Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-11-19

, thorize one or more officers in the quartermas
ters department to supply and issue the whole
or any mart Of the subsistence OF tho army, in
all cases when, from the want Of contractors,
or deficiency on their part,"r any other cause.
such measure may be necessary ard proper to
secure the subsistence Of the army; ard such
special commissarics shall. whilst 50 employed,
be entitled to the pay and eIn2!uments Of Il
deputy 9uartermaStcr general. The Gov
erncr shall have authority to appoint
any additional officers, subject to the
control If the Legislature when Yer the chief
OF any department OF the army and navy shall
report that they are repaired lor the public
service, and the Beard hereby constituted shall
concur in such report and request the Cover.
nor to make such appointments
Ii. No officer Of the army Or navy % Eirg-
MIA, nor 0uartcrmas,er paynaster or commits
eary. nor any member Of the Board hereby
constituted sha! be corccrrrd, directly or in
directly, for himself. or as agent, or as partner
in auy contract sale, purchase, manufacturing
Or supply Of anv article, intended for or apper-
tanning to any oi said departments, excerpt for
and on behalf of Virginia; nor shall any OF said
officers take or receive To h's iI'e and oeHsht
any gain, coTnnissiun or cmH'u:Aent i"r any
negotiation or transact!0a Gi an" uGSi"esS III
any of said departments, other il'a" n.aY be
allowed By law. II any d:Sburs:Eg oiliter
mentioned in this ordinance sholl Inc lonnd de-
linquent in his accounts, the Board arc hereby
required to report the fact to the Governor
who shall thereupon strike the name OF SAID
officer from the roll OF the army ard navy.
IS. Each and all Of the officers named in this
ordinance and connected with the departments
Of the army and navy. shall take tue oaths pre-.
scrbed by the Code Of Virginia, chapter tai:'
teen, sections one and three.
Ii. Inc Board hereby constituted shall re-
quirc c7ery s!orekeepcr, pa! master aud furSrr
under this ordinance to execute bond, with
sufficient surety. in u penalty to be fixed hy
the Board, conditioned according to law. The
said Board, in their distrcL.on, nay repl.rt
similar bonds Of auy officers OF tie army amt
navy referred to i'll this ordinance. Neither
the 1iarierInaStcr general, nor the ccmmSssry
general nor any othor head or department
Shall be responsible for any loss which may
accrue by the act or neglect Of sEy subotdl'
nate officer in such department, who has been
lawfully put in possession Of MONEY "r other
property under lAis ordnance Ur any law Il!
this Commonwealth.
All bonds hereby required shall DC payable
to tie Commonwealth Of Virginia
All paymastcIs, cn:nnlissaries and store
keepers Shall hs subject 10 iha rules and art:-
cles Of var in the Same :aanI;er IS commission
ell officers.
II. The duties Of tie officers Of ,icYarlmon!::
in the army ana navy shall. .rsoiar Is ticy
NAV not be Inconsistent With this or ether ordi-
nnnccs Of this Convention. BE- deterIuirc'i hy
the laws OF this State and Of the Unite!
States, which were in force within This Com.
monweslth Oil the seventeenth dag q! Avrl
eighteen hundred and sixty-o
IS. The ordinance passed b. this Con"en-
ton on the twcnty.scvcuth day Of April, eigh-
teen hundred and sixty one. entitled "A gene
raj ordinance to provide Beard, SC, ard al
ordinance passed tho same day, entitled IAN
ordinance concerning the 9uartarlnaste1 de
partmer,t," arc hereby repealed
10. This ordinance shall be in force from lis
adoption, subject to the right Of this CGn"en-
tion or of the General Assembly TO a:ncnd,
alter or repeal the same.
TO he c0SrISusn.