Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1862-09-25
The Military Exemption RsIl.

The following is a copy of the Exemption Bill, as
passed by the Confederate Senate On Saturday. The
words between brackets indicate the variations by as
dton, from the Exemption Act now in force, with the
exception OF the ltacised words which indicate clauses
In the existing law omitted from the bill Just passed
Bill to exempt certain persons from military service
eeroi for service in the army of the Con-
federate States, approved the 2lst of April, 1862
l. The Congress Of The Confederate States Of america do
enact That al who shali be held unfit for military
service by of bodily mental incapacify i'm
War fine Vice President of the Confederate States the
officers Judicial and executive, OF the Confederate and
state Governments [e5cept posnasers not nominated by
the President AMI confirmed by the Senate and assistants
ard clerks in any other posi- office than the General Post
c3e, and such tate officers the several States may
nave declared by law to be Aaoe TO militia duty or may
hereafter be excepted by the several States the members
Of Doth Houses of the Congress the Confederate States
and of the legislatures OF the several States and ther re-
specVe officers a clerks in the Offices OF the Confederate
aud State Governments, allowed by law; all pilots and
persons engaged in the liner chantl marine SERVICE land m
Qctuo! rtper and railroad routes Of TGnp0rd-
tohoa 1.-The President, supelintenden's Conductors.
Treasurer thief Clerk Engineers Managers, Station
gems, Section Masters two expert track HAMS TO each
section of eight miles, and mechanics in the active
and employment Of railroad compan es not to embraf Ia
Oorers, poeTs messengers the PRESIDENT general
perinte"den and operators OF telegraph COMPARES the
local erineIeL apC operators Of said companies not
exceed four in number locality but hat at the
OF of The Confederate States; the presdel t.,
supere captains, engl1eers cLla Elk and me-
of all companies engaged on river and canal nav
CATION and all captains of aid engineers thereon
empoy all foreuen p1essrce and JOulneymep print
ers actually employed in printing newspapers haviDg at
ca 1t five hundred de subscribers the puzzle pruier,
those employed to perform the public printing for
the Confederate and Sate goverRment;l every
ter Of religion authcrzed to preach according to the
rules his anal theic schage OF ministerial
duties [sll persons who have neen and members
of society of friends and the ASSOCIATION OF Dunkers;
all physicians WHO and have been actual prac-
ce OF their profession the last five years. all
makers, tanners, harness makers, sacdefs, baCksmths
wagon makers mIers, and there engineers, and mill
wrights skilled and actually employed, their regular
vocation SAL trades, whist actually employed pro-
vi9ed said persons shall Ike oath. in writing that they
are so be
regular vocation in Of the above trades, which atda
vit stall only be prma face evidence of the facts
therein ed i all superintendent OF public hospIa
lunatc asyums, and the regular nurses ard attend
ants tbe1ein, and the teachers employed in the in
sii nto1s Tor the deaf dumb ard blind in each aUotbe
cary stores established aCd dIGg business, one
an1tbecary in good standing who is practical apothecary
druggist superintendens and operatives wool and cot
the secretary OF War
all presidents end [eacher,l [pTofessorsl Of colleges
acsdeme s cboos, and theological Summaries who hav
been regularly engaged as such Tor Two years pre-
ceeding the passage Of this act all artisans
OF the gove:nmfnt tor the manufactures of arms
ordnance ordnance stores aad other nun t!oAs of
who may De certified by the officer ia charge eof
cassary such establishments also all artisans mecha1
ich aud employees in the establishments Of sch
or may DE engaged under coutracts with the Govern
ia furnishing ordinance, ordinance stores, an
othe war; provided that the chief Of the ord
nance bureau ordnance officer authorized by hir
Tor purpose shall approve OF the number of TIE opera
tvea req1re snch esab shmeEts; all persons employ
in tae manufacture CT arms or ordnance Of any Eni
The several States; or by to furnish tn
same ths several State Governments, whom The Gov
y
necessary the eli persous engaged in the cor
strucon OF SHIPS gu1boats engines, sails or other al
tcles necessary the uoc defence under tbs direction
It mechanics and miners employed in the production
anutacture salt, the extent of twenty bushels
day. and OF eau and iron to embrace Iaborels
se0gers wagner and servants unless oyed at work
scted authority and by The officers
s Of State and person either
each plantation Oh white person required
kept by and ordinances Of any State and il whc
there Is no Hhite adult not liable do military
and such other persons as tie PRESIDENT shall be Sc
listed On account Of justi equity necessity, ought
be exempted, hereby exempted from service liz Il
armies Of thu C01federa states; [proVded that the
emptioBs herein above enumerated shall only contnE
whist the persons exempted actually engaged in the
respective pa suits occupations prov DIED. turher TIN
such nu4lbers Of the militia OF any have been
ed out and mustered the OF said State, by
Executive thereof, employed and necessar! Eepel al
actual uvas Ct said STATE shall also be eAeptod, pr
yldd ueh invasion shall have been expee
or Otherwise shall have ceased to exist, the exampu
I'd hereby declared sh8ll eXQIe.
2 the entitled an act to exempt certain pc
SONS enrolment for seTVi ia the Of the Go
fede1ae States approved the East APRIL 1882 is here
repealed ~ -.
Tne ollowug clauses i'll the old bill have been omitt
the present BILL passed. IA addition to the ltacls
O. clauses
''AI Il service employ Of the Confederate Stats
" Gan persons engaged il carrying the mail.
bo "All terry post routes.
ALI teachers having as many as tv enty scholars.
'AlI engaged wCikDg iron mines furnaces and fol-
0ries,'