Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1862-10-17

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or the act to which this an amendment in any locality
where he may find it mpracticabIe to execute the s1m
and that IN such localities and during such suspsnson
tne PRESIDENT IS authorized to receive troops into The
fedeate service under any passed by the onf
crate congress prior to the passage the act to b
or Inc Pnoc defence approved 10th Of Apr 1852
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is copy Of the Exemption Act as ualv
passed BY both Houses of Congress. !
bll 10 exempt certain persons from military service
anu 10 repeal the act entitled An exempt certain
persons from enrolment for service the army Of the Con-
'eoers,e States approved the 2lst of April, 1852
EwALlDs, OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT, CLERKS ETC
l. Ins CVngreSs Of the C6atederIs Sqtes OF Aneri-o d.
e'ec iha all persOns who shall be held unit for military
service ~ ne ned by Reason of bodily mental incapac
ty or mbecty, under rules to be prescribed nv the
rotary of war the Vice President of the Confederate S
the officers. judicial and executive of The CnnfJra
the PssSsnt SSS appointed
IN their Offices as are allowed BY the Postmaster an
and now employed, and excluding all other postmas'
their assistants and clerks; and except such Mate i
the several States may have declared or me- onGers
declare by law to be liable militia duty the s
OF both houses OF the Congress of the Confederate
and OF the Legislatures of the several States and tb
spective officers; all clerks now in the Offices f ne e
federate and State governments authorized by law po
celving salaries or fees. ""' re-
VOLUNTEER TROOPS
All volunteer troops heretofore raised bv onr S,...
Ine passage OF the act entitled AN act further IN
Ior tne public defence approved April l6,h l8s5 while
such troops shall be in active service under State
~, provided that this exemption shall not appv IN an
person who liable to be called into service nv
Of said act Of April 10TH 1862 = ''''u'
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marina
service the president suDerntendens conductors trea
ure cnei clerks, engineers, managers, station agents
section masters two expert tracL hands each section Of
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service and en-
Payment OF railroad companies not to embrace aborers
pores and mess engers the president general superin
Iendent ana operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators of said companies not to ex
ceed four IN number at locality but that the seat of
OF the Confederate States; the presidents
pernendents captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les in the actual service and employment of all comu.;ss
IN river and canal navigation and all captains of boats and
engineers therein employed.
EDITORS, PRINTERS AND PREACHERS
One editor OF each newspaper being published and
such employees US the editor proprietor may certify
upon oath to be indispensable for conducting the pubca-
tom the public printer and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate aud State Govern
mens; every minister of religion authorized preach &C.
cordng to the rules of his and regular discharge
Of ministerial duties.
RELIGIOUS NON coXBATASTs.
All persons who have been aud now are members of the
Society nt Friends and the Association of Dunkers Naza-
reDes and Mennonists in regular membership in their re-
spectve denominations, provided members Of the Society
OF Friends, Nazarenes MennOnstS, and Dunkers, shall
furnish substitutes or tax Of S5OO each into the pub
lie Treasury.
PHYSICIANS
All physicians who are and for the last five years
have been in actual practice of their profession
sHOEAAKERS, TANNERS, ETC.
All sooemakerS, tanners, blacksmiths. wagon makers
tuay employed their regular vocation the said trades
habtuay engaged in working for the public and whilst so
actually employed provided said persons shall make oath
IN writing that they skilled and actually employed
at the time their regular vocation in one Of the above
trades which affidavit shall only be rnsa acie evidence
Of the facts therein stated.
A PRoyIso AGAINST ExToRrIoS.
Prorided further That the exemptions herein granted
to persons by of their peculiar mechanical or other
shall be subject the condition that the products
Of the labor of such exempIs the companies and
Adjustments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the prQpeors prices exceeding
sevenyve per centum upon the of production or
within maximum to be fixed bv the Secretary of War
under such regulations as he may prescrbe and it is
further provided that the propretOr any such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence to
be submitted to and judged of by the Secretary War to
have violated or in any evaded, the true intent
and spirit of the foregoing proVso the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended them supernten-
dents or operatives said establishments but they and
each and every of them Shall be forthwith enrolled
der the provisions of this and ordered into the Con-
ederate army, and shall in be again exempted
herefrom BY of said manufacturing establishments
or employments therein.
HOSPITALS, AsYLUMs &C.
All superintendent of public hospitals ulac asylums,
and the regular physicians nurses and attendants therein
and the teachers emp Dyed IN the institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind In each apothecary store establish
ed and doing business apothecary in good standing,
who is a practical npOthecary.
WOOL, COTTON PAPER MANUFACTURERS
superintendent and operatives in wool and cotton fac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers of
MACHINES VINO De exempted Gy the Sec
Rotary of War; provided the profits of such establishments
shall not exceed seventy per upon the of
production to be ermined upon oath Of the parties
subject to the penalties for violation of the provisions
herein contained hereinbefore provided in of
other manufacturing and mechanical employments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS
All presidents and teachers ofcoeges academies schools
and theological semilares who have been regularly
gagged as such for two preceding the passage Of this
acta
rIsxSs EMPLOYED on GOVERNMENT WORK.
isans, mechanics, and employees in the establish
M the government for the manufacture Of arms, ord
nd ordnance stores. and other munitions of who
may certified BY the officer in charge thereof
sary for such establishment also all artisans mechanics,
and employees in the establishments of such persons
are or be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment in furnishing ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions of saddles harness. and army sup
plies provided that the chief of the ordnancesbureau
some ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose,
shall approve of the number of the operatives required in
such establishment all persons employed in the manu-
cture of arms ordnance of any kind by the several
States by contractors to furnish the to the
era State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof may certify to be necessary to the
all persons engaged in the construction of ships gunbOa
engines Sails other articles necessary to Ne public de.
fence under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy all
superintendents, managers, mechanics and miners EN-
pOyed in the production and manufacture of salt to the
of twenty bushels per day. and of lead and and
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pig and
bar ron not TO embrace labOrers messengers wagohers
aud servants unless employed at works conducted under
the authority and by the officers agents of State or in
works employed in the production of iron for the Gone
rate States.
. #"...... STOCK RAIsRRs.
One male citizen for every 5n head Of CATTLE for erery
$50 head Of horses mules and shepherd for every
500 head IF sheep of such persons engaged excu
sively in raising Stock provided there is white male
adult liable dn military duty engaged with such per-
son in raising said stock.
oyERSEERs on PLANTATIONS.
To secure the proper police of the country one person
either agent owner on each pansnO1 on
which white person required to be kept by the laws
ordinances of State and which there 10 whe
male adult not liable do military service and IN States
having such law person, agent owner or over
seer each plantation Of twenty pegoes and on Wnen
here is white male adult not liable to military service
md furthermore for additional police for every twenty ne
sroes two ore plantations within five miles oil eacn
1ther and each having less than twenty negroes ana on
which there is white male adult pVt Liable to military
iuty person. being the Oldest Of the owners or over
'eers such plantations
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also a regiment raised under and by authority OF the
Texas for the frontier defence III the service
said State while in such service and such oaher per-
the President shall be satisfied account OF JUS
ice equity necessity ought To be- exempted are here
~ exempted FROM military service in the armies OF the