The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-11-12

isss, IVES pasasa. .sa ths ysrp,as, r ssy. 4e!ise
assisned 70 ofsausaaions fornsl from seeh enss
; .: S J. s. 'ss :, :; , 4: a.:
having such residue. according 70 the LAWS s1sfe
Of. or disposed Of - now providsa By law Pvs:
Vtded That the Hresi0ent y authorised 20 suspcoe
the execution Of this cot. o. The 80 70 waien sn
6nd Il impeastisabe to execute The ssns, an1 NAT
10 such locality, and during said sugpsaeion, The
President 10 aut bofised 70 receive troops Into NE
Conisderas: ssrvlss under any o. ne %: ac. psssss
Of The oct - provide further Tor the pabs dsenos
approved 18th April. lSS9.
Approved Sc ptcmber n. 10&
No. ~
NILIrARY DUTY, AND 70 REp0AA Al ACT En-
TITLRp "An ACT TO 1xEnr3 omrAIH PEE.
SONS YRoM ENROLMENT POI eEevlck ~ TIE
AMY OF THR OoNYEDERAyB STATDA" Ar
PROVED 2lsT APRIL, In.
Ia Ctnxysss Of IL Coxtafssss asss .f lmert.
"a do snses, That all persons who shall be held an
ht for military service In the 0oad, BY reason OF
bodily or mental incspacity OF im1selitZ, under
rules 10 be prescribed by the Secze:ay Of war; tns
Vice President Of the Confederate btatss, ne ON.
oArs judicial and Executive, Of tAe Oocfedsra's
and State Governments, including postmastFS ap-
pointed by the President and confirmed ~ the
senate and such clerks In their olDcse - are q.
lowed by the Postmaster Genera ana nov en-
their assistants and clerks and exospt such state
ofisess a. the several States may have declared or
may hereafter declare BY law TO bs liable 70 militia
duty, the members OF both houses d ne CcnSso
Of the Confederate States and Of the Legialaturss
Of the several States, and Their respective oooers;
eli clerks now In the offices Of the Oonfedsiate and
State Governments authorised BY law, rseeivng
ss, aries or fees all volunteer troops heretofore
raised BY any State since the passage OF the aos en-
titled An act further to provide for the pablo d.
fencs.n approved April 18th. 1863. while sach
troops shat be in active service under btate Al
thority Presided, That this exemption shah not
auply to any person who was liable TO b ealis1
into service by virtue OF SAIL cot Of April iSAh,
1862 ali pilots and persons engaged In ths msf
chant marine service; tho president. supsrintan
dents conductors treasurer cnisf CLERK, engineers
managers station agents, sestl0u mastsrs, two *
pert track hands to cash section OF eight miles
aud MECHANICS In the active service and employ
ment OF railroad companies, not TO embrace iA0ot
ers portsrs. and messengers the prestdsnt, gene
companies the local superintendent and operators
OK sa,d companies not to exceed four IN number al
any locality but that ut the seat OF dovernnsnt Of
the Confederate states; the president supsfintend
auts captains, sngineers. chief clerk. sad meehsn
les, in the active service and empioymsns of all
companies engaged In river and canal navigatIGu
and all captains OF boats and engineers thsrs4n IN
.loved: one editor OF each Newspaper nov being
published, and such employees AZ the editor or
proprietor may certify, upoa oath, to be indApen-
sable for conducting the publication; tbs puehe
printer and those employed u perform the public
printing for the Confederate and state Govern
ments every minister Of religion authorized to
preach according TO the rules Of his ssos, and In
the regular discharge Of m, nistsriI duties, and all
parsons who have been, and now are, msmbsrs OF
the society of Friends. and the ASSOCIATION OF Da1k
ards, Esssrines, and Msnncn!sts, In regular Nom.
bership In their respective Denominations: hsvtSaA
Members Of the society Of Friends, N&Sarinss
Hsunoaists, and Dunkards, shall furnish substi-
tutes or pay tax of 95C0 each into the public
treasury; all ply 6cians who now afs, and Tor The
Last Ave yesrs have bsen In sctna practice Of their
profession; all shoemaker tanners, blaekEniths
wagon makers millsr1 and their engineers. mill
wrights skilled and actually employed at their reg
uar vocation In the said trades habituAly engaged
In working for The public, and whilst 70 actually
employed: Provided, Said persons shall make oath
In writing that they are 10 skilled and acus1y en-
ployed At the time at their regular vocation IN one
Of the above .Sades which affidavit shaH only b
pvtssn acie evidence Of the facts therein stated
Procf3ed, ftrth~, That the exemption herein
granted 70 persons by reason Of their peculiar Ne
ehacioai or other occupation CT employment, not
connected wish the public sssviee- shall be sntsc
tie condition thss the prOcusss OF the labor OF
sash exeIrpts, or Of the companies ana establish
msnts With which they are connected, shal b sold
and disposed Of by the Yroprsesors ct prizes not sx
ceeding seventy I've Per oe0tum upon tne eost OF
prodc..ioa, or withfn g maximum - be A1ed by
Tie Sssrstary Of War; under Eeeh rssulsuocs 60
he may prescribe AID Il 70 fxytA~ prssfaaa Fiat
tLa proprietors Of any such manufacturing es.
,.bIiahiHAass shall sa show, upon evidence to Be
Submitted 70, end JAGGED d. BY tbs Secretary OF
the :.us intent and spsrs q tho fsesEotag rroviso
the exon ptions therein granted shall No longer bs
extended 70 them. their su9SrintsndsAtS Or opera
nvss Ia said ss.sbAahmsnts but thsy asd csAh AUD
svary Of them shall be hEthwltA enrolled under
tue provixions Of this act, and oeGAssd into the
Conts<,srAte army, and ali. IA svsat b. again
exempted thaysefom BY rsGkeo OF said nsnutacin
ring establishments o. ensloynsnt shaxsiaI all gu
al Ill 10 tm-n la
and tao rsgu ar phyEciazs, nnTsss and Attendants
thsEe:c and ths teachers employed In tbs tishiu-
lions for the deaf dumb anA blind; In esAn apothS
cary store pow established and zuAy hnainass, one
spothsoary tn good standing, WHO prasecal
apotheoary, Cnpsrintendents and operators In vool
and Gotten factories paper raille, and 0psrsEsen'
Gsnts end Eaanagers Of wool eardinS naaAlaaa whs
may be exempted by the SECRETARY Of War Pro
Gife2 The profits Of such esteolfsoments snAA nos
exceed Is par centum upon the est at pEOArs-
tion to ts dssernined upon cath OF thu parties,
subject to tho same penalties for violation Of the
provisions hsrein contained ~ are hsrsinb afcre
provided IN case Of other Manufacturing and ms
chanical enploymsuts; all presidents and tsaahsrs
of co,ls3ss acadsriss schools and thsolos sam
inaries who have been regularly engaged - sach
fox two years previous to ;he passage Of this set
all artisans, mechanics and employees IN the essb-
lishments Of tho Government for the manufacture
OF arms, ordnance ordnance storeA and cshsr mn-
nitions Of war, saddles, harness, aud army Eup-
plea who may 10 certified by the ofaosr in shargs
thereof ~ necessary for such establishments; also
ali arszans mechanics, and employees In the sgtah
lahments Of such persons - are or naybs engaged
under contracts with the Gov eminent In farnisnins
arns ordnance. ordnance stores, and othse NUM-.
tons Of war: Prori8sd, Th4t thu chief Of tbs ord
nance bureau, or some ordnance ofneer authorised
By him for the purpose, shall approve Of tbs nu.
Der OF operatives required In such establishments
all persons employed In the manufacture ef arms,
or ordnance Of any kind by the several Btates, or
By contractors TO furnish the 70 the several
State (1oyeruYnenta whom tie Governor or SkC1e-
tary Of State thereof may certify TO Be Aeeesssry
to the same; all persons engaged In the constras-
ton OF ships, gunboats, engines sas, or onsr arti.
cies necessary TO the pubic defence, undsr the d.
rection Of the Secretary Of the Navy; all superin
tendents managers, mechanics and miners
pioyed In the production snd m&znssetucs OF salt
to the extent of % bushels Per day. and Of lsad
and icon, and all persons engaged In burning coke
for smelling and manufacture Of iron, regular
miners in coal nines. and all golfers engaged Ia
nskirg charcoal for making pig and bar iron. mob
10 embrace iaborers, messengers, wagonsrs. and
servsnts unless employed a. works conducted
under tbs suthority and By the officers or
agents Of State, OK In works emplos cd In
tbs pro duetion Of iron for the Coufsdsrs;s
States one maie citizen fer every 500 head
of cattle, for every $50 head of horses or muiss-
sni one shepherd for every $50 head Of sheep. OF
suah persons a. are Engaged exclusively Ia raiEnS
stock: Pr9oided That there is no white male adult
rot Liable to do military duty engaged with such
person in raising stock to secure Tho proper Pc
lios OK the country, oas person either as eSs1t,
owner, or oversser. on each plantation Gu wh-sa
one wlio person Is required 10 be kept by tbs laws
or ordinances OF any State, and on which there Ia
DO white mails adult not liable 70 military service;
and In States having no such law, ons PerAon ~
a2sat, owner, OF overseer, on each plantation OF
twenty negroes and on whch therv Is white naala
adult rot liable to military services Aal farAAsv-
nOrs fox additional police for every twenty negroes
On two or mora plantations within ave miles Of
each other, and each having less thaa twenty Ne