Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-12-22


bill TO be entitled an kst 10 sasad "a lSt snti.lsa
Gan ACT TO Regulate Impst ssmentsn approved March
20 h. 1893 and to repes the Act amendatory thereof
approved Auril 27ths 1868.
Sec l. The Congress of the Confederate States Of
America do enact That 81 much of the above rected
Act as authorizes The Commissioners sppin ed by the
President and Governors Of the different States 10 FIX
the prices be paid for property impressed, be, and
tie same Is hereby repealed.
Sec 2 That in all cases where property IL impressed
for the Of the army Ravy or for other public use
under said act the shall he paid for at the time OF
said impTssment unless appeal be taken from the
decision according 10 the valuation agreed upon be-
tween the parties or ascertaiied and determined by
loyal and dspIerested citizens of the city county or
parish in which the impressment may be made in the
manner and according the regua ions provided In
the FIRST second and third seciors Of the above rected
act or in the Sh section thereof.
Sec g. Whenever the officer making the impressme1t
of property under the act hereby amended, shall Be-
eve that the appraisement is fair and jus he shall en-
6orse bis approval upon the certificate OF apprasemeDt
and make payment accordingly; but il be sha believe
that is rot fair and just teen he sha refuse ID ap-
prove and endorse the reasons Of his refusal on lte
certificate and shall have the right to appeal from the
decision of the appraisers by reporting the to the
Commissioners, appointed under sad act to which this
is an amendment, for their decision, whose judg cent
shall be final ard in the meantime the property shall
be held by the t,sr impressing the same, who shall
have the init CT appeal as herein provided.
Sec t. The said commissioners shall have power to
summon and examine witnesses, to enable them
to fix the value of the property impressed which shall
be the vsue Of the property at the time and place OF
thu impressment and lie sole duties OF sai COMM =
scners shal hereafter be to fix the vaue Of property
in clsea CT APPEAL ami ell their otter due, hereby
ken away; and when the commissioners shall have
fixed the value of property in cases of appeal they all
furnish the owner and impressng officer with state
men of such value, which shall be paid accordingly,
which valu .tiOn email be made within three months
from the tins of impressment.
SEQ 5. That said commissioners shall be sworn faith
fully to discharge all their duties under tits act: and the
act to which this is an amendment.
Section 8. No slave lsboring on q farm or plan
tation exclusively devoted TO the production OF
grain sAa be taken for lbic without the
of the owner, except Ia of urgent necessity,
an order Of the General commanding the department..
Sec Z. Belt further enacted That the act ameods-
tory OF the cted scE approved April 27sb, 1883,
aud 80 muca Of the lst section as requires Sue
or agent make Affidavit that such property grown,
raised produced by said owner, or is held, or has
been pu chased by him. for ca speculation, but
for his own use or consump ion be and the same is
hereby repealed
Sections Belt further enacted Tea. no Impress
meut shall be made under this or any other act,
which may be for the benefit OF the contractors
with the government
Mr. FOOTE rose to personal explanation. men,
Der of the Yankee Congress, published in morning
paper had charged thaI he said that the Yankee pris
oner5 cruelty treated and Rad Lot been provided
with sufficient food &c. He tad simply said that such
a charge had been brought in the North, and that
official document in the possession OF the Commissioner
of Exchange apparently sustained that charge o.
iecl and motive was that tn honor Of the Government
should be INDICATED by investigation Otherwise the
Northern paper misrepresented his position and state.
ments
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Committee in relation TO substitutes, which ordered
TO be prin ed.
The following is the bill adopted by thecommittee:
BILL entitled an act TO amend the Lao in relation 10
Substitutes.
Whereas Through frauds perpetra ed on the govern
Mt under the clau:e OF e act, approved p Il l6
1883 h'oh granted The privilege that persons not liable
to military duty might be received ia place Of those
~ho were armies have bfen deprived Of the service
OF men necessary for che public defense Therefore
LIST That the Congress OF the Confederate States
do that in all where substitutes have been
received under the>proyisions of the above Tor any
oberl as have deserted or shall hereafter desert the
ton of the substitute being established attested I'M
der regulations 10 be prescribed by the Secretary Of
War.
2nd In TALL 'ses where substitute has proved usf.
for the discharge OF the ordina duties oil the soldier
By reason of physical mental ncapacity existing
the time lie received a substitute, the obligation
of the principal shall reFvs upon such ncapacty being
established and atesed under regulations to be pre-
scrbed By tie Sec etary of Wa.
Sd. Ia all cases when a man who ia q subs.i ute
would be liable enrolment for military service under
existing or iuure laws if he 10. already in the
army the principal is hereby declared to be subject TO
sach enrolment.
Amessage was received from the President covering
copies of various Tep1rts of military operations.
The House then ldjourred.