Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-04
BY THE GoyERNOR0R VIRGINIA.
A PROCLAMATION.

rleCOTuef LAY associate WIN nln. 1T
case the presiding justice or Recorder, can
not, from any cause, net, the Clerk o.
the Hastings Court or County Court shall
summon any three justices, who shall con-
stitute such board. Now, therefore, ]
John L.etcher, Governor Of the Commonwealth
Of Virginia, 60 hereby require the said boards
to be forthwith organized in each county and
corporation Of this Commonwealth, ard l dc
proclaim to all persons who may have excuses
10 offer for not rendering military Service that
the board 80 constituted is the proper tribunal
for determining the suticiercy Of such ex.
cuses. And I do further make known that
copy Of the said get Of tie Legislature is
hereto annexed.
e) Given under my hand as Governor
}sEAL and under the seal Of the Common.
s~~' wealth, at Richmond, this 24lh day
Of February, 1862. JOHN LETCHER.
By the Governor:
GEORGE W.. MuN,oRD,
Secretary Of tho Commonwealth.
An ACT
Amsnding aud re s~ndcting the sscoad section Of
chapter % Of tie Code Of Virginia, respect
ing persons exempt from all military duties,
and proridtng the mode Of er-mptioh.
Passed February IS, 1852.
l. Be it eacted By tho General Assembly,
That the second section Of the twenty.secand
chapter Of the Gede DC amended and re-ensct-
ed so es 10 read as follows:
Sec. 2. The following persons only shal! be
exempt from the performance Of all military
duties, to wit: The Vice President of the Don.
federate States; the officers, judicial and exc
~cutive, Of tie government Of the Confederate
States; the members Of both houses Of Con-
gress, and the Clerk Of each house; all custom
house officers; the Lieutenant Governor, and
all the members of the General Assembly
during the term for which they were elected
or appointed; the Secretary of the Common
wealth and his clerks Of the House Of Dele.
gates and Senate; the judges Of the court of
sppsals and circuit courts; the clerk Of
each Of said courts. and oil each county
and corporation court; judge Of hastings
court; the sheriff Of each county, and the
sergeant ard the collector Of taxes Ct esch
corporation having q hastings court,
and the commissioners CT the regeDuo;
the attorney general, the treasurer, two audi.
tors, register Of the land Office, superintendent
Of tho psnitentiary, and their clerks and as
s~istaEts; every minister Of tie gospel. licensed
to preach according to the rulers Of his sect;
superintendent Of the public hospitals, lu-
natic asyluns, and the regular nu7ses and at.
tendants therein, and the teachers employed
in the institution for the def and dumb and
blind oae physician to each two thousand
population, to be selected by the board herein
after constituted; the president, tho general
superintendent and two local superintendent
OF thr Southern telegraph companies, in no
case to exceed four persons the president tGc
superintendent of transportation Of each rail.
road company; the president, secretary and
chief collector Of each canal company. No
one shall be exempt from draft by reason Of
bis being an agent Of commissary or assist
comm!ssary, or ouarteTDaster OF assistant
quartermastcr, whether said commissary or
assistant coDmissary, or quarterruaster or as
quartermasteT bv III the service OF the
Confederate States or Of this State, or by rca-
son of his holding any Office or commission in
tho militia; and whenever any militia officer
is drafted for actual service, his commission
shall be vacated
.. 1! the constituted authorities of any city
shall, within twenty days after any draft has
been made therefrom, apply to tho Governor
for the purpose, he shall exempt from actual
military service any drafted person, who msy
be at the time Of the draft an officer Of such
city, CT in its service in connection with ills
gas or water works or fire ard police depart
Inents sad if, within twenty days after any
draft, the president and superintendent Of any
railroad, canal and telegraph company shall
certify upon their honor to the Governor that
the services Of cry drafted person, who is an
officer or employee Of such company, are re-
cessary to the efficient operation Of the said
road, the Governor may, in his discretion, ex-
empt such person from actual military service;
any person exempted under this section shall
be deemed to be detailed for the duty in the
post or place he filled at the time he was draft
ed, without pay rs C soldier; and in case he
shall leave the service of such city or company,
BIO shall, at once, be remsnded to the military
service for which he was drafted and if any
such person shall fail, for ten days after leaving
such service, to report hinselfto the Governor or
some military officer for duty as a soldier,
be shall be proceeded against SIS a dsserter.-
The Governor shall promptly cause the places
Of ali persons exempted under this section to
be filled By further draft from tie respective
cities End towns from Which such
persons were drafted II shall be the duty Of
the President Oh Mayor Of inc city, or com
pany as the case may be, promptly to report to
the Governor the name Of any persons so ex-
who may hare LEFT the service for
be was detailed.
8. Immediately after the passage of This
the Governor shall issue his proclamation,
requiring the organization Of a board Of OK
in each county ard corporation, TO
consist Of the presiding Justice or recorder,
and airy " ojustlces whom such presiding JUS
or recorder may associate Sith him. In
case the presiding justice or recorder cannot
for my cause act, the clerk Of the hustings or
county court. shall summon any three justices,
who shall constitute such board. Such clerk
shall act as clerk Of the board. In case there
be no such clerk present and capable Of acting,
the clerk Of the circuit court shall act; or if
no such board should be organized, the Gov
error may designate any three justices of the
or corporation, Who shsll constitute
the board, and appoint their own clerk.
4. The board shall have cognizsnce of all
questions Of exemption, and shall adjudge the
CT the excuse given by any person,
who, by reason Of his failure to report his name
fo- onrollncrtas required by the act entitled an
act for ascer.ainipg and enrolling the military
force of the Commonwealth, passed February
eighteen hundred and sixty-t~o, may
have been enrolled anoHg the drafted le7ies
as prescribed in sid act For furnishing con-
tempts and compelling the attendance Of wit
nesses, the board shall have the powers Of q
county court