The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-05-31

8. Every minister of religion authorized to preach
according to the rules of his church, and who at the
passage OF this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties superintendents
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
poy said editor may certify oath to be indis
pensable to 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 indispensable per-
form the public printing; skilled apothecary in
each apotheca1y store who doing business such
on the 10th day of October 1862 and has continued
Said business, without intermssion since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years. who
and for the last years have BEEN in the ac
tual and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include DENTISTS all presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological semnaries
academies and schools, who have been regularly
gagged such for two next before the passage of
this act Propided, that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students All superin-
endents of public hospitals, established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and
therein such superintendent shall certify, oath,
to be Indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agriculturalist each farm or plantation upon which
there now and the lst day of January last
fifteen able bodied field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions:
l. This exemption shall only be granted in in
which there is white male adult ON the farm or planta
ton not liable to military SERVICE nor unless the person
Claiming the exemption was Oh the LIST OF January 1854
either the and manager of said planta
non; put III no case sh" more than one person be eX
empted for one farm or plantation.
2 Such person shall first execute bond payable to the
Confederate States of America such form and with such
security and in such penalty, the Secretary of War
may prescribe conditioned that he will delver the Gov
eminent at some Railroad depot OF such other place or
places may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within II months next ensuing, 100 pounds of bacon,
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef sad beef be delivered
foot for each abeboded slave said farm 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 impessment 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, furnish the
amount meat thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply for the SUBSISTENCE of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretafy of War shall direct
aton of the same, to the extent Of twohrds thereof i'll
grain other PROVISIONS to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3. Such person shall further bind himself to sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain hand,
and which he may raise from year to year while his
cmpton continues to the government to the families
OF soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the impressmen act: Provided, that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of 25 per
cent Oh any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this act: Provided fur
ther that persons coming within the provisions of this
Cmpton shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
Of having been enrolled since the ls OF Feb 1864
A. In addition to the foregoing exemptions, the Secre-
tay of War; under the direction Of the President may
exempt detail such other persons he may be satisfied
ought be- exempted of public necessity and
insure the production of grain and other provisions for
the army and the families of soldiers He may also grant
exemptions details such terms he may prescribe,
such overSeers farmers planters he may be salts
fed will be useful to the country liz the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military service: Provided. that
such exemption shall cease whenever the farmer planter
overseer shall fail diligently to employ, in good faith,
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the produc-
ton OF grain and provisions to be sold to the government
and families fsodes at prices not exceeding those fixed
the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impressment act.
5.
lfany Railroad company engaged i'll transportation for
he government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
indispensable to the efficient operation of said railroad
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
nile OF said road in actual for military transportaOn
md said exempts shall be reported by and dcscrp
ion, with the names of any who may have left the en-
1oyment OF said company OF who may cease to be ind
)ensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
epealIng the act approved April 18th, 1868, entitled an
ct to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
ederate States " the drivers Of post coaches and hacks
military service Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under this shall only whilst the per-
ons exempted are actually engaged in their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section II. That the President be and be hereby au
horzed to grant details under general rules and egula
ions to be issued from the War Department. either of per-
between As and SO years of age, from the army in
he held IN all cases where, his Judgment justice, equi
and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
uch orders ofdea whenever he thinks proper: Provided
hat the power herein granted to the President make
letas and exemptions shall be construed to authorize
he exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
SUPPLIES of any kind to the government by reason of said
contract unless the head secretary of the department
making such contract shall certify that the personal
ices of such contractor Indispensable to the
ion ofsaid contract: Provided tuIther that when any
uch contractor shall fall diligently and faithfully, to pro-
ICED with the execution Of such contract his exemption
leta shall cease.
Sec II. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
the examination of persons liable to military service,
10 member composing the shall be appointed from
he county enrolling district in which they required
o make such examination.
GAdQpted in February, 1864