The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-07-05

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tisckefye of his ministerial duties; superintendens
and physicians of for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the nSane one editor for each newspaper
being published at the time of this act and such en-
ploy ees as said editor may certify on oath to be ndis
pensable to the publication OF such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such jonneymen printers as the saId pubic
printer shall certify oath be indispensable TO per-
form the public printing! one skilled apohecary IN
each apothecary store, who doing business such
the 10th day of October, 1892 and has continued
said business without ntermisson, since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years, who now
and for the last seven years have been in the ac
tual and regular practice of their profession, but the
term physician shall not include densts ell preS-
dents teachers of colleges theological semnaries
academies and schools who have been regularly en-
gagged such for next 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 passage of this and such physicians and nurses
therein as such shall certify, oath,
to be ndispensibeto the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof.
4. There shall be exempt person as owner or
agricuturalst each farm or plantation upon which
there now and the LIST day of January last
fifteen able 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 white male adult on the farm or planta-
ton not liable military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption was the LIST OF january 1864,
either the and manager overseer Of said planta
on but in shall more than one person be ex-
| empted for one farm plantation
= Such person shall inst execute bond pay able 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 delverto the Gov
eminent Railroad depot, such other place
places as 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 sad beef be delivered
fOot) for each abeboded slave said farm plantation
within the above said ages whether said slaves used in
the field or not which said bacon pork and beef shall
h,, for fhA OnV Xp6
Commissioners of the State under the impressment act
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce sactoy evidence that il has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence to furnish the
fmeat thus contracted for, and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary OF War shall direct eommu
taon of the to the extent of twOthrds thereof in
grain other provisions, to be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
B. Such person shall further bind himself to sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain on hand
and which he may raise rom.year to year while his
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the mpressment ac Provided that any person
emped aforesaid shall be entitled credit of % 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
empon shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the LIST of Feb 1854
d. In addition the foregoing exemptions, the Secre-
of War; under the direction of the President,
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 prescribe,
to such overseers farmers or planters as he may be salts
fled will be useful TO the country i'll 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 poduc-
ton ogan and provisions to be sold to the government
aud families ofsoders 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
ofnny Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
ashe president superintendent shall certify on oath to
he Indispensable to the efficient operation of said ralroad
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
act any railroad shall not exceed person for each
mile of said road in actual for military tTansportaon
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 be inds
pensable-
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April 4th, 1863, entitled an
act 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 act shall only continue whilst the per-
exempted actually engaged i'll their respective
pursuits or occupations
Section H. That the President be and be is hereby au-
horized to grant details under general rules and gula
tons to be issued from the War Department. either of Der
between As and years of age or from the army in
the field in all where in his Judgment, Justice, equi-
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 or detail OF any contractor Tor 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
yes Of such contractor Indispensable to the execu
ton osad contract: Provided further, that when any
such shall fail, diligently and faithfully, 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.