The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-05-10

q Every minister of religion authorized to preach
according to the rules of his church, and who at the
passage of this act, shall be regularly eployeo IN the
discharge of his ministerial duties; superlntendents
physicians of asylums for the deaf and dunno and
blind and of the insane; editor for each newspaper
being published at the time OF this act and such en-
poy as 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 onrneymen printers as the said public
printer shall certify on oath to be indispensable per-
form the public printing! skilled apohecary in
each apothecary store who was doing business as such
the 10th day of October 1862, and has continued
said business without ntermisson, since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years, who now
are and for the last years nave neen In the a-
tua and regular practice of their profession, but the
term physician shall include dentists; ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological semnaries
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for years next before the passage OF
this act Propided 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 and such physicians and nurses
therein as sucb superntendents shall certify oath,
to be indispensable to the proper and eclent manage
ment thereof
A. There shall be exempt person owner or
agrculturalst each farm or 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 is white male adult the farm planta
ton not liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption was, on the LIST OF January 1854
either the and manager overseer of said planta
tom but in case shall more than one person be ex-
empted for one farm plantation
3 Such person shall first execute bond payable TO the
Confederate States America in such form and with such
security and in such penalty, the Secretary of War
may prescribe conditioned that he will deverto the Gov
Railroad depot, such other place or
places as may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within II months next ensuing 100 pounds OF bacon, or
at the election of the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef sad beef to be delivered
foot for each bebOded slave said farm plantation
within the above said ages whether said slaves are used in
the field not, which said bacon pork and beef shall
be paid for by the at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the impessment act;
Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that it has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence. to furnish the
amount of meat thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living on the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct commu-
taion of the same to the extent of twOhrds thereof in
grain other provisions be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3. Such person shall further bind himself to 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 or to the families
of soldiers prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the mpressmen act: Provided that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of % per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this act: Provided fur
her that persons coming within the provisions of this
empton shall be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the LIST of Feb 1864
T. 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
ought to be exempted account of public necessity and
insure the production of grain and other provisions for
the and the families of soldiers. He may also, grant
exemptions details such he may prescribe,
TO such oversecrs farmers planters he 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 to employ, i'll good faith
his skill. capital and labor exclusively i'll the produc
ton otgran and provisions to be sold to the government
and families OF soldiers at prices not exceeding those Xcd
at the time for like articles by the commissioners OF the
State under the mpTeSsment act.
s. The president treasurer, auditor and superintendent
ofany Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
as thercsident superintendent shall certify on oath to
be Indispensable the efficient operation of said railroads
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 name and dcscp
ton with the names of any who may have left the en-
ployment of said company who may cease to be indis
pensabe.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the approved April 18th, 1868, entitled
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails OF the Con-
fderate 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 H. That the President be and be is hereby
thozed to grant details under general rules and regula
tons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between 45 and so years of age from the army in
the field in all where i'll his udgment justice equ
and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders OF detail whenever he thinks proper ProVded
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 indispensable to the
ton of said Provided further, that when any
such shall fail, diligently and faithfully, to pro-
coed with the execution of such contract his exemption or
detail shall cease.
Sec. IL. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable to military service
no member COMPOSING the shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
[idoPted in February, 1864.