The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-15
. Every minister of religion authorized to preach

g. 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 employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; superintendent
and physicians of asyums 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 eesas said editor may certify oath be ndis
pensabe to the publication of such newspaper; the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such onrnevmen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath be indispensable to
fern the pablo printing; skilled apothecary In
each apothecary store, who doing business as such
on the 10th day of October 1862 and has continued
said business without intermsson, since that period
all physicians over the age Of thirty years, who now
are and for the last years have been in the &C
tua and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall not include dentists; all pres-
and teachers of colleges theological semnaries,
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for years before the passage OF
this act: Iropided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend to those teachers only whose schools are
composed of twenty students more. All superin-
tendent of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and nurses
herein such superintendent shall certify, oath,
be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof
T. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agrculturalist each farm plantation upon which
there now and the lst day of January last
fifteen able-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 white male adult the farm planta-
ton liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption the LIST OF January 1884,
either the and OF said planta-
ton; but in shall more than one person be ex-
| empted for one farm or plantation
g. Such person shall first execute 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 he will deliver to the Gov
eminent Railroad depot, such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within IL months 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
foot for each abeboded slave said farm or plantation
within the above said whether said slaves are used
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 mpressment ac
Provided that when the thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence. to furnish the
amount of meat thus contracted for and leave an
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct commu-
taon of the same, the extent of twothrds thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
g. 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 prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the mpressment act Provided that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of Is per
cent amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this act 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 st of Feb 1864
A. In addition to the foregoing exemptions, the Secre-
tary of War; under the direction of the President, may
exempt detail such other persons he may be satisfied
ought to 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 he may be salts
fed will be more useful to the country in the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military Service 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 Ogran and provisions to be sold to the government
and families ofsolders 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
he Indispensable the efficient operation of said railroad
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 transportaon
and said exempts shall be reported by and descrp-
ton. with the of any who may have left the en-
poynent Of said company or who may cease to be inds
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the act approved April 18th, 1868, entitled an
exempt contractors for carrying the mails OF the Con-
fedrae 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 OF occupations.
Section H. That the President be and be is hereby
thoriZed grant Details under general rules and regula
tons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between As and so years of age from the army in
the field in all where in his Judgment justice, equi
y and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders 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 OF said
contract unless the head secretary OF the department
making such shall certify that the personal
vices of such Indispensable to the
ton of said Provided further, that when any
such 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 shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
Adopted in February i S64.