Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-13
PUBLISHED IN OBEDIENCE TO A RESOLUTION or THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.

rfI GENERAL AssEXBLY.1
AN ACT PoR THE RELIEF OF THE INDECENT SOLDIERS
BEEN, GA MAY BE-, DISABLED In THE MILITARY SER
VICE, AND THE WIDOWS AND MINOR CHILDREN OF
sEHifE Af Die SAID sEveE AND ID Tx 2hE M
DECENT FAMILIES OF those NOW IN THE SERVICE.
[Pssses October 3is 1881
l. Be Ii enacted b the General Assembly shall be the
duty Of the county and ration courts Of this
make list Of all ndlgent soldiers sailors enlisted
from their respective counties snd corporations In the ooneds
bed honorAby discharged and OF their families and Of the
families those may be the service and Of the Wild
ef die in the service and said list shah be returned and de-
pOed in the clerks Office Of 1uch corporations Al
the next regular term hereafter and Il shall be the duty
magistrates In each msgsteiia district TO report list
and families In their respective districts 70 the said
II county courts said courts Oh all hn, and from
time thereafter any regular term thereof FOL examine said
list Snd add TO strike from such snail jus
duty make an allowance In
moaey or supplies to the persons and families IN The
section act amount and Ia such pro-
portion as they may think nst and sufficient for their mAnte
town. provision sna be made rs pgymen, the
prescribed BY law fer sums legally chaable COUNTESS
Whenever any county court hail DO satisfied hs. any such
soldiers and sailors at he date Of % enlistment residents
been, may hereafter be- driven from their homes
Of the pab enemy and residing In such ty shall be
nes according TO the provisions OF the hrst section act
the proyon for their support
lies and sailors their families described In said section The
A county court shall STATE and certify e account for the
the the Auditor OF Public Accounts and shall
tie duty Of the Auor 10 pay said aoeoun by warrants upon
the treasury Of the Commonwealth. ~
The sid may, any regular term thereof appoint
agents. whose shall be to purchase upon the
order Of said supply Of such articles Necessary
the support the aud families mentioned in the first
Hdor and the agsu under instruction Of SAID courts or the
said courts shall deem prudent and authorize
m zeu or agents To impress upon It's oder stated quantity
the persons aud families mentioned said
dst aud third sections Of M act az prices exceeding those
prescribed by appointed
81 Congress The COME
Mating preerngin said articles In the
Of speculation ard said courts snail have the authority 70 pre-
cbe the antilles be purchased aud fix the compensation Of
the agent agents. TO aho rules regu atoms for The
Of such articles purchased impressed and for
The distribution Of the came in such quantities. and In gu man
shall the RELIEF Of the dat and
u tie sobs and families mentioned In said nst third
sections Any shall be held and deemed Spectator within
the meaning Of this act who shall rchase any the uecessss
profit by esae who shall purchase hold the
the q en- ensuing twelve where the
et has mpresng any county shall be the duty Of
an 70 BE- made Of M Of supplies 50 needed b.
per,Ons the nst and third sections and also 81
not h'ye supplies adequate TO their necee who shall make
sv TO SUCH deneieney 1t shall be the duty Of the SAID
OF said estimates
presng cer OF the confederate States for said coutty
and endeayr with the said agent that sum
cheney for the said purpose Of the surplus products Of said county
be turned bv the Con edsrae the said agent Of
,e uny court proeee1 sell much thereof
nay bep banea r inst purpose at cost the peons
mentioned the s and third sections Of this act adding
age Ioge that when he owner Of properly Impressed
dissatisfied With the he may appeal 10 the county court
whose decision hS be Anal but the agent take possession
the properly mpressd Immediately The appeal being taken
Prod thai much Of the act as defines who shall be held and
speeuAtor shall construed apply 10
licensed merchant who only buys and sells such goods wares
Sd nc r SSg hold so s0e S' G
life Of his production hut sach atc deemed neces-
bic % inpre seut 10 Ike by any person
than held and deemed aspscster under th act
any ala n and necessary support Of any family
for Tod exceeding twelve minis And preceded fur
nj
said - which s the ices Of sd county have
evlousJ summoned. And provided Erae, whenever
said cOuniy agents Ghs report the clerk Of said
s or tnvr liability TO procure by p1rchase at rates
d the y Virginia Sns be s Of he Cone ae
dsIste Oosess regulating the supplies necessary
0ci shall sue The justices Of said
county at the next regular efra OF such court
Duties sta aks oath More the clerk OF said court for the
Efl performances thereof and aio bond penalty
ideuaie and with security saeian to be by the court
with for the faithful perfOmarce 81 his duties such
relation the benefit such eouaiy aon
pe rjured by The breach Ofhe conditions thereof
courts or said herGs or sergsns snail wfuiy neglect or re-
perform the dates herein imposed the magistrates
ec 70 perform their sad duty shi be fined ssvaly the
Lundfed dollars which they
or INF the Circuit Court Of ad eouases or
tons and such sums 50 recovered shall be set apart on
support o. the and families mentioned In the hrs and
l. Bs risr enacted That purpose Of carrying the
provisions Of this tgecn counties partly held or threat
By public enemy and when the thereof cannot be
Of such county shall lawful any
acting justices thereof assemble some
place In said county other than the house thereof Who 90
bed shs be regarded all respects county Of
said county for the purpose Of carrying into effect provisions
OF this act
This act shan be given In charge TO The grand uries Of the
Circuit courts o. @ eouSs and sGrpoTaons ana shall be in
Of latter the hcaton treaty peace between The Oon
federste States and the United States. trF
copy from the RoLs-Teste:
W. y. GORDON, ia.
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