Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-10-23
The Military Exemption Act
IEons tie Richmond Enqn1er ]

Exemption Act which passed
Congress on Saturday, the 4th OF
October inst. While it is much
! more carefully drawn up than the
Exemption act of the 2lst April,
1852, it contains liberal provisions
and wise discliminations well cal
culated to secure its popularity
with all classes of citizens. Its
chief points Of difference from the
former will be found to be that 1t
provides a police for those sections
of the country where the negro
population is dense, secures the
liberty Of tbs press, by enabling
each editor to retain in his service
such persons as are essential to the
publication of his newspaper;
adroitly protects the people against
the excessive ,extortion of mana-
facturers; and that it exempts all
State officers except such as the
several States may have declared,
or may hereafter declare by lew
to be subject to militia duty.
A bill to exempt certain persons
from military service, and re-
peal the act entitled IAN act to
exempt certain persons from en-
rollment ior service in the Con-
federate States" approved 2lst
April, 1852.
THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED OFFICERS
OF GoVERNMENT, cLEREs AND
OTHERS. &s
The Congress of the Confeder-
ate States of America do enact,
That all persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in the
field, by reason of bodily infirm-
itv or mental incapacity or iInbc-
cility, underrules to be prescribed
by the Secretary. of War; the
Vice President Of the Confederate
States, the officers, Judicial and ex-
ecutive. of the Confederate and
State Governments, including
Postmasters appointed by the
President and confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks in their Of
fees rs are allowed by the Post
master General, and now employed,
and excluding all other pcstmas-
ters. their assistants and clerks;
and except such State officers as
the several States may have de-
elared, or may hereafter declare
by law tobe liable to militia duty,
the members of both Houses OF
Congress Of the Confederate States,
and of the Legislatures of the
several States, and their respective
officers; all clerks now in the Off
ces of the Confederate and State
Governments authorized by law,
receiving salaries or fees.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS. se
I All volunteer troops heretofore
raised by any State since the pass
age of the act entitled '.an act
further to provide for the public
Defence" approved April 10th,
1862, while such troops shall be
in active service under State au-
thority; Provided 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, TELE-
GRAPH, ETC.
All pilots and persons engaged
in the merchant marine service;
the presidents, super1ntendents,
conductors, treasurers, Chief clerk,
engineers, managers, station agents,
section masters, two expert track
hands to each section of eight
miles. and mechanics IN the act
i've service aud employment OF
railroad companies, not to en-
brace laborers, porters and naess-
engers; the president, general SUI
perintendent and operators of tel
egraph companies, the local supar.
intendent 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,
snperintendents, captains, engln- .
GERS, chief clerk and mechanics in