Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1864-03-08
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'i3T, AND INsp. GENERALS OFFICE, ,
a RIouEesp, Va, March :, 1854. !
CEREBRAL UspxRs,
No. 80. a.
. The following act ~ Congress ccn,crninI
= impressments, and the instructions Of Ia
. War department. respecting it are pu,Iishc,
Tor the information and direction # all con
cerncd:
, AN ACT 20 emend IAN act 10 rrynla:. ~:.nurots
: inents' approved March teenty -sistI,, cisl
Teen hundred and siIty-tirta ., and 10 rhron
r an act a'nendatory thereof. approved Ayrj
t"e'ity-sevcn;h, eighteen lnniraI anl srx'v
- .i6rcH
The Congress &C Tia Contede,m:- stats 9
America 10 enact, Tat in all rasea where
property is impressed :or tho go &C ire .rm,
aud navy, Or for OTHER pnbl;c use, unLer saic
act, the came shall be paid for at the time 81
sa!d ,mpressiacnt. uaieas on appeal shsi;l il
'aRen from sad valuation, az hereinafter pra,
Tioei, atc riding to the valuation agreed upon
be!Wcen the PARTIES. or 2sce-tainPd hy lcya
ana dlaintcrcstcd citizens Of tic city. ra;nty
or parish n which ihe7im2rcssmr,t Ina; b,
made, in tho manrcr and according 20 thc
regulations provided in the first, secU.d anc
Third section, Of the ab17e r~ccite,l act, nr j,
the eighth section there :, where it is a~;.lics
bic.
nee. y NbcnGver the oficer rnaking th1
lmrressmert OF nropcrsy. under lie az here.
by amended, sh.i: believe that the ap}naise.
men: u fir and iust, he shall endorse ala a?-
prov.l uronthe appraiseneni, and make pay
ment accordingly bu. If he shall believe that
it is not fair and just, then Ia slr.ll fcfuee to
approve, and endorse the reasons OF his re-.
fasal en- the certificate. and shall have tho
:'Sht to appeal from the d>eisicu Of the ap-
p%raisers, by reporins the c,sn to TIE commits
sicrcrs appointed under said act to which bis
IL an amendmenr. for their decision, whose
Judgment shall En faal, and il the meantime.
tho pro perty shall he held and appropriated
ny tie officer inpressing the same, wao sh.l
give 4 receirt therefor to tho o1yner, who shat.
ded.
Sec. 3. The pnid commissioner shall have
power to summon md examine witnesses
IN enable them to fix tho value Of prn-
pertY impressed. which shall ha Il lst
compensation for the property % imrressed
.. the time and place oi imIre Spent;
and when tic Commissioners hhsli have fixed
the value of property in ca:es Of appeal, they
shall furnish the owner and i'm pres. ing officer
with = statement Of such vliur. which valua.
ton by tho Commissioner 81 oil bc within
three rpnrths from tho time VI imFress"ant.
Sec. 4. That sid Commissioners shall lie
swarm faithfully to discharge nj their drt;c3
! under this 2cs, and the act 70 Which this - hi
amendment.
Sec. :. Th2t the santh section Of the -. ~
which this il an amendment DO st;ickcn ont,
Ind tho following inser:fl instead thereof {:
M slave iNburins On IL farm ir plantation
exclusively devoted 10 the production = SraiH
~ pruviS uns. shall bs taken for lii5lr usr,
! without the consent Of thr Nu1rE, err:ps l..
cre al nrEe.t necessity. @nt upon thu u:d"rc
the General com1lari;i = -" d@ 2Gltu:rt u
whicA sail farm or plantation IS ~ituat>A."
Sec. & That the ~. ;,in":iat;ry ct l;:a
ah@ve recitei. act, apprn"ai April rwtIlty.scc
rnth, Eighteen hundred and six'r-tL7es, and
80 much Of the fr 1t section o! sa:i act - :e~
qrires 40 Aft :avit to be mace by the owner, cr
his agent, that inch property wan gr"Tn.
raised, or produced Ivy suid owner, CT held. "r
has been ~pnrehafcd w HIN, not for al, or
speculation. but for - own use o: consulnp-
ton, he. and the sam: il hereby repealed.
Sec. 1. Tau. M ilnpTessln enc shall De made
under this act, "r thu anr TO which This IL
amondatory, for tho me or hene!i. Of coGtrac-
tors Win the t~0TtfnninEs.
Sec. :. Nothing III rhis Act shall be cir =
strued 10 antlrvcizs the imIre 'sius officer 10
enter an appeal iranI :..y decision e thu local
appraiser. under tic seventh stc:icn ut ihe
est 20 which tbs j. :lclrnia:ory.
Approsei, February IL, 1864.
]. lmpTcssmt nts :,ccoTuing 10 this al, ant
the ACT to which this is an amendment, My
be made fer necessary supplies fer til. Gnh-
federate armies il the ti-It, and for their -
cunulsticn in magazines and 4. pcs:s aid
depots, and 10 carry on the various speratitns
Of the Military BureauS connected with :.lrr
War department, Whenever the same ';aEIsot
be "ttsinea by CONTRACT
II. They may be made d:.der orders irtIp
the Generals commanding armies, tereri-
ments, corps, divisions. uad lty commanders
Of detached parties when Z necessity a-i.es
therefor. These orders mfy BE- exsru.cd Ivy
appropriate officers OF ,he rtaF '.elony:ac 20
the army. The Chiefs If Inc various Bureaux
shall designate the officers and persons WHO
hall lie competent to make impressmcn,s ur.-
Ter the authority conferred uprn thc1,.
III. B. fore airy impressmcnt shall! hcmr'r.
the ilnI.r' ssing officer OF his aseas will make
an offer 10 the owner, his baiIec TT agent, III
witt z, for the purchase Of the property, de-
scribing the property Le wishes - purchase,
the price he - willing +, pay ani Ihr mode
OF rayracit. and stating that, uelu l refusal
10 ACCEPT the same, com pnusaiiII viii he
maze according IL the acts IF Cun2ceS iIr The
regulation al i'm p-esS!f:nts. This fT5;:o will
be considered % binding the prcp"cty ratii
the CONF letion Of the negotiation lor The sGic
and transfer Of tie same ~ the in pressing
officer. The property will .cmain in The cr:s-
rpdy e this oTI or and 81 his r'sli during the
pending If these proceedings. unless 6 6ciiTo-
ry Of the same fc t%hcrcupnn made "a 'hn ia
pressing %nfirer, viii, his r,ns2n:. In cazr 81
. change Of ~ session under tLcsn t~;rcun;~
~s'aacss. tho Confederate States viii hn RI
glrGtd as the cwTtr. and the prcp.r.y held
Tor It's ,iEc and at its risk.
" In all casas III which, the cif4r of IN n.
pressing officer is rcfussl, he will proceed 10 IL
ju,t :ha price according TO the first SECTION Of he
net above recltcd, thu. il, By thr iudg1in:n' Of no
ioyHl and d!sinlerested pe,sons Ut The city. cOEHty
or parish in which Tn" imnrcssInent may o"
msd'-Cpe 10 he selected by the omn.r, his irtiiet:
or agent, and one by the impres>ing Ulcer. IL
the event Of their disagreement, these Two will
set.ct Hi umpire Of ike qualification. The per
rons thus saler:ed viii proceed 10 asssss Just
compensation fHr the property 50 impressed.
whether the absolute OWNERSHIP o. tho ten oor%.
~ uss thereof he required. II tho impressing
officer believes that The apprarSmtnt il fair and
just, he will endorse his approval, and pay fer
the property; aud the right in the Object i'm
pressed sill become Tie property Of the Conlrtiel-
ste SAFES. But if he does 10. spprove Of tho ap-
praisment no will drc'ins 20 approve it and III
Gorse ;he reasons for mis- refusal on tee cert:ii
cate hni forthwith report the ease to tn Com
missioner rs appointed under the 5:h Scc'inn Of
The Act, 10 which tho net above rtriled is ri
amendment, AMI in the meantime the properly
viii! be taken and a recent describing tho vrOr-
trty and the proceedings for the adjustment CT
the price and the appeal, given TO the owner.
The impress ing officer will Immediately report
The case to thu appraisers, with a ssatc mont OF
the qusliIy and condition Of tho property "nl
his opinion upon The suhjec'.
V. No cfi:e or RgoLt will impress the neces-
sary supplies which any person may havr i"r,hc