Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1864-05-05
Executive Department. North Carolina,
ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
Raleigh, April H. 1874.


Raleigh April a. 1894.
GENERAL ORDERS,
l. The following General Orders from the Adutant anl
Inspector Generals Once, c. g. Army Richmond, Va.
concerning mpressmeHts are Published for the inioma
ton Of all concern ned
ApIUrANr AND INSPECTOR GENKRAL's OFFICE
Richmord, Va, March T. 1864. /
GENEP4I 0SDERs
/. The following Acts of Congress concerning "mpess
ments AID the inst uctions of the War Department re-
specting it, are published fer the information and direction
OF all concerned:
An act to amend "an act to- regulate impressmens
approved March twenty h. eighteen hundred sky
three, and 10 repeal amendaory thereof approx
ed April twenty seventh, eighteen hundred and sixty
The Congress Of the Confederate States of America do
enact That in all cases where property impressed for
der said act the shall be paid for at the time of
1mpresament, unless an appeal shall be taken from said
valuation hereinafter provided according the
agreed upon between the parties acertaned by
loyal and disinerested citizens of the city, county par
ish in which the impreEsment be made the
md according to the regulations provided in the FIRST
second and third sections of the above reced act
the eighth section thereof where il IL applicable.
SEc 2. Whenever the officer making the mpSessment
property, under the act hereby amended shall believe
that the apprae is fair and just he shall endorse his
approval upon tho appraisement and mako Payment
coidingly but he shall believe it is not fair and just
then he shall refuse TO and endorse the
his refusal the certificate, and shall have the right
peal from the decision of the appraisers by reporting the
case to the commissioners appointed under said act to
which this ia amendment for their decision, whose
judgment shall be final and in the meantime, the proper
ty shall be held and appropriated official impressug
the who shall give receipt therefor to the owner,
who shall also have The right OF appeal as herein proVl
Sec g. The said. commissioner shall have power to
summon ard examine witnesses TO enable them to fix the
value of property impressed, which shall be just
pensaon for the property impressed at the time and
place of impressment and when the commissioners shall
shall furnish the and impressing officer with
meDt of such value which valuation by the commissioners
shall be within three months from the time of impress
ment.
~ to discharge all their duties under this act aud the Get
TO which this is amendment.
Sec. g. That the tenth section OF the act of which this
amendment be stricken out and the following inserted
herecf: mo slave laboriDg on farm plantation
clusvey devoted 10 the production OF grain provisions
shall be taken for public without the of the
owner, except in OF urgent necessity aud upon the
order ct the General commanding the department in which
6. That the act ameDdatory OF the above rected
sixty three and much of the first section of said
requires AFFIDAVIT to be made by the owner bis agent
owner, held has been purchased by him,
or speculation but for his own use or consumption, be-
Sec. 7. That no impressment shall be made under t
act the act to which thss amendaory, for
the which this amendStoy, Tor the use or benefit
of contractors with the government.
Sec. g. Nothing in this act shall be construed to author
cision Of the local appraisea under the lon
of the act to which Tl this i is! am1seHndatory.
l. Impresanents according this act, and the act
which this is an amendment may be made for necessary
their accumulation in magazines and posts and depos
ad to carry on the various operations of the Military Blu
same cannot be obtained by contract.
H. They may Re made uudeE Iders from the Seneras
commanders of datach:d parties when neccessy arises
therefore. These orders may DO by appropriate
the Various Bureaux shall designate the odors and So
sors who shall be competent to make impres5mons
the authority conferred upon tbrm.
III Before any impressment shall be made the impress
ing officer or bis agent viii make offer to tie owner
bailee or agent In writing foT the purchase
ty, describing he property he wishes TO purchase, the
he
ton will be made according to the Congress on i'm
the property until the completion of the negotiation for
the sale and transfer of the the officer
The property will in custody OF the owner and
bis risk ring the peDdpg these proceedings unless
delivery ofthe be thereupon made to the mpessgg
officer with his In case of change Of possession
under these circumstances the Confederate States will be
regarded as the own'r and th3 property he'd for
and at its risk
" In all in which the offer CT all mpresgig Of
fcer s refused he will proceed to adjust price
ding the first section of the above recited that
by the judgment of two loyal and dsnteresed person
Of the CITY, eoqqly or parish which the Improvements
lee or agent and one by the inpresspg officer In the
event OF their disagreement these two win select
pire of like qualification The persons thus selected Ill
proceed Just compensation for the property 60
impressed whether the absolute Ownership the tempo
ary thereon be requred If the mpressiag officer be-
evesthat the appraisement fair and just he will endorse
a9a piy Uf a IS and the
sderas states but if he doe not approve Of the
OBS Tor his refusal on the certificate and forthwith report
he case to the commissioners appointed uuder the
ecton OF Inc act TO which the act above Teced IS
amendment, and in the meantime the property will be
AIKEN and receipt describing the property proceed
ngs the adjustment ofhe priceand the appeal given
the owner. 1hs impressug officer Will Immediately re-
vert the TO thu appraisers with statement OF the
uay and col don OF the properly and his opinion upon
he sub ject.
V. No officer or agent will impress the NECESSARY sup
lies which person may have for the consumption Cf
mseh, his family, employees, slaves, cary his
Tdinary mechanical, manufacturing agricultural
If any question arise as TO the fact Whether the supplies
70 necessary or whether there be surplus viii be
sermned by appraisers mutually selected according TO
preceding section, and this the decision Of the
ppraisers will be binding the officer who Will not be
llowed an appeal therefrom.
VI These regulations published as o substitute for
regulations contained in General orders 81 and
6l series of 1868.
By order.
IsieneO 8. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
H. The foregoing regulations published as sub9t
regulations embraced in the LIST paragraph OF
eneraI Orders No. 9.
By order OF Gov. VANCE
r. G. GATLIN,
Adjatant General.
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