The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1862-02-22

SSm0ly during tho term for winch they
were elected or appointed; the Secretary OF
thesEOamon wealth ana his eAerl<s;o the
CIsS AOfahe House ef Delegates ana Sehates.
the J ndges Of the C0nrtOf Appeals. and Cir.
Gait OOnrts4 tho CLERK Of zach O4 said Courts,
and OF EeAehrOoanty.and Corporation Eourt;
udee. Of Hastings Court; the Sheriff ofsacA-
county and the Sergeant aud COLLECTOR Of.
Taxes Of each corporation having Hustings
court, and the Commissioners of the Rev
two auditor; RsSfsfeT 81 tns Land uffice;
81 the Penttentiary and their
clerks and aAsibtants; every Minlster Of the
Gospel hcenbsd tc preschs according TO the
lie Hospitals, Lnhatic Asylams, and Inc
regular NURSES and attendants therein; and
the Teachers employed In the institution for
the Deaf and Dunno and Blind one Phi ysictun
10 ,syesx two tho asand popuiataea;c to be
tlted; khA President the General. SD
pelIp teNdentA and 1Mo Leoal Snperin ten dents
OF the Southern TeAegraphr Coxspanies, In no
case - exessd. foar .persons the President
and Superintendent nto1TFansportatioh OF OF each
Kat1rQRd; toe President t, secretary, and chief
Collector Of each Canal company. No one
shall be exempt from draft by reason Of his
being an agent Of Commtssary or Assistant
s;om missHry, or Z uartermas.er, or Assistant
QuuFsefmuster; " neither said Com nmissary or
Assl stan 4 'ommi ssary, or Quarter mas ter or
Aasfstant- -eeuar.ermaster be In the service OF
the0on nfetera1e States orEof this STATE, OF BY
reason Of ms holding any once OF coninis.
sion In the militia; and whenever any mili-
tia officer II sdfafted' fUr actIvs service. his
cOEnfnissioM shaif BIZ vaedred.' --''- - ="
2:I II the constita tet aurnoriYi orany city
shall, within twenty days after any draft has
been made therefr0mJ apply to the Governor
for the purpose, he shafi exemp pt nom actual
military service any drafted person who may
Dc at the time OF the draft an officer OF sucn
city, or in its service In connexion with its
gas or water works, or fire and police de.
partment And if within twenty DAYS after
any draft the President and Superin ten dent
OF any Railroad, Canal, and Telegraph Com
Govern or, that the services Of any draftedp r.
son, " no is an officer or employee Of sucn
compeny, are necessar TO the efficient opera
ton OF the said road, the Governor may,
in his discretion, exempt such person from
Any persons exempted under this section
shall be deemed to be detailed for d1ty on
the post or place he fltled at tho time he was
case he shall isave ths service Of such city city OF
company, he shall at once be remahded to
tho military service for which he was draft.
cd. II any such person shall fail Tor ten
days aftsr lsavias such service to report him
ssif to the Governor or to soma military Off.
Ger for duty as soldier, he shall be proceeded
against a. q deserter The Governor shall
promptly cause the places Of all persons OK
empted under this section to- be filed BY fur.
thor draft from the respective counties, cities,
and towns, from which such persons were
drafted It shall be the duty Of the Prs.i'
dent or Mayor Of the city, or com pany, as tho
cas-" may De-, promptly to report TO the Gov.
ernor the name Of any person 80 ex empted
who may have left the service for which he
was detailed.
:. Immeth ately after the passage OF this
act, tho Governor shan issue his proclnma-
tton, requiring the organization OF a board
Of exemptions In each county and corpora-
tion, to consist OF the presiding justice or re-.
corder, and any two justices whom such pre.
siding justice or recorder may assoclare with
him. In case the presiding justice or record
Or cam OF for any cause act, the clerk Of the
hustings or county court shall summon anv
three justices, who shall constitutA such
boafd. Such clerk shall act rs clerk of the
board. In case there be no such clerk present
and capable of acting, the clerk Of the circuit
court ehall act; or tho Governor may dssis.
nato any three justices Of the county or cor.
poration, who snail constitute the board, and
appoiut their own clerk 49, -
{. The board shall have coeuizaucs of ali
questions OF exemption, and shall adjudse
the sunictency Of the excuse given BY nny
person, who. by reason of his failure to re.
port bis name for enrolment, as required by
the act enti lied an act for ascertaining and
enrolling the milifary force Of the Com.
mon wealth, passed February Sth. 1867. NAV
have been enrolled among tina drafted ieyies
as prescribed in said act: For furnishing
con tempts and compelling the attendance OF
witnesses, the board shall have the powers Of
e.cOunty court. ,
g., In no case shall the board grant dis.
change upon claim of exemption for bodily
tnfrmity, unless at least two physicians OF
respectable standing, being duly sworn, shall
prove before said board that the bodily in
1.Inity IL Of permanent character, and 10
such as will disq ualify the claimant for dis.
charging the duties Of q soldier.
IS. Every claim for exemption or excuse
shall be fled with the clerk Of tn board, who
shall issue process for such witnesses as the
claimant or enrolling ofacer may require and
within nve days after a draft 10 made, and on
j day to BE- designated by ths board, the trial
OF cases Of exemption and excuse shall com =
mence and the same shall be disposed OF In
a summary manner as speedily rs may be-
The clerk of the board shall prom pity report
to the Adjutant. General tho name OF each
pArson exem pied or excused by tn 9 board.
/. :. For every failure to discharge any duty
prescribed In this act, the members Of the
board and the clerk may each be fined not less
tbnn ten nor moro than one hundred d0ll6ys.
Allscts and ordinances Inconsistent with
this act are hereby repealed. - :
Q. THIS act shall be in force from its pas.
ssge. So i!
A :FRpssA OeFiosa + SoMESEHs1BiLIrY.A
Gen. McOook. Of the Federal army, sent the