The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1863-04-09
rhe nmpressncns MN.

s"e "lI'oNAi VI the t'fe-iusnt. mas fccOtBe n
law. The following IL II copy of fhe bill &: -
SEC. l.--Whenever the exigsncies OF any
army In the field are such aszo make impress
mehis OF forage. articles OF suhsis' once or 9th
| er properly absolutely necessary. then such i'm
Pressmeut may be made by the officer or Off
| Gers whose duty it Ito furnish such forage,
s'tlcles OF subsistence or other property tor
such army. In cases where tho owners of
such property aud the impressiug officer can
not agree ron the value thereof. il il tn duty
OF such impressing officer. upon sn a!fid tvit
IN writing IT the owner of such property or
ms agent, that such properly was grown. rails
ed or produced by sd owner. or is held or
has bten purchased by him not for sale or
speculation but for his own use or c,nsump
non, to cause the sane 10 be asceriained or
| determned by the judgment of Two loyal and
oisinteresied citizens of the city. county or
parish IN which such imp essmest may be
made. one to be selected by tue owner. INC by
The impressing officer. anil. in the event OF
| their disagreement. these two shall choos an
umpire OF like qualification. whose decision
shall be hnM The persons thus selected af-
Ter taxing AN oath 10 appraise the p perry
kiupressed, fairly and impartitlly, (which oath
IS welt as'the aff lnv' provided sor tSis sec
tion. the impressing officer il hereby authori
1ed to administer and certify shall proceed
10 assess just compensation for the properly
| 80 impre ssed; whether The absolute ownership
or the temporary use thereof only is required
SEC. =. That he officer or person impressing
property, as aforesaid, sh al. at the time of
| said taking pay to the ner. his agent. o.
| attorney, the compensation fixed by SAID ap-
| prsisers; AMI shall ulso give TO the owner or
person cpnIrolling said property, n certificate
over his ncial sigma ure. specifying the bat
| TALON, regiment brigade, division or corps TO
| which h, belongs that sal, property s essen
| tial for the use of tie army could Mt be o,h~
| erwse procured, aud was taken through nhso-
n,.e To a,,l
| place when and where iaken tho amoun, of
| compensation fixed by said appraisers. aud.Ihc
| sum. II any. paid for tie sl,ne. Said c.riiti-
! caie hEll he evidence for the owner. ~ well of
the king NJ sal property .or the public use.
| as ia, II -ht o' tac amnnnt of compensation
| hxtl a aiorcSaii. And IA clSe ~ Il q Ger or
pcr-on taking property shall nav r,iled to- p,y
| the owner or hiS aGrGt said coupons ltion as
| herennc!ore required. the said owner shall he
en'!iied To the speedy pr. mem e. l2e sane nv
| the proper dishur@ing pi;'r. which. when -
phd sht be ia salN,iG inn o. al clam, against
| the Government ot The = ,ni.ler tic :; ties
Sac. >. When yer the tprr,i-e neui pravI
! led Tor in the LIST section pt Ihr~ Act shall for
Euy reason. TO praciIc Ihle at h. lime OF i'm
! pressment. thcn, AMI in thlt case. the va'Ue Of
the properly impressed shtl he assessed as
soon as possible by two loyal and li>intere,rct
clt7ens of the city county. or parish. wherein
| the property was taken ~ follows: One by
\ o"hcis hhN hHc bJ CotniNi-~:lrN. yuurler-
m tstcr- general or his agent, whp in { ,se of
Disagreement, shall choose the third citIzen of
| like qualification, ~ An umpire 10 deciJs tive
! matter IN dispute, whc shall he sworn - nfure-
snd, who sh' hear the proofs aIdu.cl by the
parties as TO value Of sail rrrt er;. aud assess
Just compensation therefor, according TO the
| testimony.
| SIC. 4, That whenever tie Secretary Of War
! shall be Of opinion that II is ueces-ary TO take
/ f,i.% I~Ni"-'y 'or public use hY reason Of
| the impcactir 1hiiity of pr iring the : lnc by
! PURCHASE. SO a. 10 accumulate necessary sup
p'ics Tor i-e arny cr :'r gvoi OF the service in
| any LOCALITY he may, ny general order q rough
| the proper subori'ntte officers suihoriz sucl
! property 10 be taken for the public usr the
compensation lac the owner for the sam. 10 he
determined and the value found ~ pr fidei
| for IN the FIRST and second s,crsnas OF thi Act
SEC. ,. Tha, IL shall he rns iuiy G tue
President. as oarly as prlc'iclble arC the
passase "f this Act, to appninr comu:ss'n-er
IN each state where property shall ne taken
for the public use, and request of the Governor
of such OF the States in which tho President
another commission to acl IN conjunction with
III commissioned appointed nv. the President
who shall receive The cpmpen ,a'ion of eight
dollars per day, and Ten Gems per mile IA
miicagr. 10 he paid by tie Confederate Gov
erpmcnt Said commissioners IN ~ ctusiiItie
n board. whose iuiy Nktl. hc iu ix ~ on ti.
prices 10 be pai oy the Government ivr all
properly impressed or taken Tor the public u.
a' aforesaid. - ~ To ahIra iu.i ca npcl,s ION
10 the owners thereof. Srih comm --i ,ner-
shall as g. uppn AMI puhi.h 4 s,fc lulc OF
prices every Two mpn3h- or o.trr.r n tbov
shall deem II proper; AMI ia the event Ih.y
shall not b. able tn asreG IN any uatirr CO II
ded Ia them IN this Aci. they >hdl have powe
TO appoint an umpire 10 drci lie IhS matter in
dispute, wh sc decision shall DE the decision
OF ihc board a'd sad umpire shall receive
the same rntc of c"nprn .ttIuu Gov the time he
snail serve. allowed 40 ~ d c,,n nui-~iolp~s re
speCivety PrY"nisi, rtnt said commissioners
snail he residents of the Src Tor which they
shall bc appointed; aud II The Governor of any
state shall refuse or negleci 10 app,ii said
com.nisslune' within ten days after a rcdurs,
10 do hy the President the President shall
appoint both com nj .sioners, by and with the
n ivIce of lhe Seuue
ssc. d. That al property Impressed or IN
ken Tor the public use. ~ aforesaid lu. ih,
hands of any ,.erson other than the person.
who have raised grown q produce the same
or persons Goling The s'tfnc for hcir own u-e
or consu nption, aul VIII. shall make a t,lnvlt
hereinbetote required. shiii he paii for cor
ding 10 the schedule nf prices ixel by the
commissioners Il Aforesaid Brt ~ The uIfic =
inpre-- ing 1r iIkiCT for tho pIh .c US, ~ats
property. ard the owner shall Il f,ra- 10 the
quality of tho article or prbp'rty impressed or
TAX n a. aforesaid thereby making It tau wiih-
in higher or lower price nam Il IN the s.i g l.
ule then the owner or agent aud the OH or
impressing or taking ns aforesaid may select
each disinierestcd ctiIcn OF the u.nlihca
hon NJ aforesaid, To determine the Gr,tlitv of
said article or prop rty. who shalt. in case .I
Disagreement appoint an umpire of llks uus
ihcul Ins.' ani his decisions, il approved by
the o hcer impresSinG. sn he hnil Bur n
not approved. The Imprcssing oifcrr shall
send the award TO the commissioners of
the State whore the pr"pTty is impressed
with his reasons for di-approving The same
and said commissioners may hcIr such proof
rs the parties may respectively alduce and
their decisions shall bc final Pcor,d-d That
the owner shn'l receive price Offer 4 by the
impressIrs officer, without prciu.lice 10 his
cl i'm TO receive the higher cpmpen~arIun