The Camden confederate. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, 1862-10-17

gress: 'N e'E a
BILL TO EXEMPT CERTAIN PERSONS FROM MIL
ITARY SERVICE, AND TO REPEAL THE ACT EN-
TITLED IAN ACT TO EXEMPT CERTAIN PERSONS
FROM ENROLMENT FOR SERVICE IN THE ARMY
OF TIE CONFEDERATE STATES" APPROVED
THE 21sT OF APRIL, 1862.
1SvALIDs, OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT, CLERKS,
l. THE Congress Of the Confederate States
of America do enact That all persons who
shall be held unfit for military service in the
field, by reason of bodily or mental incapacity
or imbecility, under rules to. be prescribed by
the Secretary of War, the Vice President of
the Confederate States, the officers, judicial and
executive, of the Confederate and State Gov
ernments, including postmasters appointed by
the President and confirmed by the Senate,
and such clerks in their offices as are allowed
by the Postmaster General, and now employed,
and excluding all other postmasters their assis-
tants and clerks; end, except such State officers
as the several States may have declared, or
may hereafter declare by law to be liable to
militia duty; tho members of both Houses of
the Congress Of the Confederate States, and of
the Legislatures of the several States, and their
respective officers; all clerks now in the offices
of the Confederate and State Governments,
authorized by law, receiving salaries or fees.
VOLUNTEER T.ooPs.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by
any State since the passage of the Act entitled
IAN Act to further provide for the public de
fence" approved April 10th, 1862, while such
troops shall be in active service under. State
authority, provided that this exemption snail
not apply to any person who was liable to be
called into service by virtue of said Act of
April 18th, 1862.
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
All pilots and persons engaged in the mer-
chant marine service; the president superintcn-
dents, conductors, treasurer, chief clerk, engi-
neers, managers, station agents, section masters,
two expert track hands to each section of eight
miles, and mechanics in the active service and
employment of railroad companies not to en-
brace the laborers porters and messengers; the
president, generel superintendent and operators
of telegraph companies, the local superirten-
dent and operators of said companies, lot to
exceed four in number at any locality but that
at the seat of government of the Confederate
States; the president, superintcndents, captains,
engineers, chief clerk and mechanics in the
active service and employment of all companies
engaged in river and canal navigation, and all
captains of boats, and engineers thereon en-
ployed.
EDITORS, PRINTERS AND PREACHERS.
One editor Of each newspaper now being
published, and such employees as the editor or
proprietor may certify upon oath to be indis-
pensable for conducting the publication; the
public printer, and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate and
State Governments: every minister of religion
authorized to preach according to the rules
of his sect and in the regular discharge of min.
isterial duties.
RELIGIOUS NoN-coMBATANTs.
All persons who have been and now are
members of the Society of Friends and the As
sociation Of Dunkers. Nazarenes, aad Mennon-
lists, in regular membership in their respective
denominations. provided members Of the Soci-
ETY. Of Friends, Nazarenes, Mennonists, and
Dunkers, shall furnish substitutes, or pay tax
of $500 each ipto the public Treasury.
PHYSICIANS.
All physicians who now are and for the last
FIVE years have been in actual practice of their