The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-05-04

Executive Department North Carolina.
Adjutant Generals Office, . II
Raleigh, April "A, 1884 5
GENERAL ORDERS.
l. The following General Orders from the Adu-
tan, and Inspector Generals Office, q. >. Army,
Richmond, Va, concerning impIessments, are pub.
lished for the information Of all concerned;
Adiu.ant and Inspector Generals Office,
Richmond, Va, March 7th, 1864.
GENERAL ORDERS
No. 80.
l. The following Acts Of Congress concerning
Impressments" and the Instructions Of the War De-
pament respecting il, are published for the intorma.
lion and direction of all concerned:
An act 10 amend "aa act TO regulate impress.
ments," approved March twenty-sxth, eighteen hun
dred and sxty.three and to repeal anact amendatcry
thersof, approved April twsnty-seventh, eighteen
hundred aud sixty.three.
The Congress of the Confederate Statss Of Ameriea
do enact, That in all cases where property is Impress
ed for the use Of the Army and Navy, or for other
public use under said act, the shall be paid for
st the time OF ssid inpressment, unless an appeal
shall be taken from said valuations hereinafter pro-
the parties or asceaned By loyal and disnterested
citizens Of the city, county or parish in which the
impressment may be made, in the manner and ae-
cordng to the regulations provided in the first second
and third sections Of the above rected act or IN the
eighth sertion thereof, where il is applicable.
See. 2. Whenever the officer making the impress
ment Of property under the act hereby amended shall
believe that the appfaisement is fair and just ne
shall endorse his approval upon the appraisemeDt, and
make payment accordingly, but II he shall believe 1t
not fair and just then he shall refuse TO approve,
and endors the reason Of his refusal on the certificate,
and shall have the right 10 appeal from the decision
OF the appraisers, by reporting the ease TO the COM
missonen appointed under said act to which this IL
an amendment, for ether decision, whose judgmen
shall be final; and in the meantime, the property
shall be held and appropriated by the officer impress
ing the same who shall give receipt therefor 10 the
owner, ~hs shall also have The right ofapPeal as here
ia provided.
Secs The said commissioners shall have poue
TO summon and examine witnesses TO enable them e
6I the value OF property impressed which shall be
just compensation for the property SO Impressed, o
! the time and place Of imPressment; and when thu
commissioners shall have fred the value Of proPert,
in Of appeal they shall furnish The owner ans
imposing officer with statement OF such value
which valuation by the commissioners shall be within
three months from the time Of impressment.
Sec. 4. That said commissioners shall be sworn
faithfully TO discharge all their duties under this act
end the act TO which this is an amendment.
Ser 5. That the tenth section Of The act OF whic
this b an amsndment be stricken cut, and the follow
ing inserted thereof: Mo slave laboring on fam
plantation exclusively devoted to the production
grain OF provisions, ,han be taken for public U.s.
without the eonsen, Of The owner, creep, in case
urgent necessity and upon the order Of the Generl
y commanding the department in which said farm
. plantation is situated
{. Sec. s. That the act sinendaley Of the above n
cited scl, approved April twenty-sevenlh, eightee
: hundred aHd siriy.lhree, and much Of the sr,
section Of said sei requires an adavi, TO be mad
o by the owner. or his SCENT that such property wa
grows, rsi.ed OF produced by said owner, OF held,
hs. been parchsssi BY him, no. for sale o. specus'
lion, but Zoe his own use o. consumption, be- and N
: same is hereby repealed.
e Sec. Y. That no imprsssaeni shall be made und,
this act or the a.. 10 which ihis snendatory, Tor ID
use or benes, Of contractors with the government.
sec. 3. No.hing ia this act shall be construed
authorize the ilnpressing officer 10 enter an aPPe
from any decision Of the local appraisers, under q
seventh section Of the act 10 which this is amends
tory,
: Approved, February 10, 1854.
l. lmpressments according To this act, and the a
10 which this is an amendment. may be made +
necessary supplies 70, the Confederate armies in q
leld, and ior their accumulation in magazines aud
e posts and depcs and TO carry on The various oper
lions OF che Military Buesux connected with The w
y Department whenever the same cannot be obtsIns
y 10y contract.
y II. They may be made under orders from the Gel
erals commanding armies departments, corps, di'
Sons, and By commanders Of detached parties whs
a necessity stises therefor. These orders may
executed ~ appropriate officers OF the stan oelons'r
n 10 The army. The Chiefs Of the various Burest
is shall designate the officers and persons who shall
10 competent 10 make imprsssmcnis unjsrths auhori
y conferred uponthem.
~ TIT. Before any mpressmenis shall he made. Il
y impres,ing officer or his agen, will make an oder
the owner, his bailee or agent, IN writing, for y
2 purchase Of the property describing tbs property
10 wishes 10 purchase the price he is willing TO pa