Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-14
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lFbbLlbhkD IN ObEDikhCk TO "A bL-OLUIlON VI 1Hk
81 ~. GENERAL AssEHBLY.
AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF on rHE INDECENT SOLDIERS
Az hs sAis0Rs OF fHh STATE on VIRGINIA. WHO HAVE
VICE! AND TBE WIDoWs An MiNna oHIinRfN oR
SOLDIERS AND sAlLuRs WHO .nAyE DIED, OR Nay
DiSENf FAMILIES OF THOSE NOW IN THE SERVICE.
Passed October 3ist, 1851
Be enacted b. the General Assembly, shall be the
duty the and corporation OF this
order the she and gean counties and corpora
their respective cuGes crporlGoLs in the confed
rate service state service who have been. may be-
honoraby discharged and Of thtr famss OF the
antilles OF those may be In the service and wid
and minor children Of such nave died, here
after DIE In the service and sac lat shall be returned and de-
posted the clerks ONCE Of uch counte corporations At
the next regular term hereaisr and shah DC me aa Of ne
End families In their respective dsrc TO the said term
10 time 81 auy regular term thereof fol examine said
LIST and add to or strike from such names a. shall deem just
O. be duty Of said allowance In
ay or 1p. to S S snS ssS u ,sh N ns
portion they may nnk sSt and sufficient for their msnte
n town aad proyon soaIl payment
prescribed by law fer runs legally ehargesbe counties,
any county lha satisfied tia. any such
soldiers and sailors sthe date Of their enreSt residents
4 county Of the Commonwealth, and whose families
nave BEEN may hereafter be- driven nom theu homes By fear
u tie pab enemy AID residing 10 Iueh co nty Is shall DO
miles according the provisions OF toe n section Of act
and soEs their families described In said section The
sd county court shan state and certify their account for sup
soldiers sailors fAmlhet,
o~ad to The Auditor Of Pebble Accounts, and shall
the Of the Auditor ssd accounts By warrants
he treasury Of the Commonwealth.
The ssi may regular term thereof appoint
egsn agents. xhose duty shA be 70 purchase, the
rider OF said courts supply Of such articles
The support Of the ard families mentioned In the fret
S S and the agent under Instruction Of sd sosr. sSs
aid courts shall deem prudent and necessary, authorize
IS ssen or agents 70 Impress upon rs ODER stated quantity
neeessas he PEI and families mentioned 10 the said,
third sections this prices exceeding those
by commissioners appointed the Of v
act Conte
ng preerns In ssid articles 10 tbe
II speculation, shah authority pre-
r0e ths Articles 80 oe purchased and to n1 e
he agent or anu 10 ADOPT rGes and regulations for The
proper Of such articles purchased or Impressed and for
he Institution Of hesame such quantities and In Guh man
4 ne and as mentioned IN She said frs; ana third
meaning this VITO shall rchase the necesas
file for profit by eale who shall purchase hold the
nc u ensuing twelve where The
has mprsDg agent In county shall he the duty OF
county couT order prevent colion, At
innate to be made Of dc amount o. supplies SO resded By
needed Ohe redets Of such
aol hve supplies adequate - their nseessiie who shall make
IsVt such decieny. IL shall be the duty OF the sad
county gent report aggregate SAIL estimates
preng cer OF the UyEie4erate Sites for said county
md eadeayo 50 70 Arrange with tie Agent As that sun
cheney papose products OF said county
be urned or by The Cob erst the said Of
he UNITY court who shA proceed TO sell 30 ruch theo
nay bsneJ r that purpose 81 cot the
mentioned il the ds and third sections OF ths act adding
he Of transportation and proper allowance Ter VAST
ge ProCidd that when the OF property Impressed
whose ec On shan be ns but he agent nay take possession
The property impressed Immediately the appeal Dng .krn
speouif shall not be construed 20 apply "
licensed chant Seo only buys and sells such sooos wares
nd erea disc as he authorised TO do by virtue OF his
cense farmer who only holds such nsce,ssries Of
lie IS Of MS own produe on tut such art IS deemed pee
ole - lmpre sment In Ike manner a. twaei BY ay person
than held and deeed Gspeculator under is ac
and brorided Jrtaer imp shall Of
an sspps and necessary for the support Of family
pc iod exceeding twelve mon,hs And prorided fur
As that improvement h' made except at
said which all the JUSTICES Of sAa county nave
evioes sunmoned And Provded further whenever
said counyg agents shall reporI the clerk Of said
his titr liability by purchase, st-ass
bed the schsoue Of prices hxeo by the
Virginia the Of the Con-
sdeT.e oongLes. the supplies
court shall ue luminous 70 convene The justices OF said
;any at tne neat regular term Of such court ,,-
does oath before the clerk OF said court for the
cu form thereof and enter Into bond In penalty
dequae and with security sufficient TO be ed BY the court
WITH eond Cor The faithful :. his duties as such
n and M the benent such county and or OF
any pers injured by the beach Of the conditions thereof
Be 10 further enacted That said corporation
courts sad hes sergs.ns snaA wifuy neglect or re-
corp seg aid court apdssid sher6s segesn who
.erofn their raid duty, shsn be hned ssyeray he sum
% So IN disa to be recovered by prcsentpent indictment
jr inf Circuit urt OF said couahes copora
os and such suns 50 shall be PORTION
Oft fund by such COUNTIES and corporations fer the
support Of The and families mentioned In The nrs ana
Be e further eaGotsd the purpose Of carrying the
OF this to Effect in counties partly held or threat
ns by lie public enemy and When the court thereof cannot be
nrl the Of such oouay shall he lawh for any
i've or The serg uices thereof TO assemble a. some
place in sid county the house thereof who,
assembled sh1 regarded al respects the county court Of
county purpose OF carrying into elect the provisions
o. his ac
s. ms act gwen In charge 10 the grand uries Of the
courts corporations, shall be In
ore fro rs passage continue In force It'll months
Of teri the heaon OF OF peace between the Con-
fedvrAte States he United safes
WY '''' W. D. GORDON, Jn,
c uor,a n, peIega,e, and Keeper OF the Rols Of Va
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