The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-06

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ANACT TO amend Anact ttprogniate imsressmeuts'
approved March twenysixth, eighteen liundred ant
Sky t.Iee. and pgcpel an act t.adataft In rcf
approved April twenty,seseutlh eighteen hundred
and si4ty-thrco
The CosgreSs Of the Confederate States Of America
do enact, That in ali. cases NheTe properly Is in
pressed for the nse @ The aTW5 q tbnnaYy q f5r 9th
public use uparr sad act the spRlq shall bespal
Tor at the iiie Of said nlpressent, tiless Glpe
shall be taken from the valuation, hereinaite pro-
pilud, ccordng the valuation agreed up1n between
The parties or seertsincd BY loyal asd disintefestp
citizens Of tie city, county parish Il which tie hi
Tessnent may he made, ia the mannct aud according
to tie regulations provided In tito FIRST, seeoud ana
td sections of ihoab0 rected act ia the eighth
section thereof, where 1t IL isapplieabe.
SIC 2 Whenever tie uiiieer making the impress.
mem Of property llndtr tloact hereby anenied, shall
believe that the appraisenent is fair and ns lie seall
endorse his approval upon the apprassineNt, ardmake
payne aceardgly but II ha shall believe that 1t II
endorse tho reasons of his refv al On Tho certificate,
and Shall have the right to appeal from the decision Of
The appraisers, by reporting the to the eanfns7
seners appointed nnler sadact 10 which flis is an
amendment for ther decision, hose ipdsement shall
be Anal, and u The meantime, The ploferiy shall be
helf and appropriated by tho officer lmprsssung the
same, who shalt give receipt therefor totle owner,
who siRiaeo have tae right Of appeal as herein pro-
wded
sGc.3. The s7id commissioners shall have power to
and nSaHige Witnesses TO enable tht N to fix
the Nalue Of property impressed which shah be just
compensation far tho properly Impressed, at tue
time and lace ofimpreas aud when TIC commits
soners shall have hXed he value of properly in cases
qf appeh they shall furnish The olTnor ana npresslng
officer with IA statement Of such value which vaiua
lion " the Commissioner shall be within three months
from the time Of impre3sment
sEc 4 Itat said cQiamissioners shall be sworn,
fhuly TO discharge eif duties Idef this ct, and
the Act 10 which Ills is al al'aAVidnent
SEC ). Thst the tenth section Of the of which this
is i'a.mdneAt be strkei out ani the following In.
serted tcdiusieadtlercf Nc slave, laharng on flrn,
plantation exclusively devoted to the production
OF grain provisions. zhali be taken FIR public use
without hu consent of tie owner, except in Of
urgent eeessty and npnn the order Of the General
caipplanding the D paitnent ia which said farm or
plantation is situated.
SEC 6. That this Act amenda.oFy If tic above re-
cited Act, approved April tweutyseventh, eighteen
huudcd and sixtYthree, and so nlseh OF the ist
lion Of The said Act requires nidayit to bo made
by tho Nuer or Lie ggQni. thgt sach properly was
giown rai.cd produced by tho sal owner, or held,
has been pm aHased By him not for sale secla,
lion, but for his own use consumption, be and the
SAME Is hereby repealed
SEC 7. That no mpressment shall be mafc under
this Act o. the Act 70 Which this is a,nuHdatory,
fof the Use benefit Of contractors with the Govern
naent.
Sfcs Nothing ~ this oct shall be construed 10
hofizc the impressiug officer to appeal from
any If ihe iGcal appraisers under the seventh
section Of the Act TO when this 10 amendatOry.
Approved, Feb. i6, 1854