Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-10
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PUBLISHED IN oseDIENcy TO RESOLUTION Oh IHE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY,.
AN ACT FOR The RELIEE OF TIE INDECENT SOLDIERS
BEEN OF MAY BE. DISABLED IN THE MILITARY sEk.
sd 2F AID A NE sSIlSSs WEo HAVE DIED OK MY
HEREAFIEg DE, II SAID service AND ND. oF ! THE IN
DIdENT FAMILIES OF THOSE no" IN TILE sEkNlCE
Passed October 9ls 1901
By ts General Assembly That shall be the
Ioy the county and corporation courts o. ,h ain
ons 10 make list Ct all INDECENT soldiers and sailors enlisted
from their respective c1uues and corporations IN the coned
fed OF boioraby DISCHARGED Of tif Gs, and Of the
mies OF those wau may the service Of the Wild
children Of such as nay hHVe died. or may he.e
Afer die In e service said t shalt be returned and de
DO tied in the cebs oee OF luch cOuuts corporations at
s gsi.atos IN each stoa oistGc; rspOr. s Of said
persons families in their respective Districts 10 tsb laid term
thereafter regular term thereof lto examine said
add strike from such names a. sn' deem just
= It shalt Sc the duty ssid allowance in
money supplies the persons and families mentioned IN the
hrs section OF thS act OF ncl h'srai sou.' % - si ~
poror they may think 1st aud sufficient for their a1n
or sn provision snail made Tor is payment In The
ne essrbed by law for eyy ehsrseabe en- eouIt
whenever any couuiy hEl be EShed that any such
soldiers he date Of their enlistment residents
Of any county OF Commonwealth ana whose families may
have been, my hereafter driven from their honss BY fear
the psb1 enemy, and residing In such eohny IL sha be
the uty enrol soe ami sailors aud aer
~ s,a rdyIsioa Tor Their su,ort As Tor tloe se
des aud saioes their bed in said section The
said county shall an certify Their account for TIE sup
pot on su rsfusee soldiers and sailors families
for ard the OF Pebble Accounts and shall
duty Auditor said accounts by warrants upon
the treasury the Commonwealth.
a. The sid may any regular term thereof appoint
agent agents. DUTY shall be 10 purchase upon The
order Of courts supply such articles
for the support perTonI and families mentioned In the first
AID third coos OF this act at rates to be sgeed upon BY the
vendor and the agent under instruction OF sAd eoa me
Sad shall prudent and necessary may authorize
It's agent SCENTS impress It's oder, state qnauttJ
of uecesares for the persons families mentioned In
n and Third sections OF Dis act at prices not NOSE
the commonrs appointed for the State Of Var
qna uLder the Congress Of the COME ere states reg
ulang mpressnen pre:efrng In SAID uprslen itceln e
hands OF who may have purchased the same for purposes
OF said shall have The authority 70
scribe the articles be purchased, and to hx The compensation Of
~ ibs .sr IN sfch ananie, AMI In en- N man
ner a. shall the RELIEF Of the d and wants
PERSONS and lniBs mentioned Ia ue said hrst ana third
sections Any pe5n shall be held desmd sreeuAtor within
the WHO shall rchse OF the n'cessaFs
Of lie for profit by eae or who sna purchase orhod the same
ws not the consumption OF hi, her fsm
the ensuing Twelve months Conederae Govern
mpressng agent county shall be the duty Of
the county to prevent collision at once to cause
Az Innate 10 be made OF supplies needed by
the mentioned In the hrSt third sections and also 81
the needdsOr othe redeat Of such County as may
mot hive supp adequate necessities, shall make
affidavit 10 cheney It shAl be he duty Of the sad
county agent to report the aggregate amount OF SAD estimates 70
mpresng Cce Of the u0neteate states Tor SAID eou ~
and Arrange with said agent that sam
cheney for the said pnrpos OF te SUP OF
turned by the Con eets agent 70 the said agent OF
county who shall to sell 30 much thereof as
NAV have been baned purpose cost the
not ~ and third sections Of this act adding
sge lrOoad, that when the owner oil properly Impressed N
Aed Wth the he appeal 10 the county court
the property immediately sn the appeal being tke
P0Ud that much The act as defines WIG hA be held ana
deemed shall construed ~ TO apply "
licensed who only buys and sells such goods wares
end merchandise lie 1; authorized do by virtue OF his
license who only holds such neeesiies OF
lie Of his produc Lut such art s deemed peces
by snch merchant or iErner shall DC la
b. 70 lmpre smen In by person
Que held and deemed Spectator under tbs te
And provided 1rsT that mpiesment shall be MADE Of
fo pe od exceeding twelve m:nhs. And pTo0tded u
TIER, that uh order OF nrent hNH be inhoe except az
term Of said court which all th cs OF s county Gaye
been ptvousl nmoned And ProVded further whene, %
cout his liability to prccu by pIc1ase, At rates
exceeding those presbed by he schedule oil prices hxe9 D @
Tor tne state virginia under he &C. o. he Oo
Congress regulating mpressmenis the supplies zee sary
for The support Of the pssoas ana families e CLERK
such court shall TO he justices OF said
county the next regular Ter OF such court go,
veFy agent before enterns the discharge OF his
duties ss take an oath eik said the
faha performance thereof and enter INTO bond 10 penalty
with the faithful performances h. dHt rs such
benefit scch and corpofauoi or OF
Ps'su pjaed by the beach of!he eyniion hereof
BE 6Hlter enacted ghat said oytnt7 or cooperation
corrts heGs segssnts snail wfdy neg ct OF re-
perform the duties herein De imposed the magistrates
comprg aid oou sEd said shrns segsans who SO neg
lee. pero tr said duty hr be fined ssVeiay me sum
Of one dollars each Of sail courts at VII oh they
may default be recovered by presentmen indcmtn
or inf alton a the Uircc ocui said csultes corpora
ors such recovered shall be set apart az ron
fund Tased by saeh counties and crPohuons or m
support The and families mentioned In the hrst sna
third sectls ms OF this act. ,
Bet further eBdoted That for the purpose Of carrying the
proyriors 10 counties partly hell or threat
ud by Inc public eRey and when thereof cannot be
held st tbs u mouse Of eouuiy shall be lawful for any
FIVE or the justices thereof to assemble az some
place In said county oher than house thereof Nho 80
shall be regarded ali respects as The county court OF
said county The purpose OF carrying INTO eject e pro'on
OF this act.
s. This act sAa be gven charge to The grand jdriea OF the
circuit of said counties and cotoraoas ana shA Dc ID
H. passage snail continue In force I'll SIX nontn
aterl the acion Of between the Con-
federAte States ant lho United States ft
A f-npi the RDl a
w. y. G0RD0Ni in,
Clerk HouSe Delegates and Keeper OF the Kos Of Va
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