Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-12-05


THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is copy of the Exception Act Is nua'
passed by both Houses Of Congress ;i,arv service
Bill TO exempt certain persons 1ro" u am1, certain
persons from for service in the army OF the
iedefate States" approved the slst of April lsoS'
JEs G,sors, Of Tie Cbatedsrate States g AHe,5:a 40
n0ef Thai al versions who shall be held unit lot
service in the field by reason of bodily or MENU the Sec
ty or imberty under rules to be prescrioe1 oy StS
retary of war The VcePresdent of the Confederate
The Officers judicial and .cutive of the Confederate ~
STATE nnS Ty he Senate and clerks
in their Offices allowed by tRe fosmasteI ts
and employed. and excluding all other ,s Officers
their assistants and clerks and except such STATE
as the several States may have declared, or may
declare by law to be liable to militia duty the msoe.
of both Houses OF the Congress Of the Confederate
and of the Legislatures of the several States ana the
specve officers; an clerks now in the oihces or NE 0pn
federate and State governments, authorized W i"'
ceiving salaries or fees. :r..
VOLUNTEER TROOPS ,,. ;o
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any state since
the passage of the act entitled An act further TO proIe
for the public defence" approved April l6,h 1852 whe
such troops shall be in active service under otae
y provided that this exemption shall not apply 70 any
person who liable to be called into service ny
Of said act of April 10th, 1852.
TRANSPORTATION TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots and persons engaged IN the mecnan1 t
service the president, superintendent ,
urers, chief clerks engineers, managers station 81
section masters expert tracA hands TO eacn sec9 VI
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service ana eu-
pioymept of railroad companies not to embrace laoore
porters and ssengers the president general
endeut and operators of telegraph companies ne oca
superptendent and operators of said companies not 10
coed four in number any locality but that at the seat Oh
government of the Confederate Saes the presidents su
perntendents captains chle cef 1no
in river and canal navigation and all captains OF Doa anu
engineers thereon employed
EDITORS PRINTERS PREACHERS:
One editor of each newspaper being published and
such EMPLOYEES as the editor proprietor may ceriiV
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the pubca
thNSa Taln
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
mens; every minister of religion authorized to preaeh ac
cordng the rules of his and in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties
RELIGIOUS NON coNBArANTs.
All persons who have been and members OF the
Society IF Friends and the Association Of DunSers Naza
renes and Mennonsts in regular membership IN their re-
spective denominations, provided members OF me ooceM
of Friends Nazarenes, Mennnniss, and Dunkers snail
furnish substitutes tax of $500 each into the Pao
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and tor the last nVe years
have been in actual practice of their profession.
sHoENAKERS, TANNERS, ETC.
All shoemakers, tanners blacksmiths, wagon makers
mers and their engineers mlwrghts, skilled and ac-
tuay employed their regular vocation in the said trades
habtuay engaged working for the public and whilst so
actually Employed provided said persons shall make oa
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
the their regular vocation in one of the above
trades which affidavit shall only be PriGd dcia evidence
of the facts therein stated
A PRovISo AGAINST ExToRTIoN.
Pror3ed further, That the exemptions herein granted
persons by Of their peculiar mechanical or other
occupation employment not connected with the public
service shall be subject the condition that the products
m the labor of such exempIS Of the companies and es
Adjustments with hch they Connected shall be sold
aud disposed of by the prupetOrS at prices not exceeding
seveny6ve per upon the cost of production OF
within q maximum to be liked by the Secretary Of War
under such regulations he may prescrbe and 1t is
further provided that the propretors of any such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence to
be submitted and judged Of BY the Secretary OF War to
have violated in any manner evaded the true intent
granted shall longer be extended to ihe supernten-
dents or operatives in said establishments but they, and
each and every of them shall be forthwith enrniied
under the provisions of this aud ordered into the Con-
federate army and shall in event be again exempted
thererOm by reason OF SAID manufacturing establishments
employments therein.
HOSPITALS AsYLUHs &C.
All superintendent of public hospitals luIatic asvums,
and the regular PHYSICIANS nurses and attendants there
and the teachers emp Dyed IN the institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind In each aPohecary store now establish
ed and doing business apothecary in good standing
who is practical apothecary.
WOOL, COTTON, AND PAPER MANUFACTURERS.
Superinendens and operatives in wool aud cotton fac
tories paper mills and superintendent and OF
wool cardng machines who be exempted by the Sec
Rotary of War; provided the profits of such establishments
shall not exceed seventy five centum upon the cost of
producnn TO be determined upon oath OF the parties,
subject the penalties for violation of the provisions
herein contained hercnbefOre provided in of
other manufacturing and mechanical empOymeuts.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
Apresdonts and teachers of colleges academies schools
and theological Summaries who have been regularly
gagged such Tor two years preceding the passage Oi this
act.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED on GOVERNMENT WORK."
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
ment of the government for the manufacture of arms ord
nance ordnance stores and other munitions of war who
may be certified by the officer IN charge thereof as neces
sary for such establishment also all artisans mechanics,
and employees in the establishments of such persons
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment in furnishing arms ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions of war, saddles harness, and army sup
Piles provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose
shalt approve of the number Of the operatives required in
such establishment; all persons employed in the
acture of arms ordnance of any kind BY the several
States by contractors to furnish the To the
era State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof certify be necessary the same
all persons engaged in the construction ships gunboa
engines, sails other articles necessary the public de-
fence under the direction Of the Secretary of the Navy all
superintendents, managers, mechanics, and miners
plOyed in the production and manufacture of SALT the
of twenty bushels per day. and Of lead and rnn and
all persons engaged in making charcoal for making pig aud
bar ron not to embrace aborers, messengers wagones
and servants unless employed at works conducted under
the authority and BY the officers agents of State in
works employed in the production of iron for the COnede
rate States.
One male citizen for every 500 head of cattle for every
$50 head of horses mules and shepherd for every
sively in raising stock, provided there is white male
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
son in raising said stock.
ovERsEgRS on PLANTATIONS.
either agent, owner, each plantation
which white person required to be kept by the laws
ordinances of State and which there white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
having such law one person. agent owner,
seer each plantation of twenty negroes and which
there is white male adult not liable military service
and furthermore for additional police for every twenty ne
groes two more plantations within five miles of each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and on
which there white male adult liable to military
duty person. being the Oldest Of the
seers such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also, regiment raised under and by authority of the
State of Texas for The frontier defence in the service
Of said State while in such service and such other per-
the President shall be satisfied of jus
tce equity necessity, ought TO 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 actually engaged their respective pursuits
or occupations.
That the act entitled an act to exempt certain per-
from enrolment for service in the Con-
federate States approved the 9lst April 1852 hereby
repealed.