Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-02-25
An ACT

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GEORGE ". MSE7oRo,
Secretary Of the ConmoaS zaitn
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amending and re s~naeting the sseond ss,tu,a Of
chapter 50 ef tie Gods e} VirgEnia, ~7cspsot.
fnS persons ecemptJ from GI military GV:ls,
and Yrosidin9 ts MODS 81 aItm2aes.
Passed February Is, 1889.
i. Be- 1t sacted by the General Assembly,
That the second section CT the t3sItyseoonu
chapter Of the Code be amended aid re-eaeei.
ed 30 as to read az fellows:
SEC. z. The following peTsou5 .3n!y shall 6e
exempt from ths performances 81 ell nilitGr7
| dutlss, &c wiz: The Woe pceaidaat Of siie Con.
fedsrsts Statea: the officers, jadici.!. sud sxe.
States, the members Of both houses c: Coz
gross, and the CLERK Of each house; ali cal:ou
hpuss officers; the Lisutsnaus Governor, and
all the members Of the Gsnsrei Assembly
during the teTn for Nbieh theT ware aiac:tS
or appointed; tts Secretary Of the Ccnnop-
wealth ana his clerks of .ta House Of Dale,
gstss aud sensse; tbs judgaa .: :ho ccrr: .:
appeals snd circri! courts; his CLERK 9:
each oi said courts, 2na CT each county
snd corporation oSurt; Judge CT hastings
| SSultz ~ VI E1SA SSuAlO, S'- W.
sergeant and tho collector q tezes Of each
corporation hsviDg tus,inge court
and the commissioners oi thS :egepge;
the attorney general, the treasurer, t~c c;d;.
tors, register OF tho lsod oAoe, superintendent:
of tie penitentisry, aud tksir clerks erd az
~sistants; every minister Of toe gospel licensed
to preach according 10 the rulers Of his sect;
superintendent of the publis hospitals, IL.
matte asylums, and the regular purses ard y.
teudants therein, ana the teachers employed
/ in the institution for the ieef sea dumb ana
blind; cAe physician 70 each :vo Thousand
population, to be selected By 10 b7s:d herein
sitter constituted tho president. tho geae:a!
superintendent and TWO local superintendent
Of tie Southern telegraph companies, in 90
case &c edcsed four psTsocs the D-esidsat std
| superintendent OF transportation C. each rsll.
road company; the president, s~ecrata.y End
chief c~ollscter CT each csaal company. 10
ons shall be exempt FROM drs!t ~ -e=s?' #
bis bsing an agent Of o coEmissafy u a5sst.
ant oommissary. or qua:ternzs:a. or assistant
/ qu~artsrmssteT, whether ssid caIamis5aiJ o.
assistant conmisssrJ, o. Gua7tecrasa.e7 Z R&-
sts.sut c~usrtermasteT he in TIC Ea77ico @: Tue
! Confederate States @. o: this Stare. ~ b. sea-
| son Of his holding c.y aIeo o. Commission II
the militia; s1d whsGs7e7 sny Eaiiitis e5ce-
ie drafted for actual %se-Tica, bis commission
! shall % vscated."
3. If the constituted sutEoTi:isf 81 ary ci:y
shall, within twenty days aeeseT any draft has
been made therefrom, apply 70 the Governor
for the purpose, be shall exempt from actual
military service any drafted person, who pay
be st the time uf the draft an officer of anch
ctr, OF 10 Its service in connection with It's
gas or water works or are AID police depart
Eents; sad Ii, within twenty dS;7 after any
draft, the president E1o superintendent Sf aaY
railroad, ca2ai ald telegraph company 7hall
certify upcu their oonor to tee Gc7s-nW ths!
the s~orTioes of any drsitsd parsen, who is sa
| officer or smpisyee Of SUCH company, ara De-
cessery to tbs efficient operation Ct shs said
rosd, the Governor may, in at5 d':crhtiou, eI-
empt such person from actual military sa.Tic.;
any person exempted uuder this section shall
bs deemed to be detailed for the duty In :he
post or place ne filed ct toe time b. vas 3r.ft-
ed, without pay as e solder: snd in c=ss be
shall leave the service of such city or company,
he shall, at oncs, be remandea 70 TIE piiita7;
service for which be was drafted aad if auy
such person shall fail, for ten days aiteE ls-7i1g
such service, to report himselftc :hs Governor or.
to some military officer Tor duty as Z soldier,
he shsil be proceeded against as q da5tft2I.-
Ths Governor shall promptly CAUSE the places
Of all PERSONS exempted undes this eaci!on to
| be filed by further draft from tie respective
| counties, cites and towns from which aich
pe,sons we're drafted Ii shall be the au!J CT
the President or mayor oi the City, or enm-
psny as the casa mag be, promptly IN ssp"rs 70
the Governor the naWe 81 any la7socs &C q.
eupted, vino maT hars isst tbs sarv,cs 10y
which ne WAS detailed.
s. Immediately SftsE thi passage Of this
act, the Governor shall issae bis oroc!atDssion,
requiring the organization OF 2 baaTa Of cd
enpt;oEs in each county end corporation, e
consist Of ihs presiding justice * recorder.
and airy t1ojdst!cas whom OGc;. prssldiagjcs.
:ics or recorder nay a~Esocists 5itn hin. 10
casa tho presiding justice Or f~=co1tsT esanot
for any cause sci, ihe clsfs OF tiin musings CT
county court shall sti1nen s1J iiiree ~J,!silees.
vbo shall constitute such tocrj. oucn CLERK
shall set as CLERK u tho board. n casa tnsre
Be 40 such clerk present and capsule OF HetIug, Z
tho clark Of The c!scuii cos!r: shall act . I:
no such board should lie organized, the 10y
ernor msy designate anJ thEee i~us1icas o! ths
county or corporation, wh3 sha,t e,''at!!:;:S
tits bosTd, aud sppo!n. shsiT cIn cieTs
J Tia board shall ha1o coFnissncs u q!
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sufdciency of the excuse sTaH. Z! any person.
who;;by reason OF bis failure sofeFort MS name
for enroliueat,aa required OF rs act snsitled &c
ao. for ssesr.aining and enrolling sae military
ssoros Of the Commonwealth, passed February
eighth, eighteen hundred and sixty.two; may
have been enrolled among the drafted ie7'es
as prescribed in said sct. For publishing cor
tcnpts and compelling the attendance Ct VT
uesses, the tosrd shsll have The powers cis
county court
&. In no case shall tho board. sIsata as
charge upon 8 clsim Of e1szapiion tor eoe!ly
!nfrmity, unless at least tive FbES:cisns Q; =,
prove before said board that the bodily mfr
nifty Is of q permanspt character, sne 70 such
as will disqualfy the claimant sor dsoharsiHs
the duties Of Q soldier.
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