The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-11-15

g. Every minister of religion authorized to preach
according the rules of his church and who, at the
passage of this shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; superintendents
and physicians of asylUn for the deaf and dumb and
blind aud of the insane one editor Tor each newspaper
being published the time OF this act and such en-
as said editor may certify oath to be indis
pensable the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Goyern-
such printers the said puDIlc
printer shall certify oath be indispensable to per-
form the public printing; one skilled apoihecary In
each apotheeary who doing business as such
the 10th day of October, 1862 and has continued
said business without intermisson, since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years, who now
are and for the last years have BEEN in the
ual and regular practice of their profession but the
physician shall not include dentists; ell pres-
dents teachers of colleges theological scminarics,
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for years next before the passage OF
this act Pr0ridcd that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools are
composed of twenty students or more. All superin-
endents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and nurses
therein such superintendent shall certify, on oath,
to be indispensable the proper and efficient manage
meGt thereof.
T. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agricuturast each farm or plantation upon which
there and the LIST day of January last
fifteen able-bodied field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions
L. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there is white male adult on the farm or pana-
ton not liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption was on the Isl OF January 1904
either the and manager overseer OF said Pana-
ton but in case shall more than one person be ex-
empted for one farm plantation
2 Such person shall first execute bond, payable to the
Confederate States If America in such form and with such
security, and in such penalty, the Secretary of War
NAV prescribe conditioned that he will deiverto the Gov
eminent at Railroad depot such other place or
places may be designated by the Secretary OF War;
within II months next ensuing 100 pounds of bacon
at the election or the Government its equivalent in pork,
and 100 pounds of beef (said beef to be delivered
FOOT for each abebodied 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 at 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 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 for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation the Secretary of War shall direct cOmmu
ation of the to the extent of wohirds thereof in
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 provisions and gram hand,
and which he may raise from year year while his
emption continues to the government to the families
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the impcssment Provided that person
emptcd aforesaid, shall be entitled to credit of % per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage ofhis Provided fur
thcr ha persons coming within the provisions of this
emptOn shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the 1s of Feb 1864
A. In addition to the foregoing exemptions the Secrc
tary of War, under the direction of the President may
exempt or Detail such other persons as he may 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 details such terms as he may prescribe
to such oversccs 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
Overseer 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
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the imprtssnI' 1T act.
s. The president auditor and superintendent
ofany Railroad company engaged i'll transportation for
the government ana such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
hc nspen sabe the efficient operation of said railroad:
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
act railroad shall not exceed person for each
mile of said road in actual for military transportation;
and said exempts shall be reported by and dcscrp
ton. with the of any who may have left the
poymen OF said company, who may cease to be ndis
ponsable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the act approved April l4th 1863 entitled
exempt contractors for carrying the mails the Con
drate 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-
exempted actually engaged IN their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section H. That the President be and be is hereby ar-
thOrized to grant details under general rules and regua
tons be issued from the War Department. either of per-
between As and 80 years of age, from the army in
the field in all where in his Judgment Justice equi-
and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
ouoh oiucio VI u Id" whenever he tlhho ploPc' IIoFld
that the power herein granted to the President TO make
details and exemptions shall not be construed authorize
the exemption or detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies OF kind to the government by O. 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 ofsad contract: 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. r. 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 i'll February, 1864