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 \j [Senate Bill, No. 109.] 
 
 SENATE, November 22, 1864 — Read first and second times and 
 ordered to be phiced upon the calendar and printed. 
 
 [By Mr. Henry, from Committee on Military Affairs.] 
 
 ^]Sr A.CT 
 
 To amend An Act entitled "An Act to increase the efficiency of 
 the army by employing free negroes and slaves in certain capaci- 
 ties," approved February 17th, 1864. 
 
 1 Section 1. The Congress of the Confederate ^' •' •- of America 
 
 2 do enact. That the first section of said act be so amended as 
 
 3 to increase the compensation given to the free negroes and 
 
 4 other free persons of color named in said section to eighteen 
 
 5 dollars per month. * 
 
 1 Sec 2. That the second section of said act be so r.mended 
 
 2 as to authorize the Secretary of War to cmpoly, for all the 
 
 3 purposes named in tic first section of said act, forty thousand 
 
 4 slavi.';^, instead of twcm^^, thousand, as therein provi>Ied. 
 
 1 Sec. 3. That the third section of said act be so amended 
 
 2 as to authorize the Secretary of War to impress forty thoa- 
 
 3 sand slaves in case he f-hall be unable to procure their ser- 
 
 4 vices or hire as therein provided. 
 
 1 Sfx. 4. That the fourth section of said act be amended by 
 
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 2 adJing thereto, that after free negroes are impressed, in 
 
 S making impressments of slaves, those not engaged in agri- 
 
 4 culture, manufacturing, and mechanical pursuits, shall be first 
 
 5 impressed, and in case there shall then be any deficiency, 
 
 6 further impressments of slaves shall be made by taking them 
 
 7 from those persons who have fifteen or more able-bodied field 
 
 8 hands between sixteen and fifty years of age.