The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-01
lNo. 5a !

AnAct 10 avhQrize tna of heAt LOT VIE
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A. snact hat SIeeycr the President shall declare
that tho public exigences render 1t necessary, Inn
ents OF nest for the se Of the army may be
made from any a inst ~
anal bo Afforded to the Of the meat taken or
impressed, and subject to the following restrictions
/, and limitations
Sec 81 Inc power to direct such impressment shall
be conferred upon the Secretary of War but he shall
not reduce the supplies of any person below onehat
of tho quantity usually allOwtd for the support OF
himself his family, and dependents for the year lie
shall the said power by orders directed to the
officers agents he may employ, who shali nave
explicit Instructions to the mode of its execution,
and inunetons that the same shall not be abused
SEE g. That these orders shall direct that a notice
sI os oser AGENT declaring Tie quantity required
the price offered the existence of necessity, and
whether possession is to be taken Of the same ime-
diately and with whom. the risk of The safeksepnB
il to be- pending the negotiation and Ia what manner
the compensation shall be settled in case the offer is
not acceptcd-scrvice of which notice snail De CON
dition precedent to any SEIZURE ny inc
impressing officer.
Sec. 4. That upon the service Of this notice upon
the owner Of any meat liable to imprcssmen me
owner shall hold the subject TO the claim Of the
Confederate States and shall be entitled to Just com
pensaton according to the provisions oftlis act and
il the necessity is declared by the mpTessng officer
to be urgent he shall deliver the possession to the i'm
pressing officer upon his demand who shall give re-
cept therefor provided il the sixth section OF this
Sec 8 That for the ascertainment of the quantity
Of meat liable to impressment under this act and also
Of iust compensation for the same where the owner
and inpressing officer cannot agree, the mpressing
officer shall appoint loyal and disnterested citizen
Of the county, district or parish in which the meat
iSpreajed shall be at the time Of impressment, and
the owner of the meat impressed, his agent, or
other bailee shall appoint another, who shall, upon
oath ascertain the quantity liable tonpressment and
the value of the at he date of the notice served
upon the party, which oath may be admi nsered by
the npressing officer, and which aseertanment Oi the
quantity and value shall be conclusive evidence there
Of and II the cannot agree they may asso-
eate with them third person, OF like qualifications, to
make said assessment
Sec 8. That whenever an impressment shall be
made under this act il shall be the duty OF the inn
pressing officer 10 give an official certificate showing
the quantity taken, the company, battalion regiment
or other command, for whose use it is'requred the
eompensaron to be paid the circumstances Of neees-
sty that existed, which certificate shall be evidence
Of claim against the Confederate States and shall be
promptly paid by the disbursng officer Of the com
mand for which The meat taken or by the chief OF
the bureau having charge Of disbursements for similar
objects.
Approyed February IL, 1894.