The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-06-28

g. Every minister of religion authorized to preach
according the rules of his church, and who at the
passage of this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of ais ministerial duties; superintendent
and physicians of for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the insane editor for each newspaper
being published at the time of this act and such
poy said editor may certify on oath to be indis-
pensahle the publication of such newspaper; the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such onrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable to per-
form the public printing; one skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store who doing business such
the 10th day of October, 1882 and has continued
said business without ntermssion since that period
all physicians over the age of thirty years. who now
are, and for the last seven years have BEEN in the
tua and regular practice of heirprofession, but the
term physician shall include dentists; ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological seminares,
academies and schools WHO have been regularly
gagged such for years next before the passage of
this act Proyidsd that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend to those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more All. superin-
tendents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and
therein such superintendent shall certify on OATH
to be Indispensable TO the proper and efficient manage
| meGt thereof.
f. There shall be exempt one person as owner
agrculturast on each farm plantation upon which
there are now nd were the LIST day of January last
fifteen able-boded field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions:
!. This exemption shall only be granted in in
which there is white male adult on the farm or panta-
ton not liable to military service nor unless the person
claiming the exemption was the list of January 1864,
either the and manager of said Panta
tom but in shall pore than one person be ex-
empted for one farm or plantation
q Such person shall first bond, payable to the
Confederate States Of America in such form and with such
security, and in such penalty the Secretary of War
may prescribe conditioned that lie will deverto the Gov
Railroad depot, such other place or
places may be designated by the Secretary of War,
within II months ensuing, 100 pounds of bacon
election OF the Government its equivalent i'll pork,
and 100 pounds of nett beef sad beef to be delivered
foot) for each slave on said farm or plantation
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the field not, which said bacon pork and beef shall
be paid for by the at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under The impcssment act;
Provided that wheI the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that it has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence to furnish the
amount OF meat thus contracted tor and leave an adequate
supply for the subsistence ohOSe living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct commu-
taon of the same, the extent of twords thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
aforesaid al equivalent rates.
s. Such person shall further bind himself to sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain now hand,
and which henay raise from year to year while his
emption continues to the government to the families
Of soldiers at prices ixcdby the commissioners Of the State
under The impTosSuent Provided, that any person
enpcd aforesaid shall be entitled TO credit of % per
any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage OF this Provided fur
thr that persons coming within the provisions of this
enpGn shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
OF having been enrolled the LIST OF Feb 1864
A. In addition the foregoing exemptions the Secre-
tIy OF War; under the direction Of the President may
cxemptor detail such other persons he may be satisfied
ought be exempted of public necessity and
to the production OF grain and other provisions Tor
the army and the families of soldiers. He may also, grant
exemptions or details such terms he may prescribe
to such o7rses farmers or planters as he may be salts
fed will be useful the country in the pursuits of
agriculture than i'll the military services Provided that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer, planter
shall fail diligently to employ, in good faith
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the prOduc
ton ogan and provisions to be sold to the government
and families osolders prices exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners OF the
State under the iupTGssment act.
5. 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
e Indispensable to the efficient operation Of said railroads
Provided that the number OF persons exempted by this
act railroad shall not exceed person for each
mile of said road in actual for military transpoaton
and said exemps Shall be reported by and descrp
ton. with the names of any WHO may have left the
poyment OF said company or who may cease to ndis
pensable.
e That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April l4, 1865 entitled
exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con
ederae and the drivers of post coaches and hacks
from military sevict: Provided that all the exemptions
granted under this shall only continue whilst the per-
exempted are actually engaged i'll their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section H. That the President be and be is hereby
horzed to grant Details under general rules and Tegula
tons to be issued from the War Department either OF per-
between As and 50 years of age or from the army in
the field in all where nhs Judgment Justice equ
and necessity require such details, and he may revoke
such orders of detail whenever he thinks proper Provided
details and exemptions shall not be construed to authorize
the exemption detail of any 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 ser
vices of such contractor are 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 or
detail shall cease
Sec. ~ That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable to military SERVICE
member composing the same shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
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