The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-02

of this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties superntendents
and physiciaas of asyums for the deaf aud dumb and
blind and of The insane; editor for each
being published the time OF this act ana such en-
ploS said editor certify on oath to be lnds
pensable the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
and such onrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath be indispensable per-
form the public printing; one skilled apothecary in
each apothecay store, who doing business such
the 10th day October, 1862, and has continued
Said business wiho intermssion since that period
all physicians the age OF thirty years. who now
are, and for the last years have been in the
ual and regular practice of their profession, but the
term physician shall not include dentists; oil presi-
dents and teachers Of colleges, theological Summaries
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for two 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 superin-
endents of pnblic hospitals established by law before
the passage of act such physicians and
therein such superintendent shall certify on OATH
to be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person owner
agricuuralis on each farm plantation upon which
there and the lst 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 in
which there is no white male adult the farm panta
claiming the exemption the LIST OF January, 1864
ton; but in shall more than person be
empted for farm plantation
= Such person shall first execute bond payable to the
Confederate States ofAmerca in such form and with such
security and in such penalty the Secretary of War
may prescribe conditioned that he will deliver to the Gov
at some Railroad depot or such other place or
places may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within II months next ensuing 100 pounds of Bacon or
the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork,
and 100 pounds of beef said beef be delivered
foot for each able bodied 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 at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the npcsSmcnt act;
Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce stactoly evidence that il has een impossible for
him, by the exercise OF proper diligence to furnish the
of meat thus Contracted for and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
or plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct
taon of the to the extent of twOhrds thereof i'll
gSn other provisions to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates. $50
g. Such person shall further bind himselfto sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain ON hand,
and which he may raise from year year while his
empon continues to the government or to the families
OF soldiers atpces liked by the COMMISSIONERS OF the State
under the mDrrssnen act: Provided, that any person
emped aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of 70 per
cent on any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage Of this Provided fur
r that coming within the provisions OF this rx-
empon shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
OF having been enrolled since the list of Feb 1864
4. In addition to the foregoing exemptions the Secre-
tary 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 as Ire may prescribe,
to such overseers farmers planters he may be salts
fed will be more useful TO the country III the pursuits OF
agriculture than in the military service Provided that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer planter
shall fail diligently to employ in good faith
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the produc-
ton ograin and provisions to be sold to the government
aud families OF soldiers at prices not exceeding those xrd
the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the inpressment act.
B. The president treasurer auditor and superintendent
transportation
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
be Indispensable the efficient operation of said railroad
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
any railroad shall exceed person for each
mile of said road in actual for military transportation
and said shall be reported by and dcscrp
ton. with the of any who may have left the
poyment Of said company OF who may cease to be inds
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April 4th, 1863, entitled an
exempt for carrying the mails of the Con
ederae 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 be and be is hereby au-
horzed to grant Details under general rules and regulas
ons 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
y 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 to authorize
supplies of kind to 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
ton ofsad Provided fulther that when any
such shall fall diligently and faithfully pro-
coed with the execution of such contract his exemption or
detail shall cease.
Sec r. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable military service,
no member composing the shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
% make such examination
adopted i'll February, 1864