The Southern motive. (Greensboro, Choctaw, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1864-05-07

oath. 20 he indiapSnsabIs 90 the pTSPCF
and efficient management thereof
T. There saall be cxeup, ohc person
As owner or AgriculturAlsI ou each lsrm
Or plantation upon which there are now
aud were on tho frSa day ~ IAnuAIy
laSG, aFS~So AblsbOdied field hands. be
tween the ageS Of Sixtcen aud fhy
upon tho following conditions:
]. This exemption shall ouly be
wh'te male adult on the iar,a or planta
ton not liable 20 military duty. MOI
unless tie person claiming the cxemp.
tIon ~As on the lG Of January, l>Gi
either the owner aud manager or o, or
seer "i said plantations but IN no case
-halI more than one psTsoH DO exemp.
ted for one farm or plantation.
Such person cha tirst Cx.rU .
a bond payable TO the C,ute israte
StAie- o. America. in such torn IN !
wrh SucL security and Ia such lcnalty
a. the Secretary Ol War may rre~cr,br.
rondiuoncd that he WI ,hivcr a. the
Govcrnment. at soHc ra,l,oA .ivpOl. or
such other place or Il.,rs a. u,av bc
dr-ignatej 10y the Ssrrctarv Il War.
within twelve months u-N IN i =.
one hundred pounds ba.,.. rNthe
election ~ the Cover IA. s.. .u.t,..
Icnt ~ pork. And n, hu. u Is Lras
49, nett teef. said b,ei - =. ,teI
"a 10 , for each n 2. ..i.e..-. N
aIid farm or plsDts,ior ~ nah. T., q
AL ago.. Nhethet .as b,es. -.
the field or not, whitn S'-taA d. ar
TX AMI b 81 shA'i TO pail foNAl. IA,
Government 1T th1 p'ivo tGai w.
Commission, II ia Site un.l,r -,
mp essmont - Pfovrrcd h :
th.. pS1.Ou thus c1emptel .n:.l, ,...
>At,Stactory eviJRo~ o~~L--.---E--,-rr :.
ne Tor hlm ~''e cxerrisc "f \. j.
All enc, tOLrnish the amoun al
= y. roo,[lod for and l,l,, m IL,
~, . Sply Tor the Sub-is ance OF do,
',ip ~ "Ad farm or plantation. .ho
= /'ry of War shall direct a rorn
u.<'aiion "F the same to tho cxrsnt Of
10 thirds thereof IN grain ct ether
Provisions 10 be dr'Ivere, by such .cr
Aons a. ntOre>Atd al equivalent r.trS.
}. Such person shall iurthermor. bind
himself Ia sell the marketable surplus nf
PROVISIONS aud grain now nn hand anA which
he may ralse trom wear 90 N-Ar. while tbe
"Ncmpuun .untlnurs, {, the GaNerrmeni or
I h" tAn'I.e' Vt soldiers. NJ pncc. fixed hv
4, he q, mml~sI"nerS of the STATE undrr tia
imprcS-ment net: Provided. That ANY ne,,oo
cxcmp,ei Rs aforesaid. shall Ice entitled Ia a
credit "t - per cent. on any amount fmeat
which he may deliver within three m nth,
from the passage VI this act. Provided turth.
err. That persons coming svI,hin the nroyis
i'ns Oi this exemption shat not be deprived
Vt the benefit thereof bv reason of ha,inv
been enrolled SINCE the trsI day Of February
lS64
!. In addition TO the forgoing exemptions.
'he Secretary Of War may, under tho dlrec-
ton Of the President. exempt or detail such
other persons as he may TO satisfied ought
to be exempted on account of public necesSi-
ty, and 10 insure the production Of grain
and other provisions for tho army aud tor
the families Of soldiers. lie may also grant
exemptions or details on such terms rs he
may prescribe to such OIcrseors, farmers or
planters, as he may be satisfied will be moro
useful to the country in tho pursuits of az.
riculturs than in the military service; Pro,i>
ded, that such exemption shall cease whom.
ever the farmer, planter or oversee shall
fail diligently to employ in good faith his own
skill capital, and labor exclusively in the
(Continued on fourth Eagcl