The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-06

eral the Commsary General to make all necessar,
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 aHd any heretofore made shall
operate license to the contractor manufacture
the same for the purpose aforesaid.
Sec. 2. That tle Surgeon General and the Commits
sary General shall be authorized establish manuac-
tories dstillees for the purpose of obtaining the
supplies aforesaid and to employ laborer in the
instead of resorngto contracts if they shall deem it
more prudent to DO
Sec. 3. That contractor party SHALL under the
license granted b. this act dstil make alcohol,
whisky brandy other alcoholic spiruous liquors
than he shall deliver to the Government or its agents
III fufment of lis contract contracts; nor shall 1t
be lawful for such contractor TO SELL or in any way
dispose Of otherwise than said contract contracts
may require, any alcohol, whisky, brandy, or other
alaoholic or spirnous liquors manufactured by him
under the license aforesaid shall this act operate
license any contractor for any violation Of the
prohibitions hercn contained, when such violation
shall be crime misdemeanor under the laws OF the
State in which the same may occur
Approved June II, 1864.
An Act providing or the establishment and payment
of claims for a certain description of property taken
or 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 appoint assign each congressional DIS.
rct and for each territory agent not liable TO mill
tary duty in the fed, who SHALL at stated times, in
each county parish. under the direction of the post
under OATH re all claims said district for
forage, PROVISIONS cattle, sheep, hogs, horses, mules,
and wagons heretofore furnished to the army by
the owner htrCtJOre taken or informally impressed
for the use of the army, and yet paid for by any
officer in the military service by his order or drec-
ton, express implied from the use OF the property,
whether said officer be line staff officer, and Whe
ther he be bonded officer otherwise, and report
the facts and transmit the evidence in each the
proper accounting oIicers of the Treasury, together
with his opinion to the justice and validity OF the
officers hereby u
thorized to audit andcontrol and order payment of
such claims appear to them to be equitable and just:
Provided, That all such claims originating est of the
Mississippi river shall be reported to he accounting
officers Of the Treasury Department established for the
transMissssipPi Departments who are hereby author
ice to audit, control and direct payment OF the sare
in the same r0anEer the accounting officers Of the
Treasury East of the Mississippi river And the said
agent is hereby authorized in taking testimony in
gard said claims, to administer Oahs 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 dTtes 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 to the duty herein mentioned any quarter
master disabled officer of the army and, in that
event said officer quarermaster shall, in addition
to the compensation now allowed him by law be IL
titled to mileage the of forty 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
disease contracted in said service and the pay and
allowance of such commissioned officer private
when appointed and assigned, shall be the
allowed to persons appointed who may not be
liable TO military service.
Sec. q That this shall and determine the
first day of January 1868, east of the Mississippi river
and the first day of May 1865, west of the Mssis
sipp river and all caims of the description aforesaid,
presented to the agent aforesaid prior to said dates
at 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
sisant Attorney General and the Comptroller of the
Treasury aud 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 the passage of 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 to six thousand dollars; and that the
salaries all clerks and employees in the various de-
partments, located in the city of Richmond, be in
creased thiry-hree and onethird per cent and all
other points throughout the Confederate States twenty
FIVE per cent? for year from the passage of this act
Provided, That the clerks detailed from the army
navy shall be entitled to the benefits Of this
Approved june Il, 1861.
An Act to amend the several in relation to Vol
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That the act entitled 'An act to amend
act entitled An act to establish Volunteer Navy"
passed lth February, 1864 be amended as to allow
personSIo volunteer the service OF the volunteer
navy Provided such persons resident foreigners
or Marvanter; and the President is hereby authorized
to cause passports be issued to such persons shall
volunteer as aforesaid and shall be accepted by the
President of the company by which such vessel
fitted out, either within or beyond the Confederate
States.
Approved June II, 1864.
An act to amend act entitled 'An act to a
Provisional Nav of the Confederate States" ap-
proved May lst, 1868
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That in the first line of the fourth section Of
the act entitled AN act create provisional navy
of the Confederate Safes, the word " provisional
shall be substituted for the word regular that the
said fourth section shall read follows All commits
stoned officers OF the provisional navy shall be appon
ted by the President by and with the advice ana con-
sent the Senate, whenever in his Judgment the pub
lie service requires their appointment, and in such
numbers as he may thnk necessary, the following
ranks and grades, viz AdmiraS, vice admirals rear
adnirals cormodores, and to Snch other ranks and
grades as may exist IN the regular navy.
Approved June Ii, 1861.
An Act to authorize the formation of new commands
to be composed of supernumerary officers, who may
resign to join such commands, and to limit and