The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-08-16

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passage of this act shall be regularly emploved in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; superinteudents
and oh ysicians of asyums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the nsane editor for each
being published the time of this act, and such
ploy said editor may certify oath to be inds
pensabie the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
mens, and such jonrnevmeu printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indiS pensible per-
form the public printing! skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store, who doing business as
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 years have BEEN the
tual and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include dentists oil pres-
den,ssand teachers of colleges theological semuaries
academies and schools, who have been regularly
gagged such for years EeXt before the passage of
this act: Iyopided 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 and
therein such superintendent shall certify, oath,
to be indispensable the proper and efficient manage
meGt thereof.
4. There shall be exempt zone person owner or
agricuuralist each farm plantation upon which
there now and were the LIST day ofJanuary last
fifteen abe-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 white male adult the farm planta-
ton not liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption was, the LIST of January 1864
tion but III shall more than person be
emptrd for one farm plantation
= Such person shall first bond payable to the
Confederate States Of Ameca in such form and with such
security and in such penalty, the Secretary OF W
prescribe conditioned that he will dilver the Gov
at some Railroad depot, such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within II months next ensuing. 100 pounds of bacon,
at the election of the Government its eQuival in pork
and pounds ofnett beef (said beef be delivered
foot each able bodied said plantation
within the above said ages whether said slaves are used in
I'll. nat hapu aud Gbal
be paid for by the government the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the inprSSmtnt act;
Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce stactoy evidence that it has been impossible
him. by the exercise OF proper diligence furnish the
amount of meat thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
OF plantation. the Secretary of War shall direct
taon of the hecXtent of two-thds thereof in
grain other PROVISIONS to be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
g. Such person shall further bind himselfto sell the
marketable surplus of provsio and grain hand,
and which he may raise from year to year while his ex-
empOn continues to the government or to the families
of soldiers prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the mprcssmen Provided; that my person
emped aforesaid shall be entitled credit of
cent on any amount OF meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage OF this ac Provided fur
thr 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 Secrc
tary of War; under the direction of the President, may
exempt detail such other persons he may be satisfied
OughtO be exempted 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,
to such overseers farmers planters be may be salts
fed will be useful to the country i'll the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military service Provided. that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer planter
shall fail diligently to employ i'll good faith.
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the poduc
ton ograin and provisions be sold the government
aud families of soldiers at prices not exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners OF the
State under the improvement act.
TIn raT1c don't
fanny Railroad company engaged i'll transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
president superintendent shall certify oath to
be indispensable to the efficient operation Of said raroad
Provided that the number Of persons exempted by this
any railroad shat! not exceed person for each
mile OF said road III actual Tor military tranSpOrtaOn
and said eXemps shall be reported by and descrp
ton. with the Of any who may have left the
poyment OF said company or who may Cease to be inds
pcnsable.
g. That nothing herein contained shallbe construed as
repeating the act approved April 18th, 1868, entitled
exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
delae States and the drivers Of post coaches and hacks,
from military service: Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under this 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 au-
horized to- grant details under general rules and regua
tons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between 45 and 50 years of age. from the army in
the field in all where, in his udgment, justice equi
and necessity require such details and he may revoke
such orders of detail whenever be 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 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
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,
no member composing the same shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination
adopted in February, 1864