The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Fayetteville, N.C.) 1864-186?, 1864-03-15

VI
| Hillsboro Military Academy
| THE I,sE,RESsN ELL
SEC l. Whcncvcrthe cxgences or eny army
| in the field are such to make lmprcsSnenCS
of fora ge ar tclcs subsistence" or otAor proper
ty absolutely necessary. then suchlinpressln''h N
may be mad by the officers whose duty 1t is TO
furnish such forage. articles Of subsistence or
other property for such army In cases "hcre
tire owner CT such property anu the impress
ment officer cannot agree upon the value there
Of it shall be tie duty Of such lmpreSslnS
officer, upon affidavit in writing of the owner
Of such l:rope~ty or his agent. tlf.t such pro-
perty was grown, raised or produced NY sai'l
owner, or is held or has been pure nased by
him not for sale or speculation but Tor his
town use or cousump.ion to cpuse the same to
! be asccrtained or determined 10y the JuaSlnent
Of two 1-al and disnt;'rested citizens OF the
city counsy CT parish III Wnch such impress
nlent may BE made one to be selected, after
taking an oath to appraisc the property I'M
pressed, fairly and impair italy twhlch oath as
The All lavit provided for IN this section, The
i.aures,incnt officer is hereby auth)rizcd to
admins ard certify shall proceed - assess
Just importation for the proper 'nress
ed. Nneinrr tie absolute ownership or the
temporary use shcrof is acquire
! SIC , That the officer or perst press
in Z property as aforesaid shall VI umcot
said taking. pay to the @wner, III: teh' of
at; orn"y. com ,ensation fixed by said aHprals-
,:rs; ani Shall also give to the owner or person
f,,ontrnliny said property. certificate over his
official signature specifying the battalion. re
:,incnt. br yade. division or corps to winch he
,.Iongs5 FRAT said property is essential for the
,se Of tho army. rnuld not be otherwise pro-
icuret .nd wae ;ali"n through absolute ncccs-
ity setttir iorth the inte ard place Wien an !
svffefe e..Sstr .ser Sataoa aSea
ny a,id appraisers, an. the sum, II any
paid for the ssn.. Said certiiica te >hail be
ev idnlce for tie o ner we'll OF the tasin e
Of said property sor the public use, as tfa rlshf
OF the amount OF ccl"pens ns,tiOn liked $ alore-
sud hnd in c,,se said Officer or person. TAX
ling said property shall have failed to pay the
owner CT his agent said compensation as here
in before required then said owner shall be Gu
titled to the speedy payment Of tn same by
the proper dshrrsinG officer. which. when so
p.id s!l all he in full satisfaction Of all claim
against the Government Of the Confederate
States.
SEC. 3. whenever the apara seinent provid-
! ed for in the Ist section Of this act. shall Tor
any reason, he impracticable at the time OF said
I'M pressnept then and in that Case. the value p1
tie property impressed shall bc assessed as soon
as possible, by two loyal and dIsintertsfe ed
citizens cf the city. county OF parish. wherein
/ the property was taken chosen as follows One
iby the owner, and one Ivy CominlSsary, or
iunartern,>ter general, or his agent, who. in
case of disagreement shall choose the third
citizen of like qualification as an umpire to
decide the matter in dispute, who shall be
sworn afore>id VINO shall hear the proofs
aduced by the parties. as to the value OF sald
property. and assess d u>t compensation therc-
of, according to the test siimony.
S+:c. j That whc.icver the Secretary Of Var
| shall be of opinion that it is necessary to take
private property for public use, by reason oi
the l,npractlblIty OF procuring the same ny
purchase. 50 as to accumulate ntc2ss ssary sup
/ plies for the army or the good OF the service
III any locality. he may, by general order thr0>
the proper subordinate officer, authorize sucG
'property to be taken for the pnbllc use, the
compensation due the owner for the same 70 De
determined and the value found as provided
for in the first and second sections Of TINS act
| SEC. 5. That, it shall! DC the duty Of the
President. early practica1ie after the
passage Of this A I. to appoint commissioner
i'll each Stats where property shall be taken
tor the public use, and request Of the Govern
or of such Of the States in which the PRESIDENT
shal! appoint said commissioners to appoint
another commissioner to act in conjunction
with the commissioner appointed by the FRESH
dent. who shall receive the compensation Of
eight dollars per day. and ten cents per mile
as mileage, to be paid by the Confederate Coy
lerument. Said commissioners shall cOnstltu te
IL board whose duty it shall be 10 fix upon the
|prices to he pail. by the Governments. for all
property Impressed or taken for The public
use, as aforesaid. 80 as to afford just coMpeH-
s,tion to the owners thereof Said commissions
lers shall agree upou. and publish a schedule
iprice5 every two mOnths ottcucr ii they
shall deem it proper; and in the event they
shall not be ahlc to agree i'll any .Aanntr Goa
fined to them in this act. they shall have to APP
point an umpire to decide the matter in dispute
| whDse decision shall be fhc dic!slCn of the
board: and said umpire shall receive the same
rate of compensation for the time he shell
serve allowed 70 said commissioned . respect
lively; Prov ri.ltd. That said COM toner's shall
pe resi-; cnts OF l!e State for which they shall
be appointed; and i: the Gov Of ANY State
shall refuse Or neglect IL appoint said com
missioners within :an days after request TO
do SO by the President, the President Shall APP
point both commissioners 'y and with the
advice aud consent of the Senate
!. SEC. g. Tha: all property Impressed or TAX
en- for the public use as aforesaid in the hanC S
Of any person other than the persons who have
raised, grown, or produced the same, or per
sons holding tho same for their own use or
herei before required: shall b. paid for accord
ing to the schedule of prices fixed by the com
: imissioners as aforesaid. But if the officer and
the owner shall dif"r us to the quality of the
,4article or property impressed or taken there
' by mating it fail within higher or lower
. price named in the schedule. then the owner OF
sagent and the officer may select each loya
. and dsinterested citizens Of the qualifications
1 as aforesaid, to determine the quality of such
, article or property, who shall, in case of dis
: agreement, opointan umpire oflike quaidca
. tlons, ar AIS i a-.s!o.. ii approved by Tic
officers impressng. shall be final. But if n o
: approved, til i,npressu4 officer shall senC
the award to sAe commissioner OF the State