Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-04-08

erty impressed shall be assessed as soon as
possible by two loyal and disinterested cit-
zpl,s, Of the city, county, oE:pa-ish wherein
tue property WAS taken. chosen, one bv the
owner and one by the Couim,ssary or Quar-
ternaster General Or his agent, who III case
Of disagreement, shall choose third citizen
Of like qualification as umpire TO decide the
matters IN dispute, who, being duly sworn,
shall hear the proofs Of the value of the prop
erty and assess Just compensation therefor,
according to the testimony.
SEC. 4. Whenever the Secretary of War
shall think it necessary to take private prop
erty for public use, he may by general order,
through the proper subordinate officers, au-
thorize such property to be taken, the COM
pensation for the same to be ascertaiGed as
provided in the first and second sections.
SEC S. 1t shall be the duty of the Presl-
dent; Immediately after the passage of this
act. to appoint Commissioner in each State
where property shall be taken for public use,
and request the Governor of each OF the
States in which he shall appoin; aid Comm s.
sioner, to appoint another Commissioners 10
act in conjunction With the Commissioner ap.
pointed by the President, who shall receive
eight dollars day compensation and Ten cents
mileage to be paid by the Confederate Gov
.ernmcnt. Said Commissioners shall cpns,i-
tu,e Board, whose duty it shall be to fx
upon price to be paid by the Government
for Ill property impressed or taken, so as TO
afford lust compensation to the owners there
of. SAID Commissioners shall agree upon
and publish a schedule Of prices every two
months, or oltener if thev shall deem proper;
and in the event they shall not agree in any
matter confded to them, they shall have pow,
er to appoint an umpire, whuse decision shall
be the decision oil The Board. The Commits
sioncrs shall be residents Of the State for
which they are appointed, and If The Gov
ernor of any State refuse or neglect 10 ap-
point Commissioner within teu' days after
request to do 50 by the President, the Presi
dent SHALL appoimt both Commissioners, by
and with the consent Of the Senate.
SIC. e. All property impressed in the hands
of any person other than the persons who
have ., own, raised or PRODUCED the same, or
persons holding the Sumo fUr their own use
or con.um p,ion shall be paid for acc riding
t. the schedule prices fixed by the Commis-
sioners. But if the impres,ing officer Or the
owner shall difi'sr as to the quality OF, the ar
ticle impressed, thereby making il fall within
!. higher or lower price na:nel ii the sctrd'
ule, then tue owner or agent and the officer
in,prcssing may select each loyal and dis
Interested citizen, duly qualified, to deter
mine the quality Of said property, VIII" in
case Of disagreement, appoint an umpire Of
like qualifications, and his decision, If aij-
proved by the impressing officer, shall be
final. If not approved, the inpressing olli-
Ger shall send The award to the Commission
ers of the State, with his reasons for dlsap-
proyiug the same, and said Commissioners
may Lear testimony, and their e;lsion shall
be linaI. The owner may receive the price
offered ty the impressing officer, without
prejudice 10 his claim to receive higher COM
pen,ation. =,
support of the owner aud his family, and to
carry on l:s ordinary agricultural or me-
chanical business, these facts to lie ascertain
ed by the appraisers provided in the LIST Sec
tion. shall not be taken or impresse1 tlr thu
pubiic use; and when the inpreSSng Uilicer
and the owner cauno: agree as to the qnAnti-
tv Of property necessary as aforesaid, lh"n
ill.,. decision Of the said appraisers shall he
binding on the officer and all other persons
SEC. :. When property impressed for tem-
po-ary purposes is lost or des s'royed without
the default of the owner, the Government
shall pay Just compensation therefor, tc be
ascertained by appraisers appoin ed and quail
flied as provided in the third section. When
such property when returned, has. in the
min on nj the owner. been injured whilst in
the puLlc Use, the aulount OF damage thereby
sustained shall be asceralnel i'll the manner
prescribed in the third section, the officer re-
turning tue property beiug :plhorzed To act
IN behalf of this Government and upon.
such inquiry the certificates Of the sa'''. Of
the property when originally impressed shall
be received as prima tar's evidence Ct the
value thereof.
SEC. .. Where slaves are impressed to la
Dor ON f)rti6ca!iDnS ,cr other public works,
the impressrnent shall be made according To
the rules and regulations prescribed in the
laws of the State wherein they are impressed;
aud in tho absence of any .uch laws, In ac-
cprdanee with such rules and regulations not
inconsistent with the provisions OF this act,
as the Secretary of War shall iTem time to
time prescribe provided no iInpressment Of
slaves shall be made when they Gan be hired
or procured ly, the consen. Of The o"ner or
his agent. :
SEC 10. This section proSides for tho pun-
ishm,nt of any "tlicer, noncotulnlsSioncd uiii
Ger or private who shall vioatethe provisions
of this act !; and provides that tie bill be en-
titled "An Act to regulate ilnpressments."
TAeir Military Honor.