The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-21

g. Every minister of religion authorized to preact
according the rules of his church, and who, at the
of this act shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial dutes superintendent
physicians of asyiums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the insane editor for each newspaper
being published the time of this act, and such
ploy said editor may certify oath to be indis
pensable to the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such printers the said public
printer shall certify oath be indispensable per-
form the public printing; skilled apothecary in
each apohecary who doing business such
on 10th day of October, 1852 and has continued
said business without intermission since that period
all physicians over the age of thirty years. who now
are and for the last years have BEEN in the
tua and regular practice of their profession but the
physician shall include dentists ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological semnares
academies and schools, who have been regularly
gagged such for two years next before the passage
this act: irorded, that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend to those teachers only whose SCHOOLS
composed of twenty students or more All superin-
tendens of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such and
therein such superintendent shall certify oath,
to be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
| ment thereof.
4.~There shall be exempt person as owner or
agrculturalist each farm plantation upon which
now and the lst day of January last
fifteen able-bodied field hands, between the ages of
sixteen and fifty, npou the following conditions:
/. This exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there white male adult the farm plana-
ton not liable to military service unless the person
claiming the exemption the LIST of January 1864,
either the and manager or overseer of said pana
ton; but in shall more than person be ex-
empted for one farm plantation
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
eminent at Railroad depot such other place
places may be designated by the Secretary of War;
within IL months next ensuing 100 pounds of bacon,
at the election OF the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of nett beef (sad beef be delivered
oo for each be-boded slave on said farm or plantation
ala rs lin
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 mpressment ac
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall
duce satisfactory evidence that il has been impossible for
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
OF plantation the Secretary of War shall direct
taton of the same, the of twothrds thereof in
grain other provisions to be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
8. 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
emption continues to the government to the families
OF soldiers at prices by the commissioners of the State
under the mpressment act Provided that any person
enpted aforesaid shall be entitled credit of % per
cent any amount of meat which he may deliver within
three months from the passage OF this act Provided fur
ther that persons coming within the provisions of this
emption shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the LIST of Feb 1864
a. In addition to the foregoing exemptions the Seee-
tary of War; under the direction of the President, may
exempt detail such other persons he may 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 planters as he NAV be salts
lied will be useful to the country in the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military service Provided that
such exemption shall cease whenever the farmer planter
or overseer shall fail diligently to employ, in good faith.
his skill capital and labor exclusively in the produc
ton and provisions to be sold to the
and families soldiers at prices not exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners of the
state under the llnpressment act
s. 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 to
he 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 transportation;
and said exemps shall be reported by and descrp
ton, with the names of any who may have left the
poyment OF said company or who may cease to be nds
pensable.
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed as
repeating the act approved April 18th, 1868, entitled
to exempt contractors for carrying the mails of the Con-
federae States and the drivers post coaches and hacks
from military servcc: 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 au-
thoZed to grant Details under general rules and regua
tons to be issued from the War Department. either of per-
between 45and SO years of age, from the army in
the field in all where, in his Judgment justice, equi
and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders odeta whenever he thinks proper Provided
hat the power heren granted TO the PRESIDENT 10 make
details and exemptions shall not be construed to authorize
the exemption or detail of any for furnishing
supplies Of any kind to the government by Of said
contract unless the head secretary of the department
making such contract shall certtha the personal
vices Of such contractor indispensable to the
ton ofsad contract: Provided further 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 ~. That in appointing local boards of Surgeons
for the examination of liable to military service,
no member composing the same shall be appointed from
the county enrolling district in which they required
to make such examination.
adopted in February, 1854