The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-07-01
EXEMPTION.
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
So IN ADVANCE.

The following General Order is published by authori
~ Of the Secretary Of War
RIcHMosD May 10, 1862.
/ The following act and regulations in reference
thereto are published for the information of all
ccrned.
An Act to exempt certain persons from enrolment
for service in The nrmies of the Confederate St>tea.
. SEC ! The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact That all persons who shall be held
10 be for military service under rules to be pre-
scrbed by the Secretary of War-a in the service or
employ the Confederate Statcs-all judicial and exc
cuIive officers of the Confederate State Governments
the members of both Houses OF Congress and the
Legislatures of the several States and their respective
oifCcrs-all clerks OF the ohcerS OF the State ana
Confederate Governments allowed by laval engaged
in carrying the mlils-al fcrrymen post rOutcs--a
pilots and persons engaged in the marine service on
river and railroad routes of
GENERATORS and ministers of religion in the regular
discharge of ministerial dutesuIl engaged in work
ing iron mines, furnaces, and toundrIeS-a Journey
man printers actually employed IN printing newspapers
all presidents and professors of colleges and acade-
mics and all teachers having many twenty
of the public hospitals,
lunatic aSvIum and the regular and attendants
therein the teachers employed in the Institutions
for the deaf aud dumb, and bl:nd-n each apohecary
store now established and doing business apOthe1
c,ry in good standing, who is practical druggist
supcrntcndcnts and operatives i'll wool and cotton
factories who may be exempted by the Secretary OF
War, shall be, and hereby exempted trcm military
service in hr armies of the Confederate States. APP
proved April 2l, 1862.
II. By the above act of Congress, the following
classes of persons exempt from enrolment for
military service:
Justices tho r,sce: ShcrifS and Deputy SherifS:
Clerks and Deputy Clerks allowed by law; Masters and
Commissioners in Chancery; District and State Attor
neys; Attorney General; PoslmaStcrs and Deputy
PosIIt7sIcrs and CLERKS allowed by l&v Commission
ers OF Revenue and foreigners Who have not acquired
doacH in the Confederate States.
Ill. The following not exempt:
Military Officers not in actual r'c; persons exempt
hv State laws, but not by the aa- nct foreigners
~ho have acquired domcil in tie a'cicrate States.
". No persons other than those 1.rnSaiy named or
properly implied in the above .- Exempted, eX
cept by furnishing substitute from military service,
in conformity with regulations already published.
General Orders No 29,) and such exemption is valid
only go long the said substitute Is lcl*lly exempt
V. Persons who have furnished sub will
receive their certificates of exemption from h Captains
Of Companies the Commandants of Camps. by
whom the substitute have been accepted. Other GER
ticates Of exemption will be granted by the enrolling
officers only, who will receive full nstruCtiOns III
regard the conditions and mode of exemption. APP
picarious for exemption cannot therefore, be consd
cred by the War Department.
S. COOPER,
AGit and InSp. General