The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-11

according to the rules Of his church. and who at the
passage of this act, shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; Superintendent
and physicians of asylurs for the deaf and dumb and
blind aud of the nsane editor for each newspaper
being published ut the time Of this act and such en-
poy said editor may certify oath to be inds-
pensable to the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments, and such jonrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable per-
form the public printing; skilled apohecary in
each apohecary store, who doing business such
the 10th day of October, 1862, and has continued
said business without inermission since thai period
all physicians over the age of thirty years who now
are and for the last years have been in the
tual and regular practice of their profession, but the
physician shall include dentists: ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological seminares
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for two next before the passage of
this act: Prorded, that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more. All superin-
tendents public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and
therein such superintendens shall certify on OATH
to be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agriculuralist each farm plantation upon which
there now and were the lst day of January last
fifteen able-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 white male adult the farm planta
ton not liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption was, the LIST OF January 1864
tion but in shall more than person be
cmDted for one farm Or plantation
. Such person shall first bond, payable to the
Confederate States of America i'll such form and with such
security, and in such penalty, the Secretary of War
may prescribe, conditioned that he will deverto the Gov
eminent at some Railroad depot, such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary of War
within II months next ensuing, 100 pounds of bacon,
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef sad beef be delivered
foot 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 the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the impressment
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 ofmcat thus contracted for, and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct commu
taOn OF the same to the extent OF twO-trds thereof IN
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3 Such person shall further bind himsclfto sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain hand,
and which he may raise from year year while his
emption continues, to the government to the families
OF soldiers at prices by the commissioners of the State
under the mpressment act Provided that any person
emped aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of % per
cent on any amount of meat which he may deliver within
thrce.months from the passage this act Provided fur
thrr that persons coming within the PROVISIONS Of this
emptiOn shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the 1st of Feb. 1864
A. In addition the foregoing exemptions the Secrc-
tary of War, under the direction of the President, may
exempt detail such other persons he may be satisfied
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 overSees farmers planters he may be salts
fed 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
oversccr shall fail diligently to employ, i'll good faith
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the prOduc
ton ogran and provisions to be sold to the government
and families OF soldiers at prices exceeding those fixed
the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impresSment act
s. The president auditor and superintendent
ofany Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superntC nden shall certify oath to
be 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 ransporatiOn
and said cxempts shall be reported by name and descrp
ton, with the names of any who may have left the en-
poymnt OF said company or who may cease to be mdis
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating Che act approved April llth 1862 entitled
exempt for carrying the mails of the Con-
fdeate States and the drivers post coaches and hacks
from military service: Provided that all the exemptions
granted under this act shall only continue whilst the per-
exempted are actually engaged in their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section H. That the President be and be is hereby a
thOrzcd to grant details, under general rules and regula
tons be issued from the War Department. either of per-
sons between 45 and 80 of age or from the army in
the field, i'll all where, in his Judgment justice egu
ty and necessity require such DETAILS, and he may revoke
such orders odea whenever he thinks proper Provided
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 contract shall certify that the personal
vices of such contractor Indispensable to the
ton ofsaid contract Provided further, that when any
such contractor shall fail diligently and faithfully to pro-
ceed with the execution of such contract his exemption
detail shall cease.
See ~. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination OF persons liable 10 military service,
member composing Inc shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
make such examination.
Adopted in February, 1864.