The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-10-16

~ till 10 exempt ceTtdtH persons from m''""y
se,pice, md to repent the act entitled an "es
to exempt certain persons from enrichment
for seypice en- the oTpy Of the Co'ye@e|dte
.Siatcs,' approved 2lst OF -APrA, 1862.
The Physically Disabled Officers OF
Government, Clerks and Others.
"The Congress of the Confederate States OF
America do enact, That all persons who shall
be held unfit for military service IN the held'
by reason Of bodily inlirmity or mental inca
pacity or imbccility, under rules to be pre-
scribcd bv the Secretary of War, the Vice
President ofthe Confederate States, the officers
judicial and executive, of the Confederate and
State Governments, including Postmasters APP
pointcd by the President and confirmed by the
Senate. and such clerks in their offices rs are
allowed by the Postmaster General, and now
EMPLOYED, and excluding all other Postmasters,
their assistants and clerks; and except such
State officers AS the several States may have de-
clared, or NAV 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 several States,
and their respective officers: all clerks now IN
the offices of the Confederate and State Gov
ernment authorized by law, receiving sala-
rics or fees.
Volunteer Troops.
AN volunteer troops heretofore raised by
any State since the passage of an act entitled
.ut act further to provide forthc public defense
approved April 10th, 1862 while such troops
shall be in activ e service under State authority;
Provided that this exemption shall not apply
To- any person who was liable to be called into
service by virtue of said act Of April 10th,
1867.
Transportation Companies, Telegraph,
&c NC,
.All pilots and persons engaged in the mcr-
chant marine service; the president, supcrln-
tendents, conductors, treasurer, chief clerk,
engineers, managers, station agents, section
masters, two expert track hands to each section
of eight miles, and mechanics in the active
enplovma mt of railroad companies, not to
embrace laborers, porterS and messengers; the
president, general superintendent and opera
tors of telegraph companies, the local superln-
tcndent 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, superintendent, captains,
engineers, chief clerks and mechanics in the
active service and employment Of all compa'
MES engaged on river and canal navigation,
and all captains Of boats and engineers thereon
employed.
Editors, Newspaper Employees, and
Ministers Of the Gospel.
Zone editor of each newspaper now being
published, and such employees rs the editor or
proprietor may certify, On oath, to he indiS-
pcnsablc for conducting the publication the
public printer, and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate and
State Governments; every minister OF religion
authorized to preach according to the rules OF
his sect and in the regular discharge of minis
terial duties.
Non Combatants.
GAN persons who have been and now are
members of the society of Friends and the as
ISOLATION Of Dunkards, Nazarenes, MennOnists,
in regular membership in their respective de.
nominations. provided members of the society
of Friends, Nazarenes, Mennonists and Dunk.
ards shall furnish substitutes, or pay a tax o
$500 each into the public treasury.
Physicians.
CAN physicians who now are, and for tn,
last five years have been, in actual practice o
their profession.
Shoemakers, Tanners, &c.
"All shOemakers, tanners, blacksmiths, wag
on makers, millers and their engineers, mill
wrights, skilled and actually employed, IL
their regular vocation, in the said trades, ha
bitually engaged in working for the publ
and whilst 10 actually employed; provided sucl
persons shall make oath in writing that the,
are so skilled and %actually employed at the tim
as his regular vocation i'll one of the abov
trades, which affi davits hall only be prima ia
cia evidence of facts therein stated.
EXt]OrtiOners.
"Provided further. that the exemption
h"rein granted to persons by reason of their pc
culiar mechanical or other occupation or EN-
%ployment not connected with the public ser
vice. shall be subject to the condition that tn
products of the labour of such excmpts, or q
the companies and establishments with whicI
they are connected shall be sold and dispose,
of by the proprietors at prices not exceedin,
seventy-hve per centum upon the cost of pro
dhction, or within a maximum to be liked b.
the Secretary of War under such regulation
as he may prescribe; and it is further provi
ded. that if the proprietors of any such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown. upo
evidence, to be submitted to, and Judged of b
the Secretary of War to have violated, or i