The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-11-22

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 bis ministerial dHties superntendents
and physicians of aSylums for the deaf and dumb and
blind insune; editor Tor each newspaper
being published the time of this act, and such en-
ployees said editor may certify oath TO be lnds-
pensable to 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 who was doing business such
the 9th day of October, 1862, aud has continued
said business without intermission since that period
all physicians the age OF thirty years. who
and for the last years have been, in the
ual and regular practice of their profession, bus the
term physician shall not include dentists; all presi-
dents and teachers of colleges, theological Summaries,
academies and schools, who have been regularly
gagged sch for next before the passage Of
this Irorided, that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more. All superin-
enents public hospitals, established by law before
the passage of this and such and
therein such superintendent shall certify, oath,
to be indispensable TO the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof. -E,
I 4. There shall be exempt one. person as owner or
agriculturalis each farm plantation upon which
there now and the 1st day of January last
fifteen able-bodied field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions:
J. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there is white male adult the farm planta
ton not liable military service, unless the person
exemption
either the owner and manager OF oVeseer OF SAID panta
ton; but in shall than person be
empted for one farm plantation .....
2 Such person shall first execute bond payable to the
Confederate States Of Amcrca in such form and with such
security, and in such penalty the Secretary of War
may prescribe, conditioned that he will delivero the Gov
at Railroad depot, such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within IL months next ensuing 100 pounds of bacon,
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef (sad beef be delivered on
foo for each abeboded slave said farm plantation
within the above said ages whether said slaves used
the field or 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 mpcssmcnt act;
Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that il has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence. to furnish the
amount of meat thus contracted for ndleave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation the Secretary of War shall direct
aton of the to the extent of twothds thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3. Such person shall further bind himselfto sell the
marketable surplus of prov isions and grain hand
and which he may raise from year year while his
emptiOn continues, to the government the families
of soldiers prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under thempresSment act Provided, that any person
empted aforesaid. shall be entitled credit of % per
cent on 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
empion 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 Secrc
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 ether provisions for
the army and the families of soldiers He may, Also grant
exemptions details such terms he may prescribe
to such oversccrs farmers planters he may be salts
fled viii 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
overseer shall fail diligently employ i'll good faith
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the produc
ton ogran and provisions to be sold to the government
and families of soldiers at prices not exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impressmcnt act.
s. The president. treasurer auditor and superintendent
ofany Railroad company engaged i'll transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
be Indispensable to 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 ansportaton
and said exempts shall be reported by and descrp
ton. with the of any who may have left the
poyncn OF said company or who may cease to be ndis
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April lth, 1863, entitled
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
fedrae States and the drivers of post coachrs and hacks
from military service: Provided that all the exemptions
granted under this act shall only continue whilst the per-
exempted are actually engaged in their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section IL That hc President be and be is hereby arl-
thorzed to grant details under general rules and regua
tons to be issued from the War Department either of per-
sons between Is and 80 of age from the army in
the field in all cases where in his Judgment justice equi
and necessity require such Details and he
such orders ofdeta whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted to the President to make
details and exemptions shalnot 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 indispensable to the
ton ofsad contract: Provided further, that when any
such contractor shall fail, 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 military service
member composing The same shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
IAdopted in February, 1864.
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