Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-08
AN ACT TO PREVENT FRAUD IN THE QUARrERMAsTER
AMI cOMMIssARy'5I ZIP PAYMENTS, AN THE OBTAINING
UNDER FALSE PREFENjE TRANSPORTATION FJR PRI
PROPERTY

NAlk PROPERt1.
The Congress ofRe Confederate States Of Ameica do eaJc
That charged WITH the ie keeping ransfe or ds
Of publ, moneys shall convert TO bus ON ufe m
vest In any kind property rchsn se, private accoun
or lend with without interest portion Of the pablo monss
entrusted him for fae Keeping transfer DISBURSEMENT or any
Fec q mat officer charged with the SAT- keeping trans
or dish rsment NJ public MONEYS o. CHI get win or assigned 70
the of shall buy, trade ac spsculnein, shr directly or
or oherxise any article mo clothing or material OF VII Oh
the made vhc' enters into or consatss pat Of the
same any material article whatsoever which Is or
may rqu ed be purchased for the use OF the army or the
Sec B. 10 ofcer shall take recel blank for any article
or articles purchased by lin for the Goytrtm1n or any de-
mart eat ereO every receipt shall set forth The true
mount d. account and when payment made
on Of proPe ~ pure asei the ecpt SHAH set forth
,ba tame Fl the person from whom such property
chase and place of his dence, the thg Or things Pur
chased by items NUM- CT, weight or measurement as MAJ ne
customary the particular case the price thereof aad the date
Ofpsymsn Co.., 81.
TO the shall forward by Government cen
or at s eXpne the Government 10 the exclusion
Or uey Ie he same belongs to the Govern uent or some
department tl,ereo, except - authorised by Law.
going sectors shall upon conv ciion before QUIT NATL ~
ary court be ea'eye and PLACE. 10 the ,sns as PrsSre
tanned g. all impair the civ rem dy witch the Government may
have sganst any his ureies for raid cul on or mis-
application the public moneys en- rus Ell to hun by the u
s r. further enacted That any person in the employ
n, ~ ,yise Of the government Aforesaid and sli
coming within the Of this act who shall violate
any Of the provisions Of the foregoing secon- shan be liable
ard fined In a not less than thousand dola
and mprsore ed than onserhsn five
10 be nossd ty judge trying the cause, according
10 the course Of proceeding force In the several states
proydsd r. provisions Of this act shall In wise interfere
with or mpa the civil remedy which the government may have
against any Of said officers their secu tiles employees
frauds incubation msappcson Of the moneys entrusted
tnsT rseeiIyes by Confederate States PFOUidd OlO
That ali the peace, who, by the laws TIE
raj states have jar sdeon commit or bind over offenders r
hreacbe Of the criminal OF the State In which they may
reside SHAH have power commit or bind Over In ufc ent
cognance offenders against the provisions Of this law to appear
thin the slc Of which the offence vas committed for
ta In inc same and Ter the game rules as such
trial had before the judge Of sch district court
ana the Judges hs Confederate cour having lrsdcten OF
tbe offences defined by this sh at the commencement CT
each session their respective courts give this set AMI It's pro-
ons sspecIsiy ia charge the different gtand lrles
Approved Nav !, 1868. J-"-iA"'" b
T Con0yss Of s Confederate States Of america do eRoG,
int dur no Inc Continuance the the Sec eary Of The
be- and re hereby authorized to h ne clothing to The
snod men Of the navy under such regulations as he
chs Al Az syanss exceeding fifty ceatum the
nice al Which sash supplies furnished d the commnssm Mt
ofthswAr
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