The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-19

according to the rules of his church and who at the
passage of this act shah be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; superinendeuts
and physicians of asyums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the insane; editor for each newspaper
being published the time of this act, and such en-
poy said editor may certify oath to be iudis
pensable the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such onrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath be indispe to per-
form the public printing; one skilled apothecary in
each apohecary store who doing business such
the 10th day of October, 1862, and has continued
said business without intermssion since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years, who now
are and for the last years have been in the
tual and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall not include dentists; ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological seminaries
academies and schools, who have been regularly
gagged such next before the passage of
this act Prorded that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more All supern-
endents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and nurses
therein such superintendent shall certify OATH
to be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
meGt thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agricuufalis on each farm or plantation upon which
thereare now were on the LIST day of January last
fifteen abe-boded field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty upon the following conditions:
]. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there is whtonale adult the farm planta-
ton not liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption was the LIST of January 1864,
either the and manager overseer OF said planta
tion but in shall more than person be ex-
empted for one farm plantation
Such person shall first execute abond payable to the
Confederate States ofAmeca such form and with such
security and in such penalty, the Secretary OF War
may prescribe conditioned that he will devero the Gov
eminent Railroad depot, such other place
places as may be designated by the Secretary of War,
within II months next ensuing, 100 pounds of bacon,
the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and pounds Of nett beef sad beef TO be delivered
FOOT for each abebOded slave said farm or plantation
within the above said ages whether said slaves used in
the field not, which said bacon pork and beef shall
be paid for by the government at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the impressmcnt act
Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence to furnish the
Of meat thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply the subsistence Of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shah direct commu
taon the to the extent of twothrds thereof i'll
grain to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
g. Such person shall further bind himselfto sell the
marketable surplus Of provisions and grain hand
and which he may raise from year to year while his
emption continues to the government or to the families
Of soldiers at prices fixed by the OF the State
under the mpressment ac Provided that any person
emped aforesaid shall be entitled to credit OF 20
any amount Of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this act Provided fur
Their that persons coming within the provisions of this
empon shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
Of having been enrolled since the list of Feb lS64
A. In addition the foregoing exemptions, the Secre
tary War; under the direction of the President, may
exempt detail such other persons as he may be satisfied
ought to be exempted Of public necessity and
insure the production of grain and other provisions for
the army and the families of odiers He may Also grant
exemptions details such terms as he may prescribe
such overseers farmers planters he may be salts
fed will be useful TO the country in the pursuits OF
agriculture than in the military service Provided that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer planter
shall fail diligently to employ, i'll good faith
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the pronc
ton ogain aud provisions to be sold to the government
families ofsofdere prices exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the lmpTesSment act
The president. treasurer auditor and superintendent
of any Railroad company engaged in TRANSFORMATION for
the government, and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
be Indispensable to the efficient operation OF said railroad:
Provided that the number Of persons exempted by this
act any railroad shall not exceed person for each
mile Of said road in actual for military transportation;
and said exemps shall be reported by name and descp-
ton. with the Of any who may have left the
ployment of said company or who may to be ndiS
pensable.
G. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April 14th 1863 entitled
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails OF the Con-
derae States and the drivers Of post coaches and HACKS
from military service: Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under this shall only continue whilst the per-
exempted actually engaged in their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section H. That the President beand be is hereby
thOriZed to grant Details under general rules and regul
tons to be issued from the War Department. either of per-
sons between As and so years of age from the army in
the field in all where, in his judgment, justice equ
and necessity require such details and he may revoke
such orders odeta whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted to the President 10 make
details and exemptions shall be- construed authorize
the exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies Of any kind to the government by of said
contract unless the head or secretary of. the department
making such contract shall certify that the personal
vices of such contractor indispensable to the
ton ofsaid contract Provided further, that when any
such shall fail, diligently and faithfully 10 pro-
coed with the execution Of such contract his exemption
detail shalt cease.
Sec II. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination Of persons liable 20 military service
member composing the shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
TO make such examination.
Adopted in February, 1864