Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-06-08
No. l2
An ACT TO RRhULATE IMPRI SsMENrs

Tie Congress Of ne Confederate States Of Ameria do e7ak
Tha Whenever the exsence Of army TIE such
property absolutely Necessary such improvements ~ DO
mcd BY the ol er officers whose duty furnish Tor
age articles OF subsistence other property army In
ses Were the owner Of such property tn impre sing
Ter eannn are upon the lus thereof Il i BE- he dutv OF
such properly his agent th.t such properly grown
raised produced by i'd owner or held or G fesp
by him. not ale peeal lon la owe use or cor
sumption 10 caus the TO be ceained ~
county pari In which such NJ - be one
10 be selected by the wner the impre sing officer
In the event Of theif Engagement these all az
pre Of like qualifications whose decision shall email TIE per-
ms thus seeced after oath spPra the property
ed ay and m aray (Which oath, as well the adAyi
vded for this section, the impressiLg auttc
Led 70 ADMIN ser and &c sal proceed 70 assess os
OwnenhiP or the temporary thereof oily required
sEc That tie OH er or pesn m9reng p operty aore-
said shall at the lire OF SAID taking pay TIE owner sgen.
attorney, the ctm2ens oi KID BY sail appTars IN han
theae, over ohca signature, flying the batta
en brigade, Wis, or co ps TO Wnch he bngs that said
procured and taken throush bsoae sits setting
or the VINE ana Tnea ana where sksn the snoant Of
for the said certificate hs De evidence owner
taking Of properly tie puoe u e. as the rshi
Of the 10 he amount Of fxe aloresa
An in Gaze tsii officer person k said prep shah
failed to pay tie oSner or coGpehs alton herein
before rsqard then said ownr shall be entitled the speedy
payment Of the same by the pr per dsbu cer; winch,
When paid, shall be In u Satisfaction ali against the
Government OF the Coined "a States.
sEc g. Whenever the spprssnen provided for in the FIST
OF said mpre snent en and in that the pro-
Impressed Ell II be assessed possible by
aud citizens o. the city, county parish wherein
the property tsken chosen follows One r.
sho, In Of disagree shah third citizen CT NE
qua hcAcns cpie, decide dispute sho
the psrts TO the value Of said properly, AID
'" SI asTs,oT s Go to The e @oRy
that Is nsessaLy 90 taLe ivats prGpery o puzzle USE ~
secuuulse Pills for the the good
Of the service In any locality be nay b. general order though
uc public the compensation due the
he aud he fixed provided
O Of aud fcopd sections Of tbs act.
sEc s. That shS be the duty OF tn President early
practicable AFTER ihe pssgeo 70 app int Commission
er 10 each state where property shall be TAX IN r the public use
aud request the Of such OF the aes Ia wlic Pee
sdentsha appoint sad commsso APP oil her
missioner 70 act Ia conjunction vita IN commissioner appointed
BY the President who shall receive the compensaon Of eg dol
lars pes DAY. and per mil b. pid by
Oo fsde ate syehme1t ssd commissioners shall constitute
r duty she'll be 70 tx the prices be paid
she for all property Impressed kea fo pGb;
Aforesaid 80 as % sSord Just comp nsaon to ae
lere,L said commissioners snail agree upon Dab
proper and the yea. they sh ali sg lin auy mat
Onfied TO them In this tey shah have 70 sp2o mt
decision Of the board aad umpire receive t ssmr
OF compensation for the time he shah serve allowed to ~
commissioners spe.tivey PT0uidd that sail umsi nrrs
shau be denis Of the ate for the, shall sppCnec
If the Governor Of state shall refu,e Eeglec p
Int said commissioner within days req
oy the President then the Pre- dent shall comud
9nsf y and sin the sa Ice ana e1nssn Of he Senate
as Aforesaid the hands Of any sron ether than the
ng the same for their eonsuGp on and who shall
make the affidavit heenbe'ore required, shall be paid
c,rdng chedue prices fixed by
Aforesaid mpi essng taking the pcbc
use property and shall differ quality Of
article property impress taken aforesaid thereby
maing fall wiha higher lover price named sched
u then the agent and the officer mpressng taxing
aforesaid, select each loyal and dsLeresied OF
M qaal feat Aforesaid 10 dste mine the quality Of said
article property, who SHALL greemept appoiat
umpire Of Ike ;siic and his dec BY
officer mpresns, shall be ana but not approved the n
pressing officer shall send the award TO tbs
Safe where the property smpresed with his dsap
proving the same and said sioners may
the parties may respectively sdduce their decision sh N
be haal P0rded That the may receive the price oeed
BY the lmpresns ocevhost pref ldce his claim receive
higher n, ensation.
SC That the property necessary fer the port Of the
and Lis family and to his ordinary agricultural
mechanical business TO be sceained by The app ae be
appointed provided In the first section Of this under
sha not be tax Impressed for the pubic
inpressing officer and the tie
quan Iy pr petty essay sforts H. the dessoa
~ the Ead appraisers shall be binding the yuer
persons.
Where property has been impressed for temporary USE
osIor destroyed thou the defsu Of the owne
the Confederate States shall ply just compensa
ton therefor be aceraned by appraisers pponed quail
hd provided In the nrst section OF thu act such property
when returned has, 10 the opinion Of the Injured
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