Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-01-12

ADJ'T 81 iNSP'R GENLS OFFICE.
RI5EnoND, October oath, 1863.

Rt5EhoSD, October oath, 1863.
GENERAL ORDER,
No. 49,
Following rs tructicns are pubishe! for carving
into effect the 9Th Section the Act of Goth March,
1868 To regulate imrressments in respect to labor
on Notifications and otne public works in States
which provisions have not Eeen made this subject
1. The Comlano4ng General, or the Officer of En-
gineers in char re o. the work, shall have power to
decide upon the necessity tor king impres sments
of slaves fol tbs purpose, liter making suitable eff
forts to secure ae necessary labor by contract He
must satisfied OF the sssity OF the
fore he resorts Il. 1t.
q He NAV ar,ncri.e he impressment of ma IT,
slaves bet~esn TIE ages ois teen and fifty years
but before ti.e 4 st dsT g ,cen4her shall abb
stain from i'm 1ssrg stlTs FRI plantations exclu
sively devoted the PRO cacti Of grain and prov
SONS w1thou!tHs consent CT thu owner, except IN
cases Of urgeEt necessity.
g.. No impt. ,sment shsl Ii be made of the slaves
employed in Ia domestic nd family services exc:u
sively, nor up "A ta-rs plantations where there
are not three slaves of the age specified,
and not Ii n i've Ger cent. of the population
slaves shall De impressed In any county at the SAM
time unless tie necessity very eat and after
sulation witt LIS apartment OF the Governor OF the
State in VIII oh tae inpressment IS To be made.
4. The OF oinary psrlr tor inipressment shall be
sixty days, but the owner OF any slave shall fail to
bring the slave impressed to the place of rendezvous
within five DIT atsar m tln.4 appointed, the slaves
withheld H. be detained .or ninety days, and Tor
longer ter q. ter ueys or every day OF default, un
less reasonas ,exeas be giyea Tor the delays that
have occurrSt.
o. lIAF
raj in charge - INV rss fequdx ertifc atoms, to
aoquant hs' With tee saysaaoor Or. IL
ner in winch ~ may oat an ne cQQfEat OF
is necessary t HE DEbl e"vlc8&X HIT and squta
BILE apo ntn:eLt ~rac2g Ia owner OF such property
He.w IL coasa: x'Jf tbs Govern of the State
othor State oIitIes the best mode ofproceed
ing, that mryessment may cause the least EN-
barrassmen u ne industrial pursuits OF the commu
nifty.
6. Notices WI! oe given of the number snd char
sOF< ho dvNlAn n h.Y
delivery, the TOR VIII ch the service IS required
and OF the Il gements made the subsistence
management custody of the slaves required
and II The rs OF SLAVES snail furnish sub
sistence for tn r slaves, and suitable overaeer c
agent to sure.tend item, they shall have the priv
ilege OF SO dog. bat such overs.ers snail be sui
ject to the ii OF Ike cer i'll cha. &c, and may
dismissed fJr y misconduct by him.
T. The su,a of twenty dollars yer nsnth for eac
slave deve.e.t ii pursuance TO lequlsltlon. and
teen dollsrs Its ,.lnnth for each slave held cons
quence of fai u CT his master 70 obey requisito
made as here- efore provided, shall be paii by II
Confederate states, and soldiers ratlonS, medlciL
and medical att enhance furnished, and the value
ali such slaves as may die during their time OF Sc
vice thereattr from injuries we'd, Or dseas
contracted in Sacn servo ., may not be return =
shall be paid b. the ConT derate States. Such vail
shall be concu lively established by formal appras
ment by Bcltd o Experts mutually agreed upon
the time the slaves received into the Contedera
service. CONF snsstion shall also be made for all IL
uries tn slaves arising from the act OF the public
my, or from any injury arising from a want OF d.
diligence tue part otautaoritses ofthe Confedera
States But tle Confederate States will MT be- liao
for any slave Ut returned by of fraud coli
sion the part of the owner OF his agent, or the
selected 5y him to superinteud then, nor If
death should Ls caused by the t of God, or by d
ease existing when the slave is received by Confeo
rate authorities.
g.. Subsistence and provisions furnished BY t
owner shall D., committed for at the lates allowed 81
ders in service. All slaves ser & voluntarily to
Confederate tho:ities, and ePted by them VII
out other special contract, shall stand the sal
footing as tIose delivered under requisition end I
of ali ayes delivered or taken under requi
ton, shall be entitled to regard the Gonfedera
States as cont letting with them to comply with I
obligations and conditions here. expressed.
9. In taere should be any disagreement on t
subject of the alue of any slave i'm pressed, or in ca
the imrressing officer shall not De satisfied OF the
curacy of any valuations or valu atoms, the apprls
ment shall be referred the appraisers appointed
der the 9Th Sc -tion of the act concerning impres
ments. according the provisions of the act of Coz
gress approve. 9th April, 1868, and published
Orders No. So. current series. y order
(Sgned,) 5. COOPER,
Nov 10 Ad,'t and InsDr Genl