Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1862-03-25

EXEMPTION BILL.
Re solutions Concerning Exnmpts, under the
Proclamation "f the Governor OF the 10th
sDf March. 1852 Adopted March 14th, 1862. l.

Re solutions Concerning Exampts, under the
Proclamation "f the Governor OF the 10Th
.Of March, iS62-IAdopted March l4th 1922
Resoloed by the General assembly, That il
shall be tie duty OF The Board OF Exemptions
acting under the act of February 18Th, 1862, and
any acts alnendatory thereof, t, take cognizsnce
of ell cases OF exemption arising under these
resolutions, and that the Governor shall cause
one or more Boards with similar powers to be
organized at the several places of rendezvous in
aicat-d by his proclamation of the 10th inst, b.
the commanding officer thereof, to be einposed
of snch persons as such commanding officer may
designate.
2. That the following persons shall be exempt
under the said proclamation, to wit: All officers
and employees of any railroad, caIal, steambt al
Or telegraph company, whose services the Presl@
dent and Superintendent OF sucl. company, OF
either Of them, shall certify on hon,r TO be in
dIspensable for conducting the operations there
of; also such clerks as the Quarternaster Gen.
eral and Pay master General of Virginia shall
certify on honor to be ind spensabe to conduct
the business OF their respective departments; and
all superntendeDts and operatives in the paper
mills of this Commonwealth also all persons
whose services may be deemed by the Board OF
Exemptions to be indispensable in minirg or
manufacturing lead, ircn, coal, salt, oakom, salt
or nuni,,ons OF war; also all employees in wool
en- and cotton mills and Incorporated shos facto-
ries, the proprieto;s of which arg under con-
tracts to do work tor tile State or Confederate
Government; and all tanners and shoemakers
having contracts to do work for the State or
Confederate Government, as long as necessary
TO complete such contracts also sue: officers OF
the several banks of circulation in this Common
wealth, and their branches, as the respective
presidents or cashiers may certify on honor to be
Indispensable to The proper management of the
business OF the banks, and may be so deemed by
the said Board of Exemptions; also overseers OF
committees of insane persons, and such Inlllers,
backsmitbs and tanners as the said Boards shall
deem indispensable to tse comfort Of the com
munity in which they may live, or who shall be
in the employment OF the State or Confederate
G ,vernment; also one editor OF each newspaper
now being published, and such employees as The
editor OR proprietor may certify or honor to be
ndispen fable tor conducting the publication Oh
Ills newspaper, so long as the same is regularly
published at least once wees; also the jailo.
OF every CRY aud such guard as the Hastings
O,urt thereof may certify To be indisPenss ble to
the safe custody OF prisoners, and the jalor OF
HeDrco county, and such guard as the county
court thereof may certify 10 be indispensable to
the safe custody OF prisoners.
3. In each apothecary store now established
and doing business, one apothecary, in good
standing, who is p. actical druggist, shall be
xempt. Also the public printer, and the prin-
ter tor the State Senate, aLd such employees
each may certify, on honor, to be Indispensable
to the efficient performance # the public print
ing; also, one deputy sheriff for every twelve
thousand inhabitants OF every county: Provided,
h0aoe0er, that every county having less than
twelve tliousant Inhabitants shall have one dep
uty sheriff; and one deputy OF every Clerk OF a
court who may be Ge, Ine,i by the Board incom-
petent by of physical or mental disability,
TO discharge the duties of his Office, or who may
be absent therefrom in tie public service.
Ii shall be CO coapetent tor the Board Of Ex
enptlobs, whehever in their judgement it may
oe Indispensable for the police and convenience
OF the community, TO exempt from the perfor-
nance of military duty, under the proclamation
aforesaid, overseers on the farms of widows and
orphans who have heretofore contracted for that
ssrvlce the present year.
| 5 That the professors of the University of
Virginia and other incorf grated colleges are
hereby declared to be exempt under the said
pr oclaInat on.
Whenever, by these resolutions, any class of
employee. ,eratives are entitled to exemp-
tion on the certificate of other persons it shall
not be necessary for the applicants to appear in
person before the Board, but the exemption shall
be ordere by the Boa.d on the production OF
he certificate alone.
Z. That persons claiming exemption under
these resolutions shall be entitled the eto Sc long
only as the militia called out by the proclama
uon aforesaid may remain in SERVICE and while
such exempts remain IL the employment by rea-
son Of which such exemption was allowed.
8. Nothing in these resolutions shall be con-
strued to apply to, interfere with, hinder or de-
lay the draft under the act of February 10TH
1852, to rsise the quota Of Virginia to the Con-
ederate army, or 20 impair the effect OF the act
Of February 18Th, 1862, or any acts aneudatory
thereof in relation 10 exempts.
A cory from the rolls.
Tesse: VIM. F. GORDON, JR.,