The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-12-30
FHE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.

| PIE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.
BILL to exempt certain persons from military SER
vice. and to repeal the act entitled IAN act to cx-
empt certain persons from enrolment for service
| in the army of the Confederate States" approved
| 2lst April 1862.
The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact, That all persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in the field, by of
bodily infrmity mental ncapacity or imbecility
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of
" ar, the Vice President of the Confederate States
the officers, judicial and executive, of the Confeder
ate and State Governments, including Postmasters
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks in their offices allow
ed by the Postmaster General, and now employed,
and excluding all other postmasters, their assist
ants and clerks; and except such State officers as
the several States may have declared. may hero
after declare by law to be liable to militia duty; the
members of both Houses of Congress of the Confed-
crate States aud of the Legislatures of the several
States, and their respective officers; all clerks
in the Offices of tho Confederate and State Govern
ments authorized by law. receiving salaries fees.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any
State since the passage of the act entitled IAN act
further te provide for the public Defence, approved
April 10Th, 1862, while such troops shall be in ac-
tive service under State authority; 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. 1862.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant
marine service the president, superintendent con-
ductors treasurer chief clerk engineers, managers
station agents. section masters, two expert track
hands to each section of eight miles, and mechanics
in the active service and employment of railroad
companies, not to embrace la5orers, porters and
messengers; the president, general superintendent
and operators of telegraph companies, the local su-
perintendent and operators of said companies not
to exceed four l.. number at any locality but that
at the seat of government of the Confederate States;
the PRECEDENT, superintendent captains, engineers
chief clerks and mechanics in the active service and
employment of all companies engaged river and
canal navigation, and all captains of boats and en-
gineers thereon employed.
One editor Of each newspaper now being publish
ed, and such employees as the editor proprietor
may certify OATH to be indispensable for con-
Quoting 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 ministerial duties.
All persons who have been and now are members
of the society eff Friends. and the association of
Dunkards, Nazarenes and Mennonists, in regular
membership in their respective denominations. pro-
vided members of the society of Friends, Naza-
renes, Mennonists and Dunkards shall furnish sub
stitutes, pay tax of $500 each into the public
treasury.
All physicians who are, and for the last five
years have been, in actual practice of their profess
sion.
All shoemskers, tanners, blacksmiths, wagon
makers, millers and their engineers, mill wrghts,
skilled and actually employed at their regular vo-
cation in the said trades, habitually engaged in
working for the public and whilst so actually en-
ployed; provided said persons shall make oath gh
writing that they skilled and actually en-
ployed at the time his regular vocation in one
of the above trades, which affidavit shall only be
prma facia evidence of the facts therein stated.
Provided further, that the exemptions herein
granted to persons by reason of their peculiar me-
chanical other occupation or employment not
connected with the public service, shall be subject
to the condition that the products of the labor of
such eXempts, of the companies and establish
ment with which they are connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the proprieors ut prices not ex
ceFdIng seventy per centum upon the cost of
production, within a maximum to be fixed by the
Secretary Of War under such regulations he may
prescribe; and it il further provided, that if the
propretors of any such manufacturing establish
mrnts shall be shown, upon evidence, to be submit
ted to and judged of by the Secretary of War to
nave violated or in any manner evaded the true
intent and spirit of the foregoing proviso the ex-
empti"ns therein granted shall no loppsr ba ertend
ed t" their superintendent and operatives in said
eStaoiishments' out they and each and every of
them sha De forthwith enrolled under the provisions
of this act, and ordered into the Confederate armv
and shall in event be exempted tbarefroro 6y
reason of said manufacturing establishments or en-
Payments therein.
All superintendent of public hosnitals. Innate
asylums and the regular physicians, nurses and at
PENDANTS therein, and the teachers employed in the
institution for the deaf dumb and blind in each
apothecary store, now established and doing bust
ness, one' apotbecary in good standing, who is
practical apothecary.
Superintendents in wool and cotton factories. pa
per mills, and superintendent and managers of
wool carding machines who may be exempted by
the Secretary of War, provided the profits of such
establishments shall not exceed seventy five per
centum upon the cost of production, TO be deiermin