Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-11-07

and that in such localities, and during such SUSPENSION
federae service under acts passed by the Coud
crate Congress prior the passage of the act to further
provide for the public defence approved OF April 1867
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is a copy of the Exemption Act finally
passed by both Houses of Congress-:
Bill to exempt certain persons from military SERVICE
and repeal the entitled "An act to exempt certain
Tolerate States" approved the 2lst of April, 1852
INyALIDs OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT, cLsRks, ETc.
TIE C"greJ @ tie C5.tedsrIte &Ltss 2f 4nert:G do
enact That all persons shall be held unit for military
service in the field by of bodily mental incaPac
y or imbecy under rules to be by the Sec
rotary of war; the Vice President of the Confederate States
the officers judicial and executive of the Confederate and
State Governments including posmasers appointed by
the President and confirmed By the Senate and such clerks
in their offices allowed by the PostmasterGenera
and now employed and excluding all other postnasters
their assistants and clerks and such State officers
the several States have declared, may hereafter
declare by law tn be liable to militia duty; the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate States
and of the Legislatures Of the several States and their
specve officers; all clerks in the Offices of the Con-
federate aud State governments, authorized by law, re-
ceiving salaries or fees.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since
the passage of the entitled AN further to provide
for the public defence approved April 18TH 1862, while
such troops shall be in active service under State auhor
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply to any
person who liable To be called into service BY virtue
of said act of April'l6th, 1862
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots aud persons engaged in the merchant marine
urerS chief clerks engineers managers, station agents.
section masters two track hands each section Of
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service and
Payment of railroad companies not to embrace aboreTs
pOriers and messengers the president general supern
tenden and operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators Of SAID companies
coed four in aunber a locality but that the seat of
government of tue Confederate States the presidents
perIneudenls captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les in the actual service and employment of all companies
in river and canal navigation, and all captains Of boats and
engineers thereon employed
EDITORS PRINTERS AND PREACHERs
One editor Of each newspaper now beng published, and
such employees the editor proprietor may certify
upon be indispensable for conducting the pubic
tom the public printer and those employed TO perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
menis every minister of religion authorized preach
cordg to the rules Of bis sect and in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties
RELIGIOUS NON CoMBNrASrs
All persons who have been aud members Of the
Society &" Friends and the Association of Dunkers Naza
reneS and AennonSts, in regular membership their
sPeGtive denominations provided member" IF the Society
Of Friends NazareneS, Menuunisis, and Dunkers shall
furnish substitutes pay tax of 500 each into the pab
lie Treasury. =
All physicians who and for the last five years
have been in actual practice Of their profession.
SHOENAEERS, TANNERS, ETC.
All shoemakers, tanners, bacSsmihs. wagon makers
millers and their engineers mllwrjghs skilled and
tualy employed their regular the said trades
habuay engaged in working for the public aud whilst
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
at the time their regular vocation in of the above
trades which affidavit shall only be priua deis evidence
A PROvISo AGAINST ExroRrIox
IroVtdsd further, That the exemptions herein granted
to persons by reason of their peculiar mechanical other
occupation employment connected with the public
shall be subject the condition that the products
Of The labor Of such exempts of the companies and
adjustments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed OF by the prQprctorS prices exceeding
seventyhve per centum upon the cost of pr"ducri"n
within maximum TO ne fixed BY the Secretary of War
under such regulations he may prescribe; and it is
further provided that # the propreor If any such
iacurng establishment shall be shown upon evidence
kp submitted and udTp of nf tn
have violated in evaded, the true intent
and spirit OF the foregoing pUvso, the exemptions therein
granted shall no longer BE- extended To them superinen
dents operatives said establishments but Ihey and
each and every Of hem shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this and ordered into The Con-
federae army and shall in no event be again exempted
thererom bv reason Of said manufacturing establishments
emplOymentS therein.
HOSPITALS GsYLUNs,
All superintendent of public hospitals luIatc asvlums
and the regular physicians aud attendants therein
and the teachers emp Dyed N the institutions for the deaf
dumb, and blind In each apothecary establish
cd and doing business sPothecGy in good standing,
who Is practical apOhecary.
WOOL, COTTON, AND PAPER MANUFACTURERS.
Superintendent and operatives in wool and cotton fac
tories paper mills and superlnenden,s and managers of
wool carding machines, who be exempted Ly the Sec
Rotary of War; provided the profits of such establishments
shall not exceed seventy per cenum upon the cost of
production to be determined upon oath OF the parties,
subject the penalties for violation of the provisions
herein contained as are herenbcore provided in case OF
other manufacturing and mechanical enpOyments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
presidents and teachers Ofcoeges academies schools
and theological semnaries who have been regularly
gagged US such Tor Two years preceding the passage Oh inns
act
ARTISANS "GOvERNMENT WORK"
nent of the government for the manufacture of arms ord
nonca ordnSnca stores and other munonS tf war who
he certified Inv the officer in charge thereof AS uece,
ar. fur Snch estabishmpnt also ali artisans mechanics
and rmnoyees in The of such persons as
are or may be engaged under with the Govern
ment in furnishing arms ordnance ordnance stores aud
other munitions Of war saddles harness and army sup
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
some ordnance officer authorized by nun Tor the purpose
shall approve of the number OF the operatives required IN
such establishment all persons employed in the manu-
facure of arms ordnance of any kind by the several
States by contractors to furnish the same to the sew
eral State Governments whom The Governor or Secretary
thereof certify to the