Duke University Libraries 
 
 Circular / 
 
 Conf Pam #705 
 
(I H( ILAR. 
 
 oFKicr, OF A(;i-:nt of the stati;. 
 
 A (lioioii':ti »pprcciiitii)n hy Coiiimissinners (if l^nacis of tlmir (Julie:!, lu- jiiv<criliod liy tlio Acn ol the 
 ("General A^sellllllv• oP Somli Carolina, in rclatiDii t'p the supply o\' Slivo Labor for tlio C.)i-t, ami tin- prmupt and 
 iiii]i.irtial pcrl'.iriii :iiii."i ofllir same, is absolutely in<li^pells:lbll■ to llie Aijeiit oC the Statp. csp«!cially in icd-rcm-e to 
 I iif! mil st !•{ I.iih'ir. 
 
 I'ndi-r tin- Act ol IticiuiUiT lai-t, tlio Ai:ent ot the .State is reimiruii In avit-.l tlio lalmr nl' ilefaiillin(( 
 owners, and foiwani it, at their expcnriC. lor a double term ot'servii-o. To pfit'orni lliis in'elliironlly, lie must know 
 icAo iirr ilf/inilh IX. and this iolormation ho can only <;et from tlio returns of ('cinimissioneis of Jluails, called f.ir Sv 
 the Ac-t aforesaid. These Uelurns Hhoiild contain the followinj; informatioii, viz : 
 
 .NA.MKS ciK (iWNKKS. IllMRUT. Ml. Oi' llllAl) llAMlS. TIIIA I, A MOT NT 111 f.AIKIK. 
 
 The aygicyale of iill calls, incliisive of the pianmif, is mir fniirdi of the Road I lands for /mv> muntlin. m the 
 villi/'' number lor »/»»■ «»«/ a rjiinrttr (1 ') winil/in, or thirty-tjcveu and a half (-iT '■ ) days. No more than ','i~ I days 
 labor to lach Uoad Hand. Mioliidins the prom nt call, can be enforced by Coinniissiiujcrs of Hoads. 
 
 Owners are entitled to credit for «// labor hitherto performed on fortifieatioiig. 
 
 There is no c.iicniptioii rccopiized by law. except where thi' owner ha.s hut one Hoad Hand. Pertainlv llie 
 A;:cnt of the State han no pincir to rjcempl. 
 
 When" owners wish to oblain relief for their Hands liable to Koad I'uty, who arc employed on Government 
 work, or by Uallroad (Juiupanics, they should make application to J>epartment Hcadf|nartcrs for the Ditnil of 
 such Hanil.-i. and the detail will be recognized bj' Commissioners of Koad.s as sufficient to relievo. 
 
 Coniuiissioiier.s of lloads in Division No, J are hereby earnestly called upon to .send in, to this office, their 
 i'c:\i:>cd Kciui'uti, uu or bel'ure the la t h A yr il ) pru.v. 
 
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