Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1862-10-15
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.

HObb. J keiStler, U b link, WHourn oetzer, Jos
Shrence, Henry Means.
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is copy of the Exemption Act as finally
passed by both Houses OF Congress: ,n,.-v ,.rv,ce
A Bill to exempt certain persons from military SeIvee
and to repeal the act entitled An act to exempt certain
persons from enrolment for service in the army OF
federate sts approved the 2lst o. APRIL rrc
l. The O6ngress of the Confederate States Of An'ecs:a 40
enact That all persons who shall be held unnt lot m
service in the field by of bodily or mental ncapac
ty becity under rules to be prescribed b t9e sec
rotary of war; VcePesdent of the states
the officers judicial and executive of the Confederate ana
State Governments including postmasers appointed py
the President confirmed By the Senate and such clerks
in their Offices allowed by the Postmaster General,
and employed and excluding all other postmasters
their assistants and clerks and except such State officers
the several States may have declared may hereafter
declare by law to be liable to militia duty the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate States
and of the Legislatures of the several States and their re-
spective officers; all clerks in the Offices of the Con-
federate and State governments authorized by law, re-
ceiving salaries or fees.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS
All volunteer troops raised by any State since
the passage of the entitled "An act further provide
for the public Defence approved April 10th, 1862 while
such troops shall be in active service under State auhor
typrovded 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.
TRANSPORTATION TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent conductors, treas
urers chief clerks engineers managers station agents.
section masters two expert track hands to each section of
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service and
ployment of railroad companies, not to embrace aboers
tendent aud operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators of said companies
coed four in number at any locality but that at the seat of
government OF the Confederate SaieS the presidents
perntendents captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les in the actual service and employment Of all companies
in river and canal CATION and all captains of boats and
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS, PRINTERS AND PREACHERS.
One editor Of each newspaper now being published and
such employees as the editor proprietor may certify
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the publca
tom the public printer and those employed perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
ments every minister of religion authorized preach
of ministerial duties.
RELIGIOUS NON CoNBArANrs.
persons who have been and now are members of the
Society of Friends and the Association of Dunkers Naza-
and Mennoniss in regular membership their re-
spective denominations provided members of the Society
of Friends Nazarenes, Mennonists, and Dunkers shall
furnish substitutes or pay tax Of $500 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 blacksmiths. wagon makers,
miers and their engineers, millwrighs skilled and
tuay employed as their regular vocation in the said trades
habtuay engaged in working for the public and whilst
actually employed provided said persons shall make oath
in writing lha, they are so skilled and actually employed
at the time their regular vocation of the above
trades, which affidavit shall only be pru fuce evidence
of the facts therein stated.
A PRovIso AGAINST ExroRr1oN
Provided FURTHER That the exemptions herein granted
to by of their peculiar mechanical other
occupation employment not connected with the public
service shall be subject to the condition that the products
of the labor of such exemp the companes and
adjustments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the proetors at prices exceeding
seventyfve per centum upon the cost of production
to o hynl tba
under such regulations he may prescribe; and it is
further provided that if the proprieorS of any such
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence to
be submitted to and Judged of BY the Secretary of War to
have violated or in any evaded, the true intent
and spirit of the foregoing proviso the exemptions therein
granted shall no longer be extended to Them supernten
each and every of them, shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this act and ordered the Con-
federae army and shall in no event be again exempted
empoyments therein.
HOSPITALS. AsrLUNs, &C.
All superintendent Of public hospitals lulatie asvums
and the teachers emp DYED in the institutions the deaf
dumb and blind In each apohecary establish
ed and doing business apothecary good standing
who is practical apothecary.
WOOL, COTTON, AND PAPER MANUFACTURERS.
SnRerinendents and operatives in wool and cotton fac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers q"
wool cardlng machines who be exempted by the SEES
retary Of War; provided the profits Of such establishments
Shall not exceed per centum upon the cost of
subject to The same penalties for violation of the provisions
herein contained herenbefore provided of
other manufacturing and mechanical enployments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS
APresidents and teachers ofcoleges academies schools
and theological semnaries who have been regularly
gagged as such tor two preceding the passage OF this
ARTISANS EMPLOYED on GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics, and employees in the establish
men Of the government for the manufacture of arms ord
ordnance stores and other munitions of war who
may be certified BY the officer charge thereof as neces-
sary for such establishments also all artisans mechanics
and employees in the establishments of such persons as
are or be engaged under contracts with the Govern
men in furnishing arms, ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions of war; saddles harness. and army sup
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau or
ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose
shall approve of the number of the operatives required in
facure of ordnance of any BY the several
States or by contractors to furnish the same to the sew
era State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
OF State thereof certify to be necessary the same
all engaged in the construction of ships gunboas
engines Sails other articles necessary the public de-
fence under the direction OF the Secretary the Navy all
poyed in the production and manufacture of salt to the
extent of twenty bushels per day. and of lead ron and
persons engaged in making charcoal for making pig and
bar irOn not to embrace aborer messengers wagOners
and servants unless employed works conducted under
the authority and the officers agents of State or in
works employed in the production Of for the Conede
rate States.
STOCK RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every 5U0 head of CATTLE for every
OF mules, ana one shepherd
500 head of Sheep of such persons engaged exc
siyey in raising stock, provided there is white mse
in raising said stock.
ovERsEERS ON PLANTATIONS
To secure the proper police of the country person
either rs agent owner or each plantation
which one white is required be kept by the laws
or ordinances OF State aud which there white
male adult not liable to do military SERVICE and in States
having such law person. as agent owner or over
seer ON each plantation of twenty negroes and which
there no white male adult not liable to military service
and furthermore for additional police for twenty
goes on two or more plantations within five miles each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there IS no white male adult liable military
duty being the Oldest of the owners or over
seers "a such plantations.
SPECIAL 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-
sons as the President shall be satisfied account of JUS
ce, equity or necessity, ought 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 are actually in their respective pursuits
That the act entitled act to exempt certain per-
sons from enrolment for service in the armies Of the Con.
federate States Anil 1890