The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-04-04

Poy ees hs said editor may certify oath 10 he ina
pensabe to the publication of such newspaper. ,I
public printer of the Confederate and State Goyo0
ments, and such jonfneymen printers as the said n
printer shall certify oath TO be indispensable 10
form the pubic printing; skilled apothecarv -
each apothecary store, who was doing business IS "a
on the 10th day of October, 1862 and has cont;s
said business without Dtermisson since thai ne,iS
all physicians over the age Of thirty wears wbo -
are, and for the last years have been in III"
tual and regular practice of their profession In, az
term physician shall not include dentists; sII prs
dents and teachers OF colleges theological Seminars
academies and schools, who have been regularly ~.
gagged such for two years before the PASSAGE ~
this act: Propided that the benefit of this exembon
shall extend to those teachers only whose scboos ~
composed of twenty students more. All suneri
tendents of public hospitals, established by law 6.f
the passage of this act and such physicians and purs
therein such superintendent shall certify on on,
to be Indispensable to the proper and efficient
ment thereof
q. There shall be exempt one person as owuo, q.
agricuturast on each farm plantation upop .vbcL
there nov, and the LIST day of January ia
fifteen bodied field hands, between the ngcs 80
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions:
!. This exemption shall only be granted in case, IN
which there rs white male adult on the farm or u.n,
ton not liable TO military service, unless the nrrx
claiming the exemption the LIST OF January IsGi
either tue owner and manager or of said psnta
tion but in shall than one person he cS
empted for one farm or plantation
z. Such person shall first execute bond payable 10 H.
Confederate States Of America in such and with sHcb
security, and in such penalty, the Secretary of War
prescribe. conditioned that he will deliver 10 the en-
eminent at some Railroad depot, such other place or
places may be designated by the Secretary ~ W.
within IL months next ensuing. 100 pounds of bacon o
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in noL
and 100 pounds of nett beef said beef to be delivered on
within the above said ages whether said slaves are nI ~
the field not, which said bacon or pork and beef n
be paid for by the government at the prices fixed Inv d.
Commissioners of the State under the impressment act
Provided that when the person thus EXEMPTED shall nr
ducc satisfactory evidence that has been Impossible for
him, by the exercise of proper diligence TO furnish tb
leavp nd.
supply for the subsistence those ying on the said @
or plantation the Secretary of War shall direct com%
taOn of the same, to the extent of twohrds thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
| as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
g. Such person shall further bind himself 10 soil the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain on hand
and which he may raise from year year whila his rx
emptOn continues, to the government to the families
OF soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners Of the State
under the impressment act Provided that person eI
empted aforesaid, shall be entitled to credit Of 25p
any amount of which he may deliver within
three months from the passage OF this act: Provided fur
Their, that persons coming within the provisions this ex-
empton shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
reason of having been enrolled since the LIST Of Feb lsG
A. In addition to the foregoing exemptions the Sec
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
to insure the production of grain and other provisions for
the army and the families Of soldiers lie may also grant
exemptions details such terms he may prescribe
to such overseers farmers planters he may be salts
fled will be useful to tue country in the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military service Provided that
such exemption shall whenever the farmer planter
shall fail diligently to employ in good faith.
his own skill capital and labor exclusively in the poduc
ton grain and provisions to be sold to the government
aud families osoders at prices exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners OF tho
State under the impTessment act
5. 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 to the efficient operation Of said railroad
Provided that the number of persons exempted by this
railroad shall not exceed person for each
mile of said road in actual for military transportation;
and said exemps shall be reported by name and descrp-
tiOn with the names of any who havret the
ployment OF said company or who may cease to be nd
pensabe.
6. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the act approved April l4tb 1862 entitled
act to exempt contractors for carrying the mails the Con-
federate States and the drivers Of post coaches and hacks
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
thOZcd to grant Details under general rules and rrgla-
tions be issued from the War Department. either Of
between As and so years of age from the army in
the field, in all cases where in his Judgment, Justice equ
ty and necessity require such details and he revoke
such orders of detail whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted TO the Psdrntto make
details and exemptions shall not be construed to authorize
the exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing
supplies of any kind to the government by OF said
contract unless the head secretary of the department
making such contract shall certify that tho personal
vices of such Contractor Indispensable TO the
ton Of said contract Provided further, that when any
such contractor shall fail, diligently and faithfully pro;
ceed with the execution of such contract his exemption
detail shall cease.
Sec IL. That in appointing local boards Of Surgeons
for the examination of persons liable to 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.