The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-02-15

REMOVAL OF THE TOBACCO INSPECTORS By
| GENERAL SCHoF1ELD.-Quite q commotion
was created several days ago amongst
the inspectors Of tobacco and the trade
generally by letter from General Scho-
| field inquiring by what authority the in
spectors exercised the functions of their
office without having taken the oath pre-
scribed by General Orders No. 9, of April
| S, 1867. The inspectors replied that they
had taken all the oaths presented to them
| by the Hastings Court at the time of their
qualification in that court. General Scho-
field on yesterday addressed note to the
presiding officer Of the court, inquiring
what oaths were administered to the in
spectors. In the mean time, General Scho-
field has issued the following order:
HEADQUARTERS FIRST MILITARY DIsTRIcT,
estate OF VIRGINIA, (
"R1cHMoND, February IA, 1868. }
F" General Orders No. Is:
"l. The act of Assembly passed April
29th, 1857, (sectiou A. having repeal
ed section of chapter 81 of the Vir-
ginia Code, establishing certain ware
houses for the storage and inspection Of
tobacco, the Offices of inspectors of tobac-
CO at those warehouses were thereby ter
minated.
SO. Inspectors Of tobacco appointed in
pursuance of the provisions of the act of
Assembly of April 29th, 1867, above re-
ferred to, and who failed to take the oath
prescribed in General Orders No. 9, of
April 5th, 1867, from these headquarters,
have acted without competent authority,
and their acts are therefore illegal.
SO. All appointments of inspectors of
tobacco made since the 26th of July, 1867,
we're made in violation of orders from these
headquarters, and were null and void. If
the officers so appointed have discharged
any official function without having taken
the oath prescribed by act of Congress for
officers of the United States they have
thereby also violated the act of Congress
of July 10, 1867.
"4. For the purpose of protecting inno-
cent parties, all inspections of tobacco
heretofore made in conformity to the laws
of the State are declared valid, and the
official bonds given by such insutficiently
qualified inspectors shall be held valid so
far as their validity may affect the rights
of innocent parties. But all persons who
have knowingly acted in disregard Of the
law, or of orders from these headquarters,
whether as inspectors, or in appointing or
in advising or procuring the appointment
or insufficient qualification of inspectors,
will be held responsible for such acts.
"5. All persons now acting as inspectors
of tobacco under State, county, or NUM-
cipal authority are hereby authorized to
continue so to act until the first day OF
March next, or until inspectors shall be
legally appointed and qualified.
sc. Hereafter there shall be at each
warehouse established by law one in
spector, to be appointed by the command
ing General, in pursuance of act OF Con-
gress.
"7. Each inspector may have such num-
Der of deputies as may be necessary for
the prompt and efficient discharge of his
duties. The deputies shall be selected
and qualified as prescribed in section OF
the act of Assembly passed April 29, 1857,
and shall continue to act so long as in the
Joint opinion of the inspector and proprle-
tors of the warehouse their services may
be required.
$50. The Inspector shall be entitled to
receive one-half the net proceeds of the
fees prescribed by law; the other half to
be paid to the deputy, if there be but one
deputy, or if there be more than one
deputy, to be divided between them, as
may have been stipulated at the time OF
their appointment.
"By command Of Major General Scho-
field. "S. F. CaALF1N; ;,
Assistant Adjutant- General"