Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-12-12
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.

- THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT. ;,
The following is copy of the Exemption Ac'' d. nnA
passed by beth Houses Of Congress-: ,..- o-;.o
ABlH to exempt certain a AZ. 70 exempt certain
ersons from enrollmen for service ia army OF Inc
sederate States" approved the 2lst of April 1867
Hr.Lns oyrIcERs OF GOVERNMENT, CLERKS Big.
IT. Tno,ru, of the Confederate States # Arnerlcd 40
snect That all persons who shall DE held unnt ,or
service the field by reason OF bodily OF al tS Zee
tsrr of war the vicPresdent of the Confederate
56 eers judicial and executive of the Confederate ana
Ss prssdent and confirmed BY the Senate and such clerks
in their offices allowed by the POSTMASTER
and now, employed, and Jsludng all other
as The several States NAV have declared may hereafter
declare BY law be liable to militia duty ihe uleoers
of both Houses of the Congress Of the era bsr e.
and of the Legislatures of the several States ana
spectiye officers; all clerks now IN the oilceS vi |
federate and State governments, authorized oy "'
ceiving salaries or fees.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised oy any So SUI
the passage of the act entitled An act urner 20
for the public defence" approved April l6to, 1862 whe
such troops shall be in active service under state
ty provided that this exemption shall no. apply TO- any
person who liable TO be called INTO sr'ice Oy
of said act of April 18th, 1862.
All plots and persons engaged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent conductors treas
urers chief clerks engineers managers station agents.
section masters expert track hands 70 eacn secu Vi
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service ana en-
porters and Senges; the president, general
t-ndent and operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators OF said companies not 70
coed four in number any locality that at the seat OF
government of the Confederate States the su
perntendents captains engineers chief clerk ana necnsn
les in the actual service and employment OF all
in river and canal navigation and all captains OF boats ana
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS, PRlNrERs AND PREACHERS;
One editor of each newspaper now being puoiished ana
such employees the editor proprietor may ceTly
upon oath to be indispensable for conducting the pu3ca
tom the public printer and those empoyss 70
mcns every minister Of religion authorized 10 preach &C.
cordng the rules of his sect and in the regular discharge
RELIGIOUS NON coxBArASrs.
All persons who have been and members OF the
Society "f Friends and the Association oil unkerS aza
renes. and MennonSs in regular membership IN ther re-
spectve denominations provided members OF Inc society
of Friends, Nazarenes, Mennonists and DunSers shall
furnish substitutes pay tax OF S5VO each into Inc Pso
lie Treasury.
PHYSICIANS.
All physicians who and for the last i've years
have been in actual practice of their profession
sHoEMAKBRS, TANNERS, ETC
All shoeurakers tahuers backsmIths, wagon makers,
milers and their engineers, nlwrghts skilled ana nc
tuay employed their regular vocation in the said trades
babuay engaged in working 70: the public and whilst so
actually employees provided said persons shall make oath
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
the their regular vocation in one a" the above
trades which affidavit shall only be primo de's evidence
of the facts therein stated.
rRoyIso AGAINST ExroRrIoy.
PrOeiIed further That the exemptions herein granted
persons BY of their peculiar mechanical other
OCCUPATION or employment connected with the public
service shall be subject the cUnduu that the products
Of the labor of such exemp of the companies and es
Establishments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the prupeors ut prices not exceeding
seventyfve per centum upon the cost of production OF
within u maximum to be liked by the Secretary Of War
under such regulations he preScrIbc and 1t is
further provided that if the proprieors OF any suc manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence 10
be submitted and judged Of BY the Secretary OF War To
have violated in any evaded, the true intent
exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended 10 the supernten
dents operatives in said establishments but they and
each and Of them shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this and ordered into the Con-
federate army and shall in event be again exempted
therefrOm BY OF said manufacturing eStaoShnenS
or employments therein.
HOSPITALS AsYLUNs
All superintendent of public hospitals, Iulac asylum&
and the regular PHYSICIANS and attendants therein
and the techers emp owed in the institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind In each apoIhecary establish
ed and doing business apOthecary in good standing,
who is practical apothec4ry.
WOOL COTTON, AND PAPER pANUFAcrSIERs.
Superntendents and operatives in wool aud cotton lac
tories, paper mills and superintendent and managers OF
wool carding machines who be exempted " the Sec
rr,Ir of War pruylde The profits of such embellishments
shall exceed seventy five per centum upon the cost of
production, be determined upOn oath Of the parties,
subject the penalties for violation Of the provisions
herein contained hereinhenre provided in Of
other manufacturing and mechanical enployments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
Apresdsnt and teachers ofcolleges academies schools
gagged such for preceding the passage of this
aci.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED on "GovERNNkST WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
of the government for the manufacture Of arms ord
ordnance stores and other munitions Of who
may be certified by the officer in charge thereof
say for such establishment; also all artisans mechanics
and employees in the establishments of such persons
be engaged under contracts with the Govern
men furnishing arms ordnance, ordnance stores and
other munitions of saddles harness, and army sup
a1 ENf
ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose
shall approve the number of the operatives required
such establishment; all persons employed in the
facure of ordnance of any kind by the several
States; by contractors furnish the to the
era State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof certify TO be necessary to the
all persons engaged in the construction Of ships gunboatS
engines sails other articles necessary to the public de-
under the direction Of the Secretary of the Navy; all
superintendenS, managers, mechanics, and miners EN-
pOycd in the production and manufacture of salt to the
extent of twenty bushels day. aud Of lead and ron and
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pig and
bar ron not to embrace aborers messengers wagOners
and servants unless employed at works conducted under
the authority and BY the officers agents of State
works employed in the production OF iron for the Confeds
rate States.
STOCK RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every 500 head of cattle for every
$50 head of horses mules and shepherd for every
500 head Of sheep of such persons engaged excu
sively in raising stock. provided there is white male
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
son in raising said stock.
oyERsEERs PLANTATIONS
To the proper police of the country, person
either agent owner, each plantation
which white person is required to be kept by the laws
ordinances of any State and which there is white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
having no such law one person. as agent owner or over
each plantation of twenty negroes, and which
there white male adult not liable to military servces
and furthermore for additional police for every twenty
groes plantations within five miles OF each
other aud each having less than twenty negroes, and
which there is no white male adult not Liable to military
duty person. being the Oldest of the
seers such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also regiment raised under aud by authority of the
State of Texas for the frontier Defence in the service
of said State while such SERVICE and such other per-
the President shall be satisfied of JUS
tice equity necessity ought to be exempted here
by exempted from military service in the armies of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
above enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted actually engaged their respective pursuits
occupations.
THAT the act entitled "an act to exempt certain per-
from enrolment for service in the OF the Con-
federae States approved The 2lst April 1862 is hereby
repealed.