Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-18
ln Augusta County Court, 0c-
tOber 0lfh 1864.

TINE recent invasion of the County, by the pub-
Il lie enemy, having uteriered with the business
affairs OF the County and prevented the carrying
into effect Of the former orders OF this Court, in
respect to the collection of the County ieyies and
the proofs Of Losses of property embraced by the
assess,s ents of 1863 it is therefore ordered that
the time within which payments of County levies
With discount of ten per centusn, may be made
and deductions on account of lost property may be
certified by the Clerk of this Court, be extended
to the 10th day Of Move mber 1864 and the time
for The Sheriff to make out the list required by the
former order be extended to the goth day of No.
yember 1854; and in addition to the deductions
authorized by said former ORDER the Clerk Of this
Coui shall give the usual Certificate to iducaries
who shall have by their own oaths, and other sat
jsfactory evidence that any money or property
with which they were chargeable the Is socks of
1863 bad parsed out OF their custody before the
last Quarterly Term OF this Court in the due exc
cution Of their respective trusts. But nothing in
fhs order shall be construed to require the Sheriff
% make any further special appointments to meet
he tax payer. This order shall be published twice
In the Stanton indicator.
3rd. IN respect to The agency for the purchase
and distribufisn Of Cvttons, Cotton Yarns, &c.,
he Court doth make the following orders viz
Fist, The Count Agents shall Gas far as prac-
ticable) sell and distribute the goods purchased in
the following order viz; first, to the families of
Soldiers; Second to persons in INDECENT crcum-
stances; and Third to citizens generally; aud in
addition to the articles heretofore authorized to
procure for sale and distribution from the State
Agent or the Governor of the Commonwealth sup
plies of rice.
Second, The County, Agents are hereby directed
IN order, as far as practicable, to relieve the
County Of the burden oil sustaining the agency in
it's operations, to obtain of persons able to make
them, deposites in advance account of goods to
be furnished to such persons. those making such
deposites in advance, to have the preference Of
how tn ba
risk on account of such advances.
9TH. That in order to provide in the future for.
the maintenance ana support Of the families Of
Soldiers in the County Of Augusta the Court doth
make the folio wing orders, siz
! first, That John Towberran and Edwin NJ
1 Gushing be, and they are hereby appointed Gener-
al Agents OF the County with full power and
therity Ito each) by purchase, it practicable, and
if net, by impressment. in pursuance of law, to
procure and distribute through the justices of the
i County supplies OF -four and corn for the needy
families of Soldiers resident in the County to make
arrangements with the Agents of the Commiss arv
/ Department in this County for proper share OF
the surplus grain for the purposes aforesaid es
tabsh. in the respective magisteriai districts,
places OK depo5te and distribution for such sup
plies and to hire or impress transportAtics for the
same when necessary and to select one more
OF the parties in each district to act as assist
purchasing and impressing agents for said General
AgsatA-pree that said Agents shall not have
authority to Contract to paw higher price for
-four than one hundred and fifty sdollars barrel
or for CT IN t!.an twenty dollars a bushei
Secoad, There shall be paid, in lieu Of the mon
4 eyed allowance, heretofore made, 10 The head of
the needy family Of each soldier in actual service
the gum Of fifty cents and for each child under the
age of eighteen years, who is charge twenty five
cents week and there shall be distributed for
n each member OF every such needy famil, flour at
tbs rate OF three pounds per week or the equiya
lent in corn; the money shalt be paid out and dis
tributed as heretofore the fur or corn sh all he
distributed as follows: The General Agents shalt
upon their owa orders on the Couatv Commission
ers draw the funds necessary to pay for the aaur
and corn; the justices shall as heretofore make
out accurate lists of all persons to be provided tor
by them respectively and present the same to the
County COMMISSIONERS; the lists first n:aae out
under this order to be from the respective dates
up to which moneyed drafts have already been
made, and to run to the first day of January 1855
anG thereafter the lists beg thinning on til is dav If
January 1865 shall be made out quarterly each
quarter to be counted as thi teen weeks; and up
The lists presented and the orders Of the ia
tees, as heretofore, the moneyed allowances shall
:, be paid and upon che data furlisl led by gad lists
the County Commissioner shall certify to the Cen
. | eraE A gents how much Hour corn each Justice
/ is entitled to draw for the families under HI,
charge; the General Agents to be charged with
the funds paid over to them and to be credited in
quarterly settlements With the County G minis
SION rs by the amounts actually paid out BY them
and at the end Of each quarter tie fenelal gents
shall report to the County Commissioners state
ments showing how mich corn ald ,ur they ha We
purchased or procured By lmffesSfnvnf during the
quarter, and trsm whom and at what prices. and
also the quantities distributed usion the Certiiica-
ties aforesaid to the justices and the quantities on
hand-and ie shall be the duty o. the County Coin
mssioners at the end of each quarter to make re
port 10 the Court ct their prae.edngs ander this
or.ler accompanied by synopsis Of the reports OF
tke General Agen.s-anl the Court will hereafter
provide lust compensation said General Agents
These orders shall BE- published twice in the
Staunton nd atoF.
Copy reste.
WIN. \ BURNETT, Crk.
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