The American annual cyclopedia and register of important events Volume 3 ; Embracing political, civil, military, and social affairs public documents ... science, agriculture, and mechanical i Books Group

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1869 Excerpt: ...and urged the citizens to resist when they were made by persons who could not show proper authority. He also directed all the civil and military authorities to assist persons in defending their property against illegal seizures, and to arrest and commit to jail all persons making impressments without authority, until a warrant could be issued against them for robbery. The following resolution, offered in the Legislature at its session in November, also illustrates the oppressive operation of the impressment law: WJterea, the impressment laws passed by the Congress of the Confederate States bare been greatly perverted and violated by the impressment officers, and those professing to be, by reason of which many of the citizens of this State have been greatly harassed, defrauded, and wilfully wronged; therefore, be it Saolved, by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened, That the Secretary of War be, and he is most respectfully requested to revoke the appointment of all the impressment officers of this State, and to have appointed in their place lad stead, in counties where it may be necessary to make impressments to feed and support our gallant armies, one or more responsible citizens, not liable to military duty, residing in the counties respectively. Liberal arrangements were made throughout the State for the relief of the families of soldiers and others. As an instance, in Muscogee county, the grand jury made an assessment of sixty thousand dollars for the benefit of the poor. The State appropriation to the county amounted to thirty-three thousand dollars for the relief of indigent families of soldiers, whether living or dead. There was also a relief association at Columbus, with a capital of $100,000, which furnished provisions... Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге The American annual cyclopedia and register of important events Volume 3 ; Embracing political, civil, military, and social affairs public documents ... science, agriculture, and mechanical i (Books Group)