The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1862-10-03
From the Ts.ynehburg Republican.

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+ The following is a copy of the Exemption
Bill, as passed by the Confederate Senate on
Saturday. The words between brackets in
dictate the variations, by addition, from the
Exemption Act, now in force, with the .excep
tion of the italicised words, which indicate
clauses IN the existing faw omitted fron the
bill just passed:
A BIZ. to exempt certain persons from
military service, and. to IeFea}sti1e 40 eEa.
titled "An act to exempt certain persons
from enrolment for service IN tie army Of
the Confederate States," approved the 2Is5
of April, 1862:
1. Tie Congress Of the ooa1ss7efats iSflfss
Of 1tEsrica 10 enuet, That all persons who
shall be held unfit for military service, fby
reasondf bodily or mental incapacity OF Inn
becility, under rules to be prescribed by the
Secretary Of War, the Wee Presitlea Of the
Confederate StS-1 TIE officers, Judicial and
executive, of the Confederate and State Go.
vernment, except posr-masters not nominat-
ed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate and assistants and clerks IN any other
post-office than the General Pest-offiae, and
such State officers as the several States may
have declared by law to be liable to militia
duty or may hereafter be exempted by the
several States, the members Of both Hsuses
of the Congress of the Confederate States,
and Of the Legislatures Of the several States
and their respective officers; all clerks In the
Offices of the Confederate ant, State Gayern-
ments, allowed by law; all pilots and persons
engaged in the Inlerehantl marine service
IItl3d IN Gottol scl'rice on, riUe7. and gUiiToGd
routes 81 t,ssssspo3t0tio'S,1 the President; SD
perintenslenEs, Conductors, Treasurer Chief
4 No.,
Section masters, two. expert track hal4tl8 to-
eaeh section of eight miles. and mechanics IN
the active service and employment of railroad
Companies, not to embrace laberers, portels
and messengers, the president, general super
intendent and operators Of telegraph com
paltIes, the local sup eFintendeat and opera
tiers Of said companies MOTT exceed four in
number at any locality but tEatsat the seat of
Government Of the Confederate States, the
president, supcrintendents. captains, engin-.
GERS, chief clerk and mechanics of ell cons.
I5l1ies en- and cet4sssi 9ty igaEien,
and ali CAPTAINS afsboats. an eassiaeersthere
on elaployedj al forrfaesl, pFessnlen anal
journeymen printers, actually employed in
printing Re#sp peFs, hasiag at least 59a
demo subscribers, flle patb5ie printer, and
those employed 10 perform the public print
ing for the Confederate and State govern
naontssI every minister Of religion [anthBr q
ed to>pseacl according to the rale ef Hi6sect
and I'm the regular discharge ii ministerial
duties fail persons who have been and now
are members Of the sooietTof Friends and 1
tile Association of Dunkasls; all physicians
who now are and have been ii actual pF8c-
tee Of their profession f0r the last i've years;
al shoemakefs, tanners. harness a3eSers, sad
dlefs, blccksfaiths, wagon makers, II Tiers,
and Heterogeneous ard mill wrigFts, skilled /
and actually employed, as their regul.sr goea-
ton, in said trades whilst 50 actually employ
ed; provided said persons shallfuaEsa OATH
in writing, that they are SO skilled and actu-
ally employed at the time, as their regular
vocation in one of the above trades, which |
affidavit shall only be prime .fGcie Evidence
Of the facts therein stated;l al superinten- I
dents of public hospitals, lnfatsc asylums, I
md the regular nurses and attendants there
in, and the teachers employed In tie institu- I
iioHs for the deaf and dumb, and Blind; in
each aoothecary store now established and. I
loing business, enc apothecaFg IN good stand-I
ny, who is q practical apothecary I(4g&qgist;1
;uperntendents and operatives in wool and
,otton factories who may be exempted by the
Secretary of War; all presidents and teach
,rsl [pro5e$sorsl of colleges, academies
schools, and theological senlinarfes who have
)een regularly engaged as such for two years
preceding the passage Of this act: all artisans,
and employees in the establish
aent of the government for the manufactnre1
f arms, ordinance, ordnance stores, and
ther munitions ct war who may be Ger titled
II the officer in charge thereof, as necessary
0r such establishments also all artisaas,
and employees in the establish T
nents Of such persons as are or may be en-
aged under contracts with the Goyernmont
i furnishing arms, ordnance, ordnance stores,
nd other munitions Of war, provided that
he chief Of the ordnance bureau, or some
rlnance officer authorized by him fer the
urpose shall approve Of the numbers of the
peratiges required In stsch establishments; +,
il persons employed in the manufacture of
rms, or ordnance Of any Kind by the several
tates; or by contractors TO furnish the same
,the several State Governments, whom the
Governor or Secretary Of State thereof may
Gritty to be necessary to tie same; all per- ]
ons= engaged IN the construction of slips, 81
uaboats, engines, sails, or other articles ne
essary to the public defence under the di-
ection Of the Secretary Of the Navy; all su7
managers, mechanics, and MI I
ers employed in the production and manu-
acture Of salt, to the extent of twenty BUSH !
Is per day, and of lead and iron, not TO emf
race laborers, messengers, wagoners and
eryants, unless employed at works conducts
d under the authority, and by the Officers
nd agents of State; and one person either 8
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