The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-23
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Ans'r AND iksr'S Gsk'Ls OrF,cx.
Lichmond, Va, March IL. 1864.

r'nymcnf O! free negroas and sisyss .o o.xsas w W
facis'es, and the instructions OF the War Depar,
ment relative fo Its execution are ,r ~
Information of these concerned - ~
AN ACT toiocrease The efficiency of the ar,,, h.,
the employment oI free negroes and slaves IN
certain capacities. "
HhsreaS the efficiency of the a:my is eye.,,,, A,
miBishesi by the withdrawal from the r,ns 81 -, ~
bodied soldiers u, ae; as teams;ers and 6. v.rsn
other capacities In which free perSbes and 80
na,sht he advan'ase"usly employed; therefore.
80. .',3'es = 1"e tes'sderofs States oF An..v,ca
persons ot cner, not including those eho are s,a
"st 'ns treaty on tafis OF 1893, Under the ,res,v
S.ataf sfS,h oi is,S, resident Gin the Confederate
stsss, netween the ages OF Is ana so wears sh,l
lie hsta liable 10 perform such duties with Inc a,n,
OF IN connection with the military de1ences ar ~
country, In the way Of work upon ior,iiea,,ous .,
-" -, "'.'", "ofSs 'or ihe production or psana-
.'.," o' hAtetfa's oi war, or tn military nosni.ats
rs u.e Secretary 4 War or The comman,;rg 60
iSi Oh ina Trans Mississippi! Department, NAV ,fnm
~ e.'s 10 ume, preScr.he; aud while engaged In ,hr
s~ttHntahce oi such duties shall rec. ~. ra,.ons
iu eiothins and compensation as the rat, of e,Ayen
ceisfs month"; under sach rules asd rea,Its,torS
G as tnc sasa seeFeisfy may esfah,fs;r: Eso,,ss4,i
Hat re secretary o! War or the comm nd, =
General q, The Trans mississippi Department WHY
the a1aIoval Of The President, may exemnt frrn
me operations of this act such negroes as ,he
interests OF the county may require should he er
cniptea, or such as he may think proper 10 cremn,
oh sfosnds of Justice, equity, or necessity
Aaas the Secretary Of War Is hereby authorye A
q
cie pfecsdin ng sseaton of 6is act, rs many male
heSfo s!aves, not 10 exceed twenty tho ussnf s In
a-N 1"sHeht, ihe wants Of the service NAV re
Iuirs, usatshias them while so employed with
Pt,pet ta'iohs and eio,htn2, under rules and reru
iauons To be established ny him, and payIps IN H.
hrs OF said slaves such wages as may be syy.eS
upon win said owners for their use aud service.
hGn tH TIE sFeu! OF the loss Of any sIsy.s ,vh, =.
employed by the act of the enemy o- nv e...,a ~
tse enemy, or by death Inflicted hy the enpmr or
.. eise.se contracted While In any service re-
Suliea OF sad save' then the owners OF lie same
snaH ne eudtcd - receive the full vaiue uf surh
slaves, TO hs ascertainsd by ssreemen; or bv nm
pfaiscnent under The law regulating pre- sieu,s
u De paid under such rules mud resuatioas as the
Secretary of War may establish.
q That when The Secretary OF War shall he ma
biz Ia procure the services Of slaves I'm any mill
faiy department In sufficient numbers f,r ih. ne
cessities Gf the department, upon The terms and
conditions set forth in the preceding section then
se Is hereby auih"r.et q impress the services OF
- many mais slaves, not 10 exceed twenty thou
SAND as may he required, from time TO time, in
sSSna:se oi id. duties indicated in the r.St sec
lion o. llls act, according to the laws regulating
the inpTcsS1ient Gi slaves iH ether eases Pm
Ci,tej, th-t slaves 50 impressed shall, white
employed, receive the same raiioHs and cloth
ing, IN Kind ana quantity. slaves regularly
utftd itnm HlrIr owners; and, IN the even,
O.! their i0ss, shall be paid for Ia The same man
DeT, and ua0Cr the same rules established by
he said impr .ssn.ent laws PfGeTatf That II the
owner have bal one male slave between the ages
Of - and So At sinai not oe impressed against lBe
-
negroes shall tie ,st imprssse7 ami II there should
he deficiency It saairs supplied ty the impress
meul OF slaves according 10 the foregoing provis
tons: Proride further, That in making the impress
EneDt not more than one oi every five uaie slaves
h.twscn bhe ages nj - and IS shall ce taken from
apy owner, being taken tn allow in EACH Cast
4 credit for all slaves who may have been alFeady
impressed under this act, and who are still In Sc.
v!ce or have died. or been lost while in service
And all jDipTessments under this Gct shaii e ia
en- Ii equal ratio from all owners in the same 10
Ca!lty, cry, county or district.
Slgued1 TuoaAs 8. BoC0Cg.
speaker House OF Representatives.
r. NJ. T. HrEE.R.
President pre- tBl. oi the -enate.
Approved, February Il, lool
(Sisued,) JEFFERSON DAVIS.
IT, TIE Bureau oi Consctlption viii direct tie
enrolment OF ali she persons described In the hrst
section al the sc: aforesaid, OF the Mississippi
fivef who are moi uafI fer the s5Evi-e required
from them, BY reason Of physical or menta! Inca
pacly mbec!ily, and shall assign them TO me
Performance OF the duties mentioned IN ihe act or
s. iaiar dulles III any OF the military huTeaux, or
with troops in the field, these may be any caii
for such service.
III Applications for an exemption On the |
grounds ,saI TIE interests Of te country require II,
or becau.s II is demanded b. justice, equity or
necessity, wit! be made 10 the enrohn. officer IN
writing and vii he disposed oi by hin according
70 the gene Ill directions contained IN Inc !egula
lions published IN orders No. %, under tue Gct 10
orsan!Ze forces to serve during The war;
Il. For the execution OF the sections in the
foregoing act, reia;lve to the employment and ln
pressmeut Of sia~ts, tie proViei Mss OF orders No
s. Of the 24th October, 1865 will afford The re
auiste rules for the guidance CT The military bu
reaux ard the commanding Generals, with modi!i- |
cations hereafter mentioned. is! That slaves
shall no: be impressed when the services OF free
negroes can be obtained. I'd. Slaves under the
ase Of IS and above the age OF 90 are exempt. Sd
ae hire or slav1s impressed rhall be according 10
the rates fixed By tie appraisers lndef TIC 6ct 10
regulate impiessments- atil. ihe lilhllluoh as W
the term for which slaves shall be Impressed lot
service shall be iur twelve months Instead OF ,he
term fixed BY satd osaeIS, If the s1iseBcy SHAH re-
eulre 1t
V. All impTessmrE;s for service In tie vahous
Yn Hilary bureaux under this nc: shall be by special
order upon application to the war Department,
disclosing tie Efforts that have been made to pro
vide other labor specified n ,he act, the necessity
for IN. impressment, the plan proposed t@secuiei IL
T. The General comm aHding the Trans tiissis-
sippi Department will superin,end the execution
of the law for That department.
by order
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