Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-11-05
Passed October Slst, 1868.


SOLDIERS SOLD AND SAILORS WHO WHO'LL, HAVE 2It0 ON
DI6ENr FAMILIES OF THOSE NOW IN THE sERyIIE.
Passed October Dist, 1881
l. Be enacted by the General Assembly That sts the
duty Of the county and corporation u this Commonwealth
to order the sheIs Of such counties
lions to make list OF all INDECENT soldiers and sailors enlisted
from their c,uhes sn1 Corporations the Confe
rate service State service who have been may be- G
bed honorao dcharged and Of tht families, and Of the
ows minor children nay died. or may hee
after die in the service and said lat shall be returned
poted Ia the clerks ONCE OF uch counties corporations
regular term hereafter and shall be the duty the
persons ana families In 1Sr rs.pscS: Ses 70 the said ta
OF the county eous and said eoust shall IA ~ and from time
10 time thereafter, term thereof o said
r such deem juSt
and proper.
1t 'h4 be the duty Of said allowance In
money supplies TO the persons and amhes mentioned the
nst section Of th act Of such liberal amount and a such pro-
and said owrDce rhl be charged the county, cay
town. aad snail be made It's payment the
cites and
Wh.never any county court shan be sasasd tina. any such
OF county OF the Commonwealth whose families az
o. toe pib; and residing In such coty shall be
The de Of such court TO enrol noldes and sailors and tar
and to make The provon for Their support as for tOse %
said county shall and certify the
port OF such refugee soldiers and sailors and TER families nd
Auditor Of Public Accounts
duty Addor pay accounts by upon
the Treasury OF the Commonwealth.
The Ssi courts may, AZ any regular term thereby
sgnt agents. whose duty shall be to purchase upon The
ordet Of said courts supply Of such articles deemed
third this agreed upon by
vendor and the agent instruction OF gGd courts the
sAld shall prudent and necessary auhtrEe
lis agent agents to impress s oder stated quantity
OF beeeares The pesors and families mentioned IN the hSid
n and third sections Of hi, prices exceeding those
prescribed by the commissioners appointed for the State Of Va
ulsng preerng In sAd In The
hands who have purchased the for urpOes
scribe the articles be purchased and Ok the compensation Of
the agent agents and ADOPT rules sud regulations fer the
the distribution Of the in such quanae and In suh
persons mentioned
sections Any person SHALL be held Sesulator within
the meaning tins act who shall rchsse the necessities
Of profit by lesae purchase or
when for the consumption OF his her family ducg
ensuing twelve Confederate
has anmpresng agent any county shall be the OF
the county In order 60 prevent COLLISION at 10 cause
climate to be made OF the anodnt Of supplies needed b.
per,ons mentioned In the inst and third seccns and o of
smount needed for such other rede Of such county
not hsve supples adequate T, their necee, shc shall male
affidavit eieny II shall be duty 81 the
county agent report the aggregate amount OF SAID e'tmss 10
the impesng ocer Of the Oenfederae states for ad County
and endeavor to arrange with the sid stsnt that sun
cheney the purpose Surplus products OF ad
be turned bv the Con edtrae 20 the ad agen, Of
The county court who ha proceed TO sell 10 much thereof %
have been obtained for ht at coat TO the
not the a,s ectons Of act Dg
The expenses proper allowance fer vast
dasrd ws the PRIZE he may appeal 70 the eoanty court
shall be hnsl but the agent take possession
POdd much Of the act defines who shall be held and
deemed specusor shall not be construed a. 70 apply to
licensed meichant who buys and sells such goods
and merchandise he Il authorized to do by virtue OF his
license nor 70 farmer who 0nS holds such nseeallss Of
his procuc cTs but such AT ceemed
sse Of life owned by such merchant lmer shall be hs-
bic impe IN Ike cWsei by any
other held and desred Spectator under
And prorided Further thai Imp eneDt sBa be made OF
ard necessary support OF fan y
period Acasdng twelve mens. And provided Jr-
tier, imessTeot abs be at
said court u which all the ices u salt county sve
been previously And proceeded further, whenever
the said county or agents shan report g the clerk Of sad
his their liability to procure by purchase At rates not
exceeding those by The ;heaue OF prices hxec b. the
for the satee under the sct OF the Con-
regulating the supplies ssaTy
the support Of the and aes Aforesaid the clerk n
shall 90 the Justices VI tbd
county at the next regular tern OF suca curt.
Every such agent before entering the discharge Of his
duties stall take oath before the eieIk OF said court Tor The
isu performance thereof and into bond In penalty
adequate and with security sufficient to be dsed by the cui
hiul performance hi duties % such
agent bond suit from time 10 time Sibe
relation benefit OF such and copoTatoa o. "
any pe, conditions tae eof
Be further enacted That said corporation
courts sherns sbaI wy neglect or re-
use 10 the duties herein - ore imposed
spg aid court ard said shras or sergean neg
Perform their sad duty hsi be hned s-yeiay the sum
on one Hundred dollars for each term said oh they
may default recovered ~ prcentment indieim Mt
information 10 the Circuit Cour Of said eouates or corpora
tons. and such recovered shall be set apart portion
such counties corporations ior the
support Of the and families mentioned In the nrst ana
third sections OF this act.
provisions This ,Gest 10 counties partly held threat
public enemy and when the thereof cannot To
justices thereof assemble sc some
place said county o'her than the house thereof vho
hs regarded all the county court or
county for the purpose OF carrying Into eject the provisions
OF this ACT
circuit ssd counties and Corporations ana shah be In
passage, shall continue 10 force iii months
[srter ahcaon OF treaty Of between the Con-
fedsrAe States and ,he United States
wy VIZ GORDON Ja
Clerk House Delegates snd Keeper OF the Rolls Va.
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