Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-04
In Augusta County Court, &C.
tObcr 9lth 1864.

TINE recent invasion of the Co unity, by the pub
Il lie enemy having interfered with the business
affairs of the County and prevented the carving
into effect of the former orders of this Court, in
respect to the collection of the County levies and
the proofs oflosses of property embraced by the
assessments of 1868. it is therefore ordered that
the timewithin 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 Novem ber 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
Eember 1863; and = addition to the deductions
authorized by said former order, the Clerk of this
Count shall give the usual Certificate to iduciaries
who shall have by their oaths, and oaaer sat.
istactory evidence that any money or property
with which they were chargeable the Is ooks Of
1868 had passed out OF their custody before the
last Quarterly Term o this Court in the due exc
cution of their respective trusts. But nothi in
shs order shall be constr to require the Sheriff
% !takerany furtherstactts4 appointments to meet
she tax payer. This order S,salloe published twics
/ in the Staunton indicator.
3rd. In respect to the agency StUr the parofi ase
and distribution Of Cuttons, Cotton Yarns, &C.,
the Court doth make the following orders viz +:
First, The County Agents shall Gas far as prac-
ticable) sell and distribute the goods purchased in
the folio wing order viz; first, to the families of
Soldiers; Second to persons in INDECENT circum-
star ces; and Third to citizens generally; and in
addition to the rtc.es heretofore authorized to
De Greeted
procu, estor sale and distribution from the State
Ageat or the Governor of the Commonwealth sup
plies Of 1Ice
| Second, The County Agents are hereby directed
in ordor, as far as practicable, to relieve the
County Of ste Burden Of sustaining the agelcy in
its opaTatiohs to obtain of persons, able to make
them depostes in ad rance On account of goods to
be furnished to such persons. those making such
deposites in advance, to have the preference of
others ip their respective classes, who make in
such advances the County however to be at no
risk on account Of such advances.
4th. That in order to provide in the future for
the maintenance and support Of the families of
Soldiers in the County CT Augusta the Court doth
make the folio wing orders, viz:
First, That John Tow bel man and Edwin NJ
Cushing be, and they are hereby appointed Gener-
al Agents of the County with full power and au-
thority (to each) by purchase If practicable ano
# not, by impre smen., in pursuance of law, tC
procure and distribute through the justices of the
) County supplies o. Hour and corn for the need,
families Of Soldiers resident in the County to max:
arrangements with the Agents of the Co,1,n;ssal.,
Department in this County for proper share q
the surplus grain for the purposes aforesaid to es
tablish. in the respective n!ayisteral districts
places OF depo5ite and distribu ion for such sup
plies and ts hire impress transpor ton for TIL
! same VIE. necessary and to select tne CT NOR.
of the parties in each district to act as assist an
purchasing and impressing agents for said Genera
Agents-pr"r'ded that said Agents shall not hay
authority to contract to paw higher price TO
-four than one hundred and fifty dollars barre
or fer CT III t. an twenty dollars q bushel
Stso ia. There shall be paid in lieu Of the mon
1 eyed allowance, heretofore made, to the head 0
the needy family of each soldier ia actual seryic
g the OF fifty cents and for each aid under tb
age OF eighteen years, who is charge tWenty-fiy
. cents week; ard there shall be distributed 70
each member Ut every such needy family flour a
d the rate OF three pounds per week or the couiva
lent ie corn the money shall be e;a oct md dis
trfauted as heretofore the flour or c5rt st all b
distributed as follows The General Agents shal
upon th II OWN ortero on the County Commit ion
Oh aW the irfSiGs necessary to pay for the iou
and corn the justices shall as heretofore max
out accurate Lists Of all persons to te provided 70
by them respectively and present the same to tn
County commissioners; the lists Grst iraqe GU
under this order to be from the respectiye date
up to which moneyed drafts have already bee
made, and to run to the first dav of January 1865
hn1 thereafter th5 lists beginning on the LIST day .
January 1000 Shall be made out Glsart terry, eac1
n quarter to De counted as thi.teen weeks and I'D
the lists presented and the orders Of the Jus
tees, as heretofore, the moneyed allowances sha
be paid and upon the data furnished by said list
= the County Commission er shah certify to the Gen
eral Agents how much -four CO m ach Justie
: il entitled to draw for the families under hi
I charge; the General gents t. BE charged Wit
. the funds paid over to them and to be credited i
F" quarterly settlements with the County & .mnis
siontr rs by tie amounts actually paid out by them
II snd at tile end Of each quarter Ii General gen;
= shall report to the County Commissioners stat,
y Aents showing how mach corn and Il Jar they hag
S purchased or procured by lmprcs$nent during tn
J.. e4aarter, and ir m whom and at Wuat prices. an
also The quantities distribut ted upon the Certica
ties aforesaid to tine Justices and the oIantates OF
It hand-and ie shall be the duty of the Coular Con
\ missoncrs at the end Of each quarter to hake re
port 70 the Court of their proceedings uHder til
u orle? accompanied by synopsis of the REPORTS {
the General Agents-and the Court viii, HHereaftt
a%r9flde e}st compensation TO said General Agent
fHese orders shall be ps.slished twice in tn
Sssaai4Alt.1e. tn FindiCator.
4 Copy Teste.
WIN. \ BURNETT, Crk.
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