The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-01-24

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passage of this act shall be regularly employed in the
dis charee of his ministerial duties superintendent
physicians of aylnms for the deaf and dumb and
blind nd insane; editor for each spaper
beir published the time of this ct and such es
pley ees as said editor may certify oath ins-
pensable to the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments, and such ionrneymen printers as the said public
printer shall certify oath to be indispensable to per-
form the public printing skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store vino was doing business such
on The 10th day of October 1862 and has continued
said business without ntermisson since that period
all hysicians the age of thirty years. who nov
are and for the last years have been the
ual and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include DENTISTS ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological semnaries
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for two years before the passage
this Propided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend those teachers only whose schools are
composed of twenty students more. All superin-
terdents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and
therein such superintendent shall certify on OATH
to be indispensable to the proper and efficient
ment thereof.
4. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agriculturalist each farm plantation upon which
there now and the lst day of January last
fifteen abe-bodied field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, upon the following conditions:
l. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there white male adult the farm or planta-
ton notabe to military service, unless the person
claiming the exemption the ls of January 1864
either the and manager of said panta
ton; but in shall than one person be ex-
empted for farm plantation
9 Such person shall first bond payable to the
Confederate States Of America in such and with such
security and in such penalty as the Secretary of War
may prescribe conditioned THAT he will deliver to the Gov
eminent Railroad depot, OF such other place or
places may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within months next ensuing 100 pounds OF Bacon Of
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef (ad beef be delivered on
oo for each able-bodied slave said farm plantation
within the above said ages whether said slaves used
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 impressment act
Provided, that when the person thus exempted shall pro
ducc satisfactory evidence that it has been impossible
him. by the exercise of proper diligence. to furnish the
amount of meat thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said farm
plantation the Secretary of War shall direct commu-
taton of the to the extent of twohirds thereof in
grain other provisions be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
g. Such person shall further bind mselfto sell the
surplus of provisions and grain now on hand
and which he may raise from year to year while his
emptlon continues, to the government the families
soldiers at prices fixed by the commissioners of the State
under the mpreSsment act: Provided that any person ex
emped as aforesaid, shall be entitled to a credit of 25 per
cent on any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage of this act Provided fur
heT that persons coming within the provisions of this
empon shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
reason of having been enrolled since the of 1864
d 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 army and the families of soldiers He may also grant
exemptions details such he may prescribe
20 such oE@rseers farmers or na2ers may be salts
led VIII be fo country in the pursuits of b
in the military service: Provided that
exemption shall whenever the farmer planter g.
shall fail diligently to employ, in good faith
skill. capital and labor exclusively in the produc
fgran and provisions to be sold to the government
families ofsolders at prices not exceeding those fixed
he time for like articles by the commissioners of the tt
tie under the impressment act. ci
The president auditor and Superintendent
my Railroad company engaged in transportation for b
government and such officers and employees thereof :,
the president superintendent shall certify oath to
to the etci Mt operation of said raroad
,vded that the number of persons exempted by this
any railroad shall not exceed person for each re
of said road in actual for military transportaon
said eXempts shall be reported by and descfip
n. with the names of any who may have left the en-
yment OF said company or who may cease to be nds
lsable. 81
That nothing herein contained shall be construed as =
ealing the act approved April 14th 1863, entitled an ~
exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con- ~
States and the drivers of post coaches and hacks,
military servict: Provided that all the exemptions
ntd under this act shall only continue whilst the per-
IS exempted are actually engaged in their respective 90
rsuts or occupations .
Section IL That the President be and be hereby au-
rZed grant Details under general rules and regula
to be issued from the War Department either of per-
between as and so years of age, from the army in
field in all cases where in his Judgment Justice equi- p
and necessity require such details, and he may revoke
h orders :ta whenever he thinks proper Provided
the power herein granted to the President to make re
Shall DS TO authorize
exemption detail of any contractor for furnishing 81
pies of any kind to the government by of said ia
ract unless the head secretary of the department
king such shall certify that the personal ser fe
of such contractor indispensable to the OF
said contract: Provided further, that when any
h shall fall diligently and faithfully pro-
d with the execution of such contract, his exemption
all shall cease. =,
Sec r. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons p
the examination of persons liable to military service, -
member composing the shall be appointed from g.
county enrolling district in which they required
make such examination. I'd
Adopted i'll February, 1864.
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