Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-11-14
!. THE MIIwARy ExFMPTIoN ACT.


a THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following copy Of tbe Exemption Act as many
passsd by both Houses Of Congress-:
Bill to EXEMPT certain persons from military servee'
end 10 repeal the act entitled An act to exempt certain
persons from enrolment for service in tae army sss
federate States" approved the 2lst OF April Ions'
- 1Nv.IJns oyF1csRs or GOVERNMENT, CLERKS ETC.
L. The Cbneress Of tie Cbstederdts Stdtes q ~
enact That all persons who shall be neo unns .J
service in the field by of bodily or nensl
ty or imbecty under rules to be prescribed py
retary of war; the VcePresiden Of the
The officers judicial and executive OF the Oonleoeae
State Governments including pOsmasters appointed py
the President and confirmed by the Senate ana sue0
in their Offices allowed by the Postmaster
and now employed, and excluding all other postnaSeIs
their assistants and Clerks and except sucn otae
as the several States may have declared or may nere
declare by law to be liable to militia duty ne t,
of both Houses of the Congress of the ConederaIe
and of the Legislatures of the several States ana ne
spective officers all clerks now in the Offices OF 'he
federate and State governments authorized Oy ia" To
ceiving salaries or fees. '
VOLUNTEER TROOPS s. --
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any STATE SINCE
the OF the act nr Isr 1sss while
such troops shall be in active service under state
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply 10 any
person who liable to be called into service by Virtue
Of said act of April 10TH 1869. ...
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent conductors treas
urers chief clerks engineers managers, station agents.
section masters two expert track hands 10 eacn
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service ana EN-
ploymen of railroad companies not To enorace aoores
porers and messengers the president general supern.
tendeut and operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators Of said companies not 10 e1
coed four in number any locality but that at the seat OF
government the Confederate States the presidents gu
nerntendent captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les in the actual service and employment Of all companies
in river aud canal navigation and all captains OF DoaS anu
EDITORS PRISrERs AND PREACHERS.
One editor of each newspaper now being published ana
a1 ms
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the pubcn
tom the public printer, and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
menS; every minister OF religion authorized tn preach Hc-
cordng the rules of his sect and in the regular discharge
RELIGIOUS NON coNEArANrs.
All persons who Have been and members OF the
Society of Fepds and the Association Of Dunkers NaEn
rene and MennonStS in regular membership IN their re-
specttve del3GnatonS provided members OF the soce
OF Friends NazaFeues Mennonsts, and Dunkers' shall
furnish substitutes or 1 tax OF sou each into the pso
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last hive years
have been in actual practice Of their profession
sHoEAAKERS TANNERS, ETC:
All sboemakerS, tanners, blackSmith wagon makers,
mers and their engineers, mwrights skilled and ac-
tuay employed their regular vocation in the said trades
habtuay engaged in 0ong for the public and whilst so
actually employed provided said persons shall make oath
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
at the their regular vocation in of the above
trades which affidavit shall only be PriDd aeis evidence
of the facts therein stated.
PRovIsO AGAINST ExToRTIoS.
PIor5ed further, That the exemptions herein granted
persons BY of their peculiar mechanical or other
occupation employment not connected with the public
service shall be subject to the condition that the products
If the labor of such exempts of the Companies aud es
adjustments with which they connected shall Be snld
and disposed of by the prOpreors at pricesnO exceeding
seventyve per centum upon the cost of producton or
within maximum To be liked BY the Secretary of War
under such regulations as he may prescribe; and 1t IS
further provided that if tie propretUrs of such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence to
be submitted and judged of by the Secretary Of War To
have violated or in any manner evaded the true intent
aud spirit of the foregoing povsO the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended them supernen
dents operatives said establishments but they and
each and every Of Them shall be forthwith enrolled
nnder the provisions of this act and ordered into the Con-
federale army, and shall in event be again exempted
thereOm by of said manufacturing establishments
employmens therein.
HOSPITALS, ASYLUNS, &C.
All superintendent Of public hospitals uIatc asylums
and the regular physicians and attendants therein
dumb, and blind In each apohecary store establish
ed and doing business apOthecary in good Standing
who is practical apothecary.
WOOL, COTTON, PAPER WANUFACrURERs
SUperinendents and operatives in wpo and cotton fac
tories paper mills and spernteudcnts and managers Of
wool carding machines who be exempted by the Sec
rotary Of War; provided the profits of such establishments
shall not exceed per eentum upon the cost OF
production to be determined upon oath of the parties
Subject the perat for violation Of the provisions
herein contained herenbenre provided in of
other manufacturing and mechanical enIpluynents.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS
presidents and teachers ofcOeges academies schools
and theological Summaries who have been regularly
gagged such for two Years preceding the passage Of this
act.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED ON CONVENIENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
ment of the government for the manufacture of ord
ordnance 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
or may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
mcnt in furnishing arms, Ordnapce, ordnance stores and
other munitions of saddles harness. and army sup
plies provided that the chief of the bureau
ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose
shall approve Of the Number of the operatives required in
SUCH establishment; all persons employed in the
facture of ordnance of any kind by the seyer
States by contractors to furnish the to the
ea State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof may certify TO be necessary to the
all persons engaged in the construction of ships nboas
engines sails other articles necessary the public de-
fence under the direction of the Secretary Of the Navy; all
superntendC ats managers, mechanics, aud miners
plOyed in the production and manufacture of SALT to the
extent of twenty bushels per day. aud of lead and ron and
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pig and
bar rOn embrace abOrers messengers, waguners
and servants unless employed works conducted under
the authority and BY the officers agents of State in
works employed in the production of iron for the COuede
rate States.
STOCK RATsERs
One male citizen for head of CATTLE for
$50 head of horses mules and shepherd for every
500 head Of sheep of such persons engaged excu
svey in raising stock provided there is no white male
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
son in raising said stock
,OvERSEERS on PLANTATIONS.
To the proper police Of the country one person
either agent owner or overseer on each plantation on
which wheperson required to be kept by the laws
ordinances of State and on which there no white
male adult liable do military service, and in States
having such law person. agent owner or over
each plantation of twenty negroes and on which
there is no white male adult not liable to military service.
and furthermore for additional twenty ne
groes on plantations within five miles of each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and on
which there is no white male adult not liable to military
duty one person. being the oldest of the
seers such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also regiment raised under and by authority of the
State of Texas for the frontier defence in the service
of said State while in such SERVICE and such oher per-
the President shall be satisfied account OF jus
tce equity necessity, ought be exempted are 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
occupations.
g That the entitled act to exempt certain per-
from enrolment for service in the armies OF the Con-
r.l. e.. hara