Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-11-11

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$ THE MILITARY. EXEMPTION ACI..s,..
The following is copy Of the exemption 0' %
@ 10 csraio uesons from military service
and to repeal the act entitled An aet " u ~ Gem
petsUns from enrolment for ~ tne " ssss
iederata States approved the slst of April isez
slNyALns oPyIcERs GoyERSSENT CLERKS, ETY..
pa Toors, of tie Confederate States ~ 4Rers:d dc
snct ThSt al persons who shall held unit for military
service In the field by of bodily or
" or imbecity under rules to De ~ States
be officers judicial and executive Of the Confederate a1a
State Governments including pos.masters appointed py
be President and confirmed bY the Senate and sucn CLERKS
in their offices us allowed by the
and now employed and excluding all other
their assistants and clerks and except such Stale
as the several States may have declared or may hereafter
declare by law TO be liable to ma duty the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate
aud of the Legislatures of the several States and re-
spectve officers all clerks IN the offices OF the Con-
federaie and State governments, authorized oy a"' re-
ceving salaries or fees
volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since
the passage n the entitled An act further to pruvde
for The public deeuce, approved April 10th, 1862, whe
such troops shall be in active service under State authors
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply 10 nny
person who liable to be called into service by virtue
of said act of April 10th, 1862
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots aud persons engrged in the merchant marine
service the president, superintendents Conductors treas
urcrS chief clerks, engineers managers station agents.
section master expert track hands to each section oil
eight miles, aud mechanics in the active service and EN-
pesierS and e>eugers the president general superin;
tcnent aud operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators Of said companies not to ex
c ar in 0mber any locality but that ut the seat OF
vt ,e Confederate Staes the presidents su-
erateudenS captains engineers, chief clerk and mechan
les IN tie actual service aud employment of all companies
in river and navigation and all captains OF BOATS ana
engineers thpyeaa employed
EDITORS rRINTERs AND PREACHERS.
Orc editor " each newspaper being published and
su>h employees the ed tor or proprietor may certify
uoa oath be Indispensable for conducting the pubca-
Hra the public printer, and those employed to perform
public printing FIR the Confederate and State Govern
meHS; every minister of religion authorized to preach &C
coyng the rules Of his sect and in the regular discharge
of ministerial. duties
RELIGIOUS NON CoMBATANTs-
All persons who have been and members OF the
Society If Friends and Association of Dun&ers Naza-
rcnc and Mcnnonst, in regular membership in their re-
sPecve denominations provided members Of the Society
of Friends NazrcneS, Mennnnsts, and Dunkers, shall
furnish substitutes pay tax of $500 each into the pub
lie Treasury.
PHYSICIANS
All physicians who and for the last five years
have been in actual practice of their profession.
sHoENAKERs, TANNERS fTC.
All shoemakerS, tanners, blac6smths. wagon makers,
merS and their engineers, miilwrghS skilled and ac'
tuay employed their regular vocation in the said trades
habtuA'y engaged in working fos the public and whilst so
actually Employed provided said persons shall make oath
in writing that they are 5" skilled and actually employed
the time their regular vocation in of The above
trades which affidavit shall only BE- Pria 4cis evidence
of the FACTS therea stated.
Pao1Iso AGAINST ExroRrIoS.
Prosiei FURTHER That the exemptions herein granted
To perSuS by Of their peculiar cchanica other
occupation employment not connected with the public
shall be subject 20 the Condition I'll the products
IF he labor of such eSempS of the companies and
Establishments with winch they Connected shall be spd
Seventyve per cenium upon the cost of production ar
WITHIN. MAXIMUM TO be liked by The Secretary Of War
under such regulations H. prescribe; and 1t IS
further provided that the prppretnrS at any such manu-
Iacurng establishment shall be shown upon evidence tn
be submitted to and judged Of BY the Secretary of War To
have violated or Tany manner evaded the true intent
Df fa
granted shall longer be extended them Supernten
dents operatives said establishments but they, and
each and every of Them shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this act and ordered into the Con-
federae army, ard shall in event be again exempted
ihertom b. reason Of sad manufacturing establishments
empioymens therein.
HOSPITALS, AsYLUMS, sc.
All superintendent Of public hospitals uIatc aSyiums
and the regular physicians and attendants therein
aud the teachers ep owed the institutions for the deaf
dumb, and blind In each ap0thecary establish
ed and ding business, aputhecary in good standing
= who is practical apO;hecary.
WOOL, COTTON AND PAPER %ANUFACTURERs
Superintendent aud operatives in wJ1 aud cotton fac
tories paper mills and Superintendent and managers Of
wns cardng machines who Iiy be exempted ~ the Sec
Rotary of provided the profits of such establishments
shall not exceed seventy five per upon the cost of
rlductiun be determined upon OIih Of the parties
SUBJECT the penai for violation Of the provisions
herein contained herein before provided in of
other manufacturing aid mechanical eInPlOyments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS
al presidents and teachers ofcoleges academies schools
ana theological SerHnarieS whn have been regularly
gagged such for two preceding the passage Of this
'ARTIsiNs EMPLOYED GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans, mechanics, and employees in the establish
ne of the government tor the manufacture of arms ord
ordnance Stores and other munitions of who
may be certified BY the officer in charge there
sary for such establishment a!S1 all artisans, mechanics
and employees IN the establishments of such persons
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
mcnt in furnishing arms ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions of war saddles harness. and army sup
plies, provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose
shall approve of the number U the operatives required
such establishment all persons employed in the
iaCure of arms ordnance of kind By the several
Srates b. contractors furnish the same TO the sew
ca State Governments, whom The Governor Secretary
ii State thereof certify To be necessary To the
all persons engaged III the construction of ships gunbOas,
engines sails, other articles necessary 10 the public de-
fence under the direction Of The Secretary of the Navy all
superintendent, manag rs, mechanics, and miners
Poyed in the production and manufacture of SALT to the
extent OF twenty bushels day. and Of lead and rOn and
all persons engaged making charcoal fOrmaking pig and
bar ron not TO embrace ab1rers messengers wagnuers
and servants unless cnpoyed ut works conducted under
the authority and by the officers agents of State in
works employed III the production Ut iron for the Coniede
rate States.
STOCK RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every 6e head Of cattle for every
$50 head Of horses mules and shepherd for every
500 head of sheep Of such perns engaged cxcu-
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 secure the proper police OF the country one person
either agent; owner, each plantation
which white person required to be kept by the laws
ordinances of any State and which there white
male adult not liable do military service and in States
having such law one person, agent owner
seer each plantation of twenty negroes and on which
there is white male adult liable military service
and furthermore for additional police for every twenty
Eroes two plantations within five miles OF each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there is white male adult liable to military
duty person. being the oldest of the
seerS on such Plantations
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also regiment raised under aud BY authority Of the
State of Texas for the frontier defence in the service
Of said State, while in such service and such other per
the President shall be satisfied Of jus
ce, equity necessity ought To be exempted here
by exempted from military service in the armies of tbs
Confederate States provided that the exemptions hereT
above enumerated shall only continue whilst the person:
exempted actually engaged in their respective pursuits
or occupations
2. That the act entitled to exempt certain per
frsnr he