The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-11
BY AUTHORITY. j
Acts and Resolutions passed at tie Fourth Session Of III
First Consress, 1868, Oh

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AN ACT to regulate the collection of the tax In kind
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to lay taxes for the common defence. and carry on
the Government OF the Confederate States" APPROX
| cd April Path, 1868.
The Congress of tho Confederate States of America
do enact That the tax In kind of onetenh imposed by
said act Upon tobacco grown in the Confederate States
instead ofkbeing collected by the post quartermaster
shall be collected by the agents appointed by the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury to collect and preserve tobacco
the tobacco due from each planter farmer
both quantity and quality to the said agents their
duly authorised sub agents. taking their receipts there
for and shall also transmit copy efthese estimates to
the Chief Of the Produce Loan O0lce, and when said
tobacco has been collected tho said agents shall be
| liable foEts safe custody.
| SEC Q That each farmer and planter, not earlier
than the first day of Jnne later than tho fifteenth
day of july shall deliver his 1.-THE Of tobacco in pricing
order put up in convenient parcels for transportation
at tho nearest pricing depot of which there shall be
not less than one established in each county by the
agents for the collection and preservation of tobacco,
whom tho said tobacco shall be priced and secure
y packed in hogsheads or other packages suitable for
4 markedly said agents.
SEC. 81 That the tax assessor shall require state.
ncnt from each farmer or planter to the different
qualities of tobacco raised by him. and shall ASSESS
due the Confederate States onetcnth Of each Of said
qualities which shall be stated separately in his esti
mates and shall be delivered separately by the farmer
| or planter at the prizug depots
SEC d An acts and parts Of acts inconsistent with
| the foregoing are hereby repealed.
Approved January 80, 1904
mo. 90
AN ACT to extend tire provisions Of an act entitled
AN act in relation to the receipt Of counterfeit
treasury notes by public officers" approved May
first one thousand eight hundreds and sixty three
The Congress of the Confederate States of America
do enact, That the provisions Of entitled "An
act in relation 10 the receipt of counterfeit treasury
notes by public officers proved May 1st ono thou
sand eight hundred aud 10 and the same are
hereby extended 10 embrace all counterfeit treas
uty notes by the public officers mentioned In
tn da nf incl ox,
e. hit handred and sixty fonr.
Approved. January 10, 1851.
An Actto anlhorise tho President to establish adj
tonal Military Conrts
The Congress Of the Conf dprate States Of America
do enact, That in addition to tne Military Courts
authorised by law the President be- aud he is hereby
authorised to appoint Military Court to attend any
Division of Cavalry 10 the field and also one for each
State within Military Department. enever in his
judgement such Courts would promote the public in
terest which Courts shall be organized AMI have the
same powers and duties and the members thereof APP
pointed as provided by law.
Approved, Feb. IL, 1864,
si mo. go
Joint Resolutions Of thanks to Lieutenant General H.
Kirby Smith, for the battle of Richmond, Kentucky,
and to his Licuenants SO specially commented on b
hiin, and all the officers aud soldiers Of his command
in that battle.
Resolved by the Congress OF the Confederate States
of America That tho thanks of Congress are due and
are hereby rendered to Gen u Kirby smith, for the |
signal victory achieved by him in tho battle of Rich
mond, Kentucky the thirtieth of August eighteen
hundred and sixty-one, and all the officers and sol
diers Of his command engaged in that battle and es
pecialy 70 Gen Churchill, Con Cleburne and Colonel
Preston Smith, of whom he says; Il almost fear to /
lest do not full Justice to ALL But
cannot case without expressing my admiration at the
lronpfness and intelligence with which Generals
churchill Ceburne and Colonel Preston Smith execu-
ted tho orders given & en-
sec. 2. Resolved, That special acknowledgement |
and commentator declared for that highest order
If Generalship with which this victory was followed
1p, uttely aanihilang with FIVE thousand an army Of
en- thousand of whom full Eve thousand were actually
,aptured besides the slain In bate and for the bril-
liant campaign in which the speed, vgor and constau
" Of rapid advance resulted in planting the Confed
rate flag upon the Capitoef Kentucky and upon the
hores OF the Ohio river, in front Of the city of Cincn
All
SIC. 3. Resolved, That the superior general
hip displayed In rapidly gathering the immediate
ruits ofa victory and 10 following II promptly with
ampaign Of activity, enterprise and unwearied con.
fancy, renders il worthy ofthe applause Of the Gov
rnment, and the emulation Of the arny
SEC Resolved That the President is requested, 1
appropriate general orders, TO make public the
Congress in the premises, and the same to
Q communicated to Gen Il, Kirby Smith and the off.
crs named and to be read at tho head Of each regi
lnat engaged in that battle.
Approved, February I7lle6i.
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