The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-07

g. Every minister of religion authorized TO preach
according the rules of his church. and who, at the
passage II this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; superin1endents
and physicians of asylams for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the nsane editor for each newspaper
being published at the time of this act, and such en-
plo, said editor may certify oath be inds
pensable to the publication of such newspaper the
hubble printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such journevmen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable to
form the public printing! skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store who doing business such
on the 9th day of October 1852, and has continued
said business, without ntermisson, since that period
all physicians the age of thirty years, who now
are and for the last years have been in the
ual and regular practice of their profession, but the
term physician shall include DENTISTS ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges, theological semnares
academies and Schools who have been regularly en-
gagged sIch for years before the passage of
this Prorided, that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students or more. All superin-
tendents public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and
therein such supernteudents shall certify, oath,
be indispensable to the proper cnd efficient manage
mert thereof.
+. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agriculturaist on each furm plantation upon which
now and the lst day of January last
fifteen able field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions:
!. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there is white male adult the farm plana-
ton not liable to military service nor unless the person
claiming the exemption the Ist of January 1854,
either the and manager OF said pana-
ton; but in case shall more than one person be
empted for one farm plantation
2. Such person shall first execute bond payable to the
Confederate States GAmerca in such form and with such
security, and in such penalty the Secretary of War
may prescribe, conditioned that he will delverto the Gov
Railroad depot, such other place
places as may be designated by the Secretary of War
within ~ months ensuing 100 pounds of bacon or,
the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef (sad beef to be delivered
foo 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 government at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners of the State under the mpressment act
Provided that hen the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that 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
taon of the same, to the extent OF Wohirds thereof in
grain other provisions, to be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates
). Such person shall further bind hmselfto sell the
marketable surp of prov isons and grain hand
and which he may raise from year year while his
empton continues, to the government the families
OF soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the impressment act: Provided that any person
empted aforesaid, shall be entitled to credit of % per
cent on any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage efhs act: Provided fur
cnp:on shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
reason OF having been enrolled since the LIST of Feb 1864
In addition to the foregoing exemptions the sccre
tary Of War, under the direction of the President,
Sucn persons as he may De SatCu
ought to be exempted 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 terms he may prescribe
to such ov@rscers farmers planters he ay 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
overseer shall fail diligently to employ, in good faith
his skill. capital and labor exclusively in the produc
ton grain and provisions to be sold to the government
and families OF soldiers atpees not exceeding those fixed
at the n for like articles by the commissioners of the
State under the impressment act.
D. The president treasurer, auditor and superintendent
any Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
pc Indispensable the efficient operation of said railroad
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
act any railroad shall not exceed person for each
mile of said road in actual for military transporton
and said eNempts shall be reported by and descrp
ton. with the of any who may have left the
poyment OF said company, who may cease to be nds
ponSable.
&. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the act approved April l4th 1863 entitled
exempt contractors carrying the mails of the Con-
deIac States and the drivers post coaches and hacks
from military service Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under this shall only continue whilst the per
Is0ns exempted actually engaged in their respective
pursuits OF occupations.
Section II. That the President be and be is hereby
thoriz*d to grant Details under general rules and regula
between As and so years of age from the army in
the field in all where, in his Judgment, justice equ
~ and necessity require such details, and he may revoke
that the power herein granted to the President to make
details and exemptions shall not be construed to authorize
the exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies Of kind to the by of said
contract unless the head secretary of the department.
making such shall certify that the personal
vices of such Indispensable to the
ton of said Provided further, that when any
such shall fail, diligently and faithfully pro-
coed with the execution OF such contract his exemption
detail shall cease.
See. II. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
tor 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, l864