The daily Chattanooga rebel. [volume] (Griffin, Ga.) 1864-1865, 1865-03-15


lcderatc armies and this privilege shah continue
ioc the space OF thilty DAYS a0er The re0ccnpat1n
IS announced Wv nn order issued hy the general
commanding tAe department, aud published In
the military deharmeut In which suth rsoccnpa
ton may Occur
Approved june 10 isGl
Cutr NNNiN An Act 10 raise money 70 in
crease the pay OF soldicrs
The Congress of The ConlOacraie states OF
America do enact That upon ala subiecfs OF taxa
tiou under existing TAX aw, there shall bo as
sr,sed and levied o tax equal io ouehnh % iho
amount Of the present tax on the same sulitcls
for the wear eighteen hundred and sirty.loar,
which tan shall be payable only rn Confederate
treasury nOte' Oi tue a ~ i7suyt aud shall be col
lecird al The same tunes with ltc other taxes on
The same subjects, under the lawsn0w Ia force
SIC n The money 0r sinY from the tax hereby
imposed shall be- appropriated, hrt 10 the pey.
meut OF The Increased cunpensatun "a the soldiers
under ihe acl passed u ihe present session.
Approved June 20, lo6t
CHAr. NXXNl An Act Ia amend an aoi ruttlsd
can act iOr ihe reliei of tax PAYERS Va certain
casra npproye3 FohrNary ihlrieeun irhtaen
AUndlr3 ahd AtAtF tun
The tougrcss Of me Confederate siates eE
America 90 enact That Whenever slaves shall
have been assessed, hm between the Ume Of th.
assessment aud the time Fixed Nv law iur the paw.
meni OF the tax thereon, such iates Shall be- lo7t
TO the owner, by the act Of The eueuv, the said
tax may be remitled IN the manner pointed cur
by the second section OF hcacr entitled AN act
ioI the relief of TAX payers lp certain cases
approved February thirteenth, eighteen hundred
and sixty. four
Approved June 10, ls64
Guar. XXXvIT--Aa Act to graduate the pay Of
general officers
The Congress Of the Confederate States of
America do enact That he pay ul general shall
be i've hundred dollars per month that of lieu.
tenant general i0ur hundred aud inv dollars pfF
month and that Of major general three huu
dred aud CITY dollars pen month that geneTal
commanding army IA the icld shall receive ia
addition 10 the said snm oi Eve hundred dollars
per MONTH one hundred dollars, aud lieutenant
general, major general aud bugal,er general
shat, whilst serving m The field ea,h receive ii0y
dollars per month in addi'on 20 the sum herein
allowed, whilst so serving and all law allowing
additional compensation i1r commanding a gepat
ate army IN the field be, aud thpr are hereby re.
pealed except as herein provided Uut that this
oct shall he IN force for one wear and no longer.
Approved june 10, 1864.
CHAR XXXVIIl.-An Act 10 authorize the ap.
ponlment of additional officers Of artillery ior
ordnance duties,
America do enact Thai the President by ana
with the advice aud consent 1T tn Senate may
appoint fifty officers nf artillery IN the py0yisioua
army for thep ertonuanOe Of 0rdnanoe duties, iul
addition % those authGrRed By the act entitled
"An act to authorize the appointment Of officers
of artillery In the provisional army approved
April twontyhrst, eighteen hundred aud daiy
two, and IAN act To authorize the opp0hipeut "a
additional officers of artillery lar ordnance duties
approved September sixteenth, eighieen hundred
and sixty two, and that the rank Of sa,d ohoeis
shall be as provided m said last named aci,
APproycdJunc TO- 1894
Guar. XL-An Act 30 authorize lhe owners Of
The registered eight per cent ton wear convert.
Die bonds, issued under the PROVISIONS Of the
act approved May sixteenth, eighteen hundred
aud sxty.one, TO exchange the sane for coupon
bonds.
The Congress OF the Confederate States Of
America do enact, That The owners.pi The feRi3.
tered eight per cent len wear convertible bonds
issued under The proYiions oi an act cnhiled iAh
act q sishssr2n o lSAn and we issue Ut treasury
notes, and 10 prescribe Tie nnniahment for
forging The same, aud for forging certificates OF
stock and bonds approved sixteenth MAY, ciyh
teen hundred aud lNtyone, be, aud iheHame are
hereby authorized 10 exchange the aam8 lurcou
pOn bonds payable ten years after Che first day 0f
July IN the wear eighteen hundred and siNty-iour
with eight per cent interest payable semi.n annual.
is hereby authorized to prepare asd issue said
bonds, which bonds, and the coupons attached
thereto, may be issued with such Authorization
as the Secretary OF the Treasury MS prescribe.
Approved June l3, 1854.
Guar XLl.-An Act te authorlv tho manufacture
Of snrituous liquors for the use ct The army ana
hospitals,
The Congress Of n, Confederate States Of
America do enact That II shall be lawful for Sue
Surgeon General or the Commissary General 90
make all necessary contracts for the manufacture
aud disiAlation OF whisky, brandy aud other aloo
hGlio aud spirituous liquors for the supply OF The
army aud hospitals upon such terms as may be
conducive TO the public interest and that thu said
contracts aud any heretofore made shall operate az
license TO The contractor 10 Manufacture The same
for the purpose aforesaid
SEC q That the Surgeon General and the Com.
missary General shall be authorized 10 e3tabl sh
manufactures or distileres for The purpose Of
obtaining the supplies aforesaid, ond io employ
laborcrs in the same, instead OF re5nrtinF 90 con.
tracts f they ahall deem n more prudent 20 do 30,
Sgc 3 That no contractor or party shall under
the license granted by thisact, dish on make more
alcohol, whisky, brandy or oiher alcoholic %
sprituous liquors than he shall deliver 10 the
Government or its .ngent' n mltllmeut o. his
contract or contracts nor atat IL be lawful fro
any such contractor 10 sell or n any way diayOs8
Of otherwise than "a said contract or coutfacts
may require any alcohol whisky branv, or other
alcoholic or spirituoua liquors. manufactured By
him Under the license aforesaid nor shall ms act
operate az q license 10 any contractor Tor any
violation of the prohibition herein contained,
when such q violation shall be crime or miSde
meanor under the Laws Of the state in which tue
same may occur.
Approved june H. 1864
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