Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-12-15
MISCELLANEOUS

NO ALL WHOM Ia MAY CONCERN.-
Il At the November terlu 1868 Of The Iountv
court OF Augusta, tie following order was entered of
record to wit:
Ordered that the 1st 3D. 3D. and sth sections of the
act 9t Assembly tor the eefs INDECENT soldiers and
sailors anu thei iamlies, assed 3ist October 1863
De published for eeks the Spectator and the
lhoieaor, and THAT copy Of tie notice be posted
al the door OF The Court House aud 10 The Cieks Of
ace OF this Court.
AN ACT FOR TIE RELIEF OF THE INDECENT
oOLolEkS AND SAILOkS OF The STATE OF
VIRGINIA w DO RAVE BEEN, OK MAY RE
DIS BLED IN The MILITARY, SERVICE AND
TIE WIDOWS AND MINOR CHILDREN OF
& SOLDIERS AND SAILORS WHO HAVE nrpn
OR MAY HEkEAFTEh DE- IN SAID SER,
ICE, AND OF TIE INDECENT FAMILIES or
THOSE hOW In THE SERVICE.
Passed October 3lst, 1868
l. BE 1t enacted by the General Assembly, That Il
shall be the duty OF the county and COZ ct
of this commonwealth to order the She ~ 80 49, 70
geants of such counties and corpofy ,,ons 70 49,
list of all INDECENT soldiers ana a;io-s sr,;+ed -.
their respective counties ard CORPORATIONS in the Con
80 h a,sb, " service, mo have been, or
their families, and Of the families o. hose Who mso
oe now 10 sne .ervice, and of the widows aud unor
.nsioI Ga :. such may Rave died, may hereafter
.'is' u the service; and said list shall be returned
md deposited in the clerks office OF auch counties or
corporations at the regular thereafter and
shal the duty OF the magistrates in each agis-
teria district to reI or list oil said persons and lam
the county courts: and said courts shall. then and
from time TO time thereafter, at any regular tenn
thereof examine said list and add to IL or strike
from it such it shall deem just and proper
2 1t shall be the duty of said courts to mike al
lowance in money supplies to the persons
lies mentioned the hrst section OF Tins act, OF such
liberal amount and In such proportion they may
think lust and sufficient for their maintenance and
SAID al oxance shall be charged on the county city
town. and provision shall be made for Its PAY mept IN
The manner prescribed by Jaw for legally char
geable on counties, cities and towns.
3. Whenever any county court shall be satisfied that
any such soldiers and sailors at the date of their
enlistment residents OF any county of the Common
wealth and whose families may have been or may
hereafter be driven from their homes by of the
pubic enemy, and residin such county ST all
be the duty of such coust enroll such soldiers and
sailors and Their famies according the provisions
of the rst section OF this aud 10 make the same
provisions for their support for soldiers and
sailors and their families desefh ed said section
The said county shall state and certify their &C.
count for the support sueh refugee soldiers and
sailors and their families, ana forward the
the Auditor of Public Accounts, and it shall be the
duty of the Auditor t. pay SAID by
upon the Treasury of the Commonw ealth.
This act shall De given IN charge the grand u-
res of the circuit courts OF SAID and corpo-
rations, and shall be in force from its passage and
shall continue in force until six months afte- the
ratification of treaty OF peace between the g, nfed
crate STATES and The United STATES.
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