The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1863-04-01


lagc, articles Of Subsistence OF other proper
" lur such amy IN cases where the owner
VI such property and the Lmprtssiug officer
cannot agree upon the value thereof, IL shall
be- the duty ul such impresSiug officer, upon
an affidavit Ia writing ul the eWuer OF suchI
lpiOJry was grown. sed OF produced hv|
said owner, or ls held ar has been purchased
by him not Tor sale or speculation, hul for hisI
own Use or consumption, 10 caus tnr same to|
bo ugcertaiued or determined 10y tho indg
mont Of Two loyal and disigleleelod ci,2gus ol
the city, county or parish IA which suoh i'm
pr,esnlcut may be made, one tn be selected
by the owner one 10y the impressiug officer
and Ia The eyeut of thel disagreement. these
Two shall choose an umpire OF like qulliva
ton, whose decision shall be iual, lho per.
sbus Illus selected tier taking n oath go ap.
wa're the property impressed fairly and ma
papmlly (Which oath as well as the atidavt
provided Tor IN this section, the impressing
officer il hereby authorized 10 admins er aud
certify shall proceed To assess just oompen
sau u Tor The property so Impressed whether
the absolute ownership or the temporary USE
thereof only in required
Sec ,, That the office, or person impress
ing property, as a'olcsaid, shall az the tine oi
Of said lakmg pay to the owuer, his agent On
Idtlouey, HE compensation liked by said ap.
pralset; and shall also give TO the owner or
person controlling sad property certificate
over hls official signature, specifying the bat
talon regiment, brigade, division or corps 10
which he belongs that said property IN essen
llal for the use OF the army, could not he 9TH
erwise procured, and was taken through all.
lsolute necessity, setting forth the time aud
place when aud where taken, the amount OF
compensation fixed by said appraisers. and
the sun if any, paid Tor the same. Said Ger.
,ifcatc shalt be evidence lor he owner. as
well az OF the taking Of said property for the
lpublic use, as the light Of the amount OF com
peneal0n fixed as aforesaid. Aud in case
said officer or person, taking said property.
shall have ialel to pay the owner, or his
agent, said compensation As hcreinbef re re-
! Iqu red, then sald owner shall be entitled to-
the speedy yayment OF the same by the prop
Of dishursing officer. which, when 40 paid
shall be- in iull satisfaction oi al claim against
the government Of tue Confederate States.
Sec 3. Whenever the appraisemebt, pro-
! yded for in tho lst section Of This act, shall
for any reason, be impractcable at the time
of said imp essmeut, thon. and in HAT case.
the value OF the property impressed shall be
assessed as soon M possible by two loyal aud
disinleresled citizens OF the city, county or
parish, where II the property was takeu. a,
follows; One by the owner. aud one by com
missary, or quartcrmaster general or his
agent, who, Ia case Of disagreement shall
choose tie thiTd citizen OF like quail lhcaton
as an umpire TO decide the matters in dis.
Iple. who shall be sworn az aforesaid, Who
shall hear the proofs, adduced by the par
ties as lO value said property, aud assoss
Just compensation therefore, according to the
testimony.
Sec. 4. That whenever the Secretary Of War
shall be Of opinion thatlt il necessary To taxi
Iprlvaic property for public use, 10y reason Of
III impraclieabillty OF procuring the same 10y
purchase 80 as TO accumulate necessary sup
plies Orthe army or the good OF the service IN
any locality, he may 10y general order thro
the proper eubol dinate officers, author ze such
properly to be taken for the public use, the
compensation due the owner for tho same to
he determined aud the value found az proyi
ded for in the first and second sections of this
act.
Sec. s. That it shall be the Gnty of the
President, as early as practicable alter the
passage Of thus act, 10 appoint a commi .sioner
in each State where porperty shall be taken
tof the public use. and request of the Gov.
ernor Of such OF the States in which L Pres
ident shall 8pl out said commissioners, tai
appoint another commissioner TO act in con.
junction with the commissioner appointed 10y
the President, who shall receive the compen.I
sation OF eight dollars per day, and ten cents
per mile as mileage. to be paid by the Con-
federalo Government. Said commiss oners
shall constitute board, whose duty il shall
he to fix upon the prices TO he paid by the
Government for all property Impressed orI
taken Tor the public use, as aforesaid, so as to
aflo i just compensation to the owners there.
of sad commissioners shall agree upon.
aud publish schedule of prices every two
months o. oiteuer if they shall deem il proper;
and in the event they shall not be able toI
agree in any matter couiied to them in thisI
act, they shall have power TO a. point an um
pre to decide the matter in dispute, whose
decision shall be the decision of the board;
aud said umpire shall receive the same rate OF
compensation for the tine he shall serve, al
lowed TO said commissioners respective.
ly: Provided. that said commissioners shall
he residents of the State for which they shall
be appointed; and if the Governor of any
State shall refuse or neglect TO appoint said
to do 30 by the President, the President shall
appoint both commissioners by and with the
advice aud consent of the Senate.
Sec. 6. Tha,all property impressed or ia.
ken for the public use. as aforesaid, in the |
hands Of any person other than the persons
v NhO have raised grown or produced the same
or persons holding the same for their own use
or consumption, and who shall make the aft.
davit hereinbetore repaired, shall ne paid for
according to the schedule of prices fixed by
The commissioners az aforesaid Butitthe Of
fcer impressing or taking for the public use
said property, and owner shall differ as to The
qualify OF the article or property impressed
or taken as aforesaid thereby making it fall
withina higher or lower price named in the
schedule then the owner or agent and tue o..
fcer impressing or taking as aforesaid, may
select each loyal and dibinterested citizen of
the qualifications az aforesaid, to determine
the quality of sai article or property, who
shall in case Of disagreement, appoint an um
pire of like qualifications and his decision, i
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