Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-12-15

.nIyT A. INsP'R GENL's OFFICE
RICHMOND, October oath, 1000

Richmond, OCTOBER z4en, Aoo0'
GENERAL ORDER, +
No. 1873.
instructions are published for March
ro9. r. 9th Section of the Act of 26tn m 49,
1oss To regulate impressments IN N states in
on Notifications and other puonc m n this subject.
ou ~ nrovs,ons have not been mace on @ nj En-
qhe Commanding General OF JUG " nower 10
.rs in charge of the work, snaii nav Is srneuts
glnesS he necessity for making lnl p:.ha ef
decide upon his nurnose after making suitable e.
o. sacure the necessary labor Dy ne-
loa . na salts led of the necessity OF Tue ineA''
fore he resorts " thorze the impressment of male
,s between the ages OF seventeen anu niL ali alb
hut before the first day OF De ntations exclu
STAN Ssvoed to the production Of grain ana nt in
sl oes 'vithout the consent of the owner, eA'ef
cases OF uEg.n. shall be made of the $500
nloyed in she domestic and family services s -
Siveiv nor upon farms or plantations W. ..sacified
are no. o than five per cent. of the population VI
sue shall be impressed IN any county az s9.rc
time unless the necessity is very of he
nltation vito This Department OF tue uos H.
Su.la' ~ hic5 the impressmen. is TO be MADE
The ordinary period for impressmenI Sn al ~ ~
sixty days if the owner OF any f
;tLn 4 ye days after the time appointed, the siases
so Withheld may be detained for ninety days. anu ui
longer of ten days tor every Gay OF % the
less reason Die eAVoes We , -" - "
It shall; be the duty of the Commanding Gene
raj in cnsrge of any lines requiring tor.,nci lh
acauajnt hin self with the resources oi slave aooi
his departme at, and to consider with care La uueii
ner in which he may btain the control OF whateve
Is necessary 9r the public se7iee by fair and equlta
Bile appointment among the owners OF such property
He Will CO lsult with the Gov arnor of the State an
othor State author tiles the best mode ofproceed
ing, that s impressment may cause the ieaSt EN-
barrassment the industrial pursuits of the commu
nifty.
g. Notices will be given of the number and char
ace- of the ayes required I'll time and place OF tnel
dol,v The inns fnr WI required
and of the angements matte Tor the subsistence
management and custody of tae slaves so required
and the sters of slaves shall agree to furnish sur
sistence for iaeir slaves, and suitable overseer
agent to supe intend them, they shall have the PRIV
iiege OF so do ng But such oTerseers snail be sui
ject to the control of the Queer in charge and may
dismissed for any misconduct by him.
T. The sum of twenty doitfs per month Tor eac
slave delivered Ill pursuance to requisition, ana 4
teen dollsrs FER month for each slave held IL eons
quence of fai ure of his master TO obey requlsito
made as here;nbefore provided shall be paid by tn
Confederate States and soldiers ratlons, medlclEt
and medical attendance furns bed, and the value
all such slaves, may die during their time OF Sc
vice thereafter from injuries received or disease
contracted in sucn service, or may not be returned
shall be paid by the Confeders States Such Valr
shall be conciusively established by formal apprals
ment by Beard o. Experts mutually agreed upon
the time the slaves received into the Coniedera
service Compensation shall also be made tor all IL
ures to slaves arising from the act OF the pubhe en-
my, or from any injury arising from a want OF dr
diligence the part ofautaorltes of the COnfedera
States. But the Confederate States will NIT be lab
for any slave not returned by OF fraud orco
sion the part of the his agent, or the O
erseer selected by him to supeiinteud them, nor if +
death should be caused by the at of God, or by oil
ease existing when the slave Is received by Confed
rate authorities,
8. Subsistence and provisions furnished by tt
owner shall be commuted for the allowed sc
diers in service All slaves sent voluntarily to Il
Confederate authorities, and accepted by them wit
out other special contract, shall stand on the san
footing those delivered under requsition ind u
owners of all slaves delivered taken under requi
ton, shall be entitled to regard the Confedera
States sracting with the to comply with L
obligations and conditions herein ex. ressed.
g. In case there should be any disagreement on Il
subject of the value of any sias pressed Cd
the i'm crossing officer shall not be satisfied of the
curacy of any valuations or valuations, tie appris
ment shall be referred 10 the appraisers appointed
der the 9Th section of the act concerning impre
ments according to the provs ons of the act OF Co
gress approved 9th April, 1853, and published
Orders No. SIS, current series.
BY order
(Sgned,) s. COOPER,
Nov 10. Adit and Insp'r GEM