The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-11-22
BLIC TS
Passed at the First Session Of the Second Con
gress Of the Confederate States-ls64.

Liquors for the use OF the Army and hospitals.
The Congress of the Confederate States of Americs
do enact, That it shall be lawful for the Surgeon Gen
era or the Commissary General to make all necessary
for the manufacture and dstillation of whis
ky: brandy and other alcoholic and spurious liquors
for the supply of the army and hospitals upon sucl
terms may be conducive the public interest; and
that the said and any heretofore made shall
operateas license to the contractor 10 manufacture
| the same for the purpose aforesaid. .
/ Sec. 2 That the Surgeon General and the CommlS-
sary General shall be authorized establish manufac
tories Gsteries for the purpose of obtaining the
supplies aforesaid and employ laborers in the same
instead Of resortng contracts it they shall deem
/ more prudent to do so.
! Sec g. That contractor party shall, under the
license granted by this act dis Or make more alcohol
whisky brandy, other alcoholic spirituous liquors
than he shall deliver to the Government its agents
in fument of his contract contracts; nor shall 1t
be lawful for such coEtractor sell, in any way
dispose Of otherwise than sad contract contracts
may require, any alcohol, whisky, brandy, or other
alaoholic or sprituous 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 or misdemeanor under the laws OF the
State in which the same may occur.
| Approved June ID, 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
War to appoint and assign, in each congressional dis
|
ary duty in the field, who shall, at stated times, in
each county parish, under the direction Of the post
qnartermaster nearest to him. receive and take proof
under oath relation to all claims IN SAID dslct Tor
forage, provisions cattle. sheep, hogs, horses mules
teams and wagons heretofore furnished TO the by
the owner tretofore taken or informally impressed
for the of the army, and not yet paid for, by any
officer in the military service by his order dtrec
ton, express implied from the of the property
whether said officer be line staff officer, and whe
ther he be bonded officer otherwise, and report
| eacn
proper accounting officers of the Treasury together
with his opinion to the justice and validity OF the
claim; and the said accounting officers hereby
thorized audit and control and order payment of
such claims appear to them to be equitable and JUST
Provided, That all such claims originating West OF the
Mississippi river shall be reported to the accounting
officers of the Treasury Department established for the
mississippi Department. who are hereby author
ice to audit control and direct payment of the sane
in the the accountingeoffcers OF the
Treasury East of the Mississippi river And the said
agent is hereby authorized in taking testimony in
gard said claims, administer oaths to Witnesses
and, if he think proper, to the claimants themselves
The compensation allowed 10 said agent shall be ten
dollars per day while actually engaged in the perform
of the dI es imposed on him by this and so
per mile for every mile actually travelled by him.
be paid under regulations to be prescribed by the
Secretary of War: Provided That the Secretary of War
may assign to the duty herein mentioned any quarter
master disabled officer of the army; and, in that
event said officer qua: termaster SHALL in addition
to the compensation now allowed him by law, be
titled to mileage the of forty cents per mile
Provided further That the Secretary of War may ap
point any commissioned officer private to per-
form the duties under this 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 non-commissorcd officer plvate
when appointed and assigned shall be the same
are allowed to persons so appointed who may not be
liable to military service.
Sec 2 That this act shall and determine on the
first day of January 1865 east ofthe Mississippi river
and the first day of May 1865, west of the Misss-
sipp river: and all claims of the description aforesaid
presented to the agent aforesaid prior to said dates
at the respective places mentioned, shall not be
titled to the benefits of this act.
Approved June a. 1854.
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
Attorney General and the Comptroller of the
Treasury and other officers therein named.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That compensation of the heads of the
several Executive Departments of the Government shall
for year from the passage OF this act be increased
nine thousand dollars aud of the Assistant Secre
tay 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 thirty three and nethird per cents and all
other points throughout the Confederate States twenty
FIVE per cent, for year from the passage of this
Provided, That the clerks detailed from the army
navy shall be entitled TO the benehtsof this
Approved June IA, 1864.
unteer Navy.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That the entitled t'An act TO amend
act entitled - establish Volunteer Navy"
passed th February, 1861 be amended to allow
persons volunteer the service of the volunteer
navy Provided. such persons resident foreigners
or Maryanders and the President is hereby
TO cause pa be issued 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 Il, 1864.
An act to amend an act entitled "An to create
Provisional Navy of the Confederate States" ap-
proved May lst, 1868.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That the FIRST line of the fourth section of
the act entitled 'An act to create provisional navy
OF the Confederate States," the word PROVISIONAL
shall be substituted for the word reguar that the
said fourth section shall read follows II commits
stoned officers of the provisional navy shall be appon
ted by the President, by and with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate whenever in his judgment The
lie service requires their appointment, and in such
numbers he may think necessary to the following
ranks aud grades Admirals, vice adnrals rear
adnirals, connodores, 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 join such commands and to limit and
cirip he finfp,a tnFa in aine