Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-25
Hil Augusta County Court, DC
1oEseE 2AfE. 1854

slit recent INVASION OF the 90 unity, DIV Tue puo-
Il lie enemy, having interiered With the business
affal rs ct the County and prev ented the carrying
into effect Of the former orders OF this Court, in
respeetto the collection of the County levies, and
The proofs oflosses OF property embraced by the
assessments of 1861 it is therefore ordered. that
the time within which payments Of County levies
with discount of ten per centum, 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 November 1854, and the time
for the Sheriff to make out the list required by the
former order be extended to the goth day Of No
vember 1864 and in addition to the deductions
authorized by said former order, the CLERK Of this
Court shall give the usual Certificate to fduearies
who shall have by their oaths and other sat
isflctory evidence that any money or property
with which they were ehargeable on the Books of
1863 had passed out of their custody before the
last Quarterly Term OF this Court in the due exc
cEtion Of their respective trusts. But nothing in
shs order shall be construed to require the Sheriff
. make any further special appointments to meet
Che tax payer. This order shall be published twice
in the Stanton indicator.
3rd. In respect to the agency for the purchase
and distribution Of CUttons Cotton Yarns. &c.
the Court doth make the following orders viz
First, he County Agents shall Gas far as prac-
ticable) sell and distribute the goods purchased 10
the following ORDER viz; first, to the families of
Soldiers 3econd to persons in INDECENT cireun-
stances; and Third to citizens generally and in
addition to the tices heretofore authorized to
be procured, the County Agents are directed to
procure for sale and distribution from the State
gent or the Governor OF the Commonwealth sup
plies of rice.
Second, The County Agents arc hereby directed
/ in ordor, as far as practicable, to relieve the
County of the burden Of sustaining the agency in
its operations to obtain of persons able to ma Ike
them, deposites in advance account Of goods to
be furnished t. such persons. those making such
! dcposites in advance, to have the preference Of
! others ID their respective classes, who make IN
such advances the CouHty however to be at no
I FISK account OF such Yancas
! 4th. Thatin order to provide in the fdture for
1 the mantenance and support of tie families of
Soldiers in che county Of Augusta the Court doth
make the folio Sing orders, viz
! First, That John Goa BEL 1saa end Edwin r.
! Gushing De- and aeY are here9v appointed .Gener-
! al Agents ef the County With iuiI power end au-
! thority to edchl By purchase. il praeticabe and
| il not, by impfeSsmeas, in pursuance of law TO
procure and distribute through the justices of the
/ County supplies Of -four and corn for the needy
families OF Soldiers resident il The County to make
| arrangements WIFI tue Agents Of the ComDisaary
Depat tment in this County for a proper share Of
the surplus grain for the purposes aforesaid to es-
! tablsh- ia the respective magisteria districts
t places OF depo5ite and distribution for such sup
plies and to hire Or impress transportation for the
sapie when necessary; and to select one c T more
OF the parties ia each district to act as assist
purchasing and mpressing agents for said General
! Agents provided that said Agents shall not have
authority to contract to pay higher price Tor
-four than one hundred and fifty dollars a barrel
| or for rn Il an twenty dollars a bushel.
Second, There stall be paid, in leu Of the rnoa-
eyed allowance, heretofore made, 10 the head OF
the needy fat9ily ot cash soldier in actual serrice
the sum OF Fifty cents and for each child nnde tle
age OF eighteen years, who IS charge twenty five
cents week; and there shad be distributed for
each nemaer Of every such needy family -four at
the rate OF three pounds pes week or the cQuiea
lent in corn the money shall be paid ont and dis
trihuted as heretofore; The -four or cora SD all be
i distributed foilnws.: he General A gents shalt
Gpon their own orders on the COUNTY Commission