The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-11-29

Passed at tie First Session Of the Second Con-
yress Of The Confederate States-1864.

The Con- .ress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That shall be lawful for tie Surgeon Gen
eral the Commssary General to make all necessary
contracts for the manufacture and dsaton of whis
ky, brandy, and other alcoholic and spurious liquors
for the supply of the army and hospitals upon such
terms may be conducive to the public interest and
that the said and any heretofore made shall
operate license to the contractor to manufacture
! the same for the purpose aforesaid.
/ Sec 2 That the Surgeon General and the Commis-
sary shall be authorized establish manuac
tories dstier for the purpose of obtaining the
supplies Aforesaid and to employ laborers in the same
instead Of resorting to contracts if they shall deem 1t
| more prudent do
Sec 3. Tha contractor party shall, under the
license granted by this act dstf make alcohol
whisky brand other alcoholic spirtuous liquors
than he shall deliver to the Government its agents
in fulfIlment of his contracts; shall 1t
be lawful for such contractor to SELL or in any way
dispose Of otherwise than said contract contracts
may require, any alcohol, whisky, brandy or other
alaohoc spirituous liquors manufactured by hlm
under the license aoresaid shall this act operate
license to any contractor for any violation of the
prohibitions herein contained, when such violation
shall be crime misdemeanor under the laws of the
State in which the same may occur
Approved June IA 1864.
An Act providing for the establishment and payment
of claims for certain description of property taken
informally impressed for the use of the army.
The Congress of! the Confederate States of America
do enact, That it SHALL be the duty of the Secretary of
War appoint andassign, in each congressional dis
tric and for each territory agent not liable to mill
tary duty in the eda who shall, at stated times IN
each county parish under the direction of the post
quartermaster nearest to him, receive and take proof
under oah in relation to all claims in said district for
forage provisions, ce, sheep, hogs, horses mules,
teams and wagons heretofore furnished to the army by
the owner, htretobre taken or Informally impressed
for the of the army, and not yet paid for by any
officer in the military service by his order or drec
tion express or implied from the use of the property,
whether said officer be line staff officer, and whe
ther he be bonded officer otherwise, and report
the facts and transmit the evidence in each to the
proper accounting ocers Of the Treasury, together
with his opinion to the justice and validity OF the
claim; and the said accounting officers are hereby au-
,horzed to audit and control and order payment of
such claims appea, to them to be equitable and just:
Provided That all such claims originating West Of the
Mississippi river shah be reported to the accounting
officers of the Treasury Department established for the
Mississippi Department, who are hereby author
izee to audit control and direct payment OF the same
in the manner the accounting officers of the
Treasury East of the Mississippi river And the said
agent hereby authorized in taking testimony in re-
gard to said claims, to administer oahs to witnesses,
and, if he think proper to the claimants themselves.
The compensation allowed 20 said agent shall be ten
dollars per day while actually engaged in the perform
ance OF the duties imposed on him by this act and 30
cents per mile for every mile actually travelled by him,
be paid under regulations to be prescribed by the
Secretary of War; Provided That the Secretary of War
may assign to the duty herein mentioned any quarter
master disabled officer of the army and, in that
event. said officer quarermaster shall, in addition
to the compensation now allowed him by law, be
titled mileage at the rate of forty cents per mile:
Provided, further That the Secretary of War may ap
point any commissioned officer private to per-
form the duties under this act who may be unfit for
active service in the field because of wounds received
disease contracted in said service and the pay and
allowance of such non-commissoncd officer private
when so appointed and assigned, shall be the
allowed to persons appointed who may not be
liable to military service.
Sec 2. That this shall and determine the
first day of January 1865 east of the Mississippi river
and the first day of May, 1865, of the Mssis
sppi river and all claims of the description aforesaid
presented the agent aforesaid prior said dates
the respective places mentioned, shall not be
titled the benefits of this act.
Approved June IA, 1864.
An Act 70 increase the compensation of the heads of
the several Executive Departments and the Assistant
Secretary of War and the Treasury and of the As
sistlt Attorney General and the Comptroller Of the
Treasury aud other officers therein named.
The Congress of the Confederate States Of America
do enact That the compensation of the heads of the
several Executive Departments of the Government shall
for year from the passage o. this act be increased
nine thousand dollars and of the Assistant Secre
tary of War and of the Treasury and of the Assistant
Attorney General and the Comptroller of the Treasury
be increased to six thousand dollars and that the
salaries of all clerks and employees in the various de-
partmens, located in the city of Richmond, be in
creased thiryhree and one-third per cent, and all
other points throughout the Confederate States twenty
five per cent for from the passage of this act
Provided, That the clerks detailed from the army or
navy shall not be entitled to the benefits of this
Approved June Ia, 1864.
An Act to amend the SeVeral acS IN relation to vol
unteer Navy.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That the act entitled "An act to amend an
act entitled AN act to establish Volunteer Navy"
passed l1th February, 1854 be amended to allow
persons to volunteer the service of the volunteer
navy Provided. such persons resident foreigners
or Maryanders: and the President is hereby authorized
10 cause passports be issued to such persons shall
volunteer as aforesaid and shall be accepted by
President of the company by which such vessel was
fitted out, either within beyond the Confederate
States.
Approved June ~, 1864.
An act to amend an act entitled can act to create
Provisional Navy of the Confederate States" ap-
proved May lst, 1863.
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact That in the first line of the fourth section of
the act entitled s'An act to create provisional navy
OF the Confederate Sates, the word g provisional"
shall be substituted for the word Irregular that the
said fourth section shall read follows All commits
stoned officers of the provisional navy shall be appon
ted by the President by with the advice and con-
sent of the Senate, whenever in his judgment the pub
lie service requires their appointment and i'm such
numbers he may think necessary to the following
ranks and grades, viz Admrals vice admiraIs rear
admrals, commodores, and to such other ranks and
grades as may exist in the regular navy.
Approved June IA, 1854.
An Act to authorize the formation of commands
to be composed of supernumerary officers, who may
resign to join such commands, and to limit and re-
strict the appointment of officers ia certain cases.
Coro or &I,oH Ho~r StaSa. -