Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-03-11

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Of the Legislature is hareunto annexed. 0H
{ ~ Given pnder my hand as Governor
! L S AMI under the Seal of the Common
- Nwealth at Richmond, this Oath day of
februaly, 1867. JOHN LETCHER.
BY the Governor: la
GEORGE w. MUNFoRD,
Secretary OF the Commonwealth.
IN ACT b
| amending and re enacting the second section OF
chapter % Of the Code Of Virginia, respect
eng the persons exempt from a5t military dW
ties and propiding the node Of exemption.
/ Passed February IS, 1862.
/. Be it enacted by the General Assembly,
That the second section of the twenty second
chapter of the Code be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:
z. The following persons only shall be exempt
| from the performance Of all military duties, to
wit: The Vice President Of the Confederate
States; the officers, Judicial and executive, of
the government of the Confederate States the
members of both houses OF Congress, and the
| Clerk OF each house all the custom house Off
| GERS; the Lieutenat Governor, and all the mem
bers Of the General Assembly during the term
| for which they were elected appointed the
Secretary Of the Commonwealth and his CLERKS
| of the House of Delegates and Senate; the
Judges of the Court of Appeals and Circuit
Courts; the Clerk of each Of said Courts and Of
i each County and Corporation Court Judge of
Hastings Court; the Sheriff Of each county and
| the srgeant or the collector of taxes of each
| corporation having hustings court, and the COM
missioners of the revenue; the attorney general,
the treasurer, two auditors, register OF the land
| office, superintendent of the penitentiary and
their Clerks and assistants every minister of the
gosLe licensed to preach according to the rules
of his sect; superintendents of the public hos
pitfalls, lunatic asylums, and the regular nurses
and attendants therein, and the teachers employ
led in ne inst or ha daaf md and
blind one physician to each two thousand pop
ulation, to be selected by the board hereinafter
constituted; the president, the general superln-
| tendent and two local superintendent of the
Southern telegraph companies, IN case to ex-
coed four persons; the president and superin-
tendant OF transportation of each railroad com
pany the president, secretary and chief collect
or OF each canal company. No one shall be eX-
empt from draft by reason Of his being an agent
| Of commlSSary or assistant commSsary, or
quartermaster or assistant quartermaster be in
the service Of the Confederate States or of this
/ State, CIR by of his holding any office or
, commission in the militia; AMI whenever an 9
militia officer is drafted for actual service, his
5 commission shall be vacated.'' ~
z. Ii the constituted authorities of any CITY
shall, within twenty days after any draft has been
made therefIom, apply to the Governor for the
= purpose, he stall exempt from actual military
service any drafted person, who may at the time
OF the draft be an officer Of such city, or in it's
service in connection with ITS gas or water works
or ire and police departments; and If, within
twenty days after any draft, the president and su-
perintendent OF any railroad, canal and telegraph
| company shall certify upon their honor to the
Governor that the services of any drafted person,
VINO is an officer Or employee OF such company
are necessary to the efficient operation of the said
: road, the Governor may, in his discretion, ex-
empt such persons from actual military service
: any person exempted under this section shall be
deemed to be detailed for duty in the post or
place ne Il led at the time he drafted with
out pay as soldier; and in case he shall leave
the service OF such city or company, he shall, at
once, be remanded to the military service for
which he was drafted; and it any such person
shall fail, for ten days after leaving such service
? to report himself TO the Governor or to some
military officer for duty as soldier, he shall be
proceeded against as deserter The Governor
shall promptly cause the places Of all persons
| exempted under this section to be filed by lur-
| Their draft from the respective counties, cities
and towns from which such persons were drafted.
L. shall be the duty of the President or Mayor OF
the city, or company, as the case may be, prompt
i iy TO report 10 the Governor the name Of any
persons SO exempted, who may have left the SER
vice for which he was detailed.
3 Immediately after the passage of this act
the Governor shall issue his proc amation requir-
ing the organization of board of exemptions in
each county and corporation, to consist Of the
presiding justice or recorder, and any two JUS
tees whom such presiding justice recorder
may associate with him. In case the presiding
justice or recorder cannot from any cause act
the clerk OF the hustIGgs or county court shall
summon any three justices, who shall constitute
such board Such clerk shall act as clerk of the
board Ia case there be such clerk present
and capable of acting, The clerk of the circuit
shall act; or if no such board should be organ
lzed, the Governor may designate any three JUS
tees OF the county corporation, who shall con-
stitute the board, and appoint their own clerk
t. The board shall have cognlzance Of all queS-
lions of exemptions, and shall adjudge of the
suftlclency of such excuse given by any person,
who, by reason Of his failure TO report his name
for enrolment, as required by the act entitled
an act for ascertaning and enrolling the military
: force Of the Connie nWealth, passed February
eighth, eighteen hundred and SiXty-two. NAV
: have been enrolled among the drafted leyes as
prescribed in said act. For furnishing contempts
!, and compelling the attendance Of Witnesses the
board shall have the power Of county court.
i s. In no case shall the board grant discharge
upon claim of exemption fos bodily intirmity,
unless at least two physicians of respectable
standing, being duly sworn, shall prove before
said board that the bodily intirmityis of perma-
nent character, and is such as will disqualify the
, claimant for discharging the duties OF soldier.
b. Every claim for exemption or excuse, shall
be filed with the clerk OF the board, who shall
issue process for such witnesses as the claimant
, or enrolling officer may require and within five
, days alter draft IS made ON a day to be deSIg-
mated by the board, the trial of cases of exemp-
> ton and excuse shall commence; and the same
shall be disposed of in a summary manner as
speedily as may be. The clerk shall promptly
report to the Adiutant General the name of each
person exempted or excused by the board
: z. For every failure to discharge any duty
prescribed in this act, the members of the board
and the clerk may each be fined not less than ten
nor more than one hundred dollars.
i s. All acts and ordinances and parts of acts
and ordinances inconsistent with this act are
hereby repeated.
8. This act shall be in force from its passage.
, 4 copy from the rolls.
TeSte: VIM. F. GORDON,
C. H. D. and K. r. Of Virginia.
March 4, 1862.-3t.
Dy= To be published IN three country issues
Of the Wing and Dispatch, in the papers OF
Lynchburg, Fredericksburg, Petersburg, Nor
folk, Danviiie, Stanton, Lexington, Winchester
s, Abingdon, Lewisburg, and in the Rockingham
4, Register and the Suffolk Christian Sun.
PUBLIC SALEl
M LII be sold at public sale. at the residence o.