Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1862-12-05
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

For twelve months, 0O
The Miii tary Exemption Act.
The following isa copy OF the Exemption
Act finally passed by both House OF Con
gress.
A Bill to exempt certain persons from mill
tary service and to repeal the act entitled An
act to exempt certain persons from enrolment
t.c service in the army of the Go nfederate
States, approved the 2lst of April 1862.
suyalids. Officers of Gov ernment, Etc.
J. The Congress of the Confederate States Of
America dn euact, That all persoes who shall
be held unfit for military service in the held,
ly reason oi bodily or mental iucapacty or
be- III ty uu.ler rlies tn be prescribed by
the Secretary of war, the Vice President OF
the Confederate States, the officers, judicial and
Executive of the Confederate aud State Governs
tu~rt<, Including pustmtsters appointed BY the
t, ,ident aud confirmed by the Sci ate, and
~ucn clelks m their Offices all" "ek by
tie postmaster General, aud now employed
lnd excluding all other pbstmasters,
their assistants and clerks; and except such
State officers the several States may have
declared, or may hereafter declare by law 10
be liable to militia Gut,; the members of both
II uses 81 Congress uf the Confederate States,
and oC the Legislatures OF the sev.rN States.
and their respective officers all clerks Cow in
she Offices Il the Confederate and State govern
qntuts, ,.uthn rized by law, receiving salaries Or
fees.
Volunteer Troops.
All volunteer troops heretotore raised bv
any State since the passage ot the act entitled
@Au aat farther to provide tor the public de-
ton.e,' approved April 28th, 1862, while such
troops shalt be in active service under State au
thnrlty, provided that this exemption shall not
apply To any person who was liable t" be call
cd into services by virtue Of said act of April
10Th 1862.
Tra.asportiOIa and Telegraph COmpa-
AaIes.
All pilots and parsons engaged in the mer-
chant and marine service tue president, super
5ntendeuts cond ductors, treasurers, chic. clerks
englneers managers station ageut", section
masters, two expert track hands to each sec
tion of eight miles, and mechanics in the the
active service aad employment of railroad com
panles, not TO embrace laborers, porte's and
messengers; the president, general supsrnteu-
dent and operators of telegraph companies; the
local superintendent and operators OF said com
pacies not to exceed foul in number at any 10.
caity but that at the seat of government Of the
Confederate States; the presidents, lperiu.en-
dents, captains engineers, chief clerk aud me-
chanics in the actual service and employ meDt
OF all companies in river and canal navigation,
employed.
Editors, Printer: and Preachers
One editor of each newspaper now being pub
lished, and such employees the editor or
proprietor may certify upon oath to be indis
pensabe for conducting the publication the
public printer, and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate and
State Governments every minister of reli-
gion authorized TO preach according to the
rules OF his sect aud in regular discharge of
OF ministerial duties
Religious non com6atauks
ALI persons who have been and now are mem
bers OF the Society Of Friends and tho Asso
ciatlon of Dunkers, Nazareens, and Mennonists
in regular membership in their respective de-
nominations, provided members of the Society
of Friends, Nazareenes, Msnnopists and Dun
kerss shall furnish substitutes, or pay o tax of
$500 each into the public Treasury.
Physicians. I.
Allphysicans who now are, and for the last FIVE
years have been 10 actuat practice Of their pro-
fessiau,