The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-11-15

The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That it shall be lawful for the Surgeon Gen
eral the Comrnssary General make all necessary
contracts for the manufacture and distillaon of whis
ky, brandy and other alcoholic and spirtous liquors
for the supply of the army and hospitals upon such
terms as may be conducive to the public interest and
that the said and any heretofore made shall
operate license the contractor to manufacture
! the same for the purpose aforesaid
| Sec 2. That the Surgeon General and the Commls-
sary General shall be authorized to establish manufac-
tories dstilleries for the purpose of obtaining the
supplies aforesaid and to employ aborers in the same
instead of resorng to contracts, if they shall deem it
! more prudent TO do so.
! Sec 3. That no contractor party SHALL under the
license granted by this act dstil make alcohol,
whisky brandy, other alcoholic sprituous liquors
than be shall deliver to the Government its agents
il fulfllment of his contract contracts shall 1t
be lawful for such contractor TO SELL or in any way
dispose Of otherwise than said contract contracts
may require, any alcohol, whisky, brandy, or other
| alaohoc spiruous liquors manufactured by him
under the license aforesaid; shall this act operate
license to any for any violation Of the
prohibitions herein contained, when such violation
shall be crime mSdemeanor under the laws OF the
State in which the may occur.
Approved Jnne IA, 1864.
An Act providing for the Establishment and payment
of claims for certain description of property taken
or informally impressed for the of the army.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That shall be the duty of the Secretary OF
War to appoint and assign, in each congressional dis
and for each territory, agent liable to mill
tary duty in the field who SHALL at stated times, in
each county parish under the direction Of the post
quartermaster nearest him. receive and take proof
under oath, in relation to s claims in said district for
forage provisions CATTLE sheep hogs horses, mules,
and wagons heretofore furnished to the army by
the owner letofore taken Informally impressed
for the of the army and not yet paid for by any
officer in the military service by his order drec
tion express implied from the of the property,
whether said officer be line staff officer and Whe-
thcr he be bonded officer otherwise, and report
the facts and transmit the evidence in each to the
proper accounting officers Of the Treasury, together
with his opinion the justice and validity of the
cIaim and the said accounting officers are hereby au
thorZed TO audit and control and order payment OF
such claims appear to them to be equitable and just:
Provided That all such claims originating West Of TIE
Mississippi river shall he reported to the accounting
officers of the Treasury Department established for the
trans Mississippi Department. who are hereby author
zce audit, coniro! and direct payment of the
III the same minncr as the accounting officers OF the
Treasury East Of The Mississippi river And the said
agent is hereby authorized in taking testimony in
gard to said claims, administer Oahs to witnesses,
and, if he think proper the claimants themselves.
The compensation allowed 20 said agent shall be ten
dollars per day while actually engaged in the perform
of the duties imposed on him by this act, and 80
cents per mile for every mile actually Travelled by him,
be paid under regulations be prescribed by the
Secretary of War: Provided That the Secretary of War
may assign the duty herein mentioned any quarter
master disabled officer Of the army; and, in that
event. said officer qua'crmaster shall, in addition
to the compensation now allowed him by law, be en-
titled mileage at the rate of forty cents per mile
Provided, further That the Secretary of War may ap
point any commissioned officer private per-
form the duties under this act who may be unfit for
active service in the field because of wounds received
disease contracted in said service and the pay and
allowance of such non-commissoned officer or private
when appointed and assigned, shall be the same
allowed to persons so appointed who may not be
liable to military service.
Sec q That this shall cease and determine on the
first day of January 1863 the Mississippi river,
and the first day of May, 1865, west of the Mssis
sipp river and all claims of the description aforesaid
to the agent aforesaid prior to said dates
at the respective places mentioned, shall not be en-
It'll, d 10 the benefits of this act.
Approved jane IA, 1864.
An Act TO increase the compensation Of the heads of
the several Executive Departments and the Assistant
Secretary of War and the Treasury and of the As
sistant Attorney General and the Comptroller of the
Treasury aud other officers therein named
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That the compensa ton of the heads of the
several Executive Departments of the Government SHALL
for year from the passage o. this act be increased
to nine thousand dollars and OF the Assistant Secre
tary of War and the Treasury and Of the Assistant
Attorney General and the Comptroller OF the Treasury
be increased six thousand dollars and that the
salaries of all clerks and employees in the various de-
partments located in the city of Richmond, be in
creased thiryhree and onethird per cent and at all
other points through ghout the Confederate States twenty
five per cent for year from the passage of this
Provided, That the clerks detailed from the army
navy shall be entitled to the benefits of this act.
Approved June II, 1864.
An Act to amend the several acts in relation to Vol
unteer Navy
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact, That the act entitled "An act to amend
act entitled 'An act to establish Volunteer Navy"
passed llth February 1864, be amended as to allow
persons to volunteer the service of the volunteer
navy Provided such persons are resident foreigners
or MarylanderS and the President hereby authorized
to cause be issued such persons shall
volunteer as aforesaid, and shall be accepted by the
President Of the company BY which such vessel was
fitted out, either within beyond the Confederate
States.
Approved June "A, 1864
An act to amend act entitled can act to create
Provisional Navy of the Confederate Staes," ap-
proved May lst, 1868
The Congress of the Confederate States Of America
do enact That in The first line Of the fourth section of
the act entitled IAN act create provisional navy
of the Confederate Sfates' the word provisional"
shall be substituted for the word "reguar" that the
sald fourth section shall read follows All commits
sloheo ocers of the provisional navy shall be appoin
leu o inc PRESIDENT, by and with the advice and
sent or the Senate Whenever in his Judgment the pub
lie service requires their appointment, and in such
numbers as be may think necessary to the following
ranks and grades, VIZ: AdmiralS vice admras rear
admirals, commoderc>, and to such other raRks and
grades may exist in the regular navy.
Approved June II. 1854.
An Act TO authorize the formation of new commando
to be composed of supernumerary officers who may
resign to join such commands and to limit and re-
strict the appointment of officers in certain cases
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