The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30

g.. innressment of slaves in other Provided,
That slaves so impressed shall, while employed re-
ceive the raions and clothing IN Anu anu guam
ttv as slaves regularly hired from lner owners aho'
in the event of their loss shall De pau oi Tue same
manner and nnder the same rules established by the
said impressment laws Provided, tha' II inc owner
have but one male slave within the age OF 10 and 80,
he shall be impressed against the Will OF sald own
Provided further that free negroes snail be trst
impressed and if there should be denciency II snail
be supplied by the impressment OF slaves eceruhg 10
the foregoing provisions: Provided 1uf'ntl mat III
inr the ressment not more than one OF every
FIVE male slaves between the ages OF eghteen anu ior
vfve shall be taken from any owner care oelng taken
to allow in each case credit for all slaves who may
have been already Impressed under this act and VINO
are still in service have died or been lost while IN
service And all impressmets under TINS act shall be
taken in Slua ratio from Ali owners IN the same local
lily, city, county or district
Approved February II, 1864.
Az Act to amend "An act regulating the granting OF
furloughs and discharges in hospitals approved
Tbe congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That an act regulating the granting of fur
louchs and discharges in hospitals, approved Nay
lst 1869 be and the is hereby amended as to
provide that the period Of disability therein named,
which entities soldiers sick and wounded IN hospitals,
to furouges shall be extended to sixty days or up
wards in which the board of examiners may grant
furloughs for sixty days,
Approved February II, 1864.
Az Act to amend the sixty-ffth Article of War.
The Congress of the CoufedegSte States of America
do enact, That the sixty-ffth article of be so
amended 10 read follows: cart. IS. Any general
officer commanding army or commanding force or
cavalry not with and under the immediate command
of the commander of army, other officer COM
mandng a separate department, may appoint general
courts martial whenever necessary. But sentence
of martial shall be carried into execution until
after the whole proceedings shall have been laid before
the officer ordering the same, the officer command
ing the troops for the time being: neither shall any
sentence of general court martial in time Of peace,
extending to the loss of life the dismission OF
commissioned officer, which SHALL either in time OF
peace war respect general officer, be carried into
execution until after the whole proceedings shall have
been transmitted to The Secretary of War; to be laid
before President Of the Confederate States for his
confirmation or disapproval and orders in the case
All other sentences may be confirmed and executed by
the officer ordering the to assemble the
mandiug officer for the time being, the may be-
Approved February II, 1851
An Act to authorize the myressmen of meat for the
use Of the Army, under certain circumstances
The congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That whenever the President shall declare
that the public exgencies render it necessary impress
ments Of meat for the of the army may be made
supplies that may exist in the country under
the condition that just compensation shall be
afforded to the eSner Of the taken impressed,
and subject to the following restrictions and limia
tions
Sec. 2. The power direct such impressment shall
be conferred upon the Secretary of War; but he shall
not reduce the supplies Of any person below one-ha
the quantity usually allowed for the support Of HIM
SELF his family and dependents for the year He shall
exercise the said powers by orders directed to the Off
GERS agents he may employ, who shall have explicit
to The mode of its execution, and in
functions that the shall not be abused.
Sec. 3. That these orders shall direct that notice
shall be given to the of the meat needed his
baee other agent declaring the quantity required
the price offered, the existence of necessity, and
whether possession is to be taken of the mme-
daely, and with whom the risk Of the safekeepng is
to be, pending the negotiation and in what manner
the compensation shall be settled, in the offer is
not acceptedserVice Of which notice shall be
dition precedent to any mpressment seizure by the
in.p sing officer
sSec. L. That upon the service of this notice upon
the Of any meat liable to impressmcnt, the own
shall hold the subject to the claim of the Con
federate States, and shall be entitled to just compensa
ton according to the provisions of this act; and il the
necessity is declared by the mpressing officer be
urgent he shall deliver the possession to the impress
ing officer upon his demaad, who shall give receipt
therefor provided in the sixth section of this
See s. That for the ascertanmen of the quantity of
meat liable to impressment under this act and also of
just compensation for the where the owner and
impreSsing officer agree the impressiug officer
shall appoint loyal and disnerested citizen of the
county district parish in which the meat impressed
shall be at the time Of mpressment, and the owner of
the meat SO impressed his agent other bailee shall
appoint another who shall, upon oath, ascertain the
quantity liable to impressment, and the value Of the
the date of the notice served upon the party
which oath may be administered by the imprcssing
officer and which ascertanment Of the quantity and
value shall be conclusive evidence thereof and if the
assessors cannot agree, they may associate with them
a third person, Of like qualifications make said
sessinent.
Sec. 6. That whenever an impressment shall be
made under this act shall be the duty of the impress
sing officer to give official certificate showing the
quantity taken, the Company, battalion, regiment
other command, for whose it is required, the
pensation to be paid, the circumstances of necessity
thai existed, which certificate shall be evidence of
claim against the Confederate States, and shall be
promptly paid by the disbursng officer of the COM
the bureau having charge OF disbursements for similar
objects.
Approved February H. 1864.
bill to repeal act to organize bands Of partisan
rangers, approved April 25j 1852 and for other pur-
poses.
The congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact, That the of Congress aforesaid be- and
the same is hereby repealed Provided That organiza
tions of partisan rangers acting regular cavalry at
the passage of this act shall be continued in their pre-
organizations Provided, They shall hereafter be
considered regular cavalry and as partisan ran
gers.
Sec . Tha: all the bands Of partisan myers organ
lied under the said act, may, the interests of the
service allow, be united with other organizations or
be organized into battaOnS and regiments, with the
view of bringing them under the general conditions of
the provisional army to discipline and
mcnts under such regulations the Secretary Of War