Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-12-19

crate Congress prior to The Of further
provide for the public defence approved 10Th OF april 1904
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is copy of the Exemption Act as nna'y
passed by both Houses of Congress; .,;...-v,.o
and TO repe the act entitled An act to exempt cera
persons enrolment for service in the army 9I 'ns
lederate States" approved the sst OF April, loez'
1SyAL1ps nyFIcERs OF GOVERNMENT, CLERKS BIC.
l. TIE Congress of tie Confederate States A'Hsrt:a 40
enact That sI persons who shall be held unit Tor
service in the field by of bodily or mental
ty or imbecty, under rules to be PreScreea Oy %
rotary of the OF me and
State Governments including Posasers appolhteH ~
the President and confirmed By the Senate sua suV1
in their Offices as are allowed by the PostmasterGenera
and now employed and excluding all other postmasles
their assistants and clerks and except such STATE
as the several States may have declared or may neree
declare by law to be liable o. militia duty the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Coniederse
and of the Legislatures uf the several States ana tne
specve officers; all clerks now in the otnces Of Inc oo
federate and State governments, authorized oy "' re-
ceving salaries or fees.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by State since
the passage the entitled An act further 10 provIe
for the public Defence approved April l6in ieoZ, wne
spcb tro6n shall be in active service under State authori
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply 70 any
person who liable to be called into service oy
Of said act of April 10th, 1852.
TRANSPORTATION TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots and persons engaged IN the meIcnant nare
service the president superntendents conductors treas
urers chief clerks engineers, managers station agen'ss
section masters expert TRACK hands 70 eacn vi
miles,
piOymep of railroad companies to embrace aDorers
pOrters and messengers; the president genera suPe
tendent and operators OF telegraph copas, .e =, @
superintendent and operators Of said companies not ek
coed four in number any locality but that at the seat OF
government of the Confederate States the u
c N the acrua service and employment of all companies
and canal navigation and oil captains OF oOa anu
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS Printers AND Preachers:
One editor of ech newspaper now being published ana
such EMPLOYEES the editor proprietor may cer!lv
ipdis
ton; the public printer and those employed 70 PelIu
public printing for the Confederate and state
menus every minister of religion authorized to preach ac
couq to the rules of his sect and in the regular discharge
RELIGIOUS NON coMBATASTs
All persons who have been and now members OF the
Society of Friends and Association of DunEer NazS
and Mennonists, in regular memoershP IN 'SeI
spective denominations, provided members Oh inc SOCIETY
OF Friends Nazarenes Meuuonists and Dunkers shall
furnish substitutes pay tax OF sSVV eacn INTO tue pau
! lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last live years
have been in actual practice Of their profession.
sHeEsAKRRs TANNERS, ETC.
All sboemakers tanners blacksmths wagon MAKERS
millers and their engineers mlwrghts, skied anu ac
tualv EMPLOYED their regular vocation IN the sau sas
habuay engaged in working for the public aud whist SO
actually empoyed provided said persons sha make oat
in writing thai they are skilled aud actually employed
the time their regular vocation in one OF me ABOVE
trades which affidavit shall only be Pr''na JLes evidence
| of the facts therein stated.
| A PRovIso AGAINST ExTORrIoN
Provided further That the exemptions herein granted
persons by of their peculiar mechanical or otner
occupation employment not connected with the pnoc
service shall be subject the condition that the products
of the labor of such of the companies and e
Establishments with which they connected shall be sold
and disguised of by the propretors prices not exceeding
scventyfve per centum upon the cost OF productoo or
within maximum to be liked by the secretary 4i AZ
under such regulations he may prescribe; and IS
further provided that if the prnpretors OF any sncn manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence 10
be submitted and judged Of by the Secretary OF Wer to
have violated or in evaded, the true intent
and spirit of the foregoing provso the exemptions therein
granted shall noongpr be extended 10 them, supernten
dents or operatives said establishments but theynnd
each and every Of Them shall be forthwith enrolled
federae army and shall in event be again exempted
therefrom by Of said manufacturing establishments
| or empoyments therein.
HOSPITALS, AsTLUNs, &C.
All superntendens of pubec hospitals lulatc asylums,
and the regular physicians and attendants therein
and the teachers emp Dyed the institutions for the deaf
| dumb and blind In each apohecary establish
ed and doing business apothecary in good standing
/ who is practical upohecary
wool, COTTON, PAPER MANUFACTURERS
Superintendent and operatives in wool and cotton FAC
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers OF
wool carng machines who may be exempted " the Sec
Rotary of War; provided the profits of such establishments
shall exceed seventy five per the cost ct
production be de emined upon oath of the parties
subject TO the penaI for violation Of the provisions
herein contained hereinbepr, provided in Of
| other manufacturing and mechanical rmployments
| EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
All presidents teachers colleges academies schools
and theological Summaries who have been regularly
gagged such for two preceding the passage Of this
! acI.
! ARTISANS EMPLOYED ON " GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
of the government for the manufacture of arms ord
ordnance Stores and other munitions of who
may be certified by the officer IN Charge thereof as neces
sary for such establishment; alsu all artisans mechanics,
and employees in the establishments of such persons
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
in furnishing arms ordnance, ordnance stores and
other munitions of saddles, harness, and army sup
plies provided that the chief Of the ordnance bureau,
some ordnance officer authorized BIZ him for the purpose
khail of
such establishment; all persons employed in the
States; by contractors furnish the to the sew
era State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
Of Stale thereof may certify TO be necessary to the
all persons engaged i'll the construction of ships gunboas
engnes sis other articles necessary TO the public de-
fence under the direction Of the Secretary the Nary all
superintcndentS, managers mechanics and miners
poyed in the production and Of salt to the
twenty bushels per day. and of lead and run
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pig and
bar irnn embrace uborers messengers wugoners
and servants unless employed at works conducted under
the authority and by the officers agents of State
works employed IN the production OF on for the Couede
! rate States.
| srock RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every 500 head of cattle for every
20 head of horses mules and shepherd for every
$40 head of sheep of such persons engaged eIc
sivey in raising stock provided there is white male
adu liable to do military duty engaged With such per-
! son in raising said stock.
ovERsEERs PLANTATIONS.
To the proper police of the country person
either agent owner, each plantation
which one white person required TO be kept by the laws
ordinances oany State and which there white
male adult not liable to do military service, and in States
having no such law one person, agent owner,
zach plantation of twenty negroes, and which
there is white male adult liable military service
and furthermore for additional police for every twenty
! grOes two plantations within five miles each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there white male adult liable to military
duty person. ing the oldest of the or over
| ssefs on such plantations. -'-
/ 80. SPECIAL ExEuPtIoxs.
Also regiment raised under by authority of the
State of Texas for the frontier defence ii the service
of sud State while such service and such other per
the President shall be satisfied on account of JUS
tice equity necessity, ought be exempted are here
by exempted from military service in the armies of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
abore enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted actually engaged their respective pursuits
occupations.
O. That the act entitled act to exempt certain per-
from enrolment for service in the OF the Con-