Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-12-22
e,ENEwAI. ORDERS.
.ntrr A. INsPR GENL'S OFFICE,
R,5r .osD, october oath, 1868. }
GENERAL 0R0rP. (
No. 1873. J


GENERAL oRoER.
No. 1885,
Foijowieg instructis ara published for carving
into etec the 9Th Section = the Act OF 2etn Mavni
on Qualifications and ctne. uoc works IN states "a
which provisions have nos en- made on tn.s suuJgss
/ The Command ne as ae.A, or the ohcer OF En-
gineers in charge o: the we s,Shan have power 70
Sac,da unon the necessity IL aakiug impress smeuss
Of slaves for this pu pose, e, making suitapte ef
forts to secure the necess<ry aoor by contract ne
must DE satisfied OF the ne - y OF Tue messus W
fore he resorts to 1t. |
slaves between the ages o.s epteen and hfty years
Init before the first day o. lbe~ next snail ao-
stain from impresslng STAY. plantations exciu-
sively devoted to the prccl IN of grain and PROV
SONS withoutthe consent c. thu owner, except IN
cases Of urgent necessity.
e. No inpressments shs be made of the skax %
employed in the domestic nd iamiy services excss
sivey, nor upon farms IT anta,ions where estse
are not than three slsges of the age 81 eclneo
and not more than FIVE per cent of the population OF
slaves shall be impressed any county at the sanle
time unless the necesstyis very great and after con
suation with this Departn MT OF the governor Oh
State in which the impressricnt is to be made
4. The ordinary period Tor smpressment snan De
sixty days, but if the g any slave shall IAN 10
bring the slaves Impressed t. he place OF rendezvous
within five days after the tl appointed, the slaves
80 withheld may be detained ninety days, and for
longer of ten days fol every day OF DEFAULT I'M
less reasonable excus be given Tor the delays tnat
have occurred.
S. 1t shall be the duty Of toe Commanding Gene
raj in charge ofany lines requa ag orthcatons, 70
acquant himself with the Resources OF slave labor IN
his department. and to CONSIDER with care The man
in which he may obtain he contro of whatever
Is necessary for the public vice by fair and equlta
BILE apo ntnsent among the owners OF such property
He will consult with the Gov OF the State and
othor State authorities as to the best mode
ing, so that Is may cause ne ieasl en-
barrassmen to the industries pursuits OF the comma
nifty. zsfs s5
e. Notices will be given f the number and char
acte- OF the Iaves required hs time and place
fhp lr1pf ur ne
and OF the arrangements made Tor the subsistence
management and custody OF the slaves SO required
and if the masters of slaves shall agree to furnish sub
sistence for heir slaves, an0 suitable oyerseer e
agent to superinteHG them, taey shall have the PRIV
ilege OF SO doing But such oversfers sail be sub
ject to the control of the oc in char ge and may OF
dismissed fur any misconduct by him.
z. The sum OF twenty dollars per month for eacf
slave devef I'D la pursuance to requisition, and hi
teen dollsrs per month for eaen slave held IN conse
quence of failure CT his mas.sr TO obey requisitior
made as hereinbetore pcEided. shall be paid by tbs
Confederate States, and soldiers faflons medlclne
and medical attendance furnls ned, and the value Q
all such slav es, may die during their time OF ser
vice or thereafter from injuries received or diseases
contracted IN sucn seTv.- or nay not be returned
shall be paid by the Cont derate States. Such valu
shall be conclusigely established by formal appraise
ment by card o. Experts mutually agreed upon a
the time the slaves are received into the
service. Copenss ton shall be made for all in
jures to slaves arising from the act OF the public enc
my or from any injury arising from want OF du'
diligence part OF authorizes of the Confederate
States. But the Confederate States will net be liab
for any slave not returned by of fraud or cotu
sion on the part of the his agent or the oy
erseer selected by him 20 supemnteud them, nor Ell
death should be caused by the at Of God or by dis
existing when the slave is received by Confede
rate authorities,
s. Subsistence and provisions furnished by th'
owner shall b. committed for the rates allowed sol
dlers IN service All slaves sent voluntarily to tn
Confederate authorities, and accepted by them With
out other special contract, shall stand the sam
footing as those delivered under requsition, and tn
owners OF all slaves delivered taken under requst
ton, shall be entitled to regard the Confederat'
States as contracting with them 10 comply with I'M
obligations and conditions herein expressed.
9. In case there should be any disagreement on TIT
subject of the value OF any pressed or IN cas-
the impTessipg officer shall not be satisfied OF the &C
curacy of any valuation valuations. the apprise
ment shall be referred the appraisers appointed
der the 5th section of the act concerning impress
mentS accord ng to the provisions of the act OF Con
gress approved 9th April, 1858, and published Ii
Orders No. So, current series. -
By order
(Signed,) s. COOPER,
Nov 10. Adit and Insp'r Gen'l.