Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1864-11-01

G&NhHN. D.psHS
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/ !. The BIrcau Of tonscription will cause
, to- b. delivered from tn" proper officers oi
. The Eurral to the Chief Crmm!s-nry in
every state. Is report containing the names
OF all persons in III. state, with the place.
OF their residence, who have obttinrd tx
I cmPtInns or details ~ agricuIturali-t- own
} err. oNrrsceTs managers. farmers, planters
or Otherwise, as producers OF Hr iIn ana pro-
, visions under the fourth paragraph Of the
! tenth section OF III" military Act "tth- .th
Of February. leGi, published in General
Orders No Is, (currcni -rric-.) together
with - statement 81 III: ici,u, of the con
tract; the -ure,ics to the same, and " tn all
other pertinent fact. relating to the said
exemption or detail III. OF Ccrs of tn.
Subsistence Department. Hndc. the direction
Of tn. Commis-ary General ami Cniri
tomuissary of each state, ar. charged
, with the collection of the meat which any
exempt or detailed men may hav. contract
cd t. pay. and to give an acluittauce
therefor also 10 make whatever commute
tinu- or reduction, that may b. authorized
hy Inc act Whenever the conditions are
established that justify tie same and TO
max" all the purchases Of tn" marketable
-urI - a: the prices specified III the act.
which the same authorizes u be made on
behalf of the Guvernmrnt. Tie -.ii Sub
with authority to represent ia" Government
in tue enforcement of IL claims under the
contracts ard obligations thu tn" act i'm.
poses upon the r&rmpt- and detailed men
d,--rI ibid therein.
II. In order that the regulation on the
subject OF the sale o! tn. mar ketabc sur
pln- al provisions and grim the Gov.
.rnaI"ai, and thu 'aniii"- "t soldiers in tn"
aid 70 (. may have execution, the Commits
-n,i- IN the dill rem; states may be in
Il nc'"d 20 limit their purchc-"- Of grain
and provisions of the mar k. able surplus
! III ANY District 20 some definite proportion,
I n I t. exceed one half. aud 20 Rave tn.
m.iudcr tor III" persons wh" purchas" on
! h"bnl' 81 the families oi SOLDIERS
Iii. All agents appointed toy tho public
I authnritr, ot any STATE, comfy or town.
to supply food for the families of old ~
arr -. horjHrdto purchase. th,. portion I'M
art regulated Nv ih.. Government, for the
uII.,,l ui their Trust. lhr Commanders OF
/ Coz" .ipt,. OF tn. chief ,umml-sary OF
Zach state or District may auth"ntIcat" the
, .u'huIty Of such agents, and p"r-ons sell
my 20 agents thus authenticated -hn.i be
u!lv warranted to do 50.
". The families "i -oLdic's as described
| in III. said act. are tn. families composed
OF the vii" or wife and children of anv
person who belongs to the army the
! widow or widow and children of any per
son who died while in the service the
| mother aud sisters OF any soldier or soldiers
/ in the army and who reside with them a
members in the same family or were de
/ pendent upon their labor or support the
I parents or sister, of any person belonging
! to the army. who resided ia the same iami
! Is with them and who derived from them
support,
| V. Officers are authorized to 1nrcha-.
necessary subsistence tor their ian.incs wn-
! der this act.
! VI Every exempt and detailed man an
| der this act shall render to the Enrolling
/ officer in his District, a detailed statement
| Of the mar ketable surplus produced and
| sold by him. with testimony that the sale.
! were TO Government or soldiers families,
| which statement shall be sent to the Com
maudrr vi Con,cripts tor the state. aud
| ther"upnn satisfaction upon h!s bond shall
! be entered.
| VII. The act of Congress aforesaid pro
vidrS That exemptions III favor of the
| classes aforesaid shall cease whenever tb,.
| farmer, planter or ovcrSecr shall tail dIiI
gently to employ in good faith his own
/ skill. capital aud | hur exclusively in the
/ production of gain aud pruvi- onS. t" b.
sold to tn" Government and the families "i
. soldiers at prices not exceeding IN -" hNcd
at the lime tor lik,. articles by the Commits.
! ei"n"rs of the state. under the impress
mrnt act 1t has been represented t. TIA,
/ Department that there are instances OF per
I sons exempt or detailed under this act. who
/ pay bat it'll" respect to III" obligations
/ they have contracted. That they have be
! come spectators in food and prov i>ous;
. that they are negligent and careless as IL
Ia" extent of their predictions. and oprn-
| ~ affirm that hey bio not mean to have any
surplus. The department i required in
all such or similar cases, to revoke the de
tail, and the performance of this duty Is
evolved upon the Bureau of CONSUMPTION
upon proper trstimon"y being afforded {,
them or tu their Officer, TO be- designated
by them, To perform this duty.
Ey order
s. COOPER.
Adjutailt and Inspector Gen.
IL Paragraph " of thc above order i
amended to incIud" in tie families entitled
Ia purchase the widowed mother of an,
soldier who may h ave died in the service
and who Wa dependent upon him for