The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-20

g. Every minister of religion anth orized to preach
according to Che rules of his cnrch and who at the
passage this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; superintendent
and physicians of asylums for the deaf and dumb and
blind aud of the nsane one editor for each
being published n the time OF this act and such en-
ploy said editor may certify oath to be ndis
pensable to the publication of such newspaper; the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
mens and such jonrneymen printers as the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable 10 per-
form the public printing; skilled apolhecary in
each apothecary store who doing business such
on the 10th day of October, 1882 and has continued
said business, without intermisson, since that period
all physicians the age OF thirty years, who
are and for the last years have BEEN in the
tual and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall incsde dentists; oil presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological seminaries
academies and schools who have been regularly en-
gagged such for two years next before the passage of
this Proridd that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend to those teachers only whose schools are
composed of twenty students or more. All superin-
tendents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage this act and such yseians
therein such superintendens shall certify OATH
to be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as owner or.
agriculturalis each farm plantation upon which
there now nd the LIST day of January last
fifteen able bodied Geld hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty upon the following conditions:
J. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there white male adult the farm or panta-
ton not liable military service unless the person
claiming the exemption was the LIST of January, 1864,
either the and manager of said panta
ton; but in shall than person be
empted for one farm or plantation
g 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 some Railroad depot such other place or
places may be designated by the Secretary of War
within IL months next ensuing 100 pounds of bacon or
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
49,
oo for each abebodied slave said farm plantation
within the above said ages whether said slaves used in
the field on 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 mpressment act
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce sat sactoy evidence that il has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence 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 commU
taon of the to the extent of twO-trds thereof in
grain other provisions be dev, RID by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent
3. Such person shall further bind himself to sell the
marketable surplus of prov isions and grain hand
and which he may raise from year to year while his
empti0n continues the government or to the families
under the mPrcssment act Provided that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of 2 per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this Provided fur
thr that persons coming within the provisions OF this cx
empton shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the LIST of Feb 1864
T. In addition to the foregoing exemptions, the Secre-
tay OF War, under tlfe direction of the President, may
exempt or 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 army and the families of soldiers He may also grant
details such he may prescribe,
such ovrseers 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 cease whenever the farmer, planter
shall fail diligently to employ, in good faith.
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the produc
ton ogran and provisions to be sold to the government
n nj of
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impressment act.
s. The president treasurer auditor and superintendent
OF any Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath to
pc to the ehcent operation OF said railroad:
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
act any railroad shall not exceed person Tor each
mile of said road in actual for military transportation
and said exempts shall be reported by aud descrp
ton. with the of any who may have left the
poymcDt OF said company who may cease to be ndis
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the act approved April 14th 1862 entitled
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
ederae States and the drivers of post coaches and HACKS
from military services 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 IL. That the President be and be hereby au-
horized to grant Details under general rules and regua
tons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between As and so of age from the army
the field in all cases where, in his Judgment Justice equi
y and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders OF detail whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted to the President make
details and exemptions shall not be construed authorize
the exemption detail of any for furnishing
supplies of kind to the government by reason 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 ofsad contract: Provided further, that when any
such contractor shall fall diligently and faithfully pro-
ceed with theexecuon of such contract, his exemption
detail shall cease
Sec ~ That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable military service
no member composing the shall be appointed from
he county enrolling district in which they required
10 make such examination
Adopted in February 1851
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