The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-06-14

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 asylums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the insane editor for each wspaper
being published at the time of this act and such
ploy said editor may certify oath to be indis
pensable to the publication of such newspaper; the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such jonrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certify, oath to be indispensable to per-
form the public printing! skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store who was doing business as such
said business without ntermisson, since that period
all physicians over the age of thirty years, who
are, and for the last years have been in the
tua and REGULAR practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include dentists; oil presi-
dents teachers of colleges theological Summaries
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for two years next before the passage of
this Provided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend to those teachers only whose schools are
composed of twenty students or more. All superln-
tendents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage this and such physicians and nurses
therein such superintendent shall certify, oath,
to be indispensable TO the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof.
4. There shall be exempt person or
agrculturast each farm or 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 is no white male adult the farm planta
ton not liable military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption was on the LIST of January 1884,
either the and manager of said planta
tom but in no case 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
may prescribe conditioned that he will deliver the Gov
eminent at Railroad depot, such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary OF War
within ~ months ensuing 100 pounds of bacon
the election OF the Government, its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef (ad beef be delivered
foot for each abeboded sIave0n said farm plantation
hafhar 1clo
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 mprcssment ae
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence. to furnish the
amount thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct cOmmu
taon of the to the extent of twothds thereof in
grain other provisions be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
g. Such person shall further bind himselfto sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain on 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 ac Provided that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled credit of 25 per
cent any 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 account 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
agriculture than in the military service Provided. that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer planter
overseer 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 ofsoders at prices not exceeding those fixed
the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
nnder the ImOrpSSmPQt
s. The president treasurer auditor and superintendent
OF any 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 raoad
that the number OF persons so exempted by this
any railroad shall not exceed person for each
mile of said road in actua for military transporaion
and said exemps shall be reported by and descrp
ton. with the names of any who may have left the en-
ployment of said company who may to be ndis
penSable.
6. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the act approved April 14th 1862 entitled
to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
ederae 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 i'll their respective
pursuits or occupations
Section H. That the President be and be shercby
horzed to grant Details under general rules and rega
tons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between 45 and so years of age or from the army in
the field in all cases where in his Judgment justice, cqu
and 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 of said
contract unless the head secretary of the department
making such shall certify that the personal
vices of such contractor indispensable to the
ton ofsad contract: Provided further, that when any
such contractor shall fail diligently and faithfully TO pro-
coed with the execution of such contract his exemption or
detail shall cease
Sec. H. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable to military service
member composing the shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
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