The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-06

3. Every minister ofreIgion authorized to preach
according to the rules of his church, and who, at abe
passage of this act shall be regularly employed in ht
discharge of his ministerial duties; superintendent
and physicians of asylums for the dear and dumb ano
blind and of the insane editor TOR each newspaper
being ubIished the time of this act, ana such en-
ploy as said editor may certify oath to be indis
pensable the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments such onrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certfs oath to be indispensable to per-
form the public printing; one skilled apoihecary il
each apohecay store who was doing business as such
the 10th dav of October, 1862, aud has continued
said business without since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years. who now
are and for the last years have been in the
tual regular practice of their profession, but the
physician shall include dentists; ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological semnares
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for years next before the passage
this act: Prorded that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more. All superin-
tendens of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this and such physicians and
therein such superinteudents shall certify, on oath,
to be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person a owner or
agriculturalist each farm plantation upon which
there now and the LIST 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 white male adult the farm planta-
ton liable military service unless the person
claiming the exemption the Ist OF January 1864,
either the and manager oveseer of said plana
ton; but in shall than person be ex-
empted for one farm plantation
. Such person shall first 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 delverto the Gov
eminent some Railroad depot such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within II 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 on
foo for each abeboded 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 government at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the mpessment act;
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that has been impossible for
him, by the exercise of proper diligence to furnish the
amount of meat thus contracted for and leave an adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living on the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct
taon of the same to the extent Of twohrds thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3 Such person shall further bind hmsclfto sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain on hand
and which he may raise from year to year while his
empton continues to the government the families
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the mprcssment act Provided, that any person ex
emped aforesaid shall be entitled credit of 25 per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage OF this 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
f. In addition to the foregoing exemptions the Secrc-
tary of War; under the direction of the President may
exempt 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 details such terms he may prescribe,
to such ov@rScers, farmers planters he may be salts
fed will be more useful TO the country in the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military service Provided that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer planter
shall fail dgentt employ, in good faith
his skill capital and labor Exclusively in the pruduc
ton grain and provisions be sold the government
and families OF soldiers at prices not exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impIesSment act.
D. The president. treasurer auditor and superintendent
OF any Railroad company engaged i'll transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath to
be ndsPensabeto 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 transportaon
and said eXemps shall be reported by and descrp
ton with the of an who may have left the en-
plOymCnt OF said company who may cease to be nds
ponsable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April I4th 1863 entitled
TO exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
edratc States and the drivers of post coaches a hacks
from military service: Provided that all the exemptions
granted under this act shall only continue whilst the per-
exempted actually engaged III their respective
pursuits or occupations
Section H. That the President be and be is hereby au
thOzed to grant Details under general rules and regula
tons be issued from the War Department. either Of per-
between 40 and 80 years of age from the army in
the field in all cases where in his judgment, justice equ
ty and necessity require such details, and he may revoke
such orders of ;a whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted to the President to make
details and exemptions shall not be construed authorize
the exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies of any kind to the government by reason of said
contract unless the head secretary of the department
making such contract shall certify that the personal
vices OF such contractor are indispensable to the execu-
ton ofsaid contract Provided further, that when any
such contractor shall fail, diligently and faithfully pro-
coed with the execution Of such contract his exemption
detail shall cease.
Sec -. 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
to make such examination.
ADOPTED in February, SCI