The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-05-21

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\ WAR DEPARTMENT..
ApJ'r AID IIsY's 0Bn.ss O1IIOD,
RIcnnoBD, Msy 10. 1851.
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 81.
l. The following act and regulations u 70.
ference thereto, are published Tor the lnaor'
nation Of all o0ncern sd:
AN ACT 70 exempt certain persons nom en-.
rolimeut for service In the armies Of the
Confederate States.
States of America do epsct, That all persons
who III all he held to b unit for military scr.
vice under rules to be prescribed by the 0ecre.
tary Of war-all In the service or employ Of
the Uonfsdernts States-Nll judicial and ex.
ecutive odieers Of the Cor fedsrats or STATE
Govern ments- the members Of both Houses
OF Oongreis and tho Legislatures Of the sevs.
raj States and their respective officers-all
ra.e Govern menU allowed BY law-an en-.
gagged in carrying the mails-all ferzymen on
post routss-an pilots and persons engaged in
the marine service on river and railroad
routes Of yranspor aphtc opera.
tors and ministers Of religion in the regular
discharge OF minister tol dutjes-all engaged
in working iron mines, furnaces, aai foun.
drIes-ell journeymen printers actually en-
ployed In printing newspapers-ail presidents
and professors Of colleges and academies, and
all reacaers having "a many a. twenty scho.
| la:s-superinteRdents CT the public hospitals,
lunatic asy 1uMe, and the regular nurses and
attendants therein, and the teachers employed
IN the institu t,ons for the deaf and dumb and
ciind-in each arothecary store now estob-
lisned and doing business, one apothecary IN
good standing, who is practical druggtst-.
superin tendeEts and operatives In wool and
cotun factories who may to exempted by ths
Secretary Of War, shall be, and IRE hereby.
exem pk i from military service In the armies
OF the Confederate States.
Approved April Il, 1892
II. BY the Gbovo act OF Congress, the fol.
lowing ciasxcs OF persons are exempt from
enrollmens for military service:
Justices O. the Peace; Sheritfs and Deputy
Shsrilfs; Clevks and Deputy Clerks, allC lived
by law; Masters and commissioners in Chan.
Gerry; District and state Attorneys; Attorney
General; fostmasters and Deputy Postmas.
tsrs, and Clerks allowed by law Commis.
sioners If Revenue, and foreigners who have
20 acQ vi! ed domtcii In the Uonfederats States
III. The following are not exempt:
Militia CMcers not In ectual service; per.
sons exempt by StSte laws. but not by the
above act; foreigners who have acquired dom.
tell in the Confederate States.
w. No persons other than those expressly
named or properly implied in the above &C,
can be exempted, except BY furnishing sub
ssi,ute, exempt from military service. in con-
formity with regulations already published,
General Orders No. za0 and sucn exemption
Is valid only 80 long as the said substitute Ia
V. Persons who have furnished substitutes
will receive their certificates OF exemption
from the Captains of companies, or the Com
,nandants Of camps, by whom the substitutes
have been accepted. Other certificates Of ex.
emption will be granted by the enrolling Off.
GERS on,y, who will receive full tpstructions
in regard 70 the conditions and mode of q.
emp.ions. Applications far exemption cannot,
therefore, be considered By the War Depart.
ment.
ny command Of the Secretary Of War.
S. COOPER,
Adj't and 1nsp'r 9enn.
The folio wing are the regulations concerning
substitutes, above referred to:
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 20.
l The following regulations concerning
substitutes In the army are published by the
direction OF the Secretary Of War ~
not indebted to the Government, who wishes
to procure substitute, may obtain from his
captain Permit for the proposed substitute
10 report himself at the camp OF the company
crate as passport, bu! snail not enti:le the
holder to transpor sation at the expense Of the
Government.
2 II The substitute be exempt from military
duty, and, On examination by a surgeon or
assistant surgeon OF the army. be pronounced
SO nd and IL all respects fl for military ser
vice, hs shall be enrolled and mustered in to
service for three ye&rs, unless the war sooner
or soldisr procuring him shall thsr supon be
discharged, but shall not be entitled to trans.
pcrta1ien at the expense Of the Govern.
ment.
\
discharged by reason OF q substitute be In.
debted 10 the Government, the officer grant.
lug the discharge shall be liable for the
debt.
4. k,lpey and allowance due to the non
EissIoued officer or soldier discharged
shall 60 to The substitute q. the next pay
day.
5. Substitution shall not exceed one Der
NOM b in each company, and shall be noted
in the next morning report, muster roll, and
monthly return.
II. When any person liable to military dirty
under the act OF Congress, but not mustered
II to service In any company, desires to fur
nish substitute, he snali report himself,
viii tbs ubsti.ute, the commandant OF a
cAmp Of instruction, for recruits raised under
the said act; and If the substitute be lawfully
exempt from military duty, and ,on examine.
don by u surgeon or assistant surgeon, be
pronounced sound, and in all respects l1t for
mill AIRY service, he may be- accepted and en-.
rolled, and the person furnishing such a sub
stituts may be discharged By tbs command.
snt Of the camp. But no substitute shall be
Ell titled 10 transportation or other allowance
AT thu expense Of the Government until SO
accepted and enrolled.
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