The Opelousas courier., 1862-10-25

DIdSS.
G'Our enemy was concentrated at Camp Dici
Robinson"
The above is from The Knoxville Register.
MILITARY, EXEMPTION ACT.
We present below, from the Richmond Examine
of the 9th inaant, the Military Exemption Act whel
was passed by Congress on Saturday, the 4th o
Octsber. While it is much more carefully draw
up than the Exemption Act of thss 2lst o
April, 1869, it contains liberal provisions and wise
Determinations well calculated to secure its popu
larity with all classes of czens. It's chief point:
Of difference from the former will be found to be
that it provides a police for those sections Of the
country where the negro population is dense, Sc
cures the liberty Of the press, by enabling each
editor to retain in his SCI vice such persons as are
essential to the publication of his paper; adrotly
Of manufacturers; and that exempts all State off
GERS, except such as the several States may have
declared or may hereafter declare by law TO be sub.
ject to nailitie duty.
"a BILL to exempt certain persons fom military
service, aud to repeal the Act entitled AN Act to
exempt certain persons fIcm enrolment for SER
vice in the army of the Confederate States ap.
proved April 81, 1862.
THB PHYSICALLY DISABLED, OFFICERS OF GOVERN,
NENT, CLERKS, AND OTHERS.
"1He Congress Of the Confederate States OF
A7nerira do enact, That all persons who shall be
held unfit for military service in the field by reason
Of bodily in6rmty Or mental ncapacity or imbecili-
ty under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of
War; the Vice President Of the Confederate States,
crate and State Governments, including Posmasters
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks in their Offices as are al
lowed by the Postmaster General, and now EN-
pioyed, and excluding all other Postmasters, their
assistants and clerks; and except such State officers
as the several States may have declared, or may
hereafter declare by law to be liable to militia duty,
the members of both houses of Congress of the
Confederate States and of the Legislatures of the
clerks now II urress=uf st,s- eonf.de and
State Governments authorized by law, receiving
salaries or fees
s.e VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
"AH volunteer troops heretofore raised bI sny
State since the passage of the act entitled An Act
further to provide for the public Defence approved
April 10th, 1852, while such troops shall be in &C.
this exemption shall not apply to any person who
liable to be called into service by virtue Of said
act of April 10th, 1862.
TRANSPORTATION Observation-Disclosures. ETC -
"All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant
marine service, the president superintendent con-
ouctors, treasurer, chief clerk engineers, managers
station agents, section masters, two expert track
hands to each section of eight miles, aud mechanics
in the active service and employment of railroad
not to embrace laborers, porters and
messengers; the president, general superintendent
and operators of telegraph companies the local sr-
periutenaent 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 superintendents, captains engineers,
;sief clerk and mechanics in the active service and
OF all companies engaged on river and
.anaI navigation, and all captains Of boats and en-.
,ineers thereon employed.
EDITORS, NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES AND MINISTER'S OF
TIRE GOSPEL.
"One editor Of each newspaper now being pub
shed, and such employees as The oiitor Or propre-
or may certify, on oath, to be Indispensable for
the publication; the public p.iater, and
hose employed to perform the public printing for
be Confederate and State Governments; every ni,i-
'ter of religion authorized to preach according 20
ne rules of his sect and 10 the regular discharge of
,inisteriaf duties.
-Nos-coMBAT1Nrs.
"All persons who have been and are now men,. |
era of the society of Friends and the associations
Dunkards, Nazarenes and Mennonists. in re guar
membership in their respective denominations, pro-
ided members of the society OF Friends, Nuzs.
,nes, Mennonists and Dunkards shall furnish sub
flutes, or pay a tax of $500 each into the public
easury.
PHYSICIANS
"Aii physicians who now are, and for the last Eve
ears have been, in actual practice of their brofes.
On.
sHoEMAKERs, TANNERS, ETC.
"AlI shoemakers, tanners, biacksmiths, wagon
akers, miliers and their engineers, milwrights,
iiied and actually employed as their regular yoca.
IN IN The said trades, habtually engaged in work.
8 for the public and whilst SO actually employed:
divided said persons shall make oath in writing
at they are so skilled and actually employed at
9 time as his regular vocation in one of the above
ades, which affidavit shall only be prima facie
idence Of the facts therein stated.
ExToRTIosERs.
Provided further, that the exemptions herein
anted to persons by reason Of their peculiar me.
anical or other occupation or employment net )
injected with the public SERVICE shall be subject
the condition that the products of the labor of
,h exempts, or Of the companies and establish.
nts With which they are connected shall be sold i
! disposed Of by the proprietor at prices not ex.
,ding seyenfy-fve per centum upon the cost of
,ducti0n, or within maximum to be fixed by the
sretary of War under such regulations as he may
scribe; and it is further provided, that if the
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