The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-12-09
TIE NEW EXEMPTION BILL

THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.
BILL to exempt certain persons from military ser
vice, and to repeal the act entitled ian act to ex-
empt certain persons from enrolment for service
in the army of the Confederate States" approved
2lst April, 1862.
THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED, OFFICERS OF GOVERN
MENT, CLERKS AND OTHERS.
The Congress of the Confederate States Of Amer
lea do enact, That all persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in the field, by reason of
bodily iufirmity mental incapacity or imbecty,
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of
War, the Vice President of the Confederate States,
the officers judicial and executive of the Confeder
ate and State Governments, including Postmasters
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate and such clerks in their offices allow
ed by the Postmaster General, and now employed,
and excluding all other postmastcrs, their assist
ants and clerks; and except such State officers
the several States may have declared. or may here
after declare by law to be liable to militia duty; the
members of both Houses of Congress of the Confed-
States, and of the Legislatures of the several
States and their respective officers; all clerks
in the offices of the Confederate and State Govern
ments authorized by law, receiving salaries fees.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any
State since the passage of the act entitled IAN act
further provide for the public defenca,' approved
April 10Th, 1862 while such troops shall be in &C
tive service under State authority; Provided that
this exemption shall not apply to any person who
liable to be called into service by virtue of said
act of April 10th, 1862.
TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, TELEGRAPH &c.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant
marine service; the president, superintendent con-
ductors treasurer chief clerk engineers, managers,
station agents, section masters two expert track
hands to each section Of ght miles and mechanics
in the active service and employment of railroad
companies. not to embrace la5orers, porters and
messengers; the president, general superintendent
and operators of telegraph companies the local su-
perntsndent and operators of said companies not
to exceed four in number at any locality but that
at the seat of government of the Confederate Statcs
the president, superintendent, captains engineers,
chief clerks and mechanics in the active service and
employment of all companies engaged on river and
canal navigation, and all captains of boats and en-
gineers thereon employed
EDITORS, NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES, AND MINISTER'S
OF THE GOSPEL.
One editor of each newspaper now being publish
ed, and such employees the editor proprietor
may certify, oath, to be Indispensable for con-
Quoting the publication; the public printer and
those employed to perform the public printing for
the Confederate and State Governments; every
minister of religion authorized to preach according
to the rules of his and in the regular discharges
of ministerial duties.
NON-CoMBATANTs.
All persons who have been and now are members
of the society of Friends and the association of
Dunkards, Nazarenes and Mennonists, in regular
membership in their respective denominations pro-
vided members of the society of Friends, Naza-
renes, Mennonists and Dunkards shall furnish sub
stitutes, pay tax-of $500 each into the public
treasury.
PHYSICIANS.
All ply sicians who are. and for the last five
years have been, in actual practice Of their profess
sion.
sHoEMAKERs, TANNERS, &c.
All shoemakers, tanners, blacksmiths. wagon
makers mllers and their engineers mill wriphts
skilled and actually employed at their regular vo-
cation in the said trades, habituay engaged in
working for the public and whilst actually en-
| rloyed provided said persons shall make oath in
writing that they skilled and actually en-
| rioyed ct the time his regular vocation in one
of the above trades which affidavit shall only be
prirna tacia evidence of the facts therein stated
ExToRTIoNERs.
| Provided further, that the exemptions herein
granted 'c persons by reason of their peculiar
| chanlcal or other occupation or employment net
connected with the public service chalI he subject
to the condition thct the products Of the labor of
such exemPtS, or of the companies and establish
ment with which they Hre connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the propretors 1T prices not
cPeding seventy-tive per centum upon the cost of
production, or within a maximum to be fixed nv the
Secretary of War under such regulations as he may
prescribe; and it is further provided that if the
proprietors of any such manufacturing establish
ments shall be shown, upon evidence. to be submit
ted to and Judged of by the Secretary of War to
have violated or in any manner evaded the true
intent and spirit of the foregoing proviso, the ex-
emptions therein granted shall no longer be extend
ed to their superintendent ard operatives in said
establishments bat they and each and every one of
them shall DE forthwith enrolled under the provisions
of this act and ordered into the Confederate army,
and shall in no event be exempted therefrom by
reason of said manufacturing establishments or EN-
ployments therein,