The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-10-07
The Military Exemption. Act.


The Military Exemptioir Act
-fo following 10 a copy OF ths Exemption Act
a. haslly passed by Goth Houses of Congress
BILL 70 exempt eertaia persons from military
aefsfse aad 10 repeal the aat entitled "An 4ct to
exrnlif Certain persons from enrDlimsnt for
sies III the army CT the Confedara.e States ap
psoysa The sist of April, 1861.
iSvsIJns. OFFICERS or eosgRsNrNf. CLERKS,
The Congress Of tbs CD,,jsasrase States Of i,asr
2fta 10 taast, That all persons who shall be held
unt for military service in The Geld ,,y re ssoa Of
oVoAiY or ieshtli ineapaeiy inaseeility tinaer
rntest o. prescribed by The Secretary OF Var
the Vice President of the GJniederate States: The
ohetfs judicial aud executive. Of tho Confederate
aus State t&oea3n iskeiis iaeusiiag uost,agsters
pointed by ia President ar aaahrned hy the Sem
a'e aud sach clerks in their Offices az are allowed
By the Postmaster General, aud nosv smpioy ed and
excluding all other sostnasters their assistants and
eiefSs end, eAesp. such State Officers % lbs aeye
era states may have declared or nay hereafter
declare, hy la1 10 be liable inIiiii. dirty: the
Isemnsrs NJ both Houses ~ tb. t}ay,gKsss 5s The
Co ss.teraae sa1pl, aal q :s4 sss.ss
sesssai ssssea. .exa,i sSsps4sssvs s.csfa III
urisAs ssfro? fto otles oi fbe Confederate and
STATE Governments aai iaoiias6 by law, receiving
ssi%fses 81 itv3.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
All voiuptssr troops heretofore raised by any
ntste since the passage ot act entitled IAN act
inTfhrr 10 plcvids ior tis public defence" annT0eed
ApEi Itta 1862 bi.e such troops shs;l he in active
service "-feF State s;hcfity, prov ;ed that this ak
emp On slh not app:y any person who wat la.
AF.l lGth ir54
q tEaH'fofftTfJN AM iTIsGRAPA COAIpAH.ts
AZ plicta and persons engaged In the y2szebsui
ma! i'lH t@G'lsS; Ibs ;IieSife s9perteGdsni5 cou.
oactofa treasurer. che: clerk engineers ynanszare.
stS-lo0 sa5 ftS S5cbN3 IasH5s?S exDa,t track
haNdS H. escn section Of eight lnliss ard mechanics
Ill TIE aerife service ana e:1p:ovI~rf ,r ys;i.osd
~ p's,9F' hHt - e'nora2a 'aaoTe.s pcriefa. aud
Ne,senSsf": tae president general superintendent
cru o~efslJ;a 81 telegraph comFpnies tie local su
pStlpf feIiu~at and Operators Of zai cOrnpar.:se rot
10 exceed icur in number - ay l0ea!ny but aaf at
iao 5sAt or GovetrI9Iit 81 !G6 t;outt Sta~s
te plesaen;, uuperin snjauts CAPTAINS, engineers
e"tsi t'efti, lac Gis chaacs IL the active service
AND eaipioynen: OF ;.i com }s.Lss engaged in river
ana S'snal navigation, and all captains OF boB,s and
engineers thersoa employed.
EDITIONS, Ekississ AID PREACHERS
:, one eai:ior at each hs~spa.er now being pub'
ilsaad, and stch employees the editor or ,,ropri,
Tor may certify upon u:.tti 10 be Indispensable for
conducting tie rueca,ioa. th- public priu;er and
'ttsa eap 'yet 10 pe.l3tsa he pdUtc printing tor
t2e ,cGiederetc aud Sil,5a t.1ycyanr,,ts; every
minister o. religion auihorg Nj TO preach according
80 I'll. rules ot hs ani iii lie r-ra,sy charge
OF ministerial duties.
EEtyaICus RGN. CoME.r.sr5
All parsons who have been sal ia,s are c,oulLegs
OF thn Society OF Friends mad the aesac;a;i,u Of
paniers. Nszsisnsa, ansi Eiannonlsts /, re rtIlar
psoside3 i4eutbata 81 the Society {! Friends Ngza
relses. henaon.s.s sc;i E3nli.acs shall furnish Cub
slisI!les of fHy iss OF @5;u eact iito the public
TFsasury.
PHYSICIANS.
81 physicians who noyy ar.,, aa lor The last fig,
years havs hssn, in ac;ual practice 81 ihsic pscfas
sinn.
\ sHoz hak&Hs, TANNERS. &c.
All silnsmakeis, talneEs. blackslahs, wagon ma
gers ;,iars and their engineers niillwrigh,s akuI
ed and actually empovea 81 tiieg Regular vacation
III the aaid Trades, ttah;tHailg cnEared il, working
for tba public sid whit - actually employed;
provi'i6 The said per=oIs sI ifsk oai Ia in nria.
iLs that iAey aTe siiilia eu actually employ al
S. '4e 'iip ~ iAHif reuir Foea!ion N one of the
above Trades, which affidavit sha only be ori4...
jGe'e evidence "i tbs facts Therein tstad.
PR0yiso AGAINST ExToRrIoS
Pyor:a7d, .tH,Atfr, rEat Tia. exemptions herein
sr1.siia 10 parsal4 by ios.s..s t.u.f peculiar ls
ehauics o. d.-er oeesipatio; OK iapioYAIeu NOT
toliiieeiaa VIII iiia !ao aefTice. sAl be sphse&
tti ssossstisif9. si.zsp .tg e 81 I..s5s. ST
sseh egaasyta s the cp.a!Ia1sir& i.s esfa@fs4,,
I,esltA with ~ hei iasy eoGiec.e sal s. sslti
Gi di.iaSs,i Il ~ fi.a arapristora At prices not
egceeGlGg 5speny i've yer ce:!tl l.pou s cost OF
:sr'r'i;icton, er Within nl.Sinirn be liked by
tbs Eecretafy al Wsg uGirr such regulations ~ ha
al,sy prescribe &ui J. ia ttrther provided liat il
the propiiotefs oI :ay siteE manufacturing esiai.
i.seni Ahall be ai,o7sn upoa evidence 20 be sub
i-itteS 20 ana judged q. by tho Secretary OF Was,
10 hay violated, or any manner eySded the
EH" inl'siit AG EliFtt III i~ foregoing Ef0Yiso, the
exemptions therein granted ahaI nolongar b8 ex.
tended TO thein snpsrintendeuts, or operatives in
said establishments, but they and each and every
one OF them, shall ba forthw enrolled under the
provisions of th;J ae and ordered into the Confea.
crate army, sndsilali d, no eTan be again exempted
thereifon by reason OF SAT- manufacturing ehtab-
lshments or employ nlonts therein.
HOSPITALS ASYLuMs, &C
All superintendent c$ pGolic hospitals, iunat;c
2sylums, and the regular physicians, nursps and
fAlt and h,-s
the institutions i3r tie dsaf, dumb and blind. III
eacil apo aecary ,are nov. established ..nd doing
business one epo!hccs.ry II GOOD ~8tGndins, who Is
Il practical spotheeary.
WOOL, corroS axD PAPER MayuFAeSsa.rs.
snpsrintenderts and operatives IN wool ara. cot.
Ton factories, paper iaiii. and supernl anGens and
4a4nagerJ of wyoi earatng machines, who may be
exempted by tho Secretary Of War provided: The
proeas of such establishments shall exceed -
per ceutUDi upon the cost Of production 10 be de
termined upon oath of the par,iee subject 10 the
panaities ins -o!:.;0n oi the provisions lsre
in ontaiaed hegelnbef+ re provided in ease Of
ether manufacturing and mechanical employ
uents
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS
Ill presidents aud iesohess Of colleges aestie.
mics schoos and Theological s-nlinares, who have
heen regularly engaged - such for .wG years PIE.
cedng Ihe passage o4 tuia act
ARTi.aa5 EMPLOYED 0S aOyFP8TENT WORK.
Ill artisans. mechanics, and employees IN tho es-
tebisiIlant u lie Go.erlmeui for the aiaEutac-
tuce OF Giris, GE'i~12cS. c"ulaCo s,sreJ 3I ctEsF
rlUEtl0pA OF wa, who may be certified by ia OF.
fCsr In charge thereof necessary tor s;ct ess al
liHameut; aso, al ari!Rals mechanics, and Ella.
ployeoS III the establishments 0f such peraor= ia
are nay be engaged under contracts with the
Government III furnishing arIs ordnance, ordnance
Stores aud other munitions CT wGT, saddles har-
ness, sud army suppiies: Pf6vidtl, that tho chei
OF the ordnance bar-su. or sOn.c oijDBnce officer
authorized by hlc fJr The purposa snail approve OF
tue ntmer nf the operatives requ!Iei IN slch al
!l.hmentS; all persons employed III tue ;la9flfGr
tire Of Erms crlcaIe- of any Kind. by iils sew
raj Saes; OF ~ contractors 10 slraish t;!a ssiaG
to th9 several Stats Governineit, whoa the Coz
ernOy Secretary IT State thereof may certify -
De necessary 10 the same ai persons engaged in
tEe construction ot shigs gnboaz. sogines. sail,
or 0thsg articles necessary t0 The putc defence in-
der tie direction Ca the SECRETARY Of the Navy ell
spperintendens mechanics and tniuers employed
in The production an nIapniac pfe Of ssit 10 the
extent u twenty bushels per DAY, 3ad of lead ana
.ron ard all persons engaged IN making cisggcoai
for making pig and bar 'rGn, nos TO embrace la
boresa messengers wag aii'i uuieaa
employed Al work conducted unie; lie authority
and by ha offle=rs agents @! etaJe, IN works
smpio. ed IN iE7 production Of iron For tie G"nie!
erats State.
sroCK RA!SERs
One mais citizen for every 800 head OF cattle Tor
every go head of horses les and sliephegi
;or every $50 head Of sheer Of such ueraoGs as are
Engaged exclusively IN !sng stock prov idea herr
il white male aiw,t not isbie tn do military duty
engaged with such peraon III rsisag said stock.
ovERsErgs on PLANTATIONS.
40 secuTs the proper police of the country, orc
psrBo,, either agent, owner uVetseer, each
plantation on ~hic. one white persnn is required to
be- kent by the isHs ordinances Of any stars
snd en- which there Is white malls atai. not
liable to d0 military service: an in Statta having
no such Law, one person, as agent owner. over
seer each plantation OF twenty ne2roas, and on
l. L l.