The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-11-29

g. Every minister of religion authorized to preach
according TO Tic rules Of his church aud who, the
passage of this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; superintendent
physicians asylums for the deaf and dumb and
blind aud of the nsane editor for each newspaper
being Published at the time Of this act and such en-
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
mens and such onrneymen printers as the said public
printer shall certify, oath to be indispensable
form the public printing; one skilled apoihecary in
each apothecary store who was doing business such
the 10th day October, 1862, and has continued
said business without intermssion since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years. who
and for the last have BEEN in the
1ual and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include dentists; ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological semnaries,
academies and schools who have been regularly
gagged saeh for two years next before the passage OF
this act Irorided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more. All superin-
endents of pnbc hospitals established by law before
the passage of this and such ply and
therein such superinteudents shall certify OATH
to be indispensable the proper and efficient manage
/ meGt thereof.
a, There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agriculuralist each farm or plantation upon Which
there now and were the st 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 cases in
which there is white male adult the farm planta
ton not liable TO military service unless the person
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either the owner and manager or of said anta
ton; but in shall than person be
emped for one farm or plantation
g Such person shall first bond payable to the
Confederate States OF America suc form and with such
security, and in such penalty, the Secretary of War
may prescribe, conditioned that he will deliver the Gov
eminent Railroad depot, such other place or
places may be designated by the Secretary of War.
within IL months next ensuing 100 pounds of bacon or,
at the election OF Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef (sad beef be delivered
FOOT for each abe-boded slave on 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 mpressmcnt act
Provided that when the thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that il has been 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
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct commu
taton of the same to the extent of twohrds thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates. 81,
3. Such person shall further bind himself to sell tho
marketable surplus OF prov sions and grain now on hand
and which he may raise from year to year while his
emption continues to the government the families
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners the
the imprcssment Provided that any person ex
emped aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of 25 per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage this act Provided fur
ther that persons coming within the provisions of this
empon 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 Secrc-
tary of War; under the direction the President may
exempt detail such other persons he be satisfied
ought to be exempted of public necessity and
to insure the production of grain and other provisions for
the army and the families soldiers He may Also grant
exemptions details such terms he may prescribe,
to such overseers farmers planters lie 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 own skill capital and labor exclusively in the prOduc
ton ofgain and provisions to be sold to the
and families fsodier at prices not exceeding those fixed
the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
5. The president treasurer, auditor and superintendent
amy Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath to
he 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 transportaton
ton with the names of any who may have left the
ployment of said company or who may cease to be inds
pensabe.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April I4th 1863, entitled an
exempt contractors for carrying the mails Of the Con-
derate States and the drivers Of post coaches and hacks
from military service Provided, that all thu exemptions
granted under this act 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
thorzed to grant details under general rules and rgula
tons to be issued from the War Department either per-
between As and so years of age, from the army in
the field in all where, in his Judgment Justice, equ
and necessity require such details and he revoke
such orders detail whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted to the President to make
details and exemptions shall not be construed to authorize
the exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies of any kind to the by of said
contract unless the head secretary of the department
making such contract shall certify that the personal
vices of such contractor indispensable to the
ton ofsad contract: Provided further, that when any
such contractor shall FAIL diligently and faithfully pro-
ceed 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 military service,
no member composing he shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination
[Adopted in February 1864
DIR. J. NJ. MILLER,