Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1862-11-12
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STATE" APPROVED 2lsT AFRI, 1867
The Con0rsa Of he Confederate States ~ America do enact,
That all persons who shall be held Gnhl ioI military ssIsss IN ,he
deli, by reason OF bodily or mental incapachn or imhsShliy I'm
der rules to be prescribed by the Secretary Of War, the Vice Presi.
live. Of he Confederate and state Governments, including post.
mastets appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate,
General, and nov employed, and excluding all other postmaster,
their assistants aud clerks; and except such State officers as the
law To- be liable 10 militia duty, the members Of both Houses OF
the Congress OF the Confederate States, and Of the LEGISLATURES
Of the several States, and their respective officers; all clerks now
In the offices Of the Confederate and State Governments author
ICED by law, receiving salaries or fees; all volunteer troops, here.
tnfnre raised by am state since the passage Of the act entitled
"Au Act further TO provide for the public defence approved
April 10th, 1852, while such tIoops ,hail be IN active service under
TO any person who was liable TO be called into service by virtue Of
merchant marine service; the president, superntcndents, conduc-
tors, treasurer, chief clerk, engineers, managers, station agents,
section masters. two expert track hands to each section Of eight
mles. and mechanics In the active service and employment Of rail
road companies, not to embrace laborers, porers and messenges
The president, general superintendent and operators Of telegraph
companies, the local superintendent and operators Of said cOmpa-
MES, not TO exceed four In number al any locality, hut that at the
seat Of Government Of the Confederate States the president, SUI
perintendents, captains, engineers, chief clerk and mechanics in the
active service and employment Of all companies engaged In river
therein employed one editor Of each newspaper now being pgb-
h'hed, and such employees a, the editor or proprietor Ss may certify,
public printer, and those employed to perform the public printing
religion authorized to preach according to the rules Of his sect aud
In the regular discharge Of ministerial duties, and all persons who
the association Of Dunkard', Nalarine. aud Mennonists, In regu-
lar membership in their respective denominations; frorfdef;
| Members Of the society Of Friends, Nazarines. Mennonists and
Dunkards shall furnish substitutes OF pay 3 tax Of $500 each Into
the public treasury all physicians who now are, and for the last
Ave years have been, In actual practice Of their profession all
shoemakers,. tanners, blacksmlths, waEon-makers, mllers aud their
engineers, mIlwhghts, skilled aud actually employed AZ their reu-
lar vocation In the said trades, habitualy engaged In working for
the public, and whilst so actually employed: PrOrid,d, Said per
sons shall make oath In writing that they are so skilled aud actu-
any employed at the time IT their regular vocation In one Of the
above trades, which affidavit shall only be primd 6icie evidence
Of the facts therein stated: Prorided, 6pher, That the exemp-
tons herein granted to persons by reason Of their peculiar me.