Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-31
THE mI IN 3. ~, Ex n MI ACT.


The following copy the Exemption Act a. hnall,
passed BY both Houses OF Congress:
"A Bill TO exempt certain persons r0p military service
and to repeal the entitled An act to exempt certain
persons from enrolment service in the army Of the Con-
ederale States approved the slsto April. 1852.
L. 7ae 0s0~s.s Of he obnJsssats SsatSs @ 1msr,e do
enact, Thai ali who shall be held uuht for military
service In the field by Of bodily mental incapac
~ mbeeility under rules be prescribed by the Sec
Rotary Of war; the YcsPresdeut of the Conederaeates
the officers Judicial and executive of the Confederate and
State Governments including postmasers appointed by
the President and confirmed BY and such clerks
in their offices allowed by the PosimasterGenera
and now employed and excluding all other postmasters
their assistants and clerks and except such State officers
the several States may have declared may hereafter
declare by be liable to militia duty the members
Of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate States
and Of the Legislatures n the several States aud their
federaie and State governments, authorized by law,
I.- y VOLUNTEER TROOPS -a..l-"et..- .
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any Stale sine
the passage of the entitled AN act further TO
for the public defence" apprUved April I6th 1852, whit
such troops shall he in active service under State author
ty, provided that this exemption shall not apply to any
person who was liable TO be GATED service by viru9
Of said act of April 10th. 1862.
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots and persons engaged IN the merchant marlnu
service the president superintendent conductors reas
urers chief clerks engineers, managers, station agents
section masters two TRACK hands to each section OF
eight miles and mechanics in the active service and
ployment Of railroad companies not to embrace aborers
porters and mess engers The president general superu
tendent and operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and
coed four in oumber locality but that the of
government of the Confederate States the presidents s
nerntendents captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les 10 the actual service aud employment of all companies
inrvsr and canal navigation, and all captains boats
engineers thereon employed
- EDITORS PRINTERS AND PREACHERS.
One editor of each newspaper now being published and
such employees the ed or pruDrietor NAV certify
upon oath to be indispensable conducting the pubca-
tom the public printer and those employed perform
the public printing for the Confederate aud State Govern
ments every minister of religion authorized preach
IN fha rftIo If al.
of ministerial duties.
RELIGIOUS NON CoxBATAsrs
All persons who have been aud nav members Of the
Society Il" Friends and the Association of Duukers Naza-
and MennUnists in regular membership their re-
spectye denominations provided members uf the Society
OF Friends, Nazarenes Meun0nss, and Dunkers, shall
furnish substitutes pay tax of each the pub
hc Treasury.
PHYSICIANS
All physicians who aud for the last five years
have been in actual practice Of their profession.
suoENAKERs, TANNERS LTc.
All sboemakers tanners, blacksmiths wagon makers
millers and their engineers, miiwTIghts skilled and
tualy employed their regular the trades
actually employed; provided said persons shall make oath
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
at the time as their regular vocation in of the above
trades which affidavit shall only be prl dcis evidence
of the facts therein stated.
PRoyIso ExToRTIoS
Prorded further, That the exemptions herein granted
to persons by OF their peculiar echanca other
occupation employment not connected with the public
shall be subject 10 the condition that the products
of the labor Of such exemps the companies and
Adjustments with which they connected shall be sold
aud disposed by the prupreiOrs at prices not exceeding
sevenyhve per cenum upon the cost of produetf0n
within maximum to be liked BY the Secretary Of War
under such regulations as he may prescribe; and it is
further provided that if the prupreors of any
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence tn
be submitted to and judged of by the Secretary of War IL
have violated or in any manner evaded the true intent
and spirit OF the foregoing proVso the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended them superinten-
dents operatives said establishments but they and
each aud every Of them shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this and ordered into the
fdeTaIe army, and shall in event be again exempted
tberefrpm by reason of said uIacunS establishments
Or employments therein.
HOSPITALS AsYLUMs, &C.
All superintendent Of public hospitals luIatic Ssyums
and the regular physicians and attendants therein
and the teachers emp Dyed the institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind In each apothecary establish
ed and doing business apotheeary in good standing
who is practical apohecary.
WOOL, COTTON, PAPER MANUFACTURERS.
Superntendents and operatives wool and cotton fac,
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers
wool cardlng machines who be exempted W the See
ry VI war provided Inc prohts o SUCH establishments
shall not exceed seventy five per upon the Of
production to be determined npOn oath Of the parties
subject to The penalties for violation of the provisions
herein contained hereinbeJrc provided Of
other ianuacturing and mechanical empOyments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS
All presidents and teachers colleges academies schools
and theological semnaries who have been regusrly en-
gagged as such for two preceding s passage Of This
act.
EMPLOYED on GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees establish
ment of the the manufacture of ord
nance ordnance StTeS. and other munitions of who
may be certified bT the officer charge thereof
sary for such establishment also u artisans mechanics
and employees the establishments of such persons az
be engaged under contracts til the Govern
in furnishing arms ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions of saddles harness. aud army sup
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau or
ordnance officer authorized b. hum for purpose
shall approve at The number of the required
such establishment all persons employed in the
acture OF arms ordnance of kind by the several
States by contractors furnish the TO the
era State Governments, whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof may certify be necessary The
a persons engaged III the construction of ships gunboas
engines, Sails other articles necessary the public de-
fence under the direction of the Secrey of the Navy; all
supernIendents, managers mechanics, and miners ON
pOyed in the production and manufacture of SALT to the
extent of twenty bushels day. and of lead and rOn and
all persons engaged IN making charcoal for mskng pig and
bar iron, embrace aburers, messengers, waners.
and servants unless employed works conducted under
the authority and by the officers agents State
works employed IN the production OF iron for the COnfede
rate States.
STOCK nAIsERs
One male citizen for every head of cattle for every
$50 head Of horses mules and shepherd for every
500 head of sheep of such engaged excu
sWey in'raiSng STOCK provided there IS no white ma
adult not liable 10 do military duty engaged with such
son in raising said stock.
OvRRsEERs PLANTATIONS
To the proper police the country one IersoE
either agent, owner each plantation
which white person required TO be kept by the laws
ordinances of aIy State, and on which there is white
male adult not liable TO do military service and States
having snch law perspn agent, owner
each plantation Of twenty negroes and on which
and Furthermore for additional police for every twenty ne
groes two plantations within five miles of each
other and each having less than twenty negrues and on
which there ia white male adult not liable TO military
duty being the Oldest of the or over
seers such plantations.
.r SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also regiment raised under and BY authority of the
State Of Texas for the frontier defence the service
of said State while such service and such other per-
the President shall be satisfied account of ius-
ce equity, necessity, ought be exempted are here.
by exempted from military service in the armies of the
Confederate States; provided that the exemptions herein
above enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted actually engaged their respective pursuits
or occupations.
g. That the entitled act to exempt certain Der
from enrolment for service in the armies OF the Con.
edera'e States approved the.2Is April 1882 is hereby
repealed.