American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1851-1863, 1862-10-24
The MILITARY Exemption Act.


The MILITARY exemption Act.
Tie Following Is q cory Of the Exempt ~
set, finally passed BY 10Th Houses Of Con
gress
4 BIIL 10 exempt certains persons from
miiitar ssseryices, and 20 repeal TIE act enti-
tied An act 70 exempt eersain persons from
enrollment for service in tue army Of the
Confederate States approves the 2lst ~
April. lsG2..
Inrafsds, Offers Of GorsrnDsent. CLERKS. &c.
/. The Coagress ofsshe Confederate Sfoses Of
A ssersca do efaact, That ell persop who shalI
be held nhf5t foz. military service IN the Is
by reason OF bodily or mental ineapacfty or
imbeeility. under rules 10 be prescribed -by
The Secretary of War the Wee President Of
the Confederate States, the officers, jRdieiai
aud gexeeative, of tue Confederafe aud STATE
Goyernrnents, inclnLing ostfnasters apRaint-
ed Ly the President and c6shrmed by Tie
senate. ard such clerks luther Offices as
are allowed by the .Pestuaas ter -GeDeraf. Il d
now employed. aud excluding II Other post
masters. their assistants aud clerks and,
except SUCH State olisers as the Several
States may haze declared, or NAV hereafter
declare BY law to be Liable to militia duty
the members of both Houses ofsthe Congress
of the Confederate States, and Of the Legis-
latures of the several States, and their re-
spective officers all clerks now in the Offices
OF the Confederate and State Governments,
authorized by law, receiving salaries or fees
voLUNTgEg TROOPS.
AL volunteer troops heretofore. raised by
any State since the Passage of the act emit
tied !. An act further to proyide for the pub
lie defence approved 'April Is, 1862, while
such troops shaiisbe in active service under
State authority, provided that this exemption
to BE called INTO servicesby virtue of saii-aet
of April 10th, 1862.
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEgR Arm COMPANIES.
All pilots and persons engaged in the
merchant marine service; the president,
superintendents conductors, treasurer, chief
cIerk, engineers, managers, station agents,
section masters, two expert track hands TO
each section of eight miles, and merhanies
in the active service and employinen5 of rail-
road companies, potato embrace laborers,
porters and messengers the president, gem
eral superintendent and operators of tele-
graph companies, the local superiatendent
ana operators of said companies not to
exceed four in number at any locality but
that at the seat Of government of the Con-
federate States; the president, supefntcnd-.
ents, captains, engineers, chief clerk and
mechanics in the active service and employ
meat Of ~ companies engagedSn river and
canal navigation, aud all captains OF boats,
and engineers thereon employedss
EpToRs, PRINTERS AND raaA eaaEs.
AsOne editor of eachs new 81 aver now @being
published, and such employees as tie editor
or proprietor may certify anon oath to be
iBdis pensable for conducting the pubtication;
the puolic printer and those employed to
perform the public printing for the Confed-
crate and State Governments every minis
ter OF religion authorized to preach accord
ING to the rules of his sectand in the regular
discharge of ministerial duties.
49, RELIGIOUS SoE-coaBATASTs.
All persons who have been ard now are
members of the Society Of Friends and the
Association of .Dnnkers, Nazareaes, and
Mennonists, III regular membership instheir
respeeiiye denominations, provlsed members
IF the Society of Friends, Aazarenes, Memo
lists, and Duukers, Shall fcrnis i substitutes.
5r pay tax of $500 each into the public
Treasury.
PHYSICIANS.
All physicians who now are aud for the
asst Eve years have been In actual practice of
their profes SION.
sHoEMAKERs, TANNERS, ETC. Il
All shoemakrrs, tanners, blacksmiths,
wagon makers, miners ard their engines rs. Il
skilled and actually employed as
heir regular vocation in the said trades,
labituaIly enga ged in working for the public
md whilst actually efnpIoyed provided
said persons shah make cath in writing that
hey are so skilled and actually employed at
he time their regular vocation in one Of
he above trades. which affidavit shall only
De prsaa facie evidence of Che facts therein
;tated. i
a PRovIso AGAINST ExFoR TIos.
1Prooiaed further, That the exemp lions here |
n granted TO persons BY reason of their
peculiar mechanical or other occupation or
,mploymentnot connected with the public
service shall be subject to the condition that
he productsssof the labor of SUCH exempts,
,r of the companies and esta blishmeats with
which they are connected, shall be sold and
disposed ofsby thesproprietors at prices not
exceeding seyenty-siye per centlm upon the
lost of production, or within a maximunls to I
,es6xed by the Secretary of War under such +
regulations he may prescribe and it is (
urther provideds that if the proprietors of +
my such manufacturing establishment shall .
De shown upon evidence to be submitted to I
Ind judged of by the SecretaryHsof Waf to +
lave violated, or in any manner evaded, the
rue intent and spirit ofthe foregoing proviso.
he exemptions therein granted shall no +
onger be extended TIC them, pefintendentS
" operatives III said establishments, butz
hey land each and every one OF them shalI#
,e forthwith enrolled under the provisions of
his act, and ordered into the Confederate {
rmy, and shall in event be again exempted
herefrom by reason Of said manufacturing
Establishments or employments therein.
All superintendents of public hospitals /
unatie asylums- and the regular physicians, !.
nurses. aud attendants therein, aud the :
teachers employed in the institutions for the l
leaf, dumb, and bind. In each aPothecary +
store now established and doing business,
,ne apothecary inagood standing, who IS
practical apotheeary.
WOOL, COTTON, AND PAPER MANUFACTURERS
Superintendents and operatives in wool j
md cotton factosies, papes mills, and super
ntendents and managers OF wool earding
machines, who may be exempted oy the Sec
rotary Of War, provided the prohts OF snca
establishments shall not exceed seyanfy-hve
per centum upon the cest of production, to
be determined upon oath of tie parties. sub
iect to the same penalties for violation OF the
provisions herein contained as are hereinbe-
fore provided in easesof other manufacturing
and mechanical employments-