which is natural love and affection, or marriage. And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That all and every person or persons remov- · ing or to remove into this state with their slaves, shall, immediately on entering into this state, take Oath to be the following oath before some justice of the quoI, A. B. do swear, that my removal into moving to the state of South-Carolina, is with no intent of with their evading the several laws of this state, for preventslaves. ing the further importation of slaves into this state; taken by persons re- rum: this state hor have I brought with me any slave or slaves,' with an intention of selling them, nor will I sell or rispose of any slave or slaves so brought with me as aforesaid, within two years from the date hereof; and it is my intention, bona fide to become a resident in and citizen of the said state;" and shall render to the said magistrate, at the same time, a writing under such person's hand, containing the number, names and particular descriptions of such slave or slaves. And in case any person or per- Slaves sons so removing into this state as aforesaid, shall brought neglect or refuse to take the oath above prescribed, state conor after having taken such oath, shall sell or dispose trary to of any such slave or slaves, before the expiration of law, to be the time above limited, each and every slave so brought in, or sold or disposed of as aforesaid, shall be, and they are hereby declared to be free, in whosoever's hands they may be. into this free. contrary And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That each and every slave, who shall here- Slaves after be imported or brought into this state, ex- imported cept under the limitations prescribed by this act, to this act, shall be, and each and every of them, are hereby to be free. declared to be free, in whosoever's hands they may be. Guardians Be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, That the guardian of such slave, claiming his or her of slaves freedom, shall be liable to double costs of suit, it claiming freedom, his action shall be adjudged groundless; and that liable to the said guardian shall be liable to pay to the bona double fide owner of such slave, all such damages as shall his action be assessed by a jury, and adjudged by any court of fails. common pleas. In the Senate House, the eighteenth Day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and two, and in the twenty-seventh Year of the Independence of the United States of America. JOHN WARD, President of the Senate. ROBERT STARK, Speaker of the House. costs, if An ACT to empower the commissioners of the tobacco inspection in Charleston, to receive into the ware-houses there, on store, cotton and other articles, on the condition herein mentioned. HEREAS it appears by the memorial of the commissioners of the tobacco inspection in Charleston, that from the great decrease in the crops of tobacco in this state, so small a quantity of that article is brought to the Charleston inspection as to render the funds arising therefrom totally inadequate to meet the expenses of the institution, and to pay the expenses already incurred, without other sources. And whereas the said commissioners, conceiving that they are not authorized by the law under which they act, to rent or hire out any of the ware-houses under their care and superintendance, have prayed the legisla ture that their powers may be enlarged, and that they may be permitted to rent out one or more of the tobacco ware-houses, as they may deem necessary, (always reserving sufficient store room for tobacco,) for the purposes of storing of cotton, or any other articles, and to affix such rent or storage as they may think adequate, and to collect the same, or to appoint the inspector or inspectors of tobacco to receive and pay the same into the hands of commissioners, in aid of defraying the necessary expenses of the institution: Be it therefore enacted by the honorable the Senate and House of Representatives, now met and sitting in general assembly, and by the authority of the same, That the powers and duties of the commissioners of the tobacco inspection in Charleston, and of the inspector and inspectors there employ ed, shall be, and the same are hereby enlarged and extended, so far as to enable the said commissionners to receive into the tobacco ware-houses, or any part thereof, on store, cotton or other articles of produce, or any articles of merchandize or otherwise, according to their discretion, from any |