Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1863-11-17
sTAUNToN, VIRG GlNIA, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER IT, 1863.
MISCELLANEOUS.
ADJ'T & INSP'R GENL'S OFFICE, |
RICHMOND, October 24th, 1858.

GENERAL ORDER,
/ No. 13S.
Following Instructions are published for carryine
into effect the 9th Section of the Act of 26th March
1885, To regulate imrressmeHts in respect to labor
on Notifications and other public works in States III
which provisions have not been made this subject
l. The Commanding General, or the Officer OF En-,
gineers In charge of the work. shall have power to
decide upon the necessity for making mpres sments
of slaves for this purpose after making suitable ef
forts to secure the necessary labor by contract He
must be satisfied OF the necessity of the measure De-
fore he resorts to it.
Q. He may authorize the inpressment of male
slaves between the ages ofseventeen and fifty years.
but before the first day of December next shall ab
stain from impressing slaYes from plantations exeu
sively devoted to the production Of grain and prov
SONS without the consent of the owner, except in
cases of urgent necessity.
8. No impressments shall be made of the slaves
employed in the domestic and family services excu
|siyely, nor upon farms plantations where there
are not rnore than three slaves of the age specified
and not than five per cent of the population Of
slaves shall be impressed IN any county at the same
time unless the rssessty is very great and after
sultation with TINS Department of the Governor ofthe
State in which the impressment is to be made.
4. mmhs ordinary period for impressnent shall be
sixty days, but if tie owner OF any slave shall fail to
bring the slaves impressed to the place of rendezvous
within five days after the time appointed, the slaves
withheld may be detained for ninety days. and for
longer term Of ten days for every day of default
less reasonable excuse be given for the delays that
have occurred.
5. It shall be the dpty of the Commanding Gene
raj in charge any lines requiring forfcations, to-
acquaint himself with the resources of slave labor in
his department, and to consider with care the man
IN which he may obtain the control of whatev er
necessary for the public service by fair and equia
bic appointment among the owners OF such property.
lie VIII consult wltf. the Governor of the State and
Othor state authorities to the best mode fproceed
ing, so that is mpTessment may cause the least en-
barrassment to the industrial pursuits OF the commu
nifty.
6. Notices will be given of the number and char
acer OF the slaves required tn time and place oftheir
delivery, the time tor which the service is required
and OF the arrangements made Tor the subsistence
management and custody of the slaves required
and ii The masters of slaves shall agreeto furnish sub
sstence for their slaves, and suitable overseer
agent to superntend them they shall have the priv
nege OF 80 doing. But such overseers saall be SUBJ
ject to the control of the officer charge and may be
dismissed for any misconduct by him.
z. The sum of twenty dollars per month for each
slave delivered ii pursuance to requisition and fif-
teen dollars per month for each slave held in
Guence OF failure of his master to obey requisiton
made as hereinbeore provided, shall be paid by the
Confederate States, and so ldiers rations medicines
and medical attendance furnished and the value of
vice thereafter from injuries received or diseases
contracted in such service, or may not be returned
shall be paid by the Confederate States Such value
shall be conclusivey established by formal appraise
Inent by Beard O. Experts mutually agreed upon at
the time the slaves are received into the Confederate
service. Compensation shall also be made fer all in
urles TO slaves arising from the act of the public
my, or from any injury arising from want of due
diligence on the part ofautaoriues of the Confederate
States But the Confederate States will not be liable
for any slave not returned by reason of freud OF col
son on the part Of the owner bis agent, the
selected BY him to supernteud them nor if his
death should be caused by the act of God, by dis
ease existing when the slave is received by Confede
rate authorities.
s. Subsistence and provisions furnished by the
owner shall be commuted for at the rates allowed SOL
diers in service. All slaves sent voluntarily to the
Confederate authorities, and accepted by them with
put other special contract shall stand on the same
footing as those delivered under requsiton and the
owners Of slaves delivered taken under reauisi
lion, shall be entitled to regard the Confederate
States as contracting with them to comply with the
and conditions herein expressed
9. In Case there should be any disagreement the
subject of the value any slave mpressed or
The imp1essing officer shall not be satisfied of the
;uraey of any valuation valuations. the apprise-
nen shall be referred the appraisers appointed IN
Ter the 5.h section OF the act concerning impress
nents. according to the provisions of the act of Con-
5ress approved 9th April, 1853, and published III
Orders Nc. So current series
By order
(Signed,) s. COOPER,
Nov TO dit and InSpr Gen'l I