The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-09-27

8 Every minister of religion authorized TO preach
according the rules of his church, and who at the
passage of this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties superintendents
and physicians of asylums for the deaf and dumb and
blind of the insane one editor for each newspaper
being published the time of this act, and such
poy said editor may certify oath to be indis
pensable the publication Of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
mens and such jonlneymen printers as the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable 10 per-
form the public printing; skilled apothecary in
each apotbecary store who doing business such
the day of October, 1862, and has continued
said business without intermssion since that period
all physicians over the age of thirty years. who now
are and for the last seven years have BEEN in the
tua and regular pr ctice their profession but the
term physician shall include dentists; oil presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological scminarcs,
academies and schools who have been regularly en-
gagged such for years next before the passage of
this act Pro,fded that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more. All superin-
tendents Of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and nurses
therein such superintendent shall certify oath,
to be indispensable TO the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof
| 4. There shall be exempt person
agriculturast each farm plantation upon which
there now and the ls day of January last
fifteen able-bodicd field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions:
J. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there white male adult the farm panta
ton not liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption the LIST of January, 1864,
either the and manager of said pantn
ton; but i'll shall more than person be
empted for one farm plantation
= Such person shall first execute bond, payable TO the
Confederate States ofAmcrca in such form and with such
security, and in such penalty, the Secretary of War
prescribe, conditioned that he will deliver to the Gov
ernmcnt at Railroad depot, such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary of War.
within II mouths next ensuing, 100 pounds of Bacon
the election of the Government, its equivalent in pork,
and pounds of nett beef sad beef to be delivered
FOOT for each abeboded slave said farm plantation,
within the above said ages whether said slaves used in
the field moi, which said bacon pork and beef shall
be paid for by the government the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the imprcssmcnt act
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall pro
ucc satisfactory evidence that il has been impossible for
him, by the exercise of proper diligence, to furnish the
amount of meat thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply fer the subsistence Of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct commu
ation OF the same, to the extent OF two-hrds thereof III
grain other provisions, to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3. Such person shall further bind himself to sell the
marketable surplus of prov siOnS and grain hand
and which he may raise from year to year while his
empton continues to the government to the families
Of soldiers at prices Xedby the commissioners of the State
under the mprcssment ac Provided, that any person
cmptcd aforesaid shall be entitled credit of % per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the Passage ths act: Provided fur
hrr that persons coming within the provisions of this
empton shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
reason OF having been enrolled since the LIST OF Feb loGi
4. In addition the fore going exemptions the Secrc
ary of War, under the direction of the President may
exempt detail such other persons as he may be sac
to insure the production oi gram and other provisions Tor
the army and the families of soldiers He may. also, grant
exemptions details such terms he may prescribe
to such ov"rscrs farmers or planters as h 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
shall fail diligently employ in good faith
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the produc
ton of 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 nprcssmont act
Thor I,,
ofany Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president supcrni shall certify oath to
hc 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 tanspOrtaton
and said cXempts shall be reported by and descrp
ton with the names Of any who may have left the en-
ploycnt Of said company who may cease to be nds
pensabe.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April I4h 1868, entitled an
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails Of the Con-
ederat States and the drivers of post coaches and hacks
from military service Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under this act shall only continue whilst the per-
sons exempted are actually engaged in their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section II. That the President be and be shereby
hozed grant Details under general rules and rrula-
tons be issued from the War Department. either per-
between Is and 50 years of age, from the army in
the field in all WHERE i'll his judgment justice, equ
y and necessity require such details and he may 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 government by of said
contract unless the head secretary of the department
making such shall certify that the personal
vices of such contractor Indispensable to the
ton of said 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 H. That in appointing local boards OF Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable to military service,
member composing the shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
Adopted in February, l8G4.1