The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-10-18

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according to the rules of his curch and who at the
passage of this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial dnties superintendents
and physicians of asyums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the sane; one editor for each
being published the time of this act and such en-
poyees said editor may certify on oath to be lnds-
pensHbe to the qualifications of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such jonrneyme printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be Indispensable per-
form the public printing! one skilled apofhecary in
each apothecary store who doing business as such
on the 10th day of October 1852 and has continned
said business without hermissiou, since that period
all physicians over the age OF thirty years who
are and for the last years have been, in the
tua aud regular practice Of their profession but the
term phys shall include dentists; ell pres-
dents and teachers of colleges theological semnaries
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged sch for years next before the passage OF
this act Prorided that the benefit Of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more. All supeTin-
tendents public hospitals established by law before
the passage ofths act and such physicians and
therein such superntendents shall certify on oath
to be Indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof IS ...tsast....,. .s..- ts-s.a 81 =
a. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agrculturast each farm plantation upon which
there are nd were on the ls day OF January last
fifteen ablebodied field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditonsT
!. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there is white male adult the farm panta-
ton not liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption was the 1s OF January, 1864
either the owner and manager of said panta-
tom but in shall more than person be
empted for one Farm plantation
q Such person shall first execute bond payable to the
Confederate States 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
places may be designated by the Secretary of War.
within II months next ensuing, 100 pounds of bacon
the election OF the Government tssequiyalt in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef sid beef to be delivered
foot for each abeboded said farm plantation
within the above said ages whether said slaves usedin
the field not, which said bacon pork and beef shall
be paid for by the at prices fixed by the
Commissioners the State under the impressment act:
Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that it 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
orplanfaton, the Secretary of War shall direct
tation of the to the extent ofwohird thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
B. Such person shall further bind himself to sell the
marketable surplus OF provisions and grain now on hand
and which he may raise from year to year while his
empon continues the government to The families
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of thu State
under the mpressmentact: Provided that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled a credit of % per
cent amount OF meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this Provided fur
her that persons coming within the provisions of this
emption shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
reason OF having been enrolled since the LIST 81 Feb 1864
4. In addition to the foregoing exemptions, the SecIe-
ary of War, under the direction of the President, may
exempt detail such other persons be may be satisfied
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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 oYerSeeS, farmers 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
or oyerseer shall fail diligently to employ, in good faith.
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the prOduc
ton ofgran and provisions to be sold to the government
and families of soldiers prices exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impresSinent act
o. The president treasurer auditor and superintendent
ofany Railroad company engaged III transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath to
he indispensable the efficient operation of said railroad:
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 trasportation
and said exempts shall be reported by and descrp
ton. with the of any who may have left the
poyment of said company who may to be indis
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the act approved April 18th, 1863, entitled an
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
defate States and the drivers a post coaches and hacks
from military services Provided that ali the exemptions
granted under this act shall only continue whilst the per-
sons exempted are actually engaged in their respective
pursuits or occupations. "
Section H. That the President be and be is hereby al-
thorized to grant Details under general rules and gula
tous to be issued from the War Department. either per-
sons between As and so years of age, from the army
the field in all where in his Judgment justice, equ
and necessity require such Details aud he may revoke
such orders Of detail whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted to the President to make
dets and exemptions shall not be construed to authorize
TRempof detail Of any contractor for furnishing
supplies of 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 to the execu
ton said 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. H. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
orthe examination of persons liable to military service
member composing the shall be appointed from
to make such examination. -.~.-
lAdopted in February, 1864.