The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-13

g. 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 employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; snperintendents
and physicians Of asyums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the nsane editor for each newspaper
being published at the time of this act and such en-
plo said editor may certify on oath to be indis-
pensable to the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
mens and such jonrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable to per-
form the public printing! one skilled apothecary in
each apothecay store who was doing business as such
on the 10th day of October 1862, and has continued
said business without ntermisson, since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years, who
and for the last seven years have BEEN In the ac
tua and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include dentists; ell pres-
dents and teachers of colleges theological seminares
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for two years next before the passage
this Proeided 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 this and such physicians and
therein such superintendent shall certify, on oath,
to be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof
4. There Shall be exempt person or
agrculturalist each farm plantation upon which
there now and the lst 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 white male adult on the farm planta
ton not liable to military service nor unless the person
claiming the exemption the LIST OF January 1864
either the and manager Oveeer of said planta
ton; but in shall more than person be
empted for one farm plantation
2 Such person shall first execute bond payable to the
Confederate States of America in such form and with such
security, and in such penalty, the Secretary of War
may prescribe, conditioned that he will deliver to the Gov
eminent at some Railroad depot such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary of War
within ~ months next ensuing 100 pounds of bacon
the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef (sad beefo be delivered
oo) 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 at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the mprcssment ac
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall
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 leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation the Secretary of War shall direct commu
taton of the same to the extent of twothrds thereof in
grain other provisions, to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
g. Such person shall further bind himselfto sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain hand,
and which he may raise from year to year while his
emption continues, to the government the families
of soldiers prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the act Provided that any person ex
empted aforesaid, shall be entitled credit of 25 per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this act Provided fur
ther that persons coming within the provisions OF this
emption shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
Of having been enrolled since the st of Feb 1864
In addition to the foregoing exemptions, the Secre
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
to insure the production of grain and other prov for
the army and the families of soldiers He may also grant
exemptions details such terms he may prescribe,
to such ovrseers 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 cease whenever the farmer planter
shall fail diligently to employ, in good faith.
his own skill capital and labor exclusively the produc-
ton ogran and provisions to be sold to the government
and families soldiers at prices not exceeding those fixed
the tn, for like articles by the commissioners Of the
State under the impressment act.
s. The president treasurer, auditor and superintendent
oany Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
as the president superintendent shall certify oath to
be indispensable to the efficient operation of said railroads
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
act on 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 of any who may have left the
poymen OF said company or who may to be indis
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April 18th, 1868, entitled
exempt carrying mails of the Con-
federae States and the drivers If post coaches and hacks
from military service: Provided, that all tho exemptions
granted under this 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 au-
thorzed to grant Details under general rules and regula
tons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between As and so years of age from the army in
the held IN all cases where in his Judgment Justice equ
and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders of detail whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted the President 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 ser
vices of such contractor indispensable to the
ton fsad 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. H. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable military service,
member composing the shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
TAdopted in February, 1864.