The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-02

inc impressmeut of slaves in other Provided,
That slaves impressed shall, while employed, re-
ceve the same rations and clothing in kind and guam
ty slaves regularly hired from their owners and,
in the event of their loss shall be paid for in the
manner and under the rules established BY the
said impressment laws: Provided, that II the owner
have but male slave within the age OF 10 anG SO,
he shall not be impressed against the will Of said
err: Provided further, that free negroes sha be first
impressed and if there should be deficiency it shall
be supplied BY the impressment OF slaves according to
the foregoing provisions Provided turher, that IN
making the mpressment, not more than one of every
FIVE male slaves between the ages Of eighteen and for
ty-fve shall be taken from any owner care being taken
TO allow in each a credit for all slaves who may
have been already impressed under this act, and who
still in service, have died or been os while IN
service. And all impressmens under inns act snail be
taken equal ratio from all owners in The same local
ity city, county or district
Approved February II, 1854.
Ar Act to amend uAn act regulating the granting of
| furloughs and discharges in hospitals, approved
| May lst, 1868.
The congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That regulating the granting of fur
loughs and discharges in hospitals, approved on May
lst $685. be and the same is hereby amended as to
provide that the period of disability therein named
which entities soldiers sick and wounded in hospitals
to furlouges shall De extended to sixty days, or
wards in which the board of examiners may grant
! furloughs for sixty days,
| Approved February II, 1864.
| An Act amend the sixty fifth Article Of War.
The Congress Of the Confederate States of America
do enact, That the sixty-fh article Of war be SO
amended to read as follows: art IS. Any general
officer commanding an army commanding force OF
cavalry with and under the Immediate command
of the commander of IN army, or other officer COM
manding q separate department, may appoint general
courts martial whenever necessary. But no sentence
of court martial shall be carried into execution until
the whole proceedings shall have been laid before
the officer ordering the same, the officer command
ing the troops for the time being; neither shall any
sentence of general court martial in time OF peace,
| extending the loss of life the dismisson of
commissioned officer, which SHALL either in time OF
peace war, respect general officer, be carried into
execution until after the whole proceedings shall have
emitted TO the Secretary of War, to be laid
before the President of the Confederate States for his
confirmation disapproval and ORDERS in the case
All other sentences may be confirmed and executed 2y
the officer ordering the court assemble, the
nandng officer for the time being, the may be-
Approved February II, 1864.
An Act to authorize the impressment of meat for the
use of the Army, under certain circumstances.
The congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That whenever the President shall declare
that the public exigencies render necessary impress
ments of meat for the of the army, may be made
any supplies that exist in the country. under
the express condition that just compensation shall be
afforded the of the taken impressed,
and subject to the following restrictions and 1imita
tons
Sec. 2. The power to direct such impressment shall
be conferred upon the Secretary of War; but he shall
not reduce the supplies OF person below One-lalt
the quantity usually allowed for the support Of him
SELF his family, and dependents for the year lie shall
exercise the said by orders directed to the Off
GERS agents he may employ who shall have explicit
instructions to the mode Of its execution and in
functions that the same shall not be abused
Sec. g. That these orders shall direct that notice
shall be given the owner Of the meat needed, his
bailee other agent, declaring the quantity required
the price offered the eXistenca< of necessity, and
whether possession is to be taken of the imne
datey, and with whom the risk of the keeping is
to be, pending the negotiation, and in what
the compensation shall be settled, in case the offer is
accepted-service of which notice shall be a
dtion precedent TO any rpressment seizure by the
impressng officer
+ Sec. 4. That upon the service of this notice upon
the owner of any meat liable to impressment the
shall hold the subject to the claim of the Con-
federate States and shall be entitled just ensa-
tion according the provisions of this act and if the
necessity is declared by the impressing officer be
urgent he shall deliver the possession the impress
ing officer upon his demaad, who shall give receipt
therefor, provided in the sixth section of this act
Sec 5. That for the ascartanment ofthe quantity of
liable to mpTessment under this act, and also of
just compensation for the where the and
iulpre@sng officer cannot agree the impressing officer
shall appoint Que loyal and disnterestcd citizen of the
codny, DISTRICT parish in which The impressed
/ shall be at the time CT impreSsment and the Of
the meat impressed, his agent other bailee shall
appoint another, who shall, upon oath ascertain the
quantity liable to impressment and the value Of the
at the date of the notice served upon the party,
which oath may be administered by the impressing
officer, and which ascertanment Of the quantity and
value shall be conclusive evidence thereof and if the
assessors cannot agree they may associate with them
third person, of like qualifications, make said
sessment.
Sec 6. That whenever an impressment shall be
made under this act it shall be the duty the impress
sing officer to give an official certificate showing the
quantity taken, the company BATTALION regiment or
other command for whose it is required, the
pensaton to be paid, the circumstances of necessity
that existed, which certificate shall be evidence of
claim against the Confederate States and shall be
promptly paid by the disbursng officer of the COM
mand for which the meat taken, by the CHI ef Of
the bureau having charge of disbursements for similar
objects
Approved February Il, 1864.
bill to repeal organize bands Of partizan
rangers, approved April 30 1852, and for other pur-
poses.
The congress of the Confederate States Of America
do enact, That the act of Congress aforesaid be- and
the same is hereby, repealed Provided That organza
tons OF partisan rangers acting regular cavalry at
the passage of this act shall be continued in their nre
sent organizations Provided, They shall hereafter be
considered regular cavalry and no az sar1isan ran
gers.
Sec2 That all the bands of partisan rangers organ
zed under the said act, may the int of the
service allow, be united with other ORGANIZATIONS or
be organized into battaons and regiments with the
view OF bringing Them under the general conditions of
the provisional army to discipline and move
mens under such regulations the Secretary of War
may prescribe.
Sec ). The Secretary of War shall be authorized if
ne deems proper for time, permanently to except
from the operation OF this such companies as
serving within the lines of the enemy and under such
conditions as he may prescribe
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