Washington telegraph., 1864-05-18

and who, at the passage of this act, shall bt
regularly employed in the discharge of theil
! ministerial duties; super,ntendants and physi
| clans OF asvlums Of the deaf, dumb. blind AM
insane: one editor of each newspaper being
published at the tiTe of the passage of thi.
act. and such employees. as sai editor may
certify on oath to be indispensable to the pub
hcatlon of such newspaper, the public printer
Of the Confederate and State Governments
and such journeyman printers as the said pub
lie printer shall certify oath shall be neces.
.ary to perform the public printing; one skill
ed apothecary in each apothecary's store who
was doing business as such apothecary, on the
10th day of October, 1862, and has continued
that business, without intermission, since that
period; al physicians over the age of thrift
years, who are now, or have been for the last
seven years in the practice of their profession;
but the term physician shall not include den
lists; all presidents and teachers of colleges,
theological seminar es and schools who have
been regularly engaged as such for two years
next Def re the passage Of this act; Provided.
That the benefit of this exemption shall ex-
tend only to those teachers whose schools are
composed of twenty students or more. All
superintendents of public hospitals established
by law before the passage of this act, and
such empl yees as the said superintendent
shall certify on oath to be essential to the man
agemeut thereof.
A. There shall be exempt one person as
owner or agriculturist, on each farm or plsnta-
tion upon which there are now, and were on
the lst day of January last, fifteen able-bodied
held hands between the ages of sixteen and
fifty, upon the following conditions: lst, This
exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there is no male iult on the farm or
plantation not liable to military duty, nor un-
less the person claiming the exemption was on
the first day of January, 1864, either he owner
and manager overseer of said plantation.
but in no case shall more than one person be
exempted for one farm OF plantation. 2d, Such
person shall execute bond, payable to the
Confederate States of America, in such penalty
as the Secretary of War shall prescribe, con-
ditioned that be will deliver to the government
at some railroad depot, or such other place or
places as may De designated by the Secretary
OF War, within twelve months next ensuing
one hundred pounds of bacon, or at the cleo
ton OF the Government. its equivalent in pork.
and one hundred pounds OF net beef. (said
beef to be delivered on foot for each able
bodied slave y said farm or plantation within
the above said ages. whether said slaves are
III the field or not, which said bacon, or pork
aud beef, shall be paid for by the government
at the prices fixed by the commissioners of the
State under the impressment act. Provided.
satisfactory evidence that it has been impossi-
bic for him, by the exercise of proper dill
gence, to furnish the amount of meat thus C on
tracted for, and leave an adequate supply for
the subsistence of those living on said farm,
the Secretary of war shall direct a commuta.
on Of the same to the extent of two-thirds
thereof in grain or other provisions to be de-
livered by such person. Mt equivalent rates.
8. Such person shall furthermore bind him
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and grain now on hand, aud which be NAV
raise from year 10 year while the exemption
continues, to the government or to the family
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissi rs
of the State, under the impressment act;
Provided, ! hat any person exempted as afore-
said, shall be entitled to q credit Of twentv
hve per cent. on any amount of meat which he
may deliver within three months from the
passage of this act; Provided further. That
persons coming within the provisions of this
exemption, shall not be deprived of the benefits
thereof by reason of having been enrolled since
the frs. day of February, 1864.
4. In addition to the foregoing exemptions
the Secretary of War may, under the direction
of the President. exempt or detail such other
persons rs he may be satisfied ought to be sx-
empted on account of public necessity, and TO
insure the production of grain and other pro-
visions for the army and for the families of
soldiers. He may also grant exemptions or
details. on such terms as he may prescribe, to
such overseers, farmers, or planters, as he
may be satisfied will be more useful to the
country in the pursuits of agriculture than in
the military service; Provided, that such ex-
emption shall Cease whenever the farmer
planter, or overseer shall fail diligently to
employ, in good faith his own skill, capital,
and labor, exclusively in the production of
grain and other provisions, to be sold to the
Government and the families of soldiers at
such prices not exceeding those fixed at the
time for the articles by the commissioners of
the State under the impressment act.
5. The president, treasurer, auditor, and
superinte Ldent of any railroad company en-
gagged in tr transportation for the Government,
aud such officers and employees thereof as
the president and superintendent shall certify
on oath to be Indispensable to the efficient op-
grafton Of such railroad; Provided, That the
number of pc sons so exempted by this act on
any railroad shall not exceed one person for
each mile of said road in actual use for mill
tary transportation; and said exempts shall be
reported by name and description, with the
names Of any who may have left the employ
ment of said company, or who may cease to
be indispensable.
6. Nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued as repeating the act approved April IA,
1oOO, COuIdCtOIS IOT the
mails of the Confederate States, and the driv-
ers Of post coaches and hacks, from military
service; Provided, That all the exemptions
granted under this act, shall only continue
while the persons exempted are actually en-
gagged in their respective pursuits or occupa-
tiOns.
Section H. That the President be and be
is hereby authorized to grant details, under
rules and regulations to be issued from the
War Department either Of persons between
the ages of As and so years of age. or from the
army 10 the field, in all cases where, in his
judgment, justice. equity. ard necessity re-
quire such details, and he may revoke such
orders or details whenever he thinks proper;
Provided, That the power herein granted to
the President to make details and exemptions
shall hot be construed 10 authorize the exemp-
ton or detail of aDycontractor for furnishing
supplies of any kind to the government by
reason of said contract unless the Head or
secretary Of the Department making such con-
tract, shall certify that the personal services
of such contractor, are indispensable to the
execution of the contract; Provided further,
That Whenever such contractor shall fail dill
gently and faithfully to proceed with such
contract, his exemption or detail shall cease
Section IL. That in appointing local boards
of surgeons for the examination of persons iia-
Bile to military service. no member composing
the same shall be appointed from the county
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