Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1864-02-23
srAUNroN VIRGINIA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 49, 1854


who wss doing business as such on the 10th da
} of October, 1862 and has continued said 6ns
ness, without intermission, since that period "a
physicians over the age Of thirty years, VINO no
} are, and for the last seven years nave Deen,
the actual and regular practice Of their profession
but the term physician shall not include dentists
( all presidents and teachers Of colleges, theolog
ical seminaries, academies and schools, WI
i have been regularly engaged as such for tW
years next before the passage of this act FRO
vided, That the benefit of this exemption shal
extend 10 those teachers only whose SCHOOLS ar
composed of twenty students or more. All su
perintendents OF public hospitals, established b.
law before the passage ofthis act, and soch phy
/ sicians and nurses therein as such ,superinten-
dents shall certify on oath, to be indispensable
/ to the proper and efficient management Thereon
~. There shall be exempt one person as ow
ner or agricnlturist on each farm or pianlatioi
/ upon which there are now, and were on the Is
/ day Of January last. fifteen able-bodied hell
I hands between the ages of sixteen and fifty, up
on the following conditions:
/ 81. This exemption shall only be granted il
cases in which there is no white male adult OF
the farm or plantation not liable to mliltary ser
vice nor unless the person claiming the exemp'
ton was on the first day OF January, 1864 either
the owner aid manager or overseer OF said pia2
tation. but in no case shall more than one per-
son be exempted for one farm CT plantation.
SO Such person shall first execute bond
payable to the Confederate States OF America, in
such form. and with such security, and in such
penalty As the Secretary of War may prescribe,
conditioned that lie will deliver to the Govern
nent at some railroad depot, or such other place
or places as may be designated by the Secretary
| of War within twelve months next ensuing, one
hundred pounds of bacon, or at the election oi
| the Governments, its equivalent In pork, and
/ one hundred pounds of met beef (said beef to be
deluered On footl for each able-bodied slave on
said farm or plantation, within the above said
| ages whether said slaves are in the held OF not,
which said bacon or pork and beet shall be paid
for by the Government at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the impress
nent act Provided, that when the person thus
! exempted shall produce satisfactory evidence
that it has been impossible for him, by the ex-
ercse OF proper diligence, to furnish the amount
| of meat thus contracted for, and leave an aGe-
/ ouate supply for the subsistence of those living
en the said farm or plantation, the Secretary
of Warhall.direct Communication OF the same,
to the extent of two-thirds thereof in grain or
other provisions,.to be.deliYered by such persons
| as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
SO Such person shall further bind himself to
sell the marketable surplus Of provisions and
| grain now on hand, and which he may raise from
yea to year while his exemption continues, to
the Government or to the families of soldiers,a at
prices feed by the Commissioners of the State
under the impressment act: Psaoided, that any
| person exempted as aforesaid, shall be entitled
to credit of twenty-five per cent, on any Amt.
| of meat which he may deliver within three
months from the passage of this act Progl :
dea further, that persons coming within the
| provisions of this exemption shall net be de-
| ptived of the benefit thereof by reason Of hav-
| ing been enrolled since the first day of Feb
ruary, 1864.
81 In addition to the foregoing exemptions. the
Secretary of War under the direction of the Pres
| ident may easmptor detail such other persons
as he may be satisfied ought to be exempted
on account of public necessity, and to insure
the production of grain and other provisions
for the army ard families of soldiers. He may
also grant exemptions or details, on such terms
as he may prescribe, to such overseers, far
mers or planters as he may be satisfied will
be more useful to the country in the pursuits
cf agriculture than in the military service
| Provided that such exemption shall cease when
ever the farmer, planter or overseers shall fail
diligently to employ, in good faith, his own
skill, capital and labor exclusively ia the pro-
duction of grain and proyisicns, to be sold to
| the Government aud the families Of soldiers at
prices not eDseeding those igsd at the time
| for like articles by the Commissioners of the
| State under the EmpIessment Act.
"5. The president, treasurer, auditor and
superintendent of any railroad company enga-
ged ia transportation for the Government,
| and such officers and employees thereof as the
/ president or superintendent shall certify on oath
/ to be indispensable to the efficient operation OF
said railroad Provided, that the number of
persons so exempted by this act on any railroad
o1 ~
road in actual use for military transportation
and said egempts shall be reportedby name
| and description, with the names OF any who
may have left the employment of said company,
Or who may cease to be Indispensable.
That nothing herein contained shall be
construed as repealing the act approved April
the 14th, 1868, eutitled an act to exempt con-
tractors for carrying the mails of the Confederate
/ States, and the drivers of post coaches and
| hacks. from military service; Pyo0ided that all
exemptions granted under this act shall only
continue whilst the the persons exempted are
actually engaged in their respective pursuits OF
occupation.
/ "SEorIoN Il. That tao President be, and he
| is hereby, authorized to grant details under
general rules and regulations to be issued from
| the War Department., either of persons between
forty five and fifty years Of age, or from The
army in the field, in all cases where, in his judg
ment, justice, equity and necessity require suct
Details and he may revoke such order Of details
whenever he thinks proper; sfroosded, tha
the power herein granted to the President tt
make details and exemptions shall not be con
strued to authorize the exemption or detail o
any contractor for furnishing supplies of any
kind to the Government, by reason OF said con
tract, unless the head or secretary of the depart
ment making such contract shall cartify that tht
personal services of such contractor are indis
pensable to the execution of said contract =
Preceding further, Whenever any such contrac
tor shall fail, diligently and faithfully, to pro-
ceed with the erecution of such contract, his ee
emption or detail shall cease.
!" SEoTIoN.12 That In appointing local board
OF sergeons for tie examination of persons liza
Bile to military service, no member composing
the same shall be appointed from the count,
Or enrolling district in which they are required
to make such examination.
TIE TAX BILL.