The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-12
AIT. AND ISsp. GrsiRAi's OrFiCs,

ayr AND ISsp. GEssR.i's OrFICE,
Richmond, Va, March :, 1854. (
rENERAL ORDERS, No 30. The following
(T act Of Congress concerning impressmenia,
~ ,he instructions Of the War Department re-
citing a /, are published for the information and
lir,ct6n of ali concerned:
a. ACT Ia amend t'an act tn regulate impress
,aa,s - appr0ped March twenty sixth, eigh-
,sep hundred aud sIxty-three, and - repeal an
ar, smendatsry thereof, approved April twenty
seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty three
~, C,narsss Of the Confederate States ot AnisTia
4. xr1y That In all cases where property Is I'm
,essed in, the use nf the army and navy. or for
,bsr puhic use, under said act, the same shall he
n,d .r AZ the time Of said iinpressment, unless an
snoe,l shall he taken from said valuation, As here
trsief provided according 10 the vauailOn agreed
mon bstween the parties. or aseertained by loyal
and dslntereSied citizens OF the city, coua y or
raflsh in which the impressment may be made, in
ih. manner and az 1rding in the regulations pro-
,iied in the first, -ond and third sections of the
above reci;ed act, In the eighth section thereof
where II Is applicable.
Sec, 9 whenever the officer making the impress
u,cnt of property, under the act hereby amended,
shall believe that the appraiselenl Is fair and just,
he shall endorse his approval upon the appraSe-
Ineri. and make payment accordingly; but II he
shall believe that il Is not fair and just then he
shalt refuse approve and endorse the reasons OF
his refusal on the certificate, and shall have the
eht to appeal from the decision Of the appraisers,
by reporting the case TO the commissioners appoint
ed under said act To which this is an amendment,
Tor their decision, whose judgment shall be final,
and In the meantime, the property shall be held asd
appropriated by the officer impressing the same,
who shall give therefor to the owner, who
shall also have the right of appeal as herein Provl
ded.
Sec 3. The said commissioners shall have power
10 summon and examine witnesses TO enable til eGl
10 hY the value of property impressed, which shall
be Just compensation tor the properly so I'M
pressed, at the time and place OF tmpressmen; and
when the commissioners shall have fixed the value
of property In cases Gi appeal, they shall furn sll
the owner and impyessing ofiicsr win statement
Of such value, which valuation by the commission
ers shall be within three months from the tiMt ui
the rnpYessment.
Sec i. That said commissioners shall he sworn
faithfully to discharge all their duties under this
act and the ac, to which this ia an amendment
Sec s. That the tenth section of the act of which
his is al amendment Sa stricken out, and the fol-
lowing inserted instead sacreof =" No slave labor
sng on farm or plantation exclusively devoted to
ME production of grain provisions, shall be taken
80, pntic Use without the consent of tue owner
exeept In case of urgent necessity and upon the
order of the General commanding the department
in which the said farm CT plantation Is situated )"
Sec. g. That the act amendatory OF the above
Teciied net. approved April twenty seventh, eigh'
teen hundred and sixty-three, and so much OF the
first section OF said act as requires an affidavit tc
be made by the owner, or his agent, tat shch prop
erty was grown, raised or produced by said owner
t neid or has been purchased by him, not Tor safe
ar specula,iou bit for his own use or consumption
te, and the same is hereby repealed.
See. That no impressiaeht shall be made u!i-
der this act, The act 10 which thls Is nhtndato
", for The use OF DeheNt 0i coHtfact"is Win tHt
Government.
sec. {. Nothing In this act shall be construed To
authorize the impressing officer 10 enter ah appea
from any decision Of the local appraisers, Hnhe
ihe seventh section OF tue dct 10 WHICH t'hs u
amendaioYy.
Approved, February Is, 1864.
/. lmpressments according 20 this act, and the
Act 10 which this Ia an amendment, may De i''dt
for necessary supplies for the Confederate armies
IN the field and for ihelr accommodation III Hiasa
zines and at posts and depots and 10 carry on tht
various operations Of the Military bnrcaux con
neeled with the War Department, whenever th'
SINE cannot pe obtained by contract
II. They may he made urdcr orders from tiif
Generals commanding armies, departments. cor,s
divisions, snd by commanders OF detached pArties
when necessity arises therefor ihese ofde,s
aay be executed hy appropriate oihcrfs o. me sli
belonging To the army. The chiefs OF the various
hureaux shall designate the Offie r and persons
who shall be competent 10 make impTessMehts uh
der the authority conferred upon them.
III. Before any iapressment sha! be made, tlt
impressing officer or his agent will make an ouei
10 the owner, hts bailee NJ agent, Ia writing, fol
the purchase of the properly, Discerning the prop
erty he wishes to purchase, The price iir II willing
10 pay, and The mode of payment, and statins tnat
upnH q refusal to accept the same, compensation
Will be made according To the acts OF Congress to
The regulation OF impTessmeLts. This nOtice Wi
he considered as binding the properly uhtii 'he
completion of the negotiation Tor tue saie o. nna
transfer Of the same the impre5sing ofiicef Ht
property will remain In the custody OF tiic owner
and st his fisk during the pending OF tnese pro-
ceedings, unless delivery OF the same be there
upon made to the impressiug ofiicer, win MS con
cent. In case Of change OF possession i, unue' =.
these circumstances the Confederate States will bt
regarded as the owner, and the property held FOL
its use and AT i,s Tisk.
~. IN all cases In which the offer oi AN I'M
pressing officer IL refused he will proceed 10 adtus,
he ,ilnU IN
above reeited-that IT, by the Judgment OF TWO loyh
and disinteresled persons Of the city, county, "
parish, in which the iinpressmehf may De Enade,oht
To be selected by the owner, his haiee or agent aha
one sy the ippre ssiny officer In tie event OF thei
disagreement, these TWO will select an umPi!c ~ ~
like qualification. The persons thus seieciea VIZ
proceed 10 assess Just compensation fof tHe Pfopet.
20 Impressed whether The absolute ownership ofht
temporary use the reof be required. II the impress
Ing Ofhcer believes that The appfaisemeht is Ia
and just, he will endorse bis approvai and pay io'
HE property and the right In tne oDjecI '1
pressed will become the properly OF the ConIrdc
rate States. But if he does not approve Of The ap
Praisemen, he will decline 10 approve II, ana en-
dorse tie reasons for HE refusal on tue ccfsncatc
ana iofthwitb report the case to the commissioner
appointed under the 5ih section OF the act, I.
which the act above recited is an amendment, ave
IN ths meantime the properly Will be takcn' ana
receipt describing the property aud the proceeding,
tof the adjustment Of the price and me appea
given 10 the owner The impfcssing offceT WI
Immediately report the case 10 the appraisers, will
statement of the quality and condition of ehs
property, and his opinion upon the subject
V. No officer or agent will impress the necessary
supplies which any pesson may have for the con
sumption Of himself, his family, employees, slaves
OF 10 carry on his ordinary mechanicaI, nianufac-
turing, or agricultural e,nployments
Ii any question arise as 10 the tact whether tue
huppIies are necessary, or whether there be eur
plus, II viii b~ determined by appraisers mutually
selected according the preceding ction, and In
this case The decision of the appraisers will bs
adingou the oticcS, who will not be allowed al
appeal therefiom.
vi. These regulations are published a. substi
sute for the regulations contained In General us
den, Nos 81 sad l6i, series Of l6S3.
By order. ~
l6iened) 8. COQPEt,
: nh 0-iw Adi,t and Iusp's Gen.