The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-01-10


according the rules of his church, and who, at the
pa of this act shall be regularly employed in The
dischar rye of his ministerial duties; saperinendents
physicians of asylums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the insane editor for each newspaper
being published the time OF this act, anu such
poy said editor may certify oath be indis-
pensable the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
and such jonrueymen printers the said public
printer shall certify, oath to be indispensable per-
form the public printing; one skilled apothecary IN
apothecary store who doing business such
on 10th day of October, 1852, and has CONTINUED
said business, wi hout intermssion since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years. who
are and for the last years have been in the
tu and regular practice of their profession but the
term hysiciun shall include dentists: all presi
dents and teachers of colleges theological Summaries
academies and schools who have been regularly
ged such for years before the passage of
this Iropidsd that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend to those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students All superin-
tendents of public hospitals, established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and
therein such superintendens shall certify oath
be indispensable TO the proper and efficient manage
ment thereof.
A. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agricuuralst each farm plantation upon which
there now, and the ls day of january last
fifteen able-bodied 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 on the farm panta
ton net liable to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption the ls of January, 1854
tom but in shall more than person be ex-
empted for one farm or plantation
2 Such person shall first execute bond payable 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 deliver the Gov
ernmen at some Railroad depot, such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary of War.
within II months next ensuing. 100 pounds of Bacon or,
at the election of the Government its equivalent in pork,
and 100 pounds of nett beef sad beef to be delivered
foot for each abeboded slave said farm 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 impcssment act;
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce tsfactoy evidence that il has been impossible for
him. by the exercise of proper diligence. furnish the
amount of meat thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living said farm
plantation, the Secretary War shall direct comli-
taton of the to the extent of twothrds thereof in
grain or other to be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
3. Such person shall further bind himselfto sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain hand,
and which he may raise from year to year while his
emptlon continues, to the government or to the families
Of soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the impressment Provided that any person
empted as aforesaid shall be entitled to credit of %
cent or any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage this act Provided fur
thcr that persons coming within the provisions Of this
emptlon shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
reason OF having been enrolled since the st of Feb 1864
L. In addition to the foregoing exemptions. the Secre
tay 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
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,
to such ov@rseers farmers planters he may be salts
fled will be more useful to the country in the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military service: Provided. that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer planter
overseer shall fail diligently to employ in good faith
his skill capital and labor xclusively in the produc
ton oran and provisions to be sold to the
and families OF soldiers at prices not exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impressment act
D. The president treasurer, auditor and superintendent
OF any Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government, and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
he Indispensable the efficient operation Of said railroad
Provided that the number of persons so exempted by this
act any railroad shall not exceed person for each
mile Of said road in actual for military transportation;
and said exempts shall be reported by and descrp-
ton. with the of any who may have ettothe
poymen OF said company Or who may cease to be inds-
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the act approved April 18th, 1863, entitled an
act to exempt contractors fer carrying the mails of the Con-
Tolerate States and the drivers 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 H. That the President be and be is hereby
thorized grant Details under general rules and regla
tiUns to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between As and so years of age, or from the in
the field in all where in his Judgment justice, eai
ty and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders ofdta whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted to the President make
details and exemptions shall be construed authorize
the exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies of any kind the government by Of said
contract unless the head secretary of the department
making such contract shall certify that the personal
vices OF such contractor indispensable the
ton ofsaid Provided -uIther that when any
such contractor shall fall diligently and faithfully, to pro-
coed with the execution of such contract his exemption
detail shall cease.
Sec u 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, S64