The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-12-16

sUPERINTEsDESrs AND EMPLOYEES IN HOSPITALS,
All superintendent of public hospitals. lunatic
asylums and the regular physicians nurses and at
tendants therein, and the teachers employed in the
institution for the deaf, dumb and blind; in each
apothecary store, now established and doing bust
ness, one apothecary in good standing, who is
practical apothecary.
WOOL, COTTON AND PAPER MILLS.
superintendent in wool and cotton factories pa-
per mills, and superintendent and managers of
wool-cardiDg machines, who may be exempted by
the Secretary of War, provided the profits of such
establishments shall not exceed seventy five Der
upon the of production, TO be determin-
ed upon oath of the parties. subject to the same
penalties for violation of the provisions herein con-
tanned hereinbefore provided in case of other
manufacturing and mechanical emplOyments.
COLLEGES, THEOLOGICAL sEMINAPIEs, &c.
All presidents and teachers of colleges, acade-
mics, schools and theological seminaries who have
been regularly engaged as such for two years pre-
cedIng the passage OF this act.
EMPLOYEES ON GOVERNMENT WORK.
All artisans mechanics and employees, in the
establishments of the Government for the manufac-
ture of arms, ordnance, ordnance stores and other
munitions of war; who may be certified by the Off
Ger in charge thereof necessary for such estab-
lishments also, all artisans, mechanics, and en-
ployees in the establishment of such persons as are
or may be engaged under contracts with the Gov
eminent in furnishing arms, ordnance, ordnance
and army supplies provided that the chief of the
ordnance bureau. some ordnance officer author
lied by him for the purpose. shall approve of the
number of operatives required in such establish
ments; all persons employed in the manufacture of
arms, ordnance of any kind by the several
States; or by contractors to furnish the same to
the several State Governments whom the Governor
Secretary of State thereof may certify be ne
cessary to the same; all persons engaged in the
construction of ships gun boats engines, Sails or
other necessary to the public defence, and with
direction of the Secretary of the Navy; all super
intendentS managers, mechanics, aud miners
ployed in the production and manufacture of salt
the extent OF ~ bushels day, and of lead and iron,
and of all persons engaged in making charcoal for
making pig and bar iron. not to embrace laborers,
messengers, wagoners and servants, unless employ
ed at works conducted under the authority and by
the officers or agents of State in works en-
poyed in the production Of iron for the Confederate
States.
STOCK RAIsERs
One male citizen for every 50Othead of cattle, for
every $50 head horses or mules and one shepherd
for every 500 head of sheep of such persons are
engaged exclusively in raising stock, provided
there white male adult not liable to do military
duty engaged with such person in raising stock.
ovERsEERs ON PLANTATIONS.
To secure the proper police of the country, one !
person either agent owner or overseer, on each
plantation which one white person is required to
be kept by the laws ordinances of any State, and
on which there is white male adult not liable to |
Go military service; and in States having such |
law, one person as agent, owner, oyerseer, on
each plantation of twenty negroes, and which !
there is white male adult not liable to military |
service; and furthermore for additional police for |
every twenty negroes on two or more plantations
within five miles of each other, and each having
less than twenty negroes which there is no white
male adult not liable to military duty, one person.
being the oldest of the or overseers on such
plantations
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also, regiment raised undar, and by the author
ity of the State of Texls for the frontier Defence
now in the service o. said State, while in such Ser
vice. and such other persons the President shall |
be satisfied, on account of justice equity, or
necessity, ought to be exempted are herby exempt
ed from military service in the armies of the Con-
federate States; provided. that the exemptions
herein above enumerated shall only continue whilst |
the persons exempted are actually engaged in their
pursuits occupations.
Sec. =. That the act entitled IAN act to exempt
certain persons from enrolment for service in the
armies of the Confederate States" approved the
21st April, is hereby repealed.