The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-06-21

3. Every minister of religion authorized to preach
according to the rules of his church, and who at the
passage of this act, shall be regularly employein the
discharge of his ministerial duties superintendent
and hyscians Of asylnm for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the insane editor for each
being ublished the time of this act, and such
poyees as said editor may certify oath be indis
pensabe the publication of such newspaper the
public printer Of the Confederate and. State Govern
ments such jonrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certify, oath be indispensable to
form the public printing; one skilled apohecary in
each arothecary store who doing business such
on the 9th day cfoher, 1862, and has continued
said business wiySst istermission since THAI period
are and for tflast years have been, in the ae-
tual and REGULAR Practice ofther professions but the
ter& physician shall ineade dentists ell presi-
dents and-each of colleges theological seminaries
aca9sIkRs and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for next before the passage of
this act: Irorided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend to those teacher<ony whose schools are
composed of twenty students or more All supern-
tendents of pac ospaIs established by law before
the geoffh and snch physicians and nurses
therein such superintendents shall certify, on oath
to be indispensable 10 the proper and ehclent manage
ment thereof
/ 4. There shall be exempt person owner or
agricultural<t each farm or plantation upon which
there are now sud were the st day of January last
fifteen ablcbodied field hands between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions:
L. This exemption shall only be granted in gases in
which there is white male adult on the farm or planta
ton not liable to military service nor unless the person
claiming the exemption the lst of January, 1864
either the manager of said planta
ton; but in shall more than one person be
eInpted for one farm plantation
Such person shall first execute bond payable TO the
Confederate States ofAmerca 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 or
places may be designated by the Secretary OF War;
within u months next ensuing 100 pounds OF bacon or
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds Of nett beef (sad beef be delivered on
foot for each abebodRd slave said farm plantation
within the ahovesad ages 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 mprcsSmcnt act;
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence it has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence to furnish the
ofmeat thus contracted for andlcaVf adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary OF War shall direct commu
atlon OF me same to the extent OF tWothrdS freol IN
grain other provisions be delivered by such person
5 aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3 such person shall further bind himsafto sell the
marketable surplus Of provsO and grain hand,
and which he may raise from year to year while his
enption continues TO the government or to the families
ofsodicrS prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the impressmen Provided that any person
enptcd as aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of % per
cent on any of which he may deliver within
three months from the Passage of this act Provided fur
Their that persons coming within the provisions of this TX
emption shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the LIST of Feb. 1864
4. In addition to the foregoing exemptions, the sccrc
tary Of War; under the 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 may, also grant
exemptions deats such terms he may prescribe,
to such OV@rScers planters he may be salts
fed will be more useful TO the country in the pursuits
agriculture than in the mitaryservc Provided. that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer planter
oversecr shall fail diligently employ, in good faith
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the produc
ten oGan and provisions to be sold to the government
and families OF soldiers prices not exceeding those fixed
the time for like articles by the commissioners of tie
under the iInpressnlrnt
s. The president. treasurer, auditor and superintendent
tany railroad company engaged IN transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
he Indispensable to the efficient operation Of said railroad:
Provided that the number OF persons exempted by this
act any railroad shall notPXGeed person for each
mile Of said road in actual for military transportation;
and said cxemps shall reported by name and dcscp-
ton. with the names Of any who may have left the
Poyent OF SAID company or who may cease to be indis
pIlsable.
G. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April 18th, 1868, entitled
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
tdra States and the drivers of post coaches and hacks
from military seIvic: Provided, that all 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 hereby a-
thorizd grant details, under general rules and regul
tons tobssued from the War Department. either of per-
sons between AZ and 80 years of age, from the army
the field in all where in his Judgment justice cqu
ty necessity require such Details and he may revoke
SUCH orders of detail whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted to the President to make
details and exemptions shall not be construed to authorize
the exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies OF any kind to the government by reason OF said
contract, unless the head secretary of the department
making such shall certify that the personal
vices OF such contractor are mdp uSLIe to the exccu-
ton ofsaid contract Provided further that when any
such contractor shall fail. diligently and faithfully, pro-
cccd with thceXccuon Of such contract, his exemption
detail shall cease.
See. r. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination Of persons liable military service
member composing the shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make sueh examination.
adopted in February, 1864