Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-03-15
ADIUrAEr AND INsP'R GENUS oryros,
GENERAL ORDERS, |
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GENERAL ORDERS,
rroes and slaves the nstruc.ons Of The
War Department relative 10 Its execution pubhed for the
Information Of those concerned: I -
of free negroes and sldDes IN certain capacities.
1hf rom s al ne i S%'.h.d
eame and 10 various otaer capacities In which fres necr
2sS csnSrsss o. S a Ge
all aud other free peons color not
under Ss treaty Of spa q 1919 redsns IN n.
states he Of Is and so years. be hsid liable
@a dSce The oeans sssi aao Win B.
Government works for the production or
Of War or the Commanding Genera, Of the Trans De-
pArment nom time @ t9e prescribe and vhs engaged
ing ADD compensation dollars month
ar such rules and regGla As the said Secretary may
General Of the Teams Mississippi Department. With approval
Of The President may exempt from the operations Of this act
should be exempted such as he may think Pre- per
That the Secretary hereby authorised TO employ FOR
du similar 10 those Indicated 10 the preceding section OF this
As his Judgment may require
them while employed With proper raons and clothing un e
rales rsguat be established by him. paying 70 The
Of wages may agreed upon With
owners and service 10 event OF e loss OF
cane 10 me enemy or BY death inflicted BY The by
contracted while In any service Tired ofssd slaves
such slaves 70 be acertaned by agreement BY
under me law .ssusnr SpIssn TO be paid under such
That when the Of War shall be unable % pOcure the
.etyc Of slave. Ia any military dsPa men. saeisn numbers
forth the preceding scon, hea he Is hereby author
twenty hOusand may required tins 70 tine 70 dis
charge the duties dlcAed the rsi section Of this
Ing 70 toe laws regulating The mpresmet OF eber
cases: Provided, That saal while employed
receive the ations and ciohn In Kind and qaan
regularly hired from Their and Ia event OF
their loss shall paid the manner and nndr the
sane rules established by the said impressment laws
have but male ases Of Is
aud shall be Impressed against the Of Sad
Provided Thai free negroes shall be Impressed an
Of slaves according TO the foregoing provisions further
That making the not than
owner care being case credit for al
who ssys sss4 haT Arcade S..s saS ss .d
impressa ens under this act sha be taken In equal
from all IN The same locality @ SoS Ss
Speaker r h x. +. q n ais1;.is''iv''.
President pro ten. OF the Senate
Approved, February II 1864 ~
CsgneG JEFFERSON DAVIS.
H. The Bureau Of Consumption win direct the of all
persons described In the FIRST section OF the act Aforesaid
sslasippi river who unit for
and .Ss assign them 10 The duties
mentioned in the act similar duties IL Of the military
bureAux with troops In the h4 there be any call
Ill Applications for An exemption on The ground that the In
the country qulre IT, because Is deded
necessity will be made the enrolling officer
In vi ting and Win be disposed OF by him according 70 the gem
objections contained In the regulations published
&C. the aet organize Ing
war"
w. For the execution OF TIE sections in the foregoing
atng tie employment and Impress OF Slaves prov
sIons OF 1885, Of the 24 October 1865 will afford
requisite rules for the guidance OF the military the
commanding generals with mod ations hereafter
shall not be when
negroes be obtained 3D. hsyes under the OF Is and
above the OF 80 are exempt 3D. The hire for slaves Inn
according the fixed the
regulate improvements 4h. The hmItzon
the for VII h slaves shall DO Impressed for service a
be twelve months instead OF the tenn fixed By said order
the exigency shall require IL.
" All Iupressments service In the military
this act shall be By special oEder upons
TO the Department. disclosing the efforts that have been
other labor Specified tho act the necessity
the mpressment, the plan proposed 70 secure It.
The general commanding the Trsns Mississippi Department
VIII Gupernend the uon OF the Law for that department
Z (sIgned COOPER, D
ms5- 1W Adt aud Inspr Gent.