Washington telegraph., 1864-05-25

proper administration of the Confederate oil
State Governments as the case 3iay be-
+ 8. Every Minister Of religion authorized tC
/ preach according to the rules Of his church
and who, at the passage of this act. shall be
regularly employed in the discharge Of thei,
ministerial duties: superintendanrs and rhysi-
clans of asvlums "f the deaf dumb. blind and
insane; one editor OF each newspaper being
published nj the time Of the passage of this
act. and such employee as sal editor may
certify oath to be Indispensable TO the pub-
hcation of such newspaper. the public printer
of the Confederate and State Governments
and such journeyman printers as the said pub
lie printer shall certify on oath shalt be neces-
sary 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 thirt =
years, who are now, or have been for the last
seven years i'll the practice of their professions;
but the term physician shall not include den =
lists; all presidents and teachers of colleges,
theological seminar and schools who have
been regularly engaged us such f. = two years
next bef-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 esta blished
by law before the passage OF this act. and
such employees the said superintendent
sha certify on oath to be essential to the man
agement thereof
!. There shall be exempt one person as
owner or a ricnlturist, on each farm or plauta-
ticn upon which there are now, and were on
the lst day Of January last, fifteen able-bodied
field hands between the ages OF sixteen and
6fty. upon the following conditions: lst This
exemption shall tly be granted in cases in
which there is male iult on the farm or
plantation not liable to military duty, nor un-
les the person claiming the exemption was on
the hFst day OF il mary, 1864, either he owner
aud manager pr uVerseer of said plantation
but in no case shall more than one person be
exeaptcd for one farm plantation. u. Such
person shall execute n bond, payable to the
Confederate States of America, in such penalty
as the Secretary of War shall prescribe. CON
dItloned that he 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
tlor OF The Government its equivalent in pork
and one hundred pounds OF net beef fsaid
beef TO be delivered on foot.) for each able
bodied slave IN SAID farm or plantation within
the above said ages. whether said slaves are
IN the field not, which said bacon. or pork
and beef, shall be pai, for by the government
ut the prices fixed by the commissioners of the
State under the impressnent act. Provided,
Ihat when the person exempted shall produce
rti.tactory evidence that it has been imnussi-
be for him, by the exercise of proper dill
g"Hce, IL furnish the amount of meat thus con-
tracted for, and leave an ade Iuate supnlv for
the subsistence of those living on said farm.
tue Secretary of war shall direct commuta-
ON OF the same to the extent OF two-thlrds
t reof in grain or other prov sions to be de
lIvered by sucl persons at equivalent ates
3. Such person shall furthermore binl him
self sell the marketable surplus OF provisions
aud grain nrw on haut, and which he NAV
raise from year II year while the exemption
continues. to the government or to the family
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners
of the State, under the inpressment net:
Provided, hat any person exempted as afore-
said, shall be entitled TO credit Of twenty
FIVE 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.
+ 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 ex-
empted account of public necessity, aud to
insure the production of grain and other pro-
visions for the army and for the families of
soldiers. lie may also grant exemptions or
details, on such terms as he may prescribe, to
such over sters. farmers, or planters, as he
may he satisfied will be more useful To the
country in the pursuits Of agriculture than in
the military service; Provided, that such ex-
emption shall a~e whenever the farmer
p'antcr. or overs .er shall fail diligently to
employ, in good filth 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 tor the articles BY the commissiorers of
the State under the impTessment act.
D. Toe presiieut treasurer, auditor, and
superintendent Of any railroad company en-
gagged in transportation for the Government
aud such officers and employees thereof as
the president and superintendent shall certify
oath to be Indispensable to the efficient op-
.raton OF such abroad; Provided, That the
number of Pc sons exempted by this act on
any. railroad shall not exceed one person for
each mile of said road in actual use for mill
tary trans portation; 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,
1868, exempting contractors for carving 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 so exempted are actually en-
gagged in their respective pursuits occupa-
tions.
Section IL. That the President he and he
is hereby authorized to grant details, under
rules aud gulations to be issued from the
War Department either OF persons between
the ages Of IS and % years Of age, or from the
amy in the field, in al 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 TO authorize the eXemp-
ton or detail Of apycontractor for. furnishing
supplies of any kind to the government by
reason OF said contract unless the Head or
secretary of the d partment making such cbn-
tract, shall certify that the personal services
of such contra ct0r, are Indispensable to the
execution OF the contract; Provided further,
That whenever such contractor shall fail dill
,aptIv and faithfully n nroceel with slcl