The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1862-10-24

: October lst, 1867. ~ ~ ts- $,
b Be it enacted by the General Assembly
That the Governor of this Commonwealth may
adopt every such measure and do every such
act as in his Judgment may be necessary and
nroper to be done in order to secure the pos
session. production, or distribution to conven-
lent places, of such quantity of salt as will In
his Judgment be sufficient to supply the PEG
ME of this Commonwealth And to that end
NAV bind the faith of the Commonwealth for
the performance of such contracts and engage
ments as he may determine to be necessary
and proper, and may exercise full authority
and control over the property and franchises
of any person, firm or company in this Com
mon wealth, whenever he shall Judge it to be
necessary and proper to exercise the same In
order to secure the possession, production, or
distribution Of the quantity Of salt aforesaid,
proylded that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to authorize the purchase OF the
Suyth and Washington or kanawha Salt
!, Works, OF any freehold interest therein.
Q. IL in the opinion of the Governor, in or
I der Is Obtain aspeedy and Sufficient supply Of
salt, it shall be expedient to DO SO, ne may
: seize. take possession of and hold and exercise
full authority and control over the property,
real and personal, of any person, firm. or com
pany, and any engines, machinery or fixtures
and other property or things necessary for the
production of salt IN the Commonwealth when
ever he shall Judge it to be necessary to exer-
else the power hereby conferred, in order to
secure the production and distribution of the
quantity Of salt aforesaid.
5. If. by the exercise of the power conferred
lby the I'd section of this act, any property
should be taken in relation to which there
NAV be existing contracts with the Confede-
rate States or any of the States Of the Con-
federate States, or with any county, city or
town in this Common wealth entered into by
virtue of an act Of the General Assembly, en-
titled. IAN act to authorize the County Courts
to purchase and distribute salt among the peo-
pie and provide payment for the same, pass
ed Nav g, 1862, or any contract with individ-
uals for the benefit Of any county, city or
town. under the act aforesaid Provided that
such contracts with and for said counties,
shall not bsrespected for a larger amount of
salt than the twenty pounds for each lnhabi-
tant proposed by the lessees to be furnished
in the proposition on which said act was found
ed, the same shall be respected and the sup
ply Of salt or salt water so contracted for shall
be furnished IF a sufficient supply of salt
water cannot be obtained at the wells now
producing salt water for the production Of a
sufficient supply of salt for the people of the
State, or cannot be promptly obtained from
new wells, then the Governor is empowered to
disregard in whole, or in part, such contracts
with the States of the Confederate States !;
but If a surplus of water may exist, then the
Governor is directed to furnish to the other
States Of the Confederate States out of any
supplies of salt water that may remain after
thessupply Of asuf6cient quantity to the State
of Virginia Provided, that nothing in this
act shall be SO construed, as to authorize the
Governor to prevent the owners Of salt pro-
perty OF their assigneest from manufacturing
and selling salt water, or fossil salt remaining
after all the uses of the State. under the pro-
visions of this act, are supplied.
4 The Governor may take control of any
railroad or canal in this State, if necessary
for the transportation of salt for distribution,
or for the transportation of fuel or other things
necessary for the production of salt; but the
mower conferred by this section shall not be SO
exercised as to interfere with the transporta-
ton of troops munitions of war and army
supplies by the Confederate Government.
5. The Governor shall designate places in
the Commonwealth from which the sale and
distribution Of such salt may be made to citi-
xens Of this Commonwealth and prescribe
rules and regulations for the sale OF the same
and the prices at which it shall be sold
When such prices shall be SO prescribed and
published for two weeks in some newspaper
published in the City Of Richmond, the saleof
such salt at any higher price thanathe price 50
prescribed, shall be a misdemeanor, and the
sale Of each bushel or any part Of a bushel
thereof at rate higher than the price so pre-.
scribed shall be separate offence. Any vio-