The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-04-05
WESTERN DEMOCRAT. 4CHAILOTTIi n. &

s. Every minister of religion authorized to preach
according the rules of his church, and who at the
passage of this act sha be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; superintendents
ard physicians of for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the nsane editor for each newspaper
being published at the time of this act and such en-
po. said editor may certify oath to be ndls-
neasable to the publication of such newspaper the
hubble printer of tue Confederate and State Govern
rens and such onrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certify, oath to be indispensable per-
form the public printing skilled apothecary in
each apotheeary store who doing business such
on the 10th day of October, 1862 and has continued
said business, without intermssion, since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years, who
are and for the last have been IN the &C.
tual regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include dentists; ell pres
dents and teachers colleges theological seminaries
academies and schools who have been regularly en-
ged such for two years before the passage OF
this act Prorided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools are
composed of twenty students or more All superin-
tendents of public hospitals established by law before
the massage this act and such physicians and
therein such supernteudens shall certify on OATH
to be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof.
4, There shall be exempt one person owner or
agricuuralist each farm plantation upon which
there are now and the 1s day of January last
fifteen able-boded field hands, between the ages of
sixteen andffty, upon the following conditions:
J. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there is no white male adult the farm panta
ton liable to military service, nor unless the person
claiming the exemption on the LIST OF January l904
either the and manager of said panta
ton but in no case shall more than person be
empted for one farm or plantation
9 Such person shall first execute bond, payable to the
Confederate States of America in such form and with such
security and III such penalty as the secretary OF w al
may prescribe conditioned that he will deliver to the Gov
places as may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within II months next ensuing. 100 pounds OF bacon or
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of beef (sad beef to be delivered on
each ablebOied farm or plalarlOn
within the above said ages whether said aves are used in
the field or not which said bacon pork and beef shall
be paid for by the at the prices Xed by the
Commissioners of the State under the mpfessment ACT;
Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that it has been impossible Tor
him, by the exercise of proper diligence to funsh the
amount ofmea thus contracted for and an adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living on the SAID farm
plantation, the Secretary OF War shall direct commu-
taton of the same the extent of twOhirds thereof IN
grain other provisions 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 now on hand,
and which he may raise from year to year while his e
empon continues to the government or to the families
of soldiers prices fixed by the commissioners OF the State
under the mpressmen act: Provided that any person ex
emped aforesaid shall be entitled to credit OF % per
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 ex
empton shall be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled the st Of Feb 1864
4. In addition the foregoing exemptions, the Secre
tary of War, under the direction of the President may
detail such other he SaShed
ought to be exempted account of pubceeessity and
insure the production of grain and other provisions for
the army and the families Of soldiers. He may Also grant
exemptions or details on such terms as he may prescribe
to such oversees farmers planters be may be salts
fled will be useful 10 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 of grain and provisions to be sold to the government
and families ofsodiers prices exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners OF the
State under the mpressnent act.
o. The PRESIDENT treasurer, auditor and superintendent
OF any Railroad company engaged il transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president or superintendent shall certify on oath
be Indispensable the efficient operation of said railroad
act on any railroad shall not exaee one person for each
mile OF said road in actual tor military transportation;
and said exempts shall be reported by and descrp
ton with the names of any who may have left the en-
poyment OF SAID company or who may cease to be ndls
fensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April 14th 1862 entitled
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
fdeate 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-
sons exempted are actually engaged III their respective
pursuits occupations.
Section H. That the President be and be hereby a1
thorzed to grant details under general rules and regua
tons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between As and 80 years of age otom the army
the field, in all where, in his Judgment justice equi
ty 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 contract shall certify that the personal
vices of such contractor are Indispensable to the
ton of said contract Provided further; that when any
such contractor shall fail. diligently and faithfully pro
ceed with the execution of such contract his exemption
detail shall cease.
Sec 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, 1864
" Wilmington, Charlotte & Rutherford