The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-25


according the rules of his church, and who, at the
passage of this act skOn be regularly in the
discharge of his ministerial dutiesi superneDdents
and PHYSICIANS of asylums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the usane editor for each newspaper
being published the time of this act and such en-
poyees said editor may certify on oath TO be lndls
pensable to the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
mens and such onrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable TO per-
form the public printing; skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store who doing business such
the 10th day of October, 1862, and has continued
said business without ntermisson, since that period
all physicians over the age of thirty years, who
are for the last years have BEEN in the
tua and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall not include dentists; all presi
dents and teachers of colleges theological seminaries
academies and schools who have been regularly
gagged such for years next before the passage of
this Irorided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools are
| composed of twenty students or more All supern-
tendents of public hospitals, established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and
therein such superintendent shall certify oath
to be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof.
4. Thore shall be exempt one person as owner or
agrculturast each farm plantation upon which
there now and were the LIST day of January last
fifteen ablebodied field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions:
]. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
ton not liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption the ls OF January, 1864
either panta-
ton; but in shall more than person be
empted for one farm or plantation
= Such person shall first bond, payable to the
Confederate States It America IN such form and with such
security, and in such penalty, the Secretary of War
may prescribe conditioned that he will devert the Gov
eminent Railroad depot, or such other place or
places may besdesgnaed by the Secretary of War.
within - 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 to be delivered
foot for each abebOded slave said farm plantation,
within the above said ages whether said slaves used in
the field or not which said bacon or pork and beef shall
be paid for by the government the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the impessment 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 furnish the
amount of meat thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living on 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 be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3. Such person shall further bind himself to 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 to the families
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the impressment Provided that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of % per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the Passage fths Provided fur
ther that persons coming within the provisions of this
empton shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
Of having been enrolled since the LIST of Feb 1864
d. In addition the foregoing exemptions the Secro-
tary of VAR under the direction of the President,
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 he may prescribe,
to such overseers farmers or planters he may be salts
fled will be useful 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 grain and provisions be sold to the government
and families osolders at prices not exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impressment act
s. 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 to
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 for military transportaon
and said exempts shall be reported by and descrip
ton. with the names of any who may have left the
poymen OF said company or who may cease to be inds-
pensablc
g. That nothing herein contained shall he construed as
repeating the act approved April 14h, 1863, entitled
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
tederate States and the drivers 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 II. 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-
sons between 40 and so years of age, from the in
the field in all where in his Judgment Justice, equi
and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders detail whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power hscn granted to the President to make
details and exemptions shall not be construed to authorize
the exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies any kind 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, pro-
coed with the execution of such contract his exemption or
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.