The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1864-11-26
Head Quarters Trans-Miss. Dept,
Shreveport. La. Oct. 25, 1864. 5

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Shreveport. La. Oct. 25, 1864. )
GENERAL ORDERS No. Sc.
FEvHE following order from the War Depart
L. nlent is published for information:
ADJUTANT AND INsP'R. GENL's. OFFICE, !
Rishmond Va. Aug. q, 1864. s
GENERAL ORDERS No. 50.
l. The Bureau of Conscrpion will cause to
be delivered from the proper officers of the Bu-
reau to the Chief Ccmmssary in every State, a
report containing the names of all persons in the
State, with the places of their residence. who
have obtained exemptions or details as agricul
turists owners, overseers, managers, farmers,
planters or otherwise as producers of grain and
provisions under the fourth paragraph OF the
tenth section of the military Act OF the 18th of
February. 1864, published in General Orders
No. 26, (current seres,) together with state
nent of The terms of the contract, the suretes to
the same, and with all other pertinent facts rea-
ting to the said exemption or detail The officers
| of the Subsistence Department, under the direc-
ton of the Commissary General and Chief Com
missary of each State, are charged with the col
lection of the meat whic! any exempt or detailed
men may have contracted to pay, and to give an
acGnittance therefor; also to make whatever COM
mutations or reductions that may be authorized
b. the act whenever the conditions are estab-
iishcd fha: Justify the same: and TO make all the
purchases of the marketable surplus at the prices
specified in the act which the same authorizes to
be made on behalf OF the Government The
said Subsistence Department being hereby
clothed with authority to represent the Govern
ment in the enforcement of its claims under the
contracts and obligations that the act imposes
upon the exempts and detailed men described
thereip|
Iy1n order that the regulation on the subject
f the sale of the marketable surplus of provi-
,9ons and grain to the Government. aud the tami-
lies of soldiers in the said act. may have execu-
ton, the Commissaries in the different States
may be instructed to limit their purchases OF
grain and provisions of the marketable surplus
in any Distric. to some definite proportion. not
to exceed one-half, and to leave the remainder
for the persons who purchase on behalf OF the
families of soldiers
Ill. All agents appointed by the public a''-
thorites of any State. conntv or town, to supply
food for the families of soldiers, are authorized
to purchase the portion unappropriated by the
Government. for the object of their trust. The
Commanders of Conscripts, or the Chief Com
missary of each State or District may authenti-
cat the authority Of such agents, and persons
selling to agents thus authenticated shall be fully
warranted to do SO.
". The families Of soldiers as described in
the said act are the families composed nt the
longs to the army; the widow or widow and chill
drrn Of any person who died while in the
vice; the mother and sisters OF any soldier or SOL
diers in the army and who reside with them as
members in the same family or were dependent
un0n their labor or support the parents or sisters
OF any person belonging to the army, who re-
sided IN the same family with them and who de-
rived from them support.
v Officers are authorized TO purchase reces.
sarv Subsistence for their families under this act
VI. Every exempt and detailed man under
IL act shall render TO the Enrolling officer in his
District. detailed statement of the marketable
surplus and sold by him, with testimony that the
sales were to Government or soldiers families.
which statement shall be sent to the Commander
Of Cuuscrpts for the State and tliereupon salts
faction upon his bond shall be entered.
VII. The act of Congress aforesaid provides:
That exemptions in favor Of the classes aforesaid
shall cease whenever the farmer, planter or over
seer shall fail diligently to employ in good faith
his orsn skill. capital aud labor exclusively in
the production of grain and provisions, to be
sold 10 the Government and the families OF sol
diefs al prices not exceeding those fixed at the
time for like articles by the Commissioners of the
State, under the impressment act. 1t has been
represented to the Department that there are in
stances of persons exempt or detailed under this
act, who pay bat little respect to the obligations
they have contracted. That they have become
speculators in food and provisions; that they are
negligent and careless as to the extent Of their
productions, and openly affirm that they do not
mean to have any surplus. The Department is
required. in all such or similar cases, to revoke
the detail, and the performance of this duty is de-
volved upon the Bnreau of Conscrption, upon
proper testimony being afforded to them or to
Their officers to be designated by them, to per-
form this duty.
By order of S. COOPER,
Adju!ant and Inspector Gen.
II. Paragraph Nv of the above order is amen
ded to include in the families entitled to purchase
the widowed mother of any soldier who may
have died in the service, and who was dependent
upon him for support.
III. Any person puchasing under this order
must make an affidavit if soldier or citizen, or
certify if an officer, that the supplies are for
their family use. and no more will be sold at one
time than supplies for three months. The afi-
davit or certificate must set forth clearly the fact
the person purchasing comes within the require
ments of this order and that no more is asked
for than supplies for three months
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