Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1863-12-11
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/ I the November term 1868, of the County
N Court of Augusta, the following order was
entered of recOrt to Wit
Ordered that tn lst End, 3rd and 9Th section of
the act Of Assembly for the reiieto OF INDECENT Sol
diers and sailors and their families passed 3ist
October 1868 be published for two weeks in the
Spectator and the indicator, and that copy Of
the notice be posted the door OF the Coart toase
and i'll the Clerks Office OF this Court
AN ACT FOR THE RELIEF OF THE INDl--
GENT SOLDIERS AND SAILORS OF THE
Or MAY BE. DISABLED IN THE MILITIA
RY SERVICE AND THE WIDOWS AND
MINOR CHILDREN OF SOLDIERS And
SAILORS WHO HAVE DIED, OR NAY
HEREAFTER DIE. IN SAID SERVICE, AND
OF THE INDECENT FAMILIES Of THOSE
NOW N THE SERVICE.
Passed October 3lst, 1868
1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
That it shall be the duty Of the county and corpo-
ration courts Of this COMMONWEALTH to order the
sherils and sergeants OF SUCH counties and cofpd-
ra tiong to make list of all INDECENT soldiers and
sailors enlisted from their respective counties and
corporations in the Confederate service, or State
service wbe haze been. may be, disabled or
honorabiy discharged, aud of their families. and
Of the families of those who may be now in the ser
vice. and of the widows ana minor children OF
such as may bave died, or may hereafter die. in
the services and said list shall be returned and lie
posted, IN the clerks Office Of such counties or cor
porations at the next regular term thereafter; and
it shall be the duty of the magistrates i'll each mag
steral district to report list of said persons and
families in their respective districts to the said term
Of the county courts; and said courts shall then,
and from time to time thereafter, at any regular
term thereof, Ito examine said list and add to it
or strike from it such Names as 1t shah deem just
and proper.
2. it shall be the duty of said courts to make an
allowance in money or supplies to the persons and
families mentioned in the first section of this act,
Of such liberal amount and in such proportion as
they may think Just and sufficient for their main
tepance; and said allowance shall be charged on
the county, city or town. and provision shall De
made for its payment in the manner prescribed by
Jaw for legally ehargeable on cuuatles, cities
and towns.
g. Whenever any county court shall be satisfied
that any such soldiers and sailors at the date
Of tn sir enlistment residents of any county OF the
Common wealth, and whose families may hav9 been
or may hereafter be driven from their homes by
fear Of the public enemy. snd are residing IN such
coanty. it shall De TIE dnty ot such court to enroll
such soldiers and sailors and their families accord
ING to the provisions of the FIST section OF III IS act
and TO make the same provisions for their support
as for those iers and saiurs and their iamllies
described in said section. The said county court
shall state and certify their account for the sup
mort of such refugee soldiers and sailors and their
families, and forward the same TO the Auditor OF
Public accounts, and it shall be the duty of the
Auditor to pay said accounts by warrants upon
the Treasury Of the Commonwealth
3 This act shah be given Ia charge TO the gfahd
iure nf the circuit courts said counties and cor
n9ratons and shall be in force Il ON It's pass age
and shall continue in force until SIX months y
1atterl the ratification Of treaty ct peace be-
tween the Confederate otaleS ana tne onise"
States
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