Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-06
lrusrIsHzD N osIDI.sc1 70 1 RESOLUTION OF ,ns


PUBLISHED N oBrDuscx TO 4 RESOLUTION Or 1Bx
GENERAL Az EMILY.
AN ACT FOR THE RILEY OF THE INDECENT soLDIEes
AND SAILORS OF THE STATE or VIRGINIA wBo HAZE
soLiIEss AND sxiLoss WHO sit HAVE DIED. Or MY
DIsENT FAMILIES OF THOSE how IN TIE SERVICE.
Passed October sis, 1885,
l. Be IL enacted By the General Assembly, That STALL be the
TO order the sher seants such counties and corpora
ons make .t Of all insssn soldiers and .siss enlisted
s s g.: SSss, ss I a h Ssn q @s' BE-
amle. wao may service ~ the wia
and minor children OF zach have eied bay les.
after die In the service; and said LET sha be and es
poed in the clerks oacs Of ouch COUNTIES aions -
the next regular term hereafter and shall be Of a.,
and families In shr respective dtrcs 10 tie tad tea
ane ana sac sIs u p pe i
List nd add TO or strike from II such names a. it snA Deem ut
O. II hall the duty Of couriso allowance IN
mony supplies 10 the persons and antilles mentioned In the
port 90 they may jas sufficient NAH
nant and said allowance shan be charged on the county c
and provision snail be made for lis payment 10 the
prescribed BY Law for luns legally chargssbs On Lii
whenever any county court iha be satisfied that any ,rch
soldiers and sailors were date Of Their enmeot re sd,s
been, my hereafter be, driven from homes
Of the public and are residing In such county shall &c
the duty OF such court 70 carol such soldiers and sailors nd cir
fmiaes according to the provisions OF the first section Of this se
and make the provon for their support as Tor d
said county court shall state and certify ths for etu
port Of such refugee soldiers and sailors and Their families s
forward the the Auditor Of Public Accocns ard bha
be the duty Of toe Auditor TO said GccodnS by warrants Ipen
the Treasury Of the Commonwealth.
The SID courts may at regular term thereof appoint
agent agents. whose duty shall bs to purchase
for the support Of The Pc ~ Ind families enone IN ar:t
aud third sections OF this act 70 be agreed upon hs
said courts shall deen prudent and necessary auhez
Of nsseses fr the peIsoss and families @snioaed in al
frat and third sections Of Ills act at prices not exceeding hose
nia under act Of the q reg
uIatng prefeng said In prenen articles In the
speculation, ard said couru shall aulhoiy pre-
scribe the articles be purchased and fx the compensation Of
proper Of such purchased impressed and
The distribution Of the in such quantities. and in such mar
a. shall best rsel Of the dit and vsLt
OF the persons and families mentioned In the said first ana hd
sections Any per- dd SPECTATOR within
the meaning Of this who shall irchsse o. the
Of e for profit by ea who shall purchase or hold the Sane
the ensuing twelve where GoyeIn
men has snmprssng agent shall th auty II
Of supplies needed ~
the persons nenoned In the n and third sections and also Il
needed for csuny
not hsve supplies adequate to their necessities who shall nj ke
sd.y As to suca deficiency IL shall be e day 81 the sad
county sgent the aggregate amount Of ssi emses to
the impresng cer Of the Confederate States for said
cheney said purpose the surplus products OF said
be turned BY the Con agent saa Of
have been blamed Tor hat purpose cost 70 the
the expenses Of transportation and prpes allowance fer
age: Pr0rided that when the Of property impressed 10
whose on hs Be sa. but he agent nay take
the properly impressed edistey on the appeal being I
dd that 80 much OF e act - defines who shall be he'd and
deemed specusor shall not Construed apply
licensed echant who only buys and sells saeh goods
license to farmer who only holds such nscesies II
lie as are Of his own us such ait ees eeemed nefe
sa e Life owned By such merchant farmer shall be la
bic - lmpe smeot In Ike IL twaed by
other than held and deemed SPECTATOR uDde this act
And prorided further that improvement Of
sappns laid In and for the support Of y
tier, that iuch order hs except
Of said court to which all the Juscss VI said county
county agent sgens ss report The clerk Of ra
cout his or tier liability to procure BY peIc1a.e g; rates
commissioners for the state q Virginia Inc &C, Of the
for ihs support Of the and families Aforesaid The ck Il
such court shall ue to hs juitee Of laid
COUNTY ut the regular term Of tuch court
Every such agent before enterg upon the discharge his
duties saa take oath before the clerk ossd fer tho
adequate, security sufficient to be judged by couI
with conditions the faithful perfO Of h duties ,uh
relation and for the benent corporation
Be- % eaed G'Sss a sad or e1pOr.On
courts,br said sherns serg,nis shall wfly neglect
comptsrg raid COURT seryeans
lee. 70 psrio their ssd duty hsu he ned ssvgaly the lua
may bs In default be recovered by psehmen ndiot
or Information 10 the Circuit u Of sand cfuaes eoroa-
ioos such recovered shall be set apart
nnd b. raed BY such couns and for the
support Of the per.on5 and families MENTIONED in the hr and
l. Bsa arter enacted Th.s for tn. purpose Of carrying tho
ened by the public enemy and when the thereof 10
held II the u house Of such county 1t sha be lawful
place in said county other the house thereof sho
assembled shall be regarded In s respects as The county cort
said county for The purpose OF carrying Into ELECT the rovoas
OF this act
force on its passage and shall continue In force I'll nonns
t:r the Of treaty Of peace between The Cen
copy from the RoLs-Teste:
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