Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-11-25

the Is nsso passed by the COned
erle Congress prior the passage oil the sc vi $50
provide for the public defence approved lo'n q -'01
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACt:
The following is COPY of the Exemption Act as hhAF
passs by both Houses of Congress; ;,;,sS ss,vsca
and 10 repeal the act entitled "An act to exempt eeT
persons from enrolment for service in the army TUG
federate States, approved the us. Of A p-c
l. The Congress of the Coatedsr'G Ges Ans1;a 40
enact That all persons who shall be neia unnI lot mil;
service in the field by reason of bodily or mental
ty or mbecity ander rules to be BY Tue Sec
retary Of war the VcePresdcn of the COntcd rate
the officers judicial and executive Of the Confederate ana
State Governments including posmastsrs appointed BY
the President and confirmed by the Senate and such clerks
in their offices allowed by tie Postmaster
and employed, and excluding all other posmaSters
their assistants and clerks AID except such state
the several States may have declared or may hereafter
declare by law to be liable to militia duty the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate STATES
and of the Legislatures of the several States ana he
specye officers; all clerks now in the offices OF inc Con
federate and State governments, authorized oy a"' e
ccving salaries or fees.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any state since
the passage of the act entitled An act further to provide
for the public defence approved April lbtn 1907 WINE
such troops shall be in active service under state auno
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply 70 any
person who liable to be called into service oy virtue
Of said act of April 18th, 1862.
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots aud persons engaged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent conductors treas
urers chief clerks, engineers, managers station agens
section masters expert TRACK hands to each secon Oh
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service and en-
poyment of railroad companies, not to embrace aoores
porters and messengers; the president general Supen
tendent and operators of telegraph companies the local
and operators of said companies not to ex
coed in number any locality but that Mt ne seat OF
government of the Confederate States the SUI
rerintendens captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les in the actual service and employment OF all companies
in river and canal navigation and all captains oi oOas ana
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS, PRINTERS AND PREACHERS:
One editor of each newspaper now being published ana
such employees the editor or proprietor may ce!y
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the puDca
ton the public printer and those employed 10 perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
mensj every minister OF rehgon au'n"rHHeu ~ p
codng the rules of his sect and in the regular discharge
RELIGIOUS NON coMBArANrs.
All who have been and members OF the
Society uf Friends and the Association Of DunkerS Naza
renes and NennonStS, in regular membership IN their re-
spective denominations, provided members vi inc society
of Friends, NazareneS, MenuonisS, and DunSers, shall
furnish substitutes pay tax of S5Uu each INTO The Pso
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last five years
have been in actual practice Of their profession.
sHoENAKERS, TANNERS, ETC.
All shoemakers, tanners blacksmithS. wagon makers
miers and their engineers, mlwrghts, skilled and ac
tuay employed their regular vocation in the said trades
habiiuay engaged working r the public and whilst
actually employed provided said persons shall make oath
in writing that they skilled aud actually employed
the their regular vocation in OF The above
of the facts therein stated.
PRoyIso AGAINST EXToRTIoS.
ProUidei JuFker, That the exemptions herein granted
to by reason Of their peculiar echanc or other
occupation employment not connected with the public
shall be subject 10 the condition that the products
of the labor of such eXenpts of the companies and eS
Establishments with which they Connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the prpeOrs at prices not exceeding
seventhve per centum upon the cast OF producion OF
within a maximum TO be liked BY the Secretary of War
under such regulations as he may prescrbe and 1t IS
further provided that if the propretos Of such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence to
be submitted to and Judged Of by the Secretary of War TO
have violated in manner evaded the true intent
and spirit of the foregoing prOvso the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended them supernten-
dents operatives in said establishments but they, and
each and every Of them shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this and ordered into the Con-
federa,e army and shall in event be again exempted
therefrom by of said manufacturing establishments
o employments therein.
HOSPITALS, AsTLUNs, &C.
All superintendent of public hospitals ulatic asyums,
and the regular physicians and attendants therein
dumb and blind In each apohecary store now establish
ed and doing business, apothecary i'll good standing
who is practical apothecary.
WOOL, COTTON PAPER MANUFACTURERS.
Superintendent and operatives i'll wool aud cotton FAC
tories paper mills and Superntendents and managers of
wool cardng machines who may be exempted Ly the Sec
rotary of War; provided the profits of such establishments
shall not exceed seventy centum upon the cost OF
production, to be determined upon oath Of the parties,
subject to the penalties for violation of the provisions
herein contained hereinbeOre provided in of
other manufacturing and mechanical employments
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
All presidents and teachers OF colleges academies schools
and theological seminares who have been regularly
gagged such for two years preceding the passage of this
ARTISANS EMPLOYED ON "GoyERSEESr WORK."
An -, ,o,l; - -. :; a. .L,;L
men, Of he 0rnrn"smt 10 The f 800 "a
n'ca " nr .i ,nre & thar ,;au 50 LIS H.
n Z o ,iiS ~ H. e.; TX ,.n .t " wa VIZ
ma! &c ~ sT ~ I'M as
i I SUI .; ,t - $500, s 49, e
be engaged under contracts with the Govern.
mSit IN uinlsn'us arms oInTe, olunaoeg sores' anu
oHei uo1S Il Wal ssGdeS Ianess anu army sup
P'Ie0' PiU,'ueu IL e vi e ou'e'"' VI
shall annrnve Of The nunber of the oprraves rcdnrd in
sncb esiabisbmcnt ali nersons annnIoyed in III
Gcture of arms or Ordnance of any kind Inv the several
States or BY contractors to furnish the same to the sew
enI State G1rernments whom the vernnr or Secretary
Of State thereof NAV certify TO he necessary IN tho
all nprsons engaged in the con.tncton of b;ns nnbo.ts
engines sails ar otbcr articles nacessar t he nhI;c d.
fence under the direction of the Secretary Of the Sayy ali
srrorinrnpdents ,n,n,rnrs Inrcorics onJ ,o;na.S