The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-10-25
The Military Bills.

The Military Bills.
Tho following is the Exemption Bill passed
by Congress:
"a DILL toerempt certain ssonS from military
service.Sand to repeal Msact entitled an act
to exempt certain persons from enrolment
for Seruice en- the army Of the Confederate
States approped 21st of lprit, 1862.
The Physically Disabled Officers of
Government, Clerks and Others.
"The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact, That allpersons who shall
be held unfit for military ervice in the field,
by reason Of bodily infrmiy or mental inca
pacity or imbecility, unde rules to be pre-
scribed by the Secretary If War, the Vice
President of the Confederate States, the officers
judicial and executive, of tie Confederate and
State Governments, including Postmasters APP
pointed by the President AMI confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks in heir offices ms are
allowed by the Postmaster General, and now
employed, and excluding allother Postmasters,
their assistants and clerks; and except such
State officers as the several Safes may have de-
clared, or may hereafter declare by law to be
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Houses of Congress of the Confederate States,
and of the Legislatures of tc several States,
and their respective officers; all clerks now in
the offices Of the Confederat, and State Gov
ernments authorized by Law, receiving Sala-
ries or fees.
Volunteer Troops.
Gall volunteer troops heretofore raised by
any State since the passage 0. an act entitled
IAN C tfurther to provide fort he public defense
approved April 10Th, 1862 while such troops
shall be in active 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,
1862. ...
Transportation Companies, Telegraph,
&c, nc,
Gall pilots and persons engaged in the mer-
chant marine service; the president, superin-
tendcnts, 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
employment of railroad companies, not to
embrace ~laborers, porters and messengers; the
president, general superintendent and opera
tors of telegraph companies, the local superin-
tendent 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 ofboats and engineers thereon
employed.
Editors, Newspaper Employees, and
Ministers Of the Gospel.
"One editor Of each newspaper now being
published, and such employees as the editor or
proprietor may certify, on oath, to be indis-
pensable for conducting the publication the
public printer, and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate aud
State Governments every minister of religion
authorized to preach according to the rules of
his sect and in the regular discharge of minis
teriM duties.
Non Combatants.
"All persons who have been and now are
members of the society of Friends and the as
ISOLATION Of Dunkards, Nazarmes, Mennonists,
in regular membership in their respective de-
nominations. provided members of the society
of Friends, Nazarenes, Mennonists and Dunk
OANo Iiui u iiIS siDSIilutCS' VI pay " lIh Vi
$500 each into the public treasury.
Physicians.
GAIL physicians who now are, and for the
last five years have been, in sctual practice of
their profession.
Shoemakers, Tanners, &c.
"All shoemakers, tanners, ll~ackslniths, wag-
on makers, millers and their engineers, mill
wright5, skilled and actually employed, as
their regular vocation, in the said trades, ha-
bitually engaged in working for the public
and whilst so actually employed; provided such
persons shall make oath in writing that they
are so skilled and actually employed at the time
as his regular vocation il one of the above
trades, which afidavits hall only be primaa ta-
cia evidence of facts therein stated.
Extortioncr.
provided further, that the exemptions
herein granted to persons by reason Of their Pc
culiar mechanical or other occupation or en-
ployment not connected with the public SER