The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-07-01
WAR DEPARTMENT,

WAR DEPARTMENT,
ApJUTAHr AND INSPECTOR GENERALS OFFICE,
RICHMOND May 10 1861.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. a..
T. The following act and regulations in reference
thereto published for the information Of all con-
cerned.
An Act to exempt certain persons from enrolment
for service in the armies Of the Confederate Ststcs
SEC J. The Congress of the Confederate States Of
America do enact That all persons who shall be held
TO unfit for military service under rules to be pre-
scrbed the Secretary of Warall in the scrvicc
employ of the Confederate States-all judicial and
cuye officers of the Confederate State Governments
the members Of both Houses of Congress and the
Legislatures of the several States and their respective
offcers-all clerks of the officers of the State and
Confederate Governments allowed by laval engaged
carrying the mails-all ferrymen post routes-all
pilots and persons engaged in the marine service on
river and railroad routes of nspotaon-telegraph
operators and ministers of religion in the regular
discharge of ministerial duties-a engaged in work
ing iron mines furnace and foundres-ali journey
printers actually employed in printing newspapers
ALL presidents and professors of colleges and acade
mics and ali teachers having many twenty
Observation-Disclosures of the public hospitals,
lunatc asyums and the regular nurses and attendants
therein and the teachers employed in the Institutions
for the deaf and dumb and bl:nd-n each apothrcnry
store now estabs hed doing business apothe-
cary in good standing, who is practical druggist
superin cndents and operatives in wool and cotton
factories who may he exempted BY the Secretary of
war shall be- and hereby exempted frem military
service in the armies of the Confederate Staer APP
proved April 81, 1862.
IT. By the above act Of Congress, the following
classes of persons exempt irou enrolment for
military service:
justices of the Peace; SheriGs and Deputy Sheriff.;
Clerks and Deputy Clerks allowed by law Masters and
Commissioners in Chancery District and State Ettor-
news; Attorney General; Postmasters and Deputy
Postmasters, and Clerks allowed by lag: Commission
ers Of Revenue and foreigners who have acquired
domiciE in the Confederate States.
III. The following exempt
Military Officers not in actual service persons exempt
By State laws, but not by the above act Foreigners
who have acquired domic in the Confederate States.
". No persons other than those expressly named
properly implied in the above act can be exempted
cept by furnishing substitute, from military service,
in conformity with regulations already published,
General Orders No. 23) and such exemption is valid
only long the said substitute is legally exempt
Y. Persons who have furnished substitutes viii
receive their certificates Of exemption from the Captains
of Companies, or the Commandments of Camps, by
whom the substitute haze been accepted. Other
ticates of exemption will be granted BY the enrolling
officers only who viii receive full Instructions in
regard TO the conditions and mode of exemption. APP
pleations for exemption cannot therefore be consid-
S. COOPER,
Ad'lf and Tnsp. General.