Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-11-24
MISCELLANEOUS.
ADJ'T u INSPR GENL'S OFFICE,
RICHMOND, October oath, 1863.

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GENERAL ORDER,
Following instructions are published for carryir.
into effect the 9Th Section of the Act of 26th March
1868: 10 regulate impressments in respect to labo
on Notifications and other public works in States
which provisions have not been made on this subject
I. The Commanding General, or the Officer OF En-
in charge of the work, shall have power t
glneels the necessity for making impres sment
declde upon purpose, after making suitable ct
forts to secure the nee. -essty of the measure pe
must be satisfied OF the ne.-
fore he resorts to it. .asment of ma Il
Q. He may authoriagss&he inpre. tifty years
slaves between the ages of seventeen anu Sall alb
but before the first day of Decembe- next ~
stain from impressng slaves from plantations excl.
svely devoted to the production of grain and proy
SONS without the consent of the owner, except in
cases of urgent necessity.
8. No impressments shall be made of the slaves
emp leyed In the domestic and family services excu
sively, nor upon farms or plantations where there
not more than three slaves of the age specified
and not more than five per cent of the population OF
slaves shall be impressed In any county at the same
tme unless the necessity is very great and after CON
sultation with this Department of the Governor ofthe
State in which the impressment is to be made.
A. The ordinary period for impressment shall be
sixty days. but if the of any slave shall fail to
bring the slaves Impressed to the place of rendezvous
within five days after the appointed, the slaves
with held may be detained for ninety days. and for
longer term Of ten days for every day of default un-
have occurred.
s. 1t shall be the duty Of the Commanding Gene
raj in charge of any lines requiring forticaons, to
acQuaint himself with the resources of slave labor in
his department, and to consider with the man
ner in which he may obtalE1he control of whatever
is necessary for the public seyce by fair and equita
He will consult with the Governor of the State and
othor State authorities to the best mode ofprOceed
ing, so that is impressment may the least en-
barrassment to the industrial pursuits OF thecommu-
nifty
6. Notices will be given of the number and char
actec of the slaves required time and place ofther
delvery the time for which the service is required,
and OF the arrangements made Tor the subsistence,
management and custody of the slaves srequired
and the masters of slaves shall agree furnish SUBJ
sistence for their slaves and suitable
agent to superintend them, they shall Lave the priv
ilege OF SO doing But such oyerseers snail be sub
ec to the control of the officer in charge and may be
dismissed for any misconduct by him.
Z. The sum of twenty dollars per month for each
slave delivered ii pursuance to requisiion, and fl
teen dollars per month for each slave held in conse
quence of failure of his master to obey requisition
made as hereinbefore provided shall be paid by the
Confederate States, and soldiers rations medicines
and medical attendance furnished, and the value of
ali such slaves, may die during their time of ser
vice or thereafter from injuries received, diseases
contracted in sucn service or may not be returned
shall be paid by the Confederate States. Such value
shall be ,concusvely established by formal apprase
ment by Board o Experts mutually agreed upon at
the time the slaves are received into the Confederate
SeIVlSe also De lnaQe Tor all
ures to slaves arising from the act of the public
my, or from any injury arising from want of due
diligence the part ofautnertes fthe Confederate
States But the Confederate States will net be liable
for any slave not returned by of fraud cou
sion on the part Of the his agent, the
selected by him to supernteud them if his
death should be caused by the act of God, by dis
existing when the slave received by Confede
rate authorities.
8. Subsistence and provisions furnished by the
owner shall be commued for at the rates allowed SOL
diers in service All slaves sent voluntarily to the
Confederate authorities, and accepted by them with
out other special contract, shall stand the same
footing those delivered under requisition and the
owners OF all slaves delivered taken under req uis
tlon, shall be entitled to regard the Confederate
States contracting with them to comply with the
obligations and conditions herein expressed.
g. In case there should be any disagreement on the
subject of the value of any slave impressed,
the mressing officer shalFnot be satisfied of the ac
curacy of any valuations valuations, the apprse-
ment shall be referred the appraisers appointed
der the 5th section Of the act concerning impress
ments according to the provisions of the of Con-
gress approved 9th April, 1858, and published IN
Orders No. SO, current series
By order
(Signed,l S. COOPER,