The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-09-20

g. Every minister of religion authorized preach
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; superintendents
and physicians of asylum for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the nsane one editor for each newspaper
being published the time of this and such
pos as said editor may certify oath be inds-
pensabe to the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such ohrneymen printers as the said pubic
printer shall certify cath to be indispensable per-
form the public printing; skilled apothecary in
each apohecary store, who doing business such
the 10th day of October, 1852 aud has continued
said business without ntermsson since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years who now
and for the last seven years have BEEN in the
tual and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include dentists; oil presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological semnares
academies and schools, who have been regularly n
gagged such years next before the passage of
this Irorided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more All superin-
endens of public hospitals, established by law before
the passage of this and such physicians and
therein such superneudents shall certify, oath,
ITO be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
meGt thereof
4. There shall be exempt one person
agriculturalist each farm plantation upon which
there now and the LIST day of January last
fifteen able-hodied 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 panta
claiming the exemption was, on the Est OF January 1894
either the owner and manager overseer of said panta
ton; but III shall more than person be
empted for one farm plantation
9 Such person shall first bond payable the
Confederate States of America in such form and with such
security, aud in such penalty, the Secretary of War
prescribe conditioned that he will deliver the Gov
eminent at Railroad depot, such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary of War.
within II months ensuing. 100 pounds Of baco1
the election OF the Governments its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef sad beef to be delivered ON
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 mpessInent
Provided, that when the person 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 a
tation OF the to the of twO-trds thereof in
grain other proysons be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
j. Such person shall further bind himself to sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain hand
and which he may raise from year to year while his
empton continues, the government the families
Of soldiers prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the impessment act Provided that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled credit of Is per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this act: Provided fur
her that coming within the provisions of this
emption shall 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 Scerc
tary of War, under the direction of the dent may
detail such he 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 or details on such terms as he may prescribe
to such OverSeers, farmers planters he may be salts
fled will be more useful to the country i'll the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military service: Provided that
such exemption shall cease whenever the farmer planter
shall fail diligently to employ in good faith
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the produc
ton OF grain and provisions to be sold to the government
and families of soldiers at prices not exceeding those fixed
the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the improssment act
The preside mt treasurer auditor and superintendent
ofany Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
be indispensable to the efficient operation of said raroad
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
any railroad shall not exceed person for each
mile of said road in actual for military transportation
and said exempts shall be reported by and descrp
ton with the names of any who may have left the en-
ployment OF said company who to be inds
penSabe.
6. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
rep.aing the act approved April 18th, 1863, entitled
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails Of the Con-
edeate States and the drivers of post coaches and hacks
from military service Provided, that all the exemptions
granted undert this act shall only continue whilst the per-
sons exempted actually engaged in their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section II. That the President be and be is hereby
horzed to grant Details under general rules and regula
ons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between 4o and 80 years of age, from he army in
the field, in all where, in bis Judgment justice, equ
ty and necessity require such details and he may revoke
such orders fdea 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 thhead secretary of the department
making such contract shall certify that the personal
vices of such contractor Indispensable the execu
ton ofsaid Provided further that when any
such contractor shall fall diligently and faithfully, pro-
coed with the execution of such contract his exemption
detail shall cease.
Sec. IL. 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, 1864.