The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1864-03-15
OFFICIAL


! ( hShnhL o'"e.s a,ess relative to the en-
,o,,,cn, n, f,e. negroes and slaves ~ ce'i ILL.,,
.,oi,lcs and the Instructions ' Wv. 81, The
| ,uent relative 10 its cxee",v', a,
| i,fo,rna,ipp Of those coRce'"e" a..
| =, .,,,e,se the efficiency OF the army nY
AN H"I u a, Of free negroes and s'aves III
| certain capacities =.
- Tho efficiency OF the army IL greatly al
,,n,shcd sy the withdrawal from the sa". y.
,"d;sT soldiers 20 act as teaMsiefs, ano ~ ,,'s.
IN, csnac,ie. in Which free negroes ana si"ses
nth, he advan,aesou.l employed; therefore,
"a a.,n1res fac Confederate Ssdses :" Amer r
RI enact. That all male zee nes'oss "sJ ho ~. free
,,sr.cns Of eolor not including those sho are as.
nsr the treaty Of Paris OF ls0a, or under the esty
| 81 sratn Of Isle, resident In ths Con!eae,au :,
states between the ages OF IL ana % years, e'a'
.a Md liable 10 perform such duties with the army,
-. tn connection with the military dsfencss OF the
| coun,rr In the way Of work upon fottiIcauohs OF
/, I;ov,rnment works for the production or prepa
ration Of materials Of war orr military mosp,sas
"a, oC the Trans Mississippi Department may, rom
| time To time, prsscrihe; and while engaged In tne
nerformance OF such duties shall receive ratiohs
and clo,hipr and compensation al the rate o! eeSeh
in,,a,s a month, under such rules and regulations
| 40 the said Secretary may establish !: Proetde",
That the Secretary ot War or the commahairs
General Of the Trans Mississippi Department, with
me aru,oval uf the President, may exempt from
r oprfsttons of this act such tree negroes as thc
interests u the county may require shouid De ek
emn,cd, ot such a. he may think proper TO exempt
ON grounds OF justice, equity, or necessity
That the Secretary Of War j. hereby anthon!ea
ia emn,oy Tor duties similar to those indicated IN
the preceding section OF this act, as many mare
negro slaves not 10 exceed twenty thousand, as In
his Indictment tho wants Gf tho service may require,
furnishing them, while so employed, with proper
taious and clothing, under rules aiid regulations ia
ne established by him, and paving 10 the owners nl
laid slaves such wages as may DC agreed upon WIN
said owner. for their use and service aud III the
event of tar loss OF any slave. while sd employed
h. the act of the encny,o by escape 10 tue enemy
or by death inflicted by the enemy, or by disease
contracted while In any service required oi saio
slaves then the owners OF the same snail be emu
lied 10 receive the full value of such slaves, to bt
ascerainsd by agreement or by appfaisemeht, uil
der the law regulating impressiments, 10 be pali
under such rules and reeu'atioHs as 'he Seefetay
of War may establish.
That when the Secretary OF War shall be unable
70 procure the services Of slaves IN any military
department In sufficient numbers ior the neeessties
Of the department. upon the terms ana cohoiuohs
40. forth in the preceding section then he IL hereby
authorized to impress the services OF as many male
slaves not to exceed twenty thousand, as may be
required, from time to fi'ne 10 olschaise inc gu
ties indicated in the first section OF this act, ac-
cordiuV to the laws regulating the Hrressnent OF
slaves in other cases Prov laef, hat slaves 50 I'm
pressed shall, while employed, receive the same Ta
lions and clothing, in Kind and quantity, as slaves
regularly hired from their owners; and,in The event
az their loss, shall be paid for In the same man
nsr aud under the same rules established cy
the said inpressmebt laws PFor,qco, mat II the
owner have but one male slave between the ages
OF Is aud so he shall not be impressed against the
will OF said owner: Pgoyid.d further, That free
negroes shall he first impressed and II there should
be deficiency IL shall ss supplied ny the impress
ment of slaves according TO the foregoing proVls-
ions: Prouidsd further, That In making the impress
ment not more than one of every Give male slaves
between the ages Of I6 and As shall be taken from
any owner, care being taken To allow in each case
a credit for all slaves who may have been a'reaCy
Impressed uTder this act. aud VINO are sun IN ser
wee, have died, or been lost while In service
And all impressmen under this act shall be IA
ken In e1ua, ratio from all owners IN the same 10
cality, city. county or district
(s:isn.d THOMAS s. EoCoCg.
Speaker House Of Representatives,.
X. NJ. I. HUNTER,
President pro tenn. Of the senate
Approved, February II, 1864
(SienedD JEFFERSON DAVIS.
1.-the Bureau OF Conscripton viii direct the
enrolment of all the persons described in the FIRST
section of the afOTe said east OF the Mississippi
liver, ha are not un1t for the service required
from them, by reason Of physical or mental Inca
paeity or imbecty, and shall assign them TO the
performances of the duties Mentioned In the act, or
similar duties in any of the military bu'eaux, or
with troops in the field, there may be any call
for euch service.
Ill. Applications for exemption on the
grounds that the Interests ct the country require H.
or because il Is demanded by Justice, equity o,
necessity, will be made 10 the enrolling OfCer in
writing, and Will be disposed OF by bim according
TO the general directions contained in the regua
tons published I'm orders No. 70, under the "act TO
organize 70 -ces serve during The war
". For the execution of the sections in the
foregoing act, relative to the employment and i'm
Pre- seDent or siases, Tire ProVisns OF orders Nc
lis. Of the "a h October 1863, will afford the re-
Quisite rules for the guidance CT the military Blu
reaux and the commanding Generals, with modifi-
/ cations hereafter mentioned. LIST That slaves
shall not be impressed. when the services Of free
negroes be obtained. ID. slaves under the
age OF 1s and above the age Of 50 are exempt. 81
The hire for slaves impressed shall be according Il
the rates fixed by the appraisers under the act &c
regulate impressments. An. The Limitation de tC
the term for which slaves shall be impressed fol
service shall be for twelve months instead of the
term fixed by said orders, II the eXigency shall re-
| quiss II.
military bureaux under this act shall be by specia
order upon application TO The War Department, dis
closing The efforts that have been made to provide
other labor specified in the act, the necessity fO
the iMpressment, the plan proposed TO secure il.
| The General commanding the Trans MISSISSIPPI
| pi Department will superintend the execution o
the law for that department. By order.
(Signed = COOPER,
| NH ls-lw Adj't and lnsp'r Gen.
Treasury DEPARTMENT, CSA,(
| RiGlmond. March IL, 1884 (
| TIME following Depositaries are established iol
| funding Treasury notes In the State OF Virginia
Z @ pore. Treasurer; Maury + Co, Ian
| caster Co, Bank Of the Commonwe cath, Rich
| mond
Jas Gibson Abingdon
CD GardSer, CLrstiansburg
" NJ BIackf,rd, Lyncbburg
| John johnson, DsGye
| AT Kinney, Staunton
Daniel Dodson. Petersburg
| Taley, GAINESVILLE
| W B Vases. PearisbMg
| Bank Of Rockingham, Hafriscnburg
VIC Venable, Farmvie
Geo i Baker, Lexington
| Phzer, Cashier, Salem
| Bank of ScOttsv;ile, SCOisvills
TT Morrison, Wyihevilis
AP Apei, Cha, ottesviiie
! l. Conway, Pitsylvaua Il
NJ Burnside, Union.
In addition to the above the Chief ousrtermastsr
| Of each army corps is authorized to receive anc
| fund notes They are the following.
Major A Hartman, . NJ, Orange B, Lieut. Ger
| > Eweie corps
Major g Field, NJ, Orange II, Lieut. Gen I
| HHPs corps
Major N Ftzhrgh, Q NJ, Orange II. Mao,
Gen 3 stuart's cavalry corps
MAJOR McMsLop, NJ, Dublin Depot, Msjor Ger
| BreckinTidge's division
M'Jor rsy or, . ", Lieu. Gen L'nsstreet's corps
| MnrrissOwn, Tenn
Major Ewing, Q NJ, Lieut. Gen Hoods corps
J Dalton, IA
Capt Patton, Q NJ, Major Gen Hariee's corps
| Cap, s E Norton, Q NJ, Maj Gen Wheeler q division
| Dalton, Ga
Gap, W Young, NJ, Lieu, Gen l. polk's division
Mersdiaa, Mss ca MEMMINGER,
NH l6-ttstAp NGc'y Of the Treasury
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
nESIRABLE email Farm, OK miles north 0,
IL Richmond by the Brock turnpike, for sale pri
vatrly II am authorized By the owner 70 Of II for
| sale the Farm situated on toe Hungary road imme
distely at North Run Church, one and g half nes