The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1864-03-01

8. Every minister of religion authorized to preach
according to the rules of his church. and who, at the
massage of this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial dutesi superintendent
and physicians of asyums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and OF the insane editor for each newspaper
being published the time of this act, and such
poy said editor may certify on oath to be inds
pensable to the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
land such onrneymen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable to per-
form the public printing; skilled apothecary in
each apothecay store who doing business as such
the 10Th day of October 1862, and has continued
said business, without intermssion since that period
all physicians over the age of thirty years. who now
are and for the last have been in the ac-
tua and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include dentists: ELL presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological seminarles
academies and schools who have been regularly en-
sach for years before the passage OF
this act Irotded that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend to those teachers only whose schools are
composed of twenty students All supern-
tendents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of act and such physicians and nurses
therein such superintendent shall certify, on oath
be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
meHt thereof
T. There shall be exempt one person a owner or
agrculturast each farm or plantation upon which
there now, and the lst day of January last
fifteen able-bodied field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions:
]. This exemption shall only be. granted in cases in
which there white male adult the farm planta
ton liable military service, unless the person
claiming exemption was the LIST of January, 1864
either the and manager of said planta
ton; but in shall more than one person be ex-
empted for one farm or plantation
2. Such person shall first execute bond payable to the
Confederate States ofAmerca in such form and with such
security, and in such penalty, the Secretary of War
may prescribe conditioned that he willdelver the Gov
Railroad depot, such other place OF
places may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within IL months next ensuing lou pounds OF bacon, or
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of beef sad beef be delivered
oo for each abeboded slave on said farm or plantation
ahnvac
the field not which said bacon or pork and beef shall
be paid for by the at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the mpressment ac
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall
duce satisfactory evidence that has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence to furnish the
of meat thus contracted for ndeave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation, the Secretary of War shall direct commu
taton of the same, the of two-thds thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
B. Such person shall further bind himself to sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain hand,
and which he may raise from year to year while his ex-
emption continues, to the government to the families
of soldiers prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the impressment act Provided that any person
empted aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of Is per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this act Provided fur
tber that persons coming the provisions of this
emption shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the st OF Feb 1854
a. In addition to the foregoing exemptions, the Score
tay of War; under the direction of the President, may
exempt detail such other he be satisfied
ought 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 he may prescribe,
such overseers farmers planters he be salts
fed will be useful to the country in the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military ssrvce Provided. that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer planter
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 osolders at prices not exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impressment act 49,.
B. The president treasurer auditor and superintendent
ofany Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government, and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath to
be Indispensable to the efficient operation of said airoad
Provided that the number OF persons exempted by this
act any railroad shall not exceed person Tor each
mile of said road in actual for military transportaon
and said exempts shall be reported by name and descp
tion with the of any who may have left the en-
poymen OF said company who may cease to be inds-
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construedas
repeating the act approved April 18th, 1868, entitled an
to exempt contractors tor carrying the mails OF the Con-
derae 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 in their respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section II. That the President be and be is hereby au
thorized grant Details under general rules and regula
tons issued from the War Department. either of per-
between As and SO years of age, or4om the army in
the field in all where in his Judgment justice, equ
ty and necessity require such Details and he revoke
such orders detail whenever he thinks proper Provided
power neTeln TO Lo
details and exemptions shall not be construed to authorize
the exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies of kind to the government by of said
contract unless the head or secretary of the department
making such contract shall certify that the personal
vices Of such contractor indispensable to the
ton fsad contract: Provided further, that when any
such shall fall diligently and faithfully, pro-
coed with the execution of such contract, his exemption
detail shall cease. t@a-
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.
adopted in February, 1854.
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