The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1862-10-15
Military Exemption Act.

@sAtoiy O4cAPt4on ACT.
"a BILL to exempt certain persons from
military service, and to repeal the act
entitled an &C. 70 exempt certain PET.
sons from enrolment for service II, The
army Of the Confederate States, ap-
proved alst April. 1862.
TEE PHYsIoALLr DtsAyLxp. oTTIcERS OF
GOVERNMENT. CLERKS. AND OTHERS.
"7'he Congress Of the Confederate States
Of America do enact, That all persons Who
shaI be held un6, for military service in
the field, by reason Of bodily iu6rmity CT
mental iueapacity or imbeci!'ty, u,d.r
rules to b prescribed by the Secretary OF
Wa. the Vice Presideut of the Copf.de.
rate States. the cficers. Judicial snc ex.
ecuuve, Of the Confederate acd State
Governments, including Pos,mas,ers NJ.
pointed BY the President and confirmed
BY the Senate, and such clerks in thei.
Offices a. are allowed by tho Pos,mss,.r
General, sud oow employed, aud sxclu
ding all other postmas,ers. their assistants
and clerks; and except such State officers
- the several States may have declared.
or may hereafter declare by law to b.
liable 70 militia duty, the members O:
both houses Of Congress Of the Confede
rate States, and Of the Legislature Of tn.
several States and their respective off
esrs; all clerks now 10 the Offices Of The
Confederate and State Governments ~
ihosissd By law, receiving salaries or fees.
VOLUNTEER Troops.
."All volunteer troops heretofore raised
By any State since the passage Of the ~
entitled 'au act further to provide for tn.
public defsnce,' approved April lsh.
1852, while such uoops shall be 10 ac,iv-
service under State authority Provided
that this exemption shall not apply to
any person who was liable to be called
into service BY virtue Of said ac, Of Apri.
18Th, 1863.
TRANSPORTATION coMPAsrss-rxIxaRApz
DO.
"All pilotes and persons engaged 10
The. merchant marine service; the prrsi
dent, superintendent, conductors, iressnr |
o., chief clerk, engineers, msesgers, sta
ton agents, section masters, two expert
track hssds to each section Of eigh, miles.
and mechanics 10 the active service aud
snpIoymsnt Of railroad com panies. no, to
embrace labosrers, por,ers aud mes.en
gs's; The president. general superin,sn
dsss and operators Of telegraph eomps
oies, the local superintendent and opera
!ors Of said companies lot to exceed fur
10 samber II any locality bot that a, the
ssat Of government Of the Confederate
ssasss; the president, superintendent.
csptsius, soginssss, chief clark and me
csanies in the active service and employ.
msat Of oil companies engaged on river
aud canal navigation, and all captains Of
boats and sneinsers iheren smpioyed
sDrroRs, Newspaper ENPLoYEE. AND MIN.
nrsRs OF THE GOSPEL.
Zone editor Of each newspaper now be.
Ing published, and suca employee. as the
sdi,oF OF proprietor may certify. on oath,
70 Be- indi 'psnsabls for conducting tho
publication the public p,ia,er. and ,ho.s ,
'Hhloyed to perform the public printing 4
Or the Confsderats and S,s,e Govern
Dsn.s; every miDissss Of religion sa.hor /,
.sd to prsseh according TO the rule. .! ,
is sect and 10 the regular discharge Of q
aisistssial dstiss.
xos.conDArAxrs.
"An psrsous ~ho have been and nov 4
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