The daily bulletin. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn) 1862-1863, 1862-10-19
The Military Bills.


The following is the Exemption Bill passed
by Congress:
N bill to exempt certain persons from military
service, and TO repeal the act entitled an act
to exempt certain persons from enrolment
for service en- the army Of the Confederate
States approced 2lSt of april, 1862.
The Physically Disabled Officers Of
Government, Clerks and Others.
.The Congress of the Confederate States of
America do enact, That all persons who shall
be held unfit for military service in the field.
by reason of bodily inirmity or mental inca
pacity or imbecility, under rules to be pre-
scribed by the Secretary of War, the Vice.
President of the Confederate States, the officers
judicial and executive, of the Confederate and
State Governments, including Postmasters APP
pointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks in their offices as are
allowed by the Postmaster General, and now
employed, and excluding all other POstmasters,
their assistants and clerks; and except such
State off as the several States may have de-
clared, or may hereafter declare by law to be
liable to militia duty, the members OF both
Houses of Congress OF the Confederate States,
and of the Legislatures of tho several States,
and their respective officers; all clerks now in
the offices of the Confederate and State Gov
ernments authorized by law, receiving sala-
ries or fees.
Volunteer Troops.
Cali volunteer troops heretofore raised by
any State since the passage OF an act entitled
ian act further to provide turthe publc defense
approved April 10th, 1862 while such troops
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Provided that this exemption shall not apply
to any person who was liable to be called into
service by virtue of said act of April 10th,
1862.
Transportation Companies, Telegraph,
nc, Nc,
.'All pilots and persons engaged in the mer-
chant marine service; the president, superin-
tendents, conductors, treasurer, chief clerk,
engineers, managers, station agents, section
masters, two expert track hands to each section
of eight miles, and mechanics in the active
employment of railroad companies, not to
EN- brace laborers, porters and messengers; the
president. general superintendent and opera
tors of telegraph companies, the local superin-
tendent and operators of said companies not to
exceed four in number at any locality but that
at the seat of government Of the Confederate
States; the president, superintendent, captains,
engineers, chief clerks and mechanics in the
active service and employment OF all compa-
MES engaged on river and canal navigation,
and all captains OF boats and engineers thereon
employed.
Editors, Newspaper Employees, and
Ministers of the Gospel.
''One editor of each newspaper now being
published, and such employees as the editor or
proprietor may certify, on oath, to be indis-
pensable for conducting the publication the
public printer, and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate aud
State Governments every minister of religion
authorized to preach according to the rules of
his sect and in the regular discharge of minis
terial duties.
Non Combatants.
CAN persons who have been and now are
members of the society of Friends and the as
ISOLATION of Dunkards, Nazarenes, Mennonists,
nominations. provided members of the society
ards shall furnish substitutes, or pay a tax of
$500 each into the public treasury.
Physicians.
"All physicians who now are, and tor the
last five years have been, in actual practice ot
their profession.
Shoemakers, Tanners, &c.
Gall shoemakers, tanners, blacksmiths, wag-
on makers, millers and their engineers, mill
wrights, skilled and actually employed, as
their regular vocation, in the said trades, ha-
bitually engaged in working for the public
and whilst SO actually employed; provided such
persons shall make oath in writing that they
are so skilled and actually employed at the time
as his regular vocation in one Of the above
trades, which afidavits hall only be prima ia
cia evidence of facts therein stated.
EXtOrtiOncrs.
crowded further. that the exemptions
herein granted to persons by reason OF their pc
culiar mechanical Or other occupation or en-
ployment not connected with the public ser
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