Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-03-18

February, 1862. JOHN LETCHER.
BY the Governor:
GEORGES w. MUNFoRD,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
An ACT $3.50
amending and re enactiag the second section OF
chapter 70 Of the Code Of Virginia. respect
ing the persoals exempt from all military dW
taey and pr0Uldlrag the node OF exemption.
Passed Febrnars Is, 1862. ga Is
/. Be it enacted by the General Assembly,
That the second section of the twenty second
chapter of the Code be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:
=. The following persons only shall be exempt
from the performance of all military duties, to
wit: The Vice President of the Confederate
States; the officers, Judicial and executive. Of
the government of the Confederate States; the
members of both houses Of Congress, and the
Clerk Of each house ali the custom house Off
GERS; the Lieutenat Governor, and all the MEM.
bers of the General Assembly during the term
for which they were elected or appointed the
Secretary OF The Commonwealth and his CLERKS
of the House OF Delegates and Senate the
Judges of the Court of Appeals and Circuit
| Courts; the Clerk of each of said Courts and of
each County and Corporation Court 3 Judge of
iustings Court; the, Sheriff OF each county and
| the .rgeans or the collector of taxes of each
corporation having hustings court, and the COM
mlsslonerS OF the revenue; the attorney general,
the treasurer, two auditors, register OF the land
office, superintendent of the penitentiary and
/ their Clerks and assistants ;geyery minsterof the
gCsL el licensed to preach according to the rules
| OF his sect; superlntendents of the public hos
/ pitfalls, lunatic asylums, and the regular nurses
and attendants therein, and the teachers employ
ed IN the institution Tor the deaf and dumb and
blind; one physician to each two thousand pop
| ulation, to be selected by the board hereinafter
j constlt1tedi the president, the general superin-
4 Mt and ,yn' oOaI
Southern telegraph companies, in no case to ex-
/ coed four persons; the president and superin-
4 tendaRt Ct transportation OF each railroad COM
pany the president, secretary and chief collect
| or OF each canal company. No one shall be ex
| empt from draft by reason Of his being an agent
| of a cOmmlSSary or assistant commisSary, or
/ quartermaster assistant quartermaster be in
the service of the Confederate States or of this
| State, or by reason Of his holding any office or
commission IN the militia; AM whenever any
| militia officer is drafted for actual service his
commission shall be vacated"
| q 1t the constituted authorities of any city
shall, within twenty days aftes any draft has been
made therefIom, apply to the Governor for the
purpose, he stall exempt from actual military
service any drafted person, who may at the time
of the draft be officer OF such city, or in its
service in connection with its gas water works,
or fire and police departments; and If, within
twenty days after any draft, the president and s-
/ company shall certify upon their honor to the
Governor that the services of any drafted person,
| who is an officer or employee Of such company
are necessary to the efficient operation of the said
| road, the Governor may, in his discretion, e4-
/ empt such persons from actual military service
/ any person exempted under this section shall be
deemed TO be detailed for duty in the post or
place he Il led at the time he was drafted, with
out pay as a soldier; and in he shall leave
the service OF such city or company, he shall, at
i once, be remanded to the military service for
| which he was drafted; and if any such person
shall fall for ten days after leaving such service
| to report himself to the Governor or to some
military officer for duty az 2 soldier, he shall be
proceeded against deserter. The Governor
/ shall promptly cause the places Of all persons
exempted under this section to be filled by fur
1 Their draft from the respective counties, cities
| and towns from which such persons were drafted.
Il shall be the duty OF the President or Mayo Of
the city, OF company, as the may be, prompt
| ly to report to the Governor the name of any
persons so exempted, who may have left the SER
vice for which he was detailed.
/ 8. Immediately after the passage Of this act
the Governor shall issue his procsamatiOn, requir
/ ing the organization Of board of exemptions in
each county and corporation, to consist of the
presiding justice or recorder, and any two JUS
| tees whom such presiding justice or recorder
1 may associate with him. In case the presiding
Justice or recorder cannot from any cause act,
| the clerk OF the hGstl gs or county court shall
| summon any three justices, who shall constitute
such board. Such clerk shall act IS clerk Of the
board. In case there be no such clerk present
| and capable of acting, he clerk of the circuit
/ shall act; or if no such board should be organ
| lzed, the Governor may designate any three JUS
tees OF the county corporation, who shall con-
stltute the board, and appoint their own clerk.
| 4. The board shall have cognizance CT all ques-
tions of exemptions, and shall acjudge of the
/ sufiiclency of such excuse given by any person.
who, by reason of his failure to report his name
i for enrolment, required By the act entitled
an act for ascertaining and enrolling the military
/ force of the Commonwealth, passed February
i eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty-two, NAV
i have been enrolled among the drafted leyies as
/ prescribed in said act. For furnishing contempts
4 and compelling the attendance of Witnesses the
4 board shall have the power of county court.
| 5. In no case shall the board grant discharge
upon claim of exemption fo; bodily inhrmity,
| unless at least two physicians of respectable
/ standing, being duly sworn, shall prove before
/ said board that the bodily inGrmitys of perma-
nent character, and is such will disquaiify the
/ claimant for discharglng the duties Of soldier.
| d. Every claim for exemption or excuse, shall
4 be filed with the clerk of the board, who shall
issue process for such witnesses as the claimant
or enrolling officer may require; and within five
] days after draft is made, a day to be desig-
mated by the board, the trial of cases of exemp-
| ton and excuse shall commence; and the same
| shall be disposed Of in a summary manner as
| speedily as may be. Che CLERK shall promptly
report to the Adjutant General the name OF each
person exempted or excused by the board
! Z. For every failure to discharge any duty
prescribed in this act, the members of the board
and the clerk may each be fined not less than ten
nor more than one hundred dollars.
/ s. All acts and ordinances and parts Of acts
and ordinances inconsistent with this act, are
hereby repealed.
.. This act shall be in force from its passage.
Il A copy from the rolls.
i Teste: VIM. F. GORDON,
G. II. D. and K. Il. of Virginia.
Fl March 4, l862.-2t
i 10 To be published in three country issues
Il Of the Wing and Dispatch, in the papers of
Lynchburg, Fredericksburg, Petersburg, or
folk, Danville, Stanton, Lexington, Winchester,
Abingdon, Lewisburg, and in the Rockingh am
Register and the Suffolk Christian Sun.
PUBLIC SALEi
i WILL be sold st public SALE at the residence Of
/ w Christian Shuey, deed, on THURSDAY, THE
I 10Th INST, the following property,
! Horses, Cattle. Sheep and Hogs, some Wheat and
other grain, with a variety OF other property in
| Guiding valuable Wheat DIili.
| Terms made known on day Of sale
s !. ). stos S aaSaai Erors,
Marcn T. 1862-3ts
| NOTICE.
THE Bonds and Accounts of Judson Mccoy, decd,