Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1864-11-11
I'm Augusta County Court, DC
tOher 9th 1864.

THE receft invasion of the Co unity, by the pub
= nc enemy, having interfered with the business
ana' r. OF the County and prevented the carrying
MO eHect OF the former orders of this Court, in
respect to the collection of the County evies, and
the proofs of losres of property embraced by the
assessments of 1868, it is therefore ordered, that
the time within which payments Of County leries
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 1864, 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 duciaries
who shall have by their own oaths, and other sat-
isfactory evidence that any money or property
with which they were chargeable on the ooks of
1868 had passed out of their custody before the
last Quarterly Term Of this Court in the due exc
cutiOn Of their respective trusts. But nothing in
his order shall be construed to require the Sheriff
20 make any further special appointments to meet
She tax payer. This order shall be published twice
in the Staunton indicator.
Srd. In respect to the agency for the purch ase
and distribution Of Cottons, Cotton Yarns, &C.,
the Court doth make the following orders viz:
First, The Count ents shall Gas far as prac-
ticable) sell and distribute the goods purchased in
the following order viz; first to the families of
Soldiers; Second to persons in INDECENT circum-
stances; and Third to citizens generally; and in
addition to the articles heretofore authorized to
, procure for sale and distribution from the State
gent or the Governor of the Commonwealth sup
plies OF rice.
Second, The County Agents are hereby directed
in ORDER, as far as practicable, to relieve the
County of the burden OF sustaining the agency in
its operations, to obtain of persons able to make
them, deposites in advance on account of goods to
be furnished to such persons. those making such
deposites in advance, to have the preference of
| others ID their respective classes, who make IN
such advances the County however to be at no
risk account OF such advances.
9TH. That in order to provide in the future for
/ the maintenance and support of the fsmilies of
tSoldiers in the County of Augusta the Court doth
snake the following orders, viz :
! First, That John Towberman and Edwin NJ.
/ Gushing be, and they are hereby appointed Gener-
al Agents Of the County with full power and au-
thority (tO each) by purchase, if practcable a nd
| if not, by impfessment, 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 in the County to make
| arrangements with the Agents of the Commissary
Department in this County for proper share OF
the surplus grain for the purposes aforesaid to es
| tabhsh. IN the respective magisterial districts,
places Of deposite and distribution for such sup
plies and to hire or impress transportation for the
| same when necessary and to select one or more
of the parties in each district to act as assist ami
purchasing and imPressng agents for said General
authority to contract to pay higher price fol
-four than one hundred and fifty .dollarsa barre
or for &C I'm Ian twenty dollars bushel.
Second, There Sd be paid, in lieu of the mon
eyed allowance, heretofore made, to the head o.
the needy family of each soldier in actual ser vice
the sum of fifty cents and for each child under the
age Of eighteen years, who is Charge twenty-five
cents week; and there shall be distributed fol-
each member of every such needy family -four al
the rate of three pounds per week or the equiva
lent in corn; the money shall be paid out and dis
tributed heretofore the four or corn sh all be
distributed as follows: The General Agents shall
| up0n their own orders on the County Commission
ers draw the funds necessary to pay for the foul
and corn; the justices shall as heretofore max.
ont accurate lists Of all persons to be provided TO,
by them respectively and present the same to the
County commissioners the lists first made ou
| under this order to be from the respective date.
up to which moneyed drafts have already beer
made, and to run to the first day of January 1865
ana thereafter the lists beginning on the lst day
January 1868 shall be made out quarterly, eaci
quarter to be counted as lhi teen weeks; and up.
on the lists SO presented and the orders Of the
tces, as heretofore, the moneyed allowances shat
be paid and anon the data furis he'd BY said lists
the Connsy commission er shall certify to the Cen
eral Agents how much -four IN each Justice
IS entities 10 draw for the families under hi,
charge; the General Agents To be charged with
the funds paid to them and to be credited in
quarterly settlements with the County Commits
STONE RS by tie amounts actually paid GU by them
and at the end of each quarter tie General gents
shall report to the County Commissioners state
inents showing how much corn aud -four they has e
purchased or procured by impressinent during the
quarter, and fr. IN whom and at what prices. and
also the quantities distributed upon the Certifca-
ties aforesaid to the Justices and the quantities on
hand-and it shall be the duty Of the County Con.-
missoners at the end Of each quarter to make re-
port W the Court Of their proceedings auter this
Jrief accompanied by synopsis OF the reports of
the General Agents-and the Court will hereafter
provide lust compensation eaid General Agents
These orders shall be published twice in the
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