The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-13
PUBLIC ACTS
Passed at the First Session Of the Second Con-
yress Of the Con- fc7crdte States-1S64.

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Liqaofs for the use of the Army and Hospitals.
The Conyre of the Confederate States Of America
do enact That it shall be lawful for the Surgeon Gen
era the COmmissary General to make all necessary
contracts for the manufacture and disaton of whis
ky, brandy, and other alcoholic and spurious liquors
for the supply of the army and hospitals upon such
terms may be conducive to the public interest and
that the said CONTRACTS aud any heretofore made shall
operate license tS the contractor manufacture
the same for the purppse aforesaid.
Sec. 2. That the Surgeon General and the Commits
sary General shall to establish manutac-
tories disleres for the purpose of obtaining the
supplies aforesaid, and to employ laborers in the same
instead of resortng 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 distil make alcohol
whisky, brandy other alcoholic sprtuous liquors
than Ee shall deliver to the Government or its agents
in fullment of his contract contracts shall 1t
be lawful for sucl contractor to SELL or in any way
dispose Of otherwise than said contract contracts
may require, any alcohol, whisky, brandy, or other
alaoholic or spirUous liquors manufactured by him
under the license aoresaid shall this act operate
license any contractor for any violation of the
prohibitions herein contained, when such violation
shall be crime misdemeanor under the laws OF the
State in which the same may occur.
Approved June IA, 1864.
An Act providing for the establishment and payment
of claims for a certain description of property taken
informally impressed for the use of the army.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of
trct and for each territory agent not liable to mill
tary duty in the field, who SHALL at stated times, in
each county parish, under the direction Of the post
quartermaser nearest to him, receive and take proe
under OATH In relation all claims in said district for
forage, provisions, cattle sheep hogs horses mules
and wagons heretofore furnished to the army by
the owner eretOore taken Informally impressed
for the of the army and not yet paid for, by any
officer in the military service by his order direc
tion, express implied rom the of the property
whether said officer be line staff officer, and whe-
ther he be bonded officer OF otherwise, and report
the facts and transmit the evidence in each case to the
proper accounting officers of the Treasury, together
with his opinion to the Justice and validity of the
claim; and the said accounting officers hereby au
thorized audit and control and order payment of
such claims appear to them to be equitable and ust
Provided, That all suh claims originating West of the
Mississippi river shall be reported to the accounting
officers of the Treasury Department established for the
transMissssppf Department. who are hereby author
izee audit control and direct payment of the same
in the manner as the accounting officers of the
Treasury East of the Mississippi river. And the said
agent is hereby authorized in taking testimony in re-
gard said claims, to administer oaths to Witnesses
and, if he think proper to the claimants themselves
The compensation allowed TO said agent shall be ten
dollars per day while actually engaged in the perform
of the duties imposed him by this act, and 80
cents per mile for every mile actually travelled by him.
be paid under regulations to be prescribed by the
Secretary War: Provided That the Secretary of War
may assign the duty herein mentioned any quarter
disabled officer of the army and, in that
event said officer or quarermaste shall, in addition
to the compensation now allowed him by law, be en-
titled to mileage at the rate of forty cents per mile
Provided, further That the Secretary of War may ap-
point any non-commissioned officer private to 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 noncommissioned officer or private
when appointed and assigned shall be the as
are allowed to persons appointed who may not be
liable to military service
Sec 2 That this act shall and determine the
first day of January 1865 of the Mississippi river
and on the first day of May, 1865 west of the Misss
spp river; and all claims of the description aforesaid
not presented the agent aforesaid prior to said dates
the respective places MENTIONED shall not be en-
titled to the benefits of this act.
Approved June 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 and other officers therein named.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That the compensation of the heads of the
several Executive Departments of the Government SHALL
year from the passage o. this act be increased
to nine thousand dollars and of the Assistant Secre-
ary of War and of 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 thirythree and onethrd per cent and at all
other points throughout the Confederate States twenty
five per cent for from the passage OF this act
Provided, That the clerks detailed from the army
navy shall be entitled to the benefits of this act.
Approved June II, 1864.
An Act 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 an
act entitled 'An to establish Volunteer Navy"
passed llth February, 1864, be amended to allow
persons volunteer IN the service of the volunteer
navy: Provided. such persons resident foreigners
or Maryanders and the President hereby authorized
to passports be issued to such persons shall
volunteer aforesaid, and shall be accepted by the
President of the company by which such vessel
fitted out, either within beyond the Confederate
States.
Approved June IA, 1864.
An act to amend an act entitled "An act to create
Provisional Navy of the Confederate States ap-
proved May lst, 1863.
do enact That in the first line of the fourth section of
the act entitled San act to create provisional navy
OF the Confederate States" the word g provisional"
shall be substituted for the word Irregular that the
said fourth section shall read follows All commits
stoned officers of the provisional navy shall be appoin
ted by the President, by and with the advice and
sent of the Senate whenever in his Judgment the pub
lie service requires their appointment and in such
numbers he may think necessary, to the following
ranks and grades, viz: Admirals, vice admras rear
admirals commodores, and to such other ranks and
grades as may exist in the regular navy.
Approved June Il, 1854.
An Act TO authorize the formation of commands.
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.
The Congress Of the Confederate States of America