Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-28
THE mILITARY ElxEmprIoN Act.

The followng copy Of the Exemption Act finally
Bill to exempt certain persons from military service
and 10 repeal entitled An act to exempt certain
persons from enrolment for service in the Of the Com
iederate States,n approved the 2lst of April 1852
ISyALips, oFFrosRs OF GOVERNMENT, CLERKS, ETC.
l. The CbnQysss the Confederate States of Ansi-a do
saae That aeersons who shall be held uu for military
service in the field by Of bodily mental incapac
rotary Of war The Of The Confederate States
the officers judicial and executive of the Confederate and
State Governments including Postmasers appointed BY
in their Offices allowed by the Postmaster General,
and employed and excluding all other postmasters
the several States may have declared may hereafter
declare by law to be liable to militia duty the members
and of the Legislatures Of the several States and their
pective officers; all clerks the Offices of the Con-
federate and State governments, authorized BY law,
ceiving salaries fees.
voLuSrEER TROOPS
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by State since
the passage of the entitled further provide
for the public defence, approved April l6th 1861, while
Sach troops shall be in active service under State autho
~ provided that this exemption shall not apply TO- any
person who liable to be called into service by virtue
Of said act of April 10th. 1852
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots aud persons engaged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent conductors treas
nrers. chief clerks engineers managers station agents.
masters expert tracl hands to each section of
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service and en-
ployment Of railroad companies not to embrace aborers
porters and messenges the president general superin
tendent and operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators of said companies
government of the Confederate States the presidents
perntendens captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les in the actual service and employment of all companies
in river and canal navigation and all captains of boats and
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS, PRlSrERs AND PREACHERS
One editor of each newspaper being published, and
such employees the ed tor proprietor may certify
upon oath TO be indispensable for conducting the pubica
ton; the public printer, and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
menIs; every minister of religion authorized preach &C.
cordng to the rules of his sect and the regular discharge
of ministerial duties.
RELIGIOUS NON coMBArASrs.
All persons who have been and members Of the
Society of Friends and Association of Dunkers Naza-
and MennOnss in regular membership in their
sPeenve den9mnaons provided membersof the Society
OF Friends Nazarenes, Mennonsts and Dunkers shall
furnish substitutes or tax of $50O each into the pub
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last five years
have been in actual practice of their profession.
sHoEMAKERs, TANNERS. ETC.
All sboemakers, tanners backsmiths wagon makers,
mliers and their engineers milwrghts skilled aud
tuay employed their regular vocation the said trades
actually employed provided said persons shall make oath
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
at the time their regular vocation in of The above
trades which affidavit shall only be prrna cis evidence
Of the facts therein stated
PRovIso AGAINST ExroRTIoS.
PrOoided FURTHER, That the exemptions herein granted
to persons by of their peculiar mechanical other
occupation or employment not connected with the public
shall be subject to the condition that the products
of the labor of such exempts of the companies and
Adjustments with which they Connected shall be sold
scventyfve per centum upon the of production
within maximum to be liked by the Secretary of War
under such regulations he may prescribe; and it is
further provided that if the propreors Of any
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence
be submitted to and judged of by the Secretary of War to
have violated IN manner evaded the true intent
and spirit of the foregoing proviso the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended them superuten
dents operatives in said establishments but they and
each aud every of them shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this and ordered into the Con-
federaIe army and shall in no event be again exempted
thereom by Of said manufacturing establishments
or employmcnts therein.
HOSPITALS AsYLuNs, &C.
All superintendent of public hospitals ulac asylums
and the regular physicians and attendants therein
and the emp Dyed the institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind In each apoihecary store now establish,
ed and doing business apothecary in good standing
| who is practical upOthecary.
WOOL, COTTON, PAPER MANUFACTURES
superintendent and operatives in wool aud cotton fac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers Of
wool cardng machines, who be exempted by the Sec
rotary of War; provided the profits Of such establishments
shall not exceed seventy five per upon the of
production, TO be determined oath II the parties,
subject to the penalties for violation of the provisions
herein contained hereinbeurc provided in Of
other manufacturing and mechanical empOyments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS
All presidents aud teachers ocoeges academies schools
and theological Summaries who have been regularly
gagged AS such for two years preceding the of this
ARTISANS EMPLOYED CONVENIENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
men of the government for the manufacture of arms ord
nance ordnance stores and other munitions of who
be certified BY the officer in charge thereof
and employees in the establishments of such persons
be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment in furnishing arms ordnance, ordnance stores and
other munitions of saddles harness, and army sup
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
some ordnance officer authorized BY him for the purpose,
shall approve of the number of the operatives required in
such establishment all persons employed in the
facture of ordnance of any kind by the several
States OF by contractors to furnish the the
eal State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof certify to be necessary to the
all persons engaged in the construction Of ships gunbOats
engines Sails other articles necessary TO the public de-
fence under the direction Of the Secretary of the Navy all
superintendent managers mechanics and miners en-
ployed in the production and manufacture of SALT the
extent of twenty bushels day. and Of lead and and
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pig and
bar iron, not to embrace abores messengers wagoners
and servants unless employed ut works conducted under
the authority and by the officers agents of State in
works employed in the production OF for the COnfede
rate States
STOCK RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every head of CATTLE for every
$50 head of horses mules and shepherd for
500 head Of sheep Of such engaged excu
sveIy raising stock. provided there white male
adult liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
in raising said stock.
oyBRsEERs PLANTATIONS.
To the proper police of the country person
either agent owner, overseer each plantation
which white person required TO be kept by the laws
ordinances of State, and which there white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
having such law person, agent owner,
each plantation of twenty negroes, aud which
there is white male adult not liable to military service
and furthermore for additional police every twenty ne.
grOeS two more plantations within five miles of each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there is white male adult liable military
duty, person. being the Oldest of the
seers such plantations.
EXEMPTIONS.
Also regiment raised under and by authority of the
State of Texas for the frontier Defence the service
of said State while in such service and such other per-
the President shall be satisfied of
tice equity, necessity, ought To be exempted here
by exempted from military service in the armies of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
above enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted actually engaged in their respective pursuits
occupations
g. That the act entitled an act to exempt certain per-
sons from enrolment for service in the the Com
federate States approved the 2ls April 1852 is hereby