The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-12-27


passage of this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of ha ministerial duties; superintendents
and physicians of asyums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the insane; editor for each
being published the time of this act and such
poy said editor may certify on oath to be ndis
pensabe to the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable per-
form the public PRINTING! skilled apolheqary in
each apothecay store who was doing business 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 seven years have been in the
tua and regular practice of their profession but the
physician shall include dentists: ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges Slogica seminares
academies and schools, who have been regularly
gagged saeh for two years next before the passage
this Prorided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools are
composed of twenty students or more All superin-
tendents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such yscians nurses
therein such superntendens shall certify, OATH
to be indispensable TO the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof
A. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agriculturast each farm plantation upon which
there now, md the ls 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 no white male adult the farm panta-
ton not Liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption the LIST of January 1864
either the owner and manager Overseer of said pana
tion but in shall than person be ex-
empted for one farm plantation
2 Such person shall first execute bond, payable to the
Confederate States GfAmeca in such form and with such
security and in such penalty the Secretary of War
may prescribe conditioned that he will deverto the Gov
at 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
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef (sad beef be delivered
foot for each ablebodied slave said farm plantation
within the above said ages whether said used in
be paid for by the government at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the impressment ac
Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that il has been impossible
him, by the exercise of proper diligence furnish the
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct
taton of the same to the extent of wohirds thereof in
grain other provisions be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates
g. Such person shall further bind himself to sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain hand
and which he may raise from year year while his
empOn continues, TO the government to the families
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of the
under the mpressment act: Provided that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of 25 per
cent any amount OF meat which he may deliver within
three months from the Passage of this act Provided fur
Their, that persons coming within the provisions of this
empon shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
reason of having been enrolled since the 1s Of Feb 1864
4. In addition to the foregoing exemptions, the Secre-
ary of War, under tho 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 provisions for
the army and the families of soldiers. He may Also grant
exemptions details such terms he may prescribe
such farmers planters he may be salts
fed will be useful to tile country in the pursuits of
agriculture than i'll 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 grain and provisions to be sold to the government
and families ofsodies at prices not exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the inpressment act.
president. treasurer, auditor and superintendent
of any Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the governments and officers 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
act any railroad shall not exceed person for each
mile of said road in actual f military transportation;
and said exempts shall be reported by and dcscp
ton with the names OF any who may have left the emf
poyment OF said company or who may cease to be nds
pensabe.
g. That nothing herein contained shall b, construed as
repeating the approved April I4th 1863 entitled
act to exempt for carrying the mails of the Con-
derate States and the drivers of post coaches and hacks
from military service: Provided that all tho exemptions
granted under this act shall only continue whilst the per-
sons exempted are actually engaged i'll their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section IL. That the President be and be hereby
thozed to grant details under general rules and reru-
tions to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between As and so years of age from the army in
the field in all where, in his Judgment justice equi
ty and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders of whenever he thinks proper PROVIDED
that the power herein granted to the President to make
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 contract shall certify that the personal
vices of such contractor indispensable to the
ton ofsaid contract: Provided further that when any
such 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,
no member composing the shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
[Adopted in February, 864