The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-10-28
THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.


A BILL to exempt certain persons from military
vice, and to repeal the act entitled ian act IT,
empt certain persons from enrolment for service
in the army of the Confederate States" approved
2Ist April, 1862.
THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED. OFFICERS OF GOVERN
MENT, CLERKS AND OTHERS.
The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact, That all persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in the field by reason of
bodily infirmity mental incapacity imbeciIity,
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of
War, the Vice President of the Confederate States
the officers, judicial and executive, of the Confeder
ate and State Governments, including Postmasters
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate and such clerks in their offices allow
I'd by the Postmaster General, and now employed,
and excluding all other pestmasters their assist
ants and clerks; and except such State officers as
the several States may have declared. may here
after declare by law to be liable to militia duty; the
members of both Houses of Congress of the Cenfed-
States, and of the Legislatures of the several
States and their respective officers; all clerks now
in the offices of the Confederate and State Govern
mrnts authorized by law, receiving salaries fees
VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
All Volunteer troops heretofore raised by any
State since the passage of the act entitled IAN act
further to provide for the public Defence, approved
April 10th, 1862 while such troops shall be in
tive service under State authority Provided that
this exemption shall net apply to any person who
liable to he called into service by virtue of said
act IF April 10th, 1862.
TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, TELEGRAPH, &c.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant
marine service; the resident, superintendent, con
ducturs treasurer chief clerk, engineers managers
station agents. section masters, two expert track
hands to each section of ght miles aud mechanics
in the active service and employment of railroad
companies. not to embrace la5Orers, porters and
messengers; the president, general superintendent
and of trlcrraOh c0mOaOipS. thp local
perintendent and operators of said companies not
to exceed four in number at any locality but that
at the scat of government of the Confederate States
the PRECEDENT, superintendent, captains, engineers
chief clerks and mechanics in the active service and
employment of all companies engaged on river and
canal navigation, and all captains of boats and en-
glnecrs thereon employed.
EDITORS, NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES, AND MINISTER'S
OF THE GOSPEL. -
One editor of each newspaper now being publish
ed, and such employees the editor proprietor
may certify. oath, to be Indispensable for con-
Quoting the publication; the public printer, and
those employed to perform the public printing for
the Confederate and State Governments; every
minister of religion authorized to preach according
to the rules of his sect and in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties.
NON-COMBATANTS.
All persons who have been and now are mem bers
of the society eff Friends and the association of
Dunkards. Nazarenes and Mennonsts, in regular
membership in their respective denominations. pro-
vided members of the society of Friends Naza-
renes, Mennonists and Dunkards shall furnish sub.
stitutes, or pay tax of $500 each into the public
treasury.
PHYSICIANS
All physicians who now are, and for the last five
years have bren i'll actual practice of their profess
sion.
SHoEMAKERS, TANNERS, &c.
All shocmakers, tanners, blncksmiths, wagon
olarS will IL
skilled and actually employed at their regular vo-
cation i'll the said trades habituallv engaged in
working for the public and whilst so actually en-
pl"ycd; provided said persons shall make oath in
writing that they skilled and actually en-
played ut the time as his regular vocation in one
of the above trades which affidavit shall only be
prina facla evidence of the facts therein stated.
ExroRTIONERs.
Provided further, that the exemptions herein
granted I" persons by reason of their peculiar me-
chanicul or other occupation or employment not
connected with the public service shall be subject
to the condition that the products of the labor of
such cxempts, or of the companies and establish
ment with which they are connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the proprieurs ut prices not ex
ceeding seventy five per centum upon the cost of
production, or within a maximum to be fixed bv the
Secretary of War under such regulations as he NAV
prescribe and it is further provided, that if the
prOprietnrs of any such manufacturing establish
mentS shall be shown, upon evidence. to be submit
ted to and judged of by the Secretary of War to
have violated, or in any manner evadrd the true
intent and spirit of the foregoing proviso, the ex-
emptinns therein granted shall no longer be extend
ed to their superintendent and operatives in said
establishments. but they and each and every one of
them shall be forthwith enrolled under the provisions
of this act and ordered into the Confederate army
and shall in event be exempted therefrom by
reason OF said manufacturing establishments or
ployments therein.