The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1865-02-14

according to the rules of his church. and who at the
passage of this act, shall be regularly employed in the
discharge of his ministerial duties; superintendents
ana physicians of asyums for the deaf and dumb and
blind and of the insane; editor for each newspaper
being published at the time of this act and such
ploy said editor may certify oath to be ndis
pensabe the publication of such newspaper the
public printer of the Confederate and State Govern
ments and such onrnevmen printers the said public
printer shall certify oath to be per-
form the public printing skilled apothecary in
each apothecary store, who doing business such
on the 9th day of October 1862, and has continued
said business without ntermisson, since that period
all physicians over the age of thirty years. who
are and for the last years have been in the
and regular practice of their profession but the
term physician shall include dentists; ell presi-
dents and teachers of colleges theological Summaries
academies and schools, who have been regularly en-
gagged such for two years next before the passage of
this prorided that the benefit of this exemption
shall extend to those teachers only whose schools
composed of twenty students All supern-
tendents of public hospitals established by law before
the passage of this act and such physicians and
therein such superintendent shall certify, OATH
be indispensable to the proper and efficient manage
mert thereof
A. There shall be exempt one person as owner or
agrculturast each farm plantation upon which
there now and the LIST day of January last
fifteen able-bodied 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 adj it the farm panta
ton not liable to military servic, unless the person
claiming the exemption was the January 1864
either the and manager of said panta-
ton; but in shall more than person be
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
prescribe, conditioned that he will deliver to the Gov
eminent 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
the election the Government its equivalent in pork
and 100 pounds of beef (sad beef be delivered
foo for each abeboded slave said farm plantation,
within the above said ages whether said slaves used in
ta1l hiohc gold shall
be paid for by the government at the prices fixed by the
Commissioners Of the State under the mpressment act;
Provided that when the person thus exempted shall pro
duce satisfactory evidence that il has been impossible for
him, by the exercise of proper diligence. to furnish the
of meat thus contracted for and leave adequate
supply for the subsistence of those living the said
plantation the Secretary of War shall direct
aton of the same to the extent Of twothds thereof in
grain other provisions, to be delivered by such person
as aforesaid at equivalent rates.
B. Such person shall further bind himsefto sell the
marketable surplus of provisions and grain hand
emption continues, to the government to the families
of soldiers at prices fixed by the of the State
under the impressment Provided that any person
empted 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
enption shall not be deprived of the benefit thereof by
of having been enrolled since the lst Of Feb 1864
a. In addition to the foregoing exemptions, the Sccre
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 He Also grant
exemptions details such terms he may prescribe
TO such oversees farmers planters he may be salts
fled will be useful the country in the pursuits of
agriculture than in the military service: Provided that
such exemption shall cease whenever the farmer planter
shall fail diligently to employ, in good faith.
his own skill capital and labor exclusively in the poduc
non OF gram and provisions to be sodto the government
aud families soldiers at prices not exceeding those fixed
at the time for like articles by the commissioners Of the
State under the imprtSsmen act.
s. The president treasurer auditor and superintendent
amy Railroad company engaged in transportation for
the government and such officers and employees thereof
the president superintendent shall certify oath
be inds penSble 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 cxempts shall be reported by and descrp
ton. with the Of any who may have left the
poymen OF said company or who may cease to be nds
p8nSable
g. That nothing herein contained shall be construed
repeating the act approved April 18th, 1868, entitled an
exempt for carrying the mails of the Con-
derate States and the drivers of post coaches and hacks
from military service, Provided, that all the exemptions
granted under this shall only continue whilst the per-
sons exempted are actually engaged i'll 'thch respective
pursuits or occupations.
Section IL. That the President be and be is hereby
thOrZed grant Details under general rules and regua
tons to be issued from the War Depament. either of per-
between As and so years of age from the army in
the field in all where, in his Judgment Justice, equi-
ty and necessity require such Details and he may revoke
such orders ofdca whenever he thinks proper Provided
that the power herein granted to the President to make
details and exemptions shall be construed to authorize
the exemption detail of contractor for furnishing
supplies of any kind to the government by of said
contract unless the head secretary of the department
making such shall certify that the personal
vices of such contractor indispensable to the
ton ofsaid contracts: Provided further that when any
such contractor shall fall diligently and faithfully, to pro-
coed with the execution of such contract his exemption or
detail shall cease.
Sec II. 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, 1864
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