The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-11-04
THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL

| THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.
BILL to exempt certain persons from military SER
vice. and to repeal the act entitled ian act 10
empt certain persons from enrolment for service
in the army of the Confederate States," approved
21St April 1867
| THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED, OFFICERS OF GOVERN
MENT, CLERKS AND OTHERS.
The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact, That all persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in the field, by of
bodily infirmity mental incapacty 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 Confeder
ate and State Governments, including Postmasters
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks in their Offices allow
cd by the Postmaster General, and now employ we'd,
and excluding all other peStmasters, their assist
ants and clerks; and except such State officers as
the Veral States may have declared. may here
after declare by law to be liable militia duty; the
members of both Houses of Congress of the Confcd-
crate States and of the Legislatures of the several
States and their respective officers; all clerks now
in the offices of the Confederate and State Govern
ments authorized by law. receiving salaries fees
VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any
State since the passage of the act entitled
further provide for the public Defence, approved
April 10Th, 1862 while such troops shall be in ac
tive service under State authority Provided that
liable to be called into service by virtue of said
act of April 10th 1862.
TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, TELEGRAPH, &c.
All pilots aud persons engaged in the merchant
marine service; the president, superintendent,
ductors treasurer chief clerk engineers, 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 embrace la5orers, porters and
messengers: the president, general superintendent
and operators of telegraph companies, the local
perintendent and operators of said companies not
to exceed four in number at any locality but that
at the seat of government of the Confederate States
the president, superintendent, captains engineers,
chief clerks and mechanics in the active service and
employment of all companies engaged on river and
canal nav gatiOr, and all captains of boats and
giueers thereon employed.
EDITORS. NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES, AND MINISTER'S
OF THE GOSPEL
One editor of each newspaper now being publish
ed and such employees 5 the editor proprietor
may certify, oath, to be indispensable for con-
Quoting 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 aud in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties
HON-COMBATANTs.
All persons who have been and now are mem bers
of the society of Friends. and the association of
Dunkards, Nazarenes and MennOnists, in regular
membership in their respective denominations bro
vided members of the society of Friends Naza-
renes, Mennoniets and Dunkards shall furnish sub
stitutes or pay tax of $500 each into the public
treasury.
PHYSICIANS.
All physicians who now are, and for the last five
years have been, i'll actual practice of their profess
sion.
sHoEMAKERs, TANNERS. &c.
All shoenlakers, tanners, blacksmiths, wagon
makers, miIlers and their engineers, mill wrights
skilled and actually employed at their regular vo-
cation in the said trades. habitually engaged in
working for the public and whilst SO actually en-
ployed; provided said persons shall make oarh in
writing that they skilled and actually en-
ployed at the time as his regular vocation in one
of the above trades, which affidavit shall only be
prima taoia evidence of the facts therein stated.
EXTORTIONERs.
Provided further, that the exemptions herein
granted to persons by reason of their peculiar
chancai or other occupation or employment not
connected with the public service shall be subject
to the condition that the products of tho labor of
such exempts, or of the companies and establish
ment with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the proprietors at prices not
ceeding seventy five per centum upon the cost of
production. or within a maximum to be fixed by the
Secretary of War under such regulations as he NAV
prescribe and it is further provided, that if the
proprietors of any such manufacturing establish
ments shall be shown, upon evidence, to be submit
ted to and judged of by the Secretary of War To
have violated. or in any manner eyaded tue true
intent and spirit of the foregoing proviso, the ex-
emptinns therein granted shall longer be extend
ed tn their superinteHdents and operatives in said
establishments, but they and each and every one of
them shall be forthwith enrolled under the provisions
of this act and ordered into the Confederate army,
and shall in no event be exempted therefrom by