The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-30

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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 dsttesi superintendent
and physicians of asyums for the deal ana dumb and
blind and of the insane one editor for each newspaper
being publishedRt the time Of this act, and such en-
plos as said editor may certify oath 10 be mus
pensable the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such jonrneymen printers the said pubic
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable
form the public printing; one skilled apohecary In
apohecary store, who doing business as such
the 10th day of October, 1852, and has continued
said business without ntermissIon since that period
all physicians the age OF thirty years, who
are for the last have BEEN in the ac-
tual and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include dentists: ell presi
dents and teachers of colleges; theological Summaries,
academies and schools, who have been regularly
gagged such for years next before the passage of
this Propded, that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed Of twenty students or more. All superin-
epdents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage this and such physicians and nurses
therein such superintendent shall certify on OATH
to be Indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
meHt thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as owner
agriculuralist each farm plantation upon which
there now and the st day of January last,
fifteen abe-bodied field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions
l. This exemption shall only be granted in in
which there is white male adult the farm or panta-
ton not liable military service nor unless the person
claiming the exemption the LIST OF January 1864
ton; but in shall more than person be
empted for one farm plantation
g. Such person shall first execute bond, payable 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 the Gov
eminent some Railroad depot, such other place or
places as 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 aid beef be delivered
foot) each bodied said farm plantation,
within the above said age 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 mpressment act
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that il has been impossible
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
taon of the same to the extent of twohrds thereof in
grain other provisions to 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 the government or to the families
of soldiers prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the mpressmen act: Provided, that any person
emped aforesaid shall be entitled credit of 20 per
any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage this act; Provided fur
th that persons coming within the provisions OF this
empon shall be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the LIST of Feb 1864
a. 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
Oh
to insure the production OF grain and other provisions tor
the army and the families of soldiers He Also grant
exemptions details such he may prescribe,
to such overseers 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
shall fail diligently pIoy in good faith
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the produc
ton ofgran aud provisions be sold the government
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impressmeut act.
B. The president. treasurer auditor and superintendent
ofany Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
be Indispensable to the efficient operation of said railroad
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
act any railroad shall exceed person for each
mile of said road in actual for military transpOrtaon
and said exemps shall be reported by and dcscrip
ton. with the names of any who may have left ~
poyment OF said company OF who may cease to be nds
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall he construed
repeating the act approved April 4th 1853, entitled an
act to exempt contractors tor carrying the mails of the Con-
ederae States and the drivers OF post 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 occupations.
Section II. That the President be and be- is hereby
thorzed to grant Details under general rules and regua
tons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
sons between As and SO of age from the army in
the field in all where, his Judgment justice, equi
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 authorize
the exemption detail of contractor for furnishing
supplies of 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 the
ton ofsad contract: Provided further that when any
such contractor shall fall diligently and faithfully to pro-
coed with the execution of such contract his exemption
detail shall cease.
Sec IL. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable to military service
member composing the shall be appointed from
enrolling district which they
to make such examination.
adopted in February, 1864