The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1865-03-15
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PUBLIC ACTS
second Congress Of the confederate state

OF mE
second Congress Of the Confederate states
Passed at the first session which was began
and held at the city of Richmond, mthe State OF
Virginia. on Monday, tbs second day of May,
A. D., 1854, ana euded on Tuesday the io,r
teeut1 day Of june d., 1874
CHtp. XNVIl.--An ACT TO provide tor the com
pensatlon of non commissioned officers, soldiers,
sailors, and.marines on detailed service
The Congress Of the Confederate states of
America DO auaot, That nll persons detailed from
The army or after enrolment CIR military seryce,
or from the navy on maline corps or special
duty 0i extra daty sAah Do allowed 10 receive
their regular pay rations and allowances AS VI
they We're performing sergice ip The field
Ssc g That all such detached or detailed men
shall be allowed in addition, not exceeding two
dollars por day aud compensation for all extra
work, OF for any uncommon skill or industry dis
played in the performance of duties towhich they
may be assigned IN proportion 10 the value Of
such extra labor or uncommon Gkil or industry,
whether Il be IN performing an unusual amount Of
work within the usual hours Of labor or work
performed beyond the usual hours, or eXtaordi-
nary skill aud superior workmanship displayed in
the execution of such duties, the value Of said
extra labor or uncommon skill or industry TO be
determined by the officer or superintendent under
whose immediate direction said detached or de.
tailed service may be performed, subject TO the
approval OF the Secretary OF War or Navy. The
additional compensation provided in this section
shall be the same for both the War and Navy De.
parments, under certain rules to be prescribed by
The President
SEC. g. That all nOn.commissioued officers, mn.
sicans pryates, sailors or marines, detailed ia
government contractors shall be so detailed with
out pay aud allowances, but shall be compensated
for their Sc vices by wages received from said
contractors, under rules to be prescribed by the
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Approved June g. 1894.
/ CaAp. XXVIlI-Au Act for the payment of com
missioners appointed under the act entitled "Ar
act to suspend the privilege Of the writ of babe
as corpus in certain cases, and to confer Ger
tain powers upon said cOmmiss Oners.
! Tue Congfess Of the Confederate States o.
America do enact Hhas the commissioners ap
pointed under the said act shall be entitled u
/ receive the compensation Of two bundled and it,,
| dollars each per month from the date OF then
! respective appointments, until the expiration %
! their service aud that their assistants shall bl
allowed one hundred. and fifty dollars per Liouth
| from the date Of their appointments, respectively
until the expiration Of their s0SFce.
| SIC 2 That tue said commissioners shall hav,
/ the powers conferred upon commissioners ap
| pointed by the district courts by the act OF th'
! provisional Congress, approved thirti,th Of Al
! gust, eighteen hundred and sXt one, and mum
bered two hundred and seyeuiy.three, in the act
| Of the said Congress.
Approved June 9, 1864.
| Guar. XXlX.-An Act to increase The eompensa
ton Of the uOn.eOmmissoned officers aud pri
Yates Of the army Of tie Confederate States.
The Congress Of the Confederate States O
America DO enact, That from aud after the paf
officers, priyataa aud mnseiaus OF tlc army pl th
+ Coufederaie Stuies be, aud The same Is hereby
increased seven dollars per month lol the periO
of one year from the passege az This act
Approved June 9, 1864
| Guar. XXX.-An Act 20 amend sn act entitled "a
act to establish Nitre aud Miniug Bureau, az
proved April twenty second eighteen hundre
and siXty-thrte.
The Congress Of the Confedaate States q
America do enact That the act approved Apr
twenty-second, eighteen hundred aud sixty tire,
constituting the Nitre and Mining Bureau q
iDdepeudent bureau of the War Department b
amended As follows That the Mite and Nina
Bureau shall consist Of one Col0ucl as Chief {
bureau two Lieutenant Colonels, six Major
aud twelve Captains who shall have the same pa
aud allowances prescribed for officers Of ca'ar
/ VI the same grade
y Sac 2 Re i further enacted That chemists an
professional assistants, absolutely essential for ih
operations Of the bureau Dot 10 exceed SIX q
l'lfNfffNft
War, with pay IN no case ~ be above that
Lieutenant Colouel Of the commissioned corps
SIC. 3. That this act shall continue IN force on
during the present war.
, Approved June ., 1864
CEAP XXXIII.--An Act 10 amend IAN aei :
organize forces 10 serve during the war, ai
proved February seventeenth, eighteen hundfr
aud sixty.four.
The Congress Of tbe Confederate. states
I America DO enact, That the act entitled 40 a'
! 10 orEruizs forces 70 serve during the war, ~
. proved seventeenth February eighteen hnnafe
{ aud 81 four, be- and the same Is hereby,
, amended as te allow aii Whre male Ies'uenu
! between the sges Of seventeen aud eighteen an
! forty-ave and City years, who were pfeven'r
fraas e.se,lina themselves within the time pr
scribed 81 The said act BY tht occupation Of the
| localities or country by The public fnemy, On
shose hOmes are, and have been since the "a
sage ef said act beyonc'the lines Of ihe Oonicde
= az Afniss, " orkanife ihemsslgssi in pnrsuaaee
4 ihe sixth section Of fsid act aiter thsif homes
iocsiitiss are brought within ne lines oi she Col