The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-04-19


passage of this ac 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 newspaper
heno pubshed at the time of this act, and such en-
ploy said editor may certify on oath to be lds
pensable the publication of such newspaper; the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such onrneymen printers as the said pubic
printer shall certify, oath to be indispensable to per-
form the public printing; skilled apothecary IN
each apothecary store who doing business as such
on the 10th day of October 1862 and has continued
said business without intermission since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years. who now
are and for the last years haze been in the ac-
ual and regular practice of their profession, but the
term physician shall not include dentlsts; ell presl-
dents and teachers of colleges theological semnares,
academies and Schools who have been regularly en-
O. ped as s7cb for two wears before the passage of
this Propided, that the benefit OF this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools are
composed of twenty students or more. All superin-
tcndents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage this act and such physicians and nurses
therein as such supcrintendens shall certify OATH
to be indispensable TO the proper ana efclent manage
ment thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agricuuralist each farm plantation upon which
there now and the st day of January last
fifteen able-boded 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 no white male adult the farm planta-
ton not liable military service nor unless the person
claiming the exemption the lst OF January lo64
either the and manager of said panta
empted for farm plantation
2 Such person shall first Execute bond, payable TO the
Confederate America in such form and with such
security and in such penalty, the Secretary OF ar
may prescribe conditioned that he will deliver to the Gov
eminent at Railroad depot, such other place or
places may be designated by the Secretary OF War.
within u months next ensuing 100 pounds of Bacon or,
at the election OF the Government its equivalent IN pork,
and 100 pounds of nett beef sd beef to be delivered
FOOT for each abeboded slave said sm plantation,
within the above said ages whether said slaves used in
the field not, which said bacon pork and beef shall
be paid for by the at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the impreSsment ac
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
of 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 twohrdS thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
aforesaid at equivalent rates.
g. Such person shall further bind himself to sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain on hand,
and which he may raise from to year while his ex-
empton continues to the government to the families
of soldiers prices fixed by the commissioners OF the State
under the impressment Provided, that any person
emped aforesaid shall be entitled to credit OF 25 per
any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage ths act: Provided fur
thr 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 Fob 1854
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
the production of grain and other provisions for
the army and the families of soldiers He also, grant
exemptions details such terms as he may prescribe
to such overseers farmers planters he may be salts
fed will be useful TO the country in the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military service Provided that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer planter
shall fail diligently employ, in good faith
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the produc
ton ogran and provisions be sold to the
and families OF soldiers at prices rot exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners OF the
State under the impressnent act.
5. The president treasurer auditor and superintendent
Of am com trans
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath to
be indispensable to the efficient operation OF said raroad
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
any railroad shall exceed person for each
mile of said road in actual for military ranspoatOn
and said exemps shall be reported by and descp
ton. with the names of any who may have left the EN-
poyment of said company who may cease to be ndiS
pensable.
6. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the act approved April l4th, 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 shall only continue whilst the per-
exempted actually engaged i'll their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section II. That the President be and be is hcreby au
hozcd to grant details under general rules and regula
be issued from the War Department. either Of per-
between As and so years of age, from the army in
the field in all where, i'll his Judgment justice, equi
y and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders odeta whenever h. thinks proper: Provided
that the power herein granted to the President to make
details and exemptions shall not be construed to authorize
the exemption OF 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 shall certify that the personal
vices of such contractor indispensable to the
ton ofsaid contract: Provided further that when any
such shall fail diligently and faithfully, pro-
coed with the execution OF such contract his exemption
detail shall cease.
Sec II. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable military service,
no member composing the shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
adopted in February, 1864