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An Act to further provide for the Public Defence. 1862 6 (1862.9)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0806 and id is 1 raw text is: PUBLIC . DEFENCE. CHAP. 2.-An ACT to further provide for the Public Defence. Passed October J, 1862. Ditty of go. I. Be it enacted by the general assembly, that the governor of this v,,r.,,r commonwealth shall, when requested by the president of the Con- federate States, be and he is hereby authorized and required from slaves, how time to time to call into the service of the Confederate States, for 'azlld out labor on fortifications, and other works necessary for the public de- Number limited fence, for a period not exceeding sixty days, a number of niale slaves between the ages of eighteen and forty-five years, not exceeding ten Percentage In thousand at any one time, and not exceeding inany county, city or vountlem town five per centum of the entire slave population thereof. Such requisition shall be apportioned ratably among all the slavehold('rs in the several counties, cities and towns on which the requisition shall ,ui.opeosatio, be made. The sum of sixteen dollars per month for each slave shall be paid by the Confederate States to the holders of the slaves, and Value of slave, soldier's rations, medicines and medical attendance furnished; and when to be pult the value of all such slaves as may escape from the confederate au- thorities and not return to their owners, or be scized or killed by the public enemy, or may, by want of due diligence on the part of the authorities of the Confederate States, in any manner be lost to the owners, shall be paid by the Confederate States to the owners of l'ortiher lrovi. such slaves, and in like manner compensation shall lie made for any hins injury to slaves arising from a want of due diligence on the part of Burden of the authorities if the Confederate States; and in those cases the proof burden if proof shall be on the authorities of the Confederate States Slaves haired, to discharge the latter from liability to the former. Slaves hired by how regarded individuals having other slaves, shall be regarded as in the posses- sion of their owners, and classed accordingly in regard to confederate service. Notiee to con.- 2. Be it further enacted, that so soon as the governor shall call ties, how given out it force of slaves froti any or all of the counties, cities and towns of the commonwealth, nnder this act, he shall give notice thereof to tile several counties, cities and towns on whi.ch the call may be made, lequsiltloon, by causing to be filed with the clerks of the several county and cor- how tiled poration courts, copies of the requisitions made on their respective Sunmons counties, cities and towns. It shall be the duty of the said clerks forth- with to issue a summons to all the acting justices of their respective counties or corporations, requiring theni to meet at the courthouse of the county' or corporation on a day to ie named in the summnons, not later than three days from the filing of the requisition, to carry the How directed same into cireot; which summons shall be directed to and executed by the sheriff of the county or sergeant of the corporation, as the case may be. Duty of county 3. It shall be the duty of the several county and corporation courts, courts after being duly summoned as aforesaid, and not less than five justices

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