Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-02-27
UoUsE OF DELEGATES.

The Uouse met at IL O'Clock and soon thereafter
went into secret session. to consider the question
=, ,o,o,lovment of slaves for the army
" n, : =, ,i,v;ng bius (maiority and minority re
-, ~ rror, ,h. select committee on the ,ubiectl
Po''' ~ ,i, vs., ,,,Dnsi,ion. With tho b;II ron0rted
are competing PioPo' Sao, 80. o' i'P0t'@N
from the COMMITTEE on hH'Ary A"afs
PROPOSITIONS or the MAJORITY OF TIE SELECT COMMIT
MTTEE REPORTED BY Nh D. H. sHACkkLf0RD, OF
FArorlER A. 6. 50 r,....
l. lie u enacted py tue ueneIsi Asseuoy ihat
shall be lawful Tor Tue Conieueise government 10 re-
ceye into the military service Us soldiers, force Of
able bodied male negroes. between the ages OF 10 aud
40 wears from the negro slave population Of this state
10 be obtained by their voluntary enlistment and with
the consent of their owners aud IL the following proper
tions All persons owning slaves between said ages to
furnish one able bodied volunteer slave hit for duty for
every five by him aud fractions OF three and less
than five shall DE counted as live and said owner shall
be entitled receive such compensation for sal slave
ar dawes "a NAV he allowed by the Confederate Govern
m mt ~. -. rs...... .. ...-..... ~ 30 81.
Ibe consent of the owners to the enlistment afore-
said shall be construed and held to be emancipation BY
the owner of the said negroes aud PERMISSION il hereby
guaranteed 10 them 10 reside permanently In this
roll Of the negroes thus ensting with the OF
The owners shall be furnished In each county the clerk
,I,s,eof for recordation BY linn.
The rules and regulations for the enlistment of the
moro nrce aoresad NAV he established and enforced by
the Confederate Government and II shall be the duty oil
he v, Officers of this State 10 aid in organizing this
80 han reouirsd 40 10 do nv the Confederate Govern.
nm, $780,. .. - RI.
4 This act shaIl be in force from its passage.
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BE heRaeied oy tR uenerai Assembly mat II shali
ne lAWiui 10 e""s' ior se,'"e " te snes VI "e 'Vh-
fedeate States, during the war any sbleboied negro
or muatto Tree or save between e ages OF eeh,reh
and forty i've resident III TINS State VINO shsi von'
ay engage TO enter such service ana any snch person
80 enktng when mustered into service shall be entitled
aud shall receive bounty OF - dollars which sun,
the hands Of such person. shall not be liable 10 any de-
| mand or claim OF any person whatsoever
Whenever compensation Tor any slave 10 enii'hng
shall be demanded by tne owner ne shLi pe emitted 10
receive for such slave the sum o. oV uoas IN
bonds OF the oommohEea upon cohu,.,oh Ia nc -
ecute ana deliver iof recoIu ~ .he ciehs ence VI ms
county or eorporauon aeeu o, emancipation o. sucu
slave such deed sha DE sccordng 70 form 10 De pre-
scribed by the Attorney General o. TINS otaie.
q The persons SO ehisteu snsn oe 4,g4nnea anu em
poyed in such manner whether as soldiers or otherwise
the CommanderinCh OF the armies Of the Confede
rate States may direct They may be enlist by such
Confederate officers as shall be detailed or appointed and
under such rules and regulations as may De
orders of the said COMMANDMENT. Chief with the AID,
when required of the sherhs and sergeants of the re-
spective counties and corporations
a. Any such slave volunteering may be received and
mustered in whether the consent TO such enlist
ment or not and any owner of such slave refusing such
consent neglecting voluntarily for twelve months