The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-11-01

3. Every minister OF religion authorized TO preach
according to the rules of his church. and who at the
passage of this act ska be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties superin endents
and physicians of asylum for the deaf and dumb and
blind of the nsane editor for each newspaper
being published at the time of this act and such
ploy said editor certify on oath to be indis
pensable to the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
mens and such onrnevmen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable to per-
form the public printing; skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store who doing sness such
the 10th day of October, 1862, and has continued
said business without intermisson, since that period
all physicians the age Of thirty years, who
and for the last years have BEEN in the
tual and regular practice of their profession but the
physician shall include dentists; ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological Summaries
academies and schools who have been regularly
gagged such for two years next before the passage Of
this Prorided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more All supern-
tendents 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 person owner or
agricuuralist 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:
]. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there is white male adult the farm panta
ton liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption the lst Of January, 1864
either the and manager of said panta
tion but in no case shall more than person be
empted for one farm plantation
3 Such person shall first execute bond payable to the
Confederate States Of America in such form and with such
security and in such penalty as the Secretary of War
may prescribe conditioned that he will deliver the Gov
eminent at Railroad depot, such other place or
places may be designated by the Secretary of War,
within ~ months ensuing. 100 pounds of bacon or
the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef sad beef be delivered
foot for each abebodied slave said farm plantation
within the above said whether said slaves used in
the field not which said bacon pork and beef shall
be paid for by the government the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the imprtssment act;
Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that it has been impossible for
him, by the exercise of proper diligence. to furnish the
amount of meat thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct commu-
tation of the to the extent of wOrds thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3. Such person shall further bind hmselfto sell the
surplus OF PROVISIONS and grain now on hand
and which he may raise from year to year while his
empton continues, to the government to the families
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the mpressment act: Provided that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled q credit of 25 per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this act: Provided fur
her that persons coming within the provisions of ts
emptiOn shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the LIST of Feb 1864
a. In addition to the foregoing exemptions, the Secre
ary of War, under the direction of the President may
exempt or detail such other persons he may be satisfied
ought to be exempted account of public necessity and
to insure the production of grain and other provisions for
the army and the families of soldiers. He may Also grant
exemptions or details such terms he may prescribe
to such ovesecrs farmers planters he may be salts
fled 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
overseer shall fail diligently to employ, in good faith
his skill. capital and labor exclusively in the produc
ton Ofgran and provisions to be sold to the government
and families ofsodiers at prices exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
1fp unfp tI. Inlrlrp 1pnt apt
5. The president auditor and superintendent
of any Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
as the president superintendent shall certify oath to
be Indispensable 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 exempts shall be reported by and descrp-
tion with the names Of any who may have left the
poyment OF said company or who may cease to be nds
pqnsabe.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April 14th 1863 entitled
exempt for carrying the mails of the Con-
edeate States and the drivers of post coacs and hacks
from military service: Provided that all the exemptions
granted under this act shall only continue whilst the per-
sons exempted actually engaged in their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section H. That the President be and be is hereby
thozed to grant details, under general rules and regua
tons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between 45 and so years of age from the army
the field, in all cases where, in his Judgment justice eqi
ty and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders of detail whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted to the President to make
details and exemptions shall be construed authorize
the exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies any kind the government by of said
contract unless the head secretary of the department
making such contract shall certify that the personal
vices of such indispensable to the execu
ton said Provided further that when any
such shall fall diligently and faithfully, pro-
coed with the execution of such contract his exemption
detail shall cease.
Sec II. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable to military service,
no member composing the shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
TAdopted in February, 1864