Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-07-23
WAR DEPARTMENT, J
AnJUrANr AND INSPECTOR GENERALS OFFICE, 7
RICHMOND, May ~, 1862.

RICHMOND, May ~, 1862.
GENERAL OrDERs,
l. The following Act and Regulations in reference there
to- are published for the information of all concerned:
An act to exempt certain psrsons from enro"e"t J0r SER
Uics in the Armies 0f the Confederate States:
SEcrIoS l. The C,ngrssS Of the CCyederdte States Or
Aeicu do ed- That all persons who shall be held to De
unit for military under rules to be prescribed by
the Secretary of War; all in the service employ of IN
Confederate Staes ali judicial and executive ocers OF
Confederate State governments the members G ooIn
houses of the Congress- and of the OF Inc sew
era States and their respective officers; all clerks OF the
officers of the State and Confederate governments allowed
by law; all engaged in carrying the mails all lerryen
on post routes all pilots and persons engaged IN the ma
rine service and in actual service on river ana raoad
routes of transportation; telegraph operators ana MINIS
of religion the regular discharge "t Ministerial du-
ties all engaged in working in iron mines and furnaces
all journeymen printers actually employed 10 printing
newspapers all presidents and professors OF colleges ana
academies and all teachers having many as twenty
scholars; superneudents of the public hospitals unac
asyums and the regular and attendents therein
and the teachers employed in the institutions for the deal
and dumb and blind in each ap"thecary store now
lished and doing business apOhecay IN good STAND
ing, who is practical druggist; supenenaeh's anu "I
ratves in wool and cotton factories who may De exempted
by Secretary of War; shall be and are hereby exempted
from military service in the armies OF the Confederate
States. Approved April 81, 1852 80
H. y the above act Congress- the following classes OF
persons are exempt from enrolment for military service
Justices OF the peace sherifs and deputy sherIs
and deputy clerks allowed by law masters and commits
soners chaucery district and State attorneys attorneys
general postmasers and deputy PosmasterS and clerks
allowed by law commissioners of revenue, aud toregnes
who have acquired donca in the Confederate States
III. The following are not exempt: -,
Militia officers not in actual service; persons exempt oy
State aws but not BY the above foreigners who have
acquired domic in the Confederate States
iV No persons other than those expressly named or
properly implied the above act be exempted except
by furnishing substitute, exempt from military service
conformity with Regulations already published
Orders No. 90 and such exemption is valid only 50 long
as the said substitute is legally exempt.
" Persons who have furnished substitutes Will receive
their certificates Of exemption from the captains 81
paneS or she commaudans of camps. bv whom the SUB
stirues have accepted Other certificates Of exem
ton will be granted BY the enrolling officers only who Wi
receive full instructions regard to the conditions and
mode of exemption Applications for exemption cannot
therefore be considered BY the War Department
By command Of the Secretary of War.
s. COOPER,
Adjutant and Inspector General.
July l. 1852. 53-h