Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-12-08
ADJT A INSPR GENLS OFFiCE,l
RICHMOND, October 24th, 1868.

GENERAL OkDEh,
No 1873.
into efec The 9th Section ct the Act of 2bth March
1858: To regulate imrressaents respect 10 labor
on iortihcations and other puOhc works in States in
which 0. DIVISIONS have not been made 20 his subject
l. The Commanding General or the Orticsr OF In
gineers in cnarge of the wo k, shall have power to
decide upon The necessity for making imp, sme +
o slaves tor this purpose, after making suitable eff
forts to the necessary labor by contract. He
anst satisfied o. the necessity OF the measure Oe-
fol e he rrsacts ID IL.
Q. H may au.noriEe the inpressmant of male
slaves between the ages of seventeen and fifty years.
GettTe 'he first daY OF De .ember rext shall alb
bn. tmpress:3g slaves tr' n plantation, exclu-
sia,n rro-. u 1he production OF grain and provi
sively de7o'e~ .aseat Of ths owner, except In
s ons W tn, u; ,he
ca es of urge 1T necessity s4 fsede Of the slaves
3 Noin.pressments shall /. ssrv,ees esclu
employed ID the domestic ard tamlis -here there
sively. nor upon iaEns or pianta iops ". 'ihed,
are not than hree sias es OF ne age sp
re than five per CENT OF popaiat'om ~ -
slave, shall De imPrrs ed III any county .iie sun.
time unt s. the esstv IS veryg eat, and alit
suiia,,oI ,ns Depar nent OF the iove nor Oh the
State which the inpres~ men, Is io be made,
4. The ordinary Ied for lmpIessmert shtti De
sixy DAYS but he owner OF any Save sha'i Ial 10
b,iry The slaves Impressed The place of rendezvous
wi ic five days a.er the time appoiat.d, ihe sia.es
so Wit heio d-la ned tor niEety DAYS, ano iof
longer If ten days ior every DAY Oh uh
less 5ie be given for the delays tiat
have occurred -
5 IL sDal be the dyty OF the Comnandie:as Gene
raj in c1arge lines requ!r-ng io-ttfc tsSas, "
himself !h tie of slave labor
his oe rsment and to consider with care :hc man
rer 10 which he may btain he eostro of ~ha ever
s necessary or tie pubic SO vice cy tsr and ,quia
bic a,,o ntn:eDt among t1e owners such property
he II co isut itf the CoyNfLos + the State ard
tate autho ifies to the bss: ,fproceed
ing, SO that mp essmen' may cause lie east en-
barrassment TO the inar rsliAl pursuits OF the nmmu
nity.
s. No ices will oa givea of the number md cher
oil he layes REQ aired III time ND pl OF their
delivery, The time which The service Is required
and o; the arrangements made Tor the sc7sistence,
mani gem.nt aud cus'ody If the slaves so required
ana Il the asleIs OF slaves shall agree TO furnish sub
sstenee for their slaves and sul'ab.e oVereeer
agent to superinIe1d them, they shall lave The priv
ilege OF Ed doing Bat such oyerse susli be sub
ject to the control OF the Ocer in char ge and
dismissed f,r any misconduct by him.
7. The sum oftwenty dollars per rcnth for each
slave delivered il pursuance to fequlsiion, and fiji
teen dolI RS per m n for each slave held Il
quente OF failure of dis master to obey requsition
made as herein 2eiote provided shall be pali by the
Contedera States and solo1ers Tatiens, meulciGes
and medical att-ndance furnished. and the vaue OF
al, such slaves, die curing tueir time of SER
vice thereafter from Injuries we'd, pr diseases
cont acted IN suoa srvce or may nos be return "a,
shall be paid by the Coneder ate States Such value
shall be concuiyely established by formal ap raise
ment by Heard Exper's mutually agreed up n at
the the slaves received iGto tue Contede ate
service. mpensation shall $50 be made T sli
my, or from any injury arising from want OF due
dill gence tie part ofautuoriues OF the Confederate
States But tae Confederate States will L. b. Iiaoie
for any slave returned by of frapd cou-
the part Of the his agent, or he ov-
selected by him 10 supe'inteud them, rcr If lis
death should be caused by the Of Gou, or by dis
kissing When the slave Is received by Confede
rate authorities
s. Sutsltence and provisions fDrnished bv the
owner 81 ali commuied TOR the allowed sol
diers in service All Slaves sent voluntarily to The
nv
OFT her special cpnts acr shall stand on the same
footing t. eiyertd uncer requisivion. md the
owners Cf all sla.es delVeled or taken under requls
ton, stall be entitIed to regard the 1oniedera'e
States coptractIog with theu 10 comply with the
obligations and .uuIt, here.n es5ed.
g. l. there should be any dIsag cement on ths
ject OF the value of any slave im essed N cas
tie inn resspg officer shall not be satisfied OF the ac
cura~y of any valuation valu ,tlons. tie apprise
ment sha be referred the appraiser appciuied IN
der the 5 h section of the act cOGcern pg i'm oress
rnents according provisions OF tie act OF Con-
gress approved 9Th Ap'li 1858, aad published II
| Orders No. SO, current SeIles
By order
! (Sigred,) >. CoO'EK.
Nov 10 AdTt ard Inso'r Gen,l.