The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-07-15
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERALS OFFIC
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ADJCTANT AND INSPECTOR GENERALS OFFICE,
RICHMOND, May 10, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, No. 81.
l. The following act and regulations in reference
thereto published for the information of all
cerned.
An Act to exempt certain persons from enrolment
for service in the armies of the Confederate Ststes.
SEC J. The Congress of the Confederate States Of
America do enact That all persons who shall be held
be unfit for military service under rules to be pre-
scrbed by the Secretary of War-al in the service or
employ of the Confederate Statesa judicial and exc
cutve officers of the Confederate State Governments
the members of both Houses of Congress and the
Legislatures of the several States and their respective
oficers-all clerks of the officers of the State and
Confederate Governments allowed by laval engaged
in carrying the mas-all ferrymen post routes-all
pilots and persons engaged in the marine service
and railroad routes of
operators and ministers of religion in the regular
discharge Of ministerial duties-al engaged in work.
ing iron mines, furnaces and foundries-all journey
printers actually employed in printing newspapers
ALL presidents and professors of colleges and acade
mics, and all teachers having many as twenty
scholars-super of the public hospitals
unatic ayums, and the regular and attendants
therein, and the teachers employed in the institutions
for the deaf and dumb, and bl:nd-in each apohecay
established and doing business, apothe-
cary in good standing, who is practical druggist
supcrntendcntS and operatives in wool and cotton
factories who may be exempted by the Secretary Of
War shall be, and hereby exempted rem military
service in the armies of the Confederate States. APP
proved April q, 1862.
II. By the above act of Congress, the following
classes of persons exempt from enrolment for
military service:
Justices of the Peace; Sheriffs and Deputy Sherfs
Clerks and Deputy Clerks allowed by law Masters and
Commissioners in Chancery; District and State AtOr
neys Attorney General; Postmasters and Deputy
Postmasters,. and Clerks allowed by law Commission
Of Revenue, and foreigners who have acquired
domicH in the Confederate States.
III. The following not exempt:
Military Officers in actual service; persons exempt
by State laws, but not by the above act; foreigners
who have acquired domcil in the Confederate States
". No persons other than those expressly named or
properly implied in the above be exempted ex-
cept by furnishing substitute from military service,
in conformity with regulations already published.
General Orders No 29,) and such exemption is valid
only so long the said substitute is legally exempt
V. Persons who have furnished substitutes VIII
receive their certificates Of exemption from the Captains
of Companies, the Commandments of Camps by
whom the substitute have been accepted Other GER
tifcates of exemption will be granted by the enrolling
officers only, who will receive full instructions IN
regard to the conditions and mode of exemption APP
plications for exemption canSo therefore, be consd'
cred by the War Department.
S. COOPER,
Ad'jt and Insp. General