Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1864-02-11

j the 10th of April, 1862, and who is now
and has been doing business since that time
all physicians over the age of thirty-fv We
& years, who now are, and for the last seven
years have been in the actual and regular
fpractice Of their profession teachers whose
schools are composed OF not less than twen
ty students, and who are now engaged, and
have been continuously engaged in teach
ing for two years next preceding the pas
Isage of this act: ~Provsde1, That where the
occupations enumerated in this clause have
Ebeen suspended by the invasion of the en-
lemy and have been resumed at the place
of residence, or at any other place, the per-
sons herein mentioned shall still be emit
tiled to exemption, if in other respects,
Injecting the requirements Of tilis and 9TH
er exemption acts. fas.a. .-.~,.-.~
~. For the police ard management of
1,sIaves, there shall be exempted one per-
son ON each farm or plantation the sole
tProperty of minor, or person IF unsound
ammo, a tena',ae sole, or a person absent from
nome IN the military or naval service Of
the Confederacy, on which there are TWEEN
ty'or more effective hands: Provided,
Ihe person SO exempted was employed,
and acting as an overseer, previous to the
10th OF April, 1862, and there is no white
IL.
is not liable 20 military duty, which facts
shall be verified by the efidavits of said
person. and two respectable citizens, and
skall be fled with the enrolling officer
-Ana provide0. The owner of such farm or
plantation, his agent, or legal representa~
tive shall make affidavit and deliver the
same to the enrolling officer, that after dill
igent effort, no overseer can be procured
tor such farm or plantation not liable to
military duty: Pfovided further, That
this clause shall not extend to any farm or
plantation on which the negroes have been
placed, by division, from any other farm
or plantation since the 18th. day of Octo-
Der, 80 Prooided farther, That for eve~
ry person exempted as aforesaid. and dur
ing the period of such exezlption,s there
shall. be paid, annually, into the. public
treasury, by the owners of such slaves, the
sum OF five hundred dollars Piuuided
further, That nothing herein contained
shall be so construed as to. prevent the
President fron1sdetailing the owner of
plantation to oversee the same, upon the
terms, and in the cases, where such owner
would have the right to claim the exernp-
tlon OF an oyerseer to manage such plant>
alton. ,seen's9 sa4se<aS p. s:>,osA .s"si "a
Y. Provided, That nothing herein con-
tanned shall be construed to repeal the act |
April 18th 1863, entitled |sAn
act to exempt contractors for carrying the |
mails Of the Confederate States, and the
drivers OF post-coaches and hacks, from
the military service - Provided further,
That the exemptions herein granted shall |!
only continue whist the persons exempted
hereby ars actually engaged in their re-
spective pursuits or occupations.
Sec. 5. That the President be, and he
is hereby, authorized to grant details, uun-
der general rules and regulations to be is
sued from the War Department, either
from persons between forty five and fifty
tve years OF age, or from the army in the
ileld, in all cases ess where, in his Judgment
Justice, equity and necessity, require that
he should make such details, and lie NAV
revoke such order or details whenever he
may think proper: aPa,ovaded That the
power herein granted to The President to
make details and exemptions, under cer-
ain circumstances, shall not. be construed
q authorize the exemption or detail Of any
contractor for furnishing supplies to. the
government, by. reason, of said contract.
1niess the bead or secretary of the depart
nent shall certify that the personal servi-
;es OF said contractor are indispensibIe to
be execution of the contract, aud that, the 1
anne is being carried out in good faith !,
md then never more than one person for I
zach contract, or. Of the officers, clerks. s
lgentS, or employees of express con1nan1es / t