Year: 1864

proper administration of the Confederate or
State Governments, as the case may be.


3. Every Minister of religion authorized to
preach according to the rules of his church,
and who, at the passage of this act, shall be
regularly employed in the discharge of their
Ministerial duties; superintendsnts and physi-
clans OF asvlums Of the deaf, dumb, blind and
insane; one editor OF each newspaper being
published at the time of the passage Of this
act, and such employees as said editor may
certify on oath to be indispensable to the pub
hcation of such newspaper, the public printer
Of the Confederate and State Governments,
and such Journeyman printers as the said pub
lie printer shall certify on oath shall be neces-
sary to perform the public printing: one skill
ed apothecary in each apothecary's store who
was doing business as such apothecary, on the
10Th day of October, 1862, and has continued
that business, without intermission, since that
period; al physicians over the age of thirty
years, who are now, or have been for the last
seven years IN the practice of their profession;
but. the term physician shall not include dem
fists; all presidents and teachers of colleges,
theological seminar es and schools who have
been regularly engaged as such for two years
next before the passage Of this act; Provided,
That the benefit of this exemption shall ex-
tend only to those teachers whose schools are
composed of twenty students or more. All
superintendents of public hospitals established
by law before the passage Of this act, and
such employees as the said superintendent
shall certify oath to be essential to the man
agemeut thereof.


f. There shall be exempt one person as
owner or agriculturist, ON each farm or plsnta-
ton upon which there are now, and were on
the lst day of January last, fifteen able-bodied


field hands between the ages Of sixteen and
nifty, upon the following conditions: LIST, This
exemption shall only be granted in cases in
which there is no male adult on the farm or
plantation not liable to military duty, nor un-
less the person claiming the exemption was on
the first day ofJanuary, 1864, either the owner
and manager or overseer of said plantation,
but in no case shall more than one person be
exempted for one farm or plantation I'd, Such
person shall execute a bond, payable to the
Confederate States of America, in such penalty
AS TIE Secretary Of War shall prescribe, con-
ditioned that he will deliver to the government
at some railroad depot, or such other place or
places as may be designated by the Secretary
OF War, within twelve months next ensuing,
one hundred pounds of bacon, or at the cleo
tlon of the Government its equivalent in pork,
and one hundred pounds of net beef, (said
beef to be delivered on foot. for each able
bodied slave On said farm or plantation within
the above said ages. whether said slaves are
IN the field or not, which said bacon, or pork
and beef, shall be paiG for by the government
| at the prices fixed by the commissioners of the
State under the impre>sment act. Provided,
That when the person exempted shall produce
satisfactory evidence that it has been imposs-
| bic for him, by the exercise of proper dill
gence, to furnish the amount of meat thus con-
tracted for, and leave adequate supply for
the subsistence OF those living said farm,


the Secretary of war shall direct . commuta-
ton OF the same to the extent of two-thrds
thereof in grain or other provisions to be de-
livered by such persons at equivalent rates.


). Such person shall furthermore bind him
self to sell the marketable surplus of provisions
and grain now on hanu, and which be may
raise from year to year while the exemption
continues, TO the g vernment or to the family
of soldiers at prices fixed by the commission. + )
of the State. under the inpressment act;
Provided, hat any person exempted afore-
said, shall be entitled to a credit Of twenty
fve per cent. on any amount of meat which he
may deliver within three months from the
passage of this act; Provided further, That
persons coming within the provisions of this
exemption, shall not be deprived of the benefits
thereof by reason of having been enrolled since
the frs. day OF February, 1864.


4. In addition to the foregoing exemptions,
the Secretary of War may, under the direction
of the President. exempt or detail such other
persons as he may be satisfied ought to be ex-
empted Oh account of public necessity. aud TO
insure the production of grain and other pro-
visions for the army and for the families of
soldiers. He may also grant exemptions or
details, on such terms he may prescribe, to
such overseers, farmers, or planters, as he
may be satisfied will be more useful to the
country in the pursuits of agriculture than in
the military service; Provided, that such e1-
emptou shall cease whenever the farmer
planter, or overseer shall fail diligently to
employ, in good faith his owR skill, capital


and labor, exclusively in the production OF
| grain and other provisions, to be sold to the
Government and the families of soldiers at
such prices not exceeding those fixed at the


time for the articles by the commissioners OF
the State under the impre.sment act.


5. The presi lent, treasurer, auditor, and
superintendent of any railroad company en-
gagged in transportation for the Government,
aud such officers and employees thereof as
the president and superintendent shall certify
on oath to be indispensable to the efficient OPP


grafton of such railroad Provided, That the
number of persons so exempted by this act on
any railroad shall not exceed one person for
each mile of said road in actual use for mill
tary transportation; and said exempts shall be
reported by name and description, with the
names of any who may have left the employ
ment of said company, or who may cease to
be indispensable.


6. Nothing herein contained shall be con-
struej as repeating the act approved April IA,
1863, sxempting contractors for carrying the
mails of the Confederate States, and the driv-
ers of post coaches and hacks, from military
service; Provided, That all the exemptions
tad mn
while the persons so exempted are actually en-
gagged in their respective pursuits or occupa-
tions.


Section H. That the President be and he
is hereby authorized to grant details, under
rules and regulations to be issued from the
War Department either Of persons between
the ages of As and so years of age. or from the
army in the field, in all cases where, in his
judgment, justice. equity, and necessity re-
quirs such details, and he may revoke such
orders or details whenever he thinks proper;
Provided, That the power herein granted to
the President to make details and exemptions
shall not be construed to authorize the e1emp-
ton or detail of apycontractor for furnishing
supplies of any kind to the government by
reason Of said contract unless the Head or
secretary of the Department making such con-
tract, shall certify that the personal services
of such contractor, Indispensable to the
execution of the contract; Provided further,
That whenever such contractor shall fail dill
lv faif 70 caad With such