Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1863-12-18

President sllal! appoint b6th commission
rrs, by and with d he advice AMI consent uf
the senate
SEC. 6. That all property impressed or
taken for tie public use, rs aforesaid, in
the hands Of any person othsr than the
persons who have raised, grown or pro-
duced the same, or persons holding the
same tor their own use or colsu surlptiuu, and
*ho shall make the affidavit ,.s hsrein be-
Fore required, shnll be paid for acco ding
to the schedule of prices fixed by The com,
nlssioners as aforesaid. Bat if the officer
'nprcsSih" Or t'ki":: for tie public use
s'ich property, and the owner, shall differ
rs to the quality nf .i,c article or properly
Impressed Or taken rs Aforesaid, thereby
making 1t fall within higher or bower
price named in tha schedule, then Tue
owner or agent ;'.l tha officer inpressing
or taking, aS aforesnil. may selec; each Il
loyal and d!sinte1csLeI c'izsn, Of the oual
lhcatlons ns aforesaid, to determine the
I"ai'y 't SAID article or property, WHO
$'T'i', III case OF disagreement. appoint an
umpire Of like qualifications, and his &c
clSion, II approved by the officer impress
ing, shall bc final but if not approved. the
'mprc,>ing officer shall send The aware! to
the commissioners Of the state where the
property is impressed, with his reasons Tor
disapprorlng the same, and said commits.
s'o"crs may hear such proofs. rs the parties
may respectively ad,luce. and ih.ir decision
shall be final: IrovitlcG, thu, the cwner
may rtc"iv. the price offered by the in
pressing ciiicer, without prejudice to his
claim TO receive the higher COMPENSATION.
SEC T. That the property necessary
Tor the support Of the owner and his rami
y, anu TO carry Oh his ordinary aericul,u-
fal and mechanical business, to be ascer.
tanned by the appraisers, to ,s appointed
rs provided in the first section Of this act
under cath, shall not be tak,.n or inprcs<ci
Tor the public use; AMI when the impress
ing oiilcer ami the owner cannot agree rs
To the quantity OF property necessary as.
aforesaid, then the decision Of Ike said alp
praI5c,s shall be bading on the officer and
all other persons.
SEC: 8. Where property has been In
pressed tor temporary use, and is lost or
destroyed, without the default of the owner,
the government Of The Confederate States
shall pay just com ?-nsatior therefor; to
he ascerla'ned by appraisers appointed and
qualified as provided in the FIRST section of
this act. II such property when returned
has IN tho opinion OF tn. owner, been in
Jurcd whilst in the public use, the amount
OF damage thereby sustained shall be de-
termined i'll tl:e manner described in the
third section Of this act, tie officer return
ing the property being :n:hor zed to act
on behalf OF The government; and upon
such enquiry, the certificate OF the value
of the property, when orr ginaliy impressed,
shall le received rs lrinaa /ucie evidence of
the value thereof
"SEc. 9. Where slaves arc Impressed bv
-" 'h'c'lrraic government to labor on
=: s>.~ ,'rs ur ether public works, The i'm
g.; ,ha!l be made lv sa d novcru-3
Inc, "s,v'sing to the rules and regulations
provided III Tie laws uf the state wherein
They are in:pr ase'l and in tn. absence of
such law, III ;ccoiGakcn with such rules
anl regulations not inconsiS,e eli, with the
prp"i ions % this act, AS ihe Secretary Of
" al sta!i ir"n time ~ ti,ar prescribe:
Proa"cI, that no lmpressncns of slaves
shall be ln;.de when they can be hired or
procured bJ- The con5eu, Of the ownor or
agent.
"SEc. ] 0. Tia previous to the first dav
Of December next, no savo laiorinp on a
aTE' or +! r!a:'aiion exclusively devoted to
the production Of grain and provisions,
ssi;:H bo taken for the public use, without
the consent q! III" "wIcr, except il case OF
urgent necessity.
''SHc. IL. Fiat any commissioned or
non ceuipis:io :ioned oliacr Or private who
shall violate the provisions of this act; shall
be tried Lsfore the. military. court. Of the
corps 10 Which he ia attached, 'on com
plant made by the owner or other person. |
aud on CONVICTION, if an object, no Shall .be !
casliiered and put into-the ranks as, a tri. !
vate,; and it n non.conImissioncd officer or
private, he shall suffer such punishment
not inconsistent with military law, as the |
court may direct"
Ill. BY the authority OF the act..of
Congress aforesaid, the Secretary of War
hereby recognizes impressnents us n legal |
and operative mode OF securing necessary
supplies Of subsistence, medical and quar- :
termaster's stores for the armies OF the
Confederate States in the field, and to ac-
them in magazines, posts and
derots, owing TO the impracticabilityr OF
procuring them by contract.
- - may DS IUdQ6 .uOQer
orders from Generals commanding armies,
departments, corps, divisions, brigades,
and by commanders Of detached parties
and posts, when necessity arises; which
orders may be executed by auartermasters,
cotnmlssaries' or medical, pnryeyors and
their sabordlnates, for 'bcir respectiv :ds-
partmeDts. Z, ~. Il
The Quartermas,er Gene:al, Conmissary
General and Surgeon General may desfg.
nate the officers and persons WHO shall. Be
competept;to make impressments 10 ;acc12
mulate spppGesat posts and dspots.
). 9: No officer or agent shall impress the
NECESSARY supplies WHICH any. person may
have for the cohsumption, Of himself, sbiss|
family, employees,slayes, or lo.carry Oh lis |
ordinary mechanical, manufacturing or .ag.1
ricultural etbployments., q
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