Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-11-28
THE MILITARY EXCEPTION ACT.

The following ID copy Of the Exemption Ao' -
passed BY both Houses Of Congress -,,.., ;..,,,,s
and to repeal the act entitled act TO exempt eesn
persons un enrolment for service in the army %
federate States approved the 2lst oil Apr, leo.
!. TIE 0ngrsss Of the C5stsdenss atss Il A1tt,.,a 40
enac That all persons who shall be held unit tor
service in the field by Of bodily or mental neaPsc
y or imbecy under rules TO prescribed by the Sec
rotary of war the Vice President Of the
the officers judicial and executive of the Confederate ana
State oreruments including postmasters appointed ey
the President and confirmed BY the Senate and sucn
in their Offices allowed by the Pos
and employed aud excluding eitother Posnrrasters
their assistants clerks and except such State ncers
the several States have declared or may heses
Of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate STATES
and Of the Legislatures Of the several States anu he
spectye officers all clerks now in the offices oil me jon
federate and State governments, authorized py law ~
eeiving salaries or fees liz
All volunteer troops heretofore raised any Stste since
the passage of the entitled CAN act further to provide
for the public defence approved April 18TH 1852 while
such troops shall be in active service under
ty provided that this exemption shall not AMY to any
person who liable to be called into service BY virtue
of said act Of April 18th, 1852.
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
All pilots aud persons engaged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent conductors treas
chief clerks, engineers, managers station agen
section masters expert reek bands to each SECTION OF
eight miles, and mechanics In the active service and en-
poyment Of railroad companies act to embrace lAborer
porers and messengers; The president general suPern
tendent and operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators of said companies not to
coed four number at any locality but that at the seat oil
of the Confederate Sates the presidents SUI
pernendents captains engineers chief clerk and mechan-
les in the actual service aud employment Of all companies
n river and canal navigation and all captains OF 0Oa ana
engineers thereon employed. ........
EDIroRs, PRINTERS AND PREACHERS
One editor of esth newspaper now being published and
such employees the editor proprietor may certify
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the pubca-
ton the public printer and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
rnf auth
cordg the rules of his and in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties.
RELIGIOUS NON coNBATANrs
All persons who have been and now members Of the
Society If Friends and the Association of Dunkers Naza-
renes and Mennonss in regular membership IN their re-
speere denominations provided members OF tne society
Of Friends Nazarenes Mennonists, and Dunkers shall
furnish substitutes pay tax OF $5OO zach into the Pso
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last five years
have been in actual practice Of their profession
sHoEMAKBRs, TANNERS ETC.
All shoemakers taausrs, blacksmiths. wagon makers,
mlers and their engineers, milwrights skilled and &C
uay employed their regular vocation in the SAID trades
habay engaged in working fot the public and whilst 80
actually employees provided said persons shall make oath
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
the time their regslar vocation in one of the above
trades which affidavit shall only be prnd Ieis evidence
of the facts therein stated.
PRovIso AGAINST ExroRrroS.
rociiei frtker That the exemptions herein granted
by Of their peculiar mechanical or other
occupation or employment connected with the public
If the labor of such exempIs of the companies and
adjustments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed by the propeors at prices not exceeding
seventyve per upon the COST of production.
within maximum TO be liked BY the Secretary Of War
under such regulations he may prescribe; and it is
further provided that If the proprietors OF any such msnu
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence
be submitted and judged of by the Secretary Of War to
have violated, any evaded, the true intent
aud spirit Of the foregoing proviso the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended to fhem supernten
dents operatives in said establishments but they, and
.hallh he E,rt bvfh
under the provisions of this act and ordered into the Con-
federse army and shall in event be again exempted
therefrom by Of said manufacturing establishments
empoyments therein.
HOSPITALS AsrLUxs &C.
All superintendent of public hospitals, tic asvums,
and the regular physicians ard ate pits therein,
and the teachers emp Dyed in the institutions fur the deaf
dumb and blind In each apothecary store establish
ed and doing business apoihecary in good Standing
who is practical apothecary.
WOOL, COTTON. AND PAPSR yANuFACruRERs.
Superintendent and operatives in wool and cotton fac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers OF
wool cardng machines who be exempted by the Sec
rotary of War; provided the profits of such establishments
production. be determined upon oath Of the parties
subject to the same penalties for violation of the provisions
herein contained as are herenbefrc provided in Of
other manufacturing and mechanical empUyments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
presidents and teachers colleges academies schools
and theological Summaries who have been regularly
gagged such for two preceding the passage Of this
act.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED on CONVENIENT WORK."
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
men of the government for the manufacture Of ord
ordnance Stores and other munitions of who
may be certified by the officer in charge thereof
sary for such establishment also all artisans mechanics
and employees in the establishments of such persons
be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment in furnishing ordnance ordnance stores and
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
ordnance officer authorized by him for the
shall approve of the number of the operatives required in
such establishment; all persons employed in the manu-
facure of ordnance Of kind by the several
States; by contractors to furnish the to the
era State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof may certify be necessary the same
all persons engaged in the construction of ships gunbOs
engines Sails other articles necessary to the public de-
fence under the direction Of the Secretary of the Navy all
superintendent managers, mechanics, and miners
poyed in the production and manufacture Of salt, to the
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pig and
bar iron, not to embrace abores messengers wagnners
and servants unless at works conducted under
the authority and by the officers agents of State in
works employed IN the production of iron for the COnede
rate States
STOCK RAIsERs
One male citizen for every 500 head Of CATTLE for every
$50 head of horses mules and shepherd for every
500 head of sheep of such engaged e1ca
sivey in raising stock, provided there is white male
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
son in raising said stock.
ovBRsBERs on PLANTATIONS.
secure the proper police Of the country one person
either as agent owner, each plantation
which white is required to be kept by the laws
ordinances any State and on which there no white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
having no such law one person. agent owner,
seer each plantation Of twenty negroes and which
there is white male adult not liable to military service
and furthermore for additional police for twenty
two plantations within five miles OF each
Other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there is white male adult iuble military
duty person. being the Oldest Of the
seers such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also regiment raised under aud by authority Of the
State of Texas for the frontier defence now in the service
Of said State while in such service; and such other per-
the President shall be satisfied account of JUS
ice equity necessity ought to be exempted here
by exempted from military service in the armies of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
above enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted actually engaged their respective pursuits
o occupations.
g. That the act entitled " an act to exempt certain per-
from enrolment for service in the OF the Con-
federate States approved the slst April 1852 is hereby
repealed.
DETERMINATIONS Ins tn