Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1862-02-25

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By the Governor:
GEokGE W. MuSFoBD,
Secretary Of the Commonwealth.
AN ACT
Amending AVID rssnaeting the sseond section Of chapter
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Passed February IS, 1882
l. Be It enacted by the General Assembly, That the
c,rd ion Of the twenty second chapter OF the Code
be amended and re- snsc.ed 10 read as fuoHs:
2. The iol,Wiug persons only sha be exempt from
the performance Of ell military duee, to wit Tie Vos
President Of the Confederate Statf tie oi,er Judicial
and executive, Of the government of the Ct nfederat
Saes the memtes of both houses Of Congress- aud the
Clerk of each hons al custon-hcus Officers; To, l.
tenant Governor aud all the m nbers Of tae Gensar
Assembly during the term fer which they elected
or appointed; the Secretary Of the Commonwealth and
his clerks Of tho House OF Delegates aad Sera.s; h
judges Of the Court Of Api cas- a Circuit Courts
the Cllk Of iAjh Of said Courts and of &C
County ard Cop ration Gut; Judge Of Hust
ings Oour. the Sheriff f each equity and tie
sergeant snd tho collector Of Of each corporation
hlying husngs court, and the commissioners Of th,
rvauus; the attorney general the treasurer two
dtor register Of he laBd Office, superintendent Of tie
psniteniary and their CLERKS and Gslstsn every mi
aer Of the gospel licensed to preach according 10 ,h
rules Of biz sect supsrnoncents Of the public hosI;
ta. uustc aylums, and the regular nurses and aten.
is therein and the teachers poyed 10 the instituo
for the deaf and dumb and blind physician TO ercb
t. thousand population, TO be selected by the boa
hereinafter constituted the president the general
prntendent and two local superintendent Of the South
ern telegraph compsnes 10 to exceed four pes
sons the president and superintendent OF transpor.a
ii Of each railroad company thu pre- sdent az,
aud chief Hector OF each canal company. No shat
b. exempt from draft by Of his being an sgpu
o a commissary assistant commssary, quarter
master CT assistant quarter master, whether said cJmms
aar nj cOmmsgaFy. aGsia
tant qlarermaser be Ia the Of the CoLt ,deac
States or OF this State OF biz holding any
off e or commi In the militia aud whenever ary
militia OH, GER drafted for actual service his COMM sion
shall be vacated"
. II the constituted authorities OF any city shall witt
ia twenty days alter any draft has been made thererOm
sppy TO the Governor for tie PHpose lie shall npi
irem actual military service any Grated person who mas
be ct the time of the draft cer Of such ETY. or L.
ia service in connection with it gas water works
ire and police departments aud IT, within twenty day,
tsr any draft the president aud superintendent. OF any
abroad canal and telegraph company shall certify up
on their honor TO the Governor that the Tvces Ct a
drafted person. who ia tictr or employee OF su,l
company necessary TO the Efficient operation Of tbs
said road the Governor may, Ia bis discretion eI lpp
such person from actual military sew ce aGy pcrst
ex mpred under this section she'll be deemed be detail
ed Tor duty in the post or place he filled O. the time
DATED without pay as soldier; and in case b.
shall leave the service c such cty company he sh H.
at once be reminded TO the military service for w5c
he drafted aud il any such persol shall fail fo
ten DAYS after leaving snch service to report himself to
the Governor to some military Cficer for duty as
soldier he shall be proceeded aglirst as q deser er-
Toe Governor shall promptly eau the places Of al per
sons exempted under this section TO b. filed by futhe
drift from the respective counties cities aud 10 Ers r.
which such persons weraSdrafed 1t shll be the du
OF Il President Miyor Of the city, or company a
the case may be, pity to report TO the Governor tn
name Of any persons 80 oxemp ed who may have ltf
| the g. ryice for which he was detailed
Immediately after the passage Of this ac', the Gov
er lor shall his proclsmaio ion, requiring The orgi
iEAion OF board Of exemptions In each county and cor
poraton TO consist OF the presiding justice or recorder
aud any two justices whom such presiding justice or re
corder may associate with him. Ia case the presiding
ice recorder cannot form any ac the clerk
OF the husings county court shall summon sLy three
justices who shall situe such board. Such cerA
,a act as clerk Of the board In cas-, thare be no such
clerk present and capable Of aching the clerk Of the
circuit court shall act; if such board should be
organized the Governor may designate any three jus
icea OF the oounty corporation, who shall c)nsu.
the ,srd, and appoint their own clerk.
The board shIll have c)gn!sInce OF all qnesiors
OF exemptions and shall sdjadge Of the suf ieney d
tho given by any peisol, Who by reason OF hs
failure TO report bis name for enrolment, qurrd
by the entitled act for ascerainng and enrolling
the military force Of the Commonwealth, passed Febr.
airy eighth, eighteen hundred aud siIy-two may hav
been enrolled among the drafted levies as prescribed H.
attendance of Witnesses the board shall have the poV
Of q county court. --".-.
In no case shall the board grant discharge upon
claim Of exemption for bodily iufrmi:y, unless al
ply scians OF respectable Standing being duly ssof
shall prove before said board that tie bodily infrmi
is of permanent character and is such will
qualify tho claimant Tor dischargirg the duties Of so
der.
Every claim for exemption CT excuse, shall be fl
with the clerk OF the board who shall issue process
wffna fha Nu,
rsq1ir5: ard within fse days after draft is made al
on day to be designated by the board the trial ofcues
Of exemption and stall .nc,; aud the
s. al be disposed Of in summary speedily
may be- The clerk of the board shall promptly rcpo
the Al rant General the OF each person
exmp,ed or excused b. the board
T. For every failure to discharge any duty prescrib
in this ac the members Ct the board and the c'ek
eych be fined not less than ten than hu.
dred dollars.
s. All acts and ordinances and parts Of acts and
duanoes ID consistent with this &C. hereby repealed.
This &c. stall OS in force from its passage.
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