The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1863-04-09
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law. The following il n copy ofshe bill -''
SEC. l.-Whoneser the exigencies OF any
army intae hcld are snch asuo make impress
rnents OF forage. articles OF suhsis; ence or 9th
sr properly absolui ely necessary then such i'm
Rrcssinent may be made by the officer or Off
Gers whose duty it sto furnish such forage,
e,ticles Of subsistence or other property tor
such army. In cases where the owner, Of
such property aud the impressing officer can.
not ngrae ron the value thereof il is th duty
or such mpressing officer. upon an afhdtvt
IN writing IT the owner of such property or
his agent. that such properly was grown. rails
ed or produced by std ownor. or is held or
has been purchased by him not for sale or
speculation, but for his own use con+ump
tion. TO cause the same TO he ascerrained or
determined by the judgment of TWO loyal and
dtsinteresied citizens of tue city. comfy or
parish in which such imp essme.t may be
urside one to be selected by the owner. "ne by
the impressing officer. and. in the event OF
their disagreement. these two shalt choos an
umpire OF like qualification. whose decision
shall be final The persons thus selected. af-
ter taking AN oath 10 appraise the perry
Iimpressed. fairly and imparti,lly, (which oath
- welt as'the nth iav' provided for t.is sec
tiou. the impress.ng officer is hereby nn,hori-
zed to administer and ceriify.l shall proceed
10 assess just compeusaii ion for the properly
so impre ssed; whether The absolute ownership
or the temporary thereof only is required
SEC. 2. That he officer or person mpressing
property, rs aforesaid. shi all, at the time of
said taking pay TO the ner. his agent o.
attorney, the compensation fixed by said apr
praisers; AMI shall ulso give TO the owner or
person controlling said property, n certificate
over his oncial sigma ure. specifying the bat
| TALON, regiment. brigade, division or corps to
which h, belongs that sale property IS essen
| tial for the of tie army could MT be oth-
| erwise procured, and was taken through sbso-
iute necessity: setting forth the time and
place when and where taken. tho amount of
compensation fixed by said appraisers. audihe
| sum. II any. paid for Tie slne. Said c.rtiti
| Gaze hkll he rvide ice for the owner ~ well of
| the liking NJ sail property Tor the public use.
| as ihr II -nt %. the amount of compensation
| fxcd n. aforesaid. And n clse sad o Ger or
person taki1g prnprrty sh ,ll nav, failed tu pay
! the owner or his ageft said compens ,,ion AS
hcreiunclore required. the sad owner shall he
| entitled 10 the speedy pnsncn' The same by
the proper dishn'sing III 'r. which, when 20
pad SAL be ia saliS.tc .un OF ali claim against
the Governm mt of the Z C,nfrderue Sr,res
Sac. ). When ver the appr.,i-e nent provi
| led for IN the LIST section of Ihi- Acr shall for
| Tny reason. be practc tble at he lime OF i'm
| pressment, thcn, AMI in thlt case, the value of
the properly impressed sh Ill he assessed as
soon m possible by TWO lnyal and di>inIere ~
citizens Of the city, county. or parish. wherein
| owner, and one by commIssary. or quarter.
! m ister- general. or his agent. Win, in case nf
! Disagreement, shall choose The third citIzen of
| like qualification, - an umpire to decide the
matter in dispute, wl.o shall he sworn ss afore-
| said, who sh Ill hear the proofs GIdu.od by the
parties as TO value Of said Prcser.y. aud assess
, n just compensation therefor, according TO the
| testimony.
SIC. T. That whenever the Secretary Of War
| shall be Of opinion that II is necessary TO take
i lgisE'C p-Sy~-'v COR public use hy reason OF
the impvActsr Iiility of procuring tho same by
| purchase, SO a. to. accumulate necessary sup
plies Tor TIC army or ~ E-ci OF the service in
any locality, he may by general order a. rough
| the proper sabord nate officers suthpriz sue
| property TO be taken for the public us>. the
| compensation iue the owner for the sam. 10 he
determined and the value found ~ pr Pidei
| for III the first and second srcrI"ns of thi. Act
SEc. 8. Tha, j, shall he tne duty q the
President as early as pricicihle aft the
| passage 1T this Act, 10 appoint comm ss'orer
| ia each State where property shall be taken
| for the public use, and request OF the Governor
! of such of the States in which the President
another commission TO act in conjunction with
| I'll commissioner appointed by. The President.
! who shall receive The cpmpen> >a'ion of eight
| dollars per day, and len Gems per mile as
mileage, 10 he paid by the Confederate Gov
erpmcnt. Said commissioners III ~ ctLs;iiuie e
a boirI. whose duty II shAl, be 10 fix ~ on tn.
! prices to be pad oy the Government ior all
properly impressed ur taken Tor the pg5tc u.s
~ aforesaid, - u, Ia afford iu,r compea-,s ION
10 the owners thereof. Srii comm .i,ners
shall az e. upon and publish y schc lnlc OF
prices every Two months or o'tcncr u they
shall deem II proper anI ia the eveat they
shall not be able To agree IN any matt er CO ii
ded la them ia Tins Aci, They Shall have powei
TO appoint an umpire 10 dcci lc Iht nlqtter in
D a tvl 1a. hall 4. 1 -. ID:
OF the board ard said umpire shall receive
the same rate OF comprn -nrInu for the time he
shall serve. allowed 40 - Il com nj $50 iP-4 re.
specIivciy: PrDonied. That said commissioners
shall be residents of the State tor which they
shall be appointed; aud il the Governor of any
stale shall refuse or neglect 10 npppih said
commissioners within ten days after a rcaucs,
20 do 80 by the President, the President shall
appoint both com nj .sioners, by and with the
atvce of The Senate.
SEc. d. That all property Impressed or tn
ken tor the public use. AFORESAID iE tn,
hands of any ,.erson other than the persun.
who have raised. grown n producel the same
or persons LOl,ling the same for their own u 30
or cousu nption, aul VIII. shall make a nlavt
hereinbetofc required. shrll he paii for a :cnr
ding TO the schedule of prices fxel by the
commissioners as aforesaid. Brt II the ofhc r
impre--ing 1r Iakirg for tho rab &c US. SAIL
property. ard The owner shall d iif'r a. 10 the
quality of the article or prop 'rty impressed or
TAX n as aforesaid thereby making il tall with-
IN higher or lower price named IN the sci o
ule. then The owner or agent aud the 9th ,sr
, impressing or taking rs aforesaid. may select
each a disnieresIed citizen OF the oIalihca
iion, as aforesaid, TO determine the quality of
said article or prop rty. who shall in case Ci
disagreement, appoint an umpire of Ike qua :
ihcuilps.. and his decisions if approved by
the o hcer impressine. shah he indi. Bur II
not approved. The imprcssing olfcer shall
send the award TO the commissioners of
the State where the property is impressed
with his reasons for di-approving the same
aud said commissioners may hear such proof
rs the parties may respectively alduce and
their DECISIONS shall I've iual: Pcoriisd That
the owner shall receive { @ price offer d bv rho
impresslrg officer, without prejudice 10 his
cl i'm To receive the higher Compensation.
SEC. Z. Thal the prnnnrlY neces. nry for III a