The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1862-11-25
TEE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.

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! approved 10th of April. 1862.
TIE NEW EXEMPTION BILL
BILL to exempt certain persons from military SER
| vice, and to repeal the act entitled IAN act IL
| empt certain persons from enrolment for service
! in the army of the Confederate Stutes," approved
| 2Ist April, 1862.
| THE PHYSICALLY DISABLED. OFFICERS OF GOVERN
MENT, CLERKS AND OTHERS.
! The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
| lea do enact. Tint all persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in the field by of
bodily infirmity mental ncapacity or imbecility,
under rules TO be prescribed by the Secretary of
War, the Vice President of the Confederate States,
the officers judicial and executive, of the Confcder
/ ate and State Governments, including Postmasters
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks in their offices allow
j ed by the Postmaster General, and noH employed,
and excluding all other pestmasters their assist
nnts and clerks; and except such State officers
the several States may have declared. may here
after declare By law to be liable to militia duty; the
members Of both Houses of Congress Of the Cenfcd-
States, and of the Legislatures of the several
States, and their respective officers; all clerks
in the offices of the Confederate and State Govern
! ncnts authorized by law. receiving salaries fees.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
! All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any
State since the passage of the act entitled IAN act
further provide for the public defence" approved
| April 18th, 1862, while such troops shall be in
/ tive service under State authority; Provided that
| this exemption shall not apply to any person who
linbr to he called into service by virtue of said
act of April 10th. 1862.
| TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES, TELEGRAPH. &C.
| All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant
marine service; the president, superintendent.
ductors treasurer. chief clerk engineers, mana gers.
station agents. section masters, two expert track
hands to each section of eight miles. and mechanics
| in the active service and employment of railroad
companies, not to embrace la5orers, purters and
messengers: the president general superintcn dent
and operators of telegraph companies, the local
| porimtendrnt and operators of said companies not
! to exceed four in number at any locality but that
the of government of the Confederate States;
| the PRECEDENT, superintendent captains, engineers
chief clerks and mechanics in the active service and
employment of oil companies engaged on river and
canal navigation, and ali captains of boats and en-
glneers thereon employed.
EDITORS, NEWSPAPER EMPLOYEES, AND MINISTER'S
| OF TIE GOSPEL.
One editor of each newspaper now being publish
| ed, and Such employees the editor proprietor
may certify, oath. to be indispensable for CON
| Quoting the publication the public printer, and
those employed to perform the public printing for
! the Confederate and State Governments; every
minister of religion authorized to preach according
to the rules of his sect and i'll the regular discharge
sf ministerial duties.
NON COMBATANTS.
| All persons who have been and now are members
of the society of Friends. and the association of
Dunkards. Nazarenes and Mennonists, in regular
membership in their respective denominations. pro-
vided members of the society of Friends Naza-
renes, Mennonists and Dunkards shall furnish sub
Stitutes, or pay tax of $500 each into the public
treasury.
PHYSICIANS.
All physicians who are. and for the last five
years have BEEN in actual practice Of their profe.
sion.
! sHoEHAKERs, TANNERS &c.
All shopmakers. tanners blacksmith., wafron
makers millers and their engineers, mill wrights
skilled and actually employed their regular vo-
cation in the said trades, habitually engaged in
working for the public and whilst so actually en-
ployed; provided said persons shall make oath in
writing that they skilled and actually en-
played at the time his regular vocation in one
"t the above trades, which affidavit shall only be
prima facia evidence of the facts therein stated.
ExToRrIoNERs.
Provided further tina: the exemptions herein
granted t" persons by reason of their peculiar me-
ehnnlcal or other occupation or employment not
connected with the public service, shall be subject
10 the condition that the products of the labor of
such exempts, or of the companies and establish
ment with which they are connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the preprieters at prices not
ceedlng seventy -hve per centum upOn the cost of
production. or within maximum to be fxed bv tho
Secretary of Var under such regulations as no NAV
prescribe; and it is further provided, that if the
ProprietOrs of any such manufacturing establish
ments shall be shown, upon evidence to be submit
ted to and Judged of by the Secretary of War to
have Violated in any manner evaded the trne
intent and spirit of the foregoing provisn, the ex
emptions therein granted shall no longer be extend
ed to their superintendent and operatives in said
establishments bat they and each and every one of
them shall be forthwith enrolled under the provisions
of this act, and ordered into the Confederate army
and shall in event be exempted therefrom by
ployments therein.