Show SALT arrangements ARRANGE liel ITS IN VIRGINIA the scarcity of salt in the southern slates having caused the be exportation thereof to oben ober stats states from the salt works in the counties of smythe and washington virginia to that extent that the geiple in the oid old OU dimi diml nion we were wee e in a condition condit for lh i i want of that e essential artial so much so tbt th t the legislature legislate Leg islat ure ute of the be sate rece rilly took t 08 matter mitter into consideration and parsed passed an act authorizing the governor G vernor vennor to mike ordain ani awl enforce such regulations in relation to the tin manufacture minu facture distribution ani sale of salt as would secure to the he people of the commin wealth a sufficiency for foe their use to the exclusion of exportation until their want should be sup lied ailing A ting t under und erthe he law governor gov Gor erion prior letcher Letche rox roa ou the loti loth i of acob r issued a proclamation forbidding the exportation of salt beyond tb the limits of the state of virginia unless to rill fill contracts previously existing with the confederate st states tates or some state of the confederate states or with individuals for the benefit of some county city or town under ain aln pre scribed ascribed rules rueland rue and sand restrictions and any attempt to tran spot salt except under some contract thus thug exie exil existing ting and according to the prescribed rules either by transportation companies or individuals it is declared shall shill work the con fi thereof to the commonwealth all salt manufacture d after the hs passage of the act ia is held to be the property of th state until otherwise indicated a and nd in the event that the owners of salt works refuse or cease to manufacture salt under the direction of lh the governor exclusively for the state their works and property are to betaken betoken be taken possession pos sion slon of and used for the use uee ct cf the commonwealth so long as re aired railroad Rail rall roid and other transportation companies are required to trani ranero o t hs the salt from the tha works to desi designated gfa gia depots and if it hey they refuse heir their railroad railroads canals ac are to be seized and used iii till ill the salt shall have been conveyed to the places where it la Is to be to the popie people the price of the sat sa t and the quantity to each individual is to be prescribed by the governor and after the price shall be thus prescribed bed the sale of any salt within the commonwealth mon wealth at a higher rate per bushel burbel i Is declared by law to be a mi demeanor and ary violation of the rules and anti regulations pre by the governor ia is also a mis misdemeanor demeanor to be punished upon c anvic lon ion by gine fine of net less leas thin th in one hundred nor mire m re than ihan ewa iwa thousand dollars A aboard board of ass assessors sors has hka h has hia aa been ap pointel appointed by the legislature L to assess the compensation or damages to be paid for property seized or buted I 1 by the state slate under this law lav the act prohibit pro hibi hibl bl ted all courts or judges from issuing orders er or injunctions to stay any proceeding proceeded edin ediD 3 of th Gc governor vernor or his authorized agn agate agents te anler this law salt certainly seem beem to be an article of ne little consideration in times of 0 wa war especially in manufacturing nonmanufacturing non countries and states slates and the appropriation of the salt made in virginia to the exclusive use of her latiz tris may not be satisfactory to her sister states |