Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-17
80 -, nv, rr.Ry TxEMPTIoN ACT. !.

ieieras SctSee ohIr Usage Of the act to further
80 ~ H. .pbic dsferce approved sab u A" S"=
.,s gar MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT. -
e,,ino i -5pv nr the Exemption Act, = finally
! mss ID r,yl bo:h Ilnusss Of Congress- r;.s
ID "a rspsai thea eI entitled q" An act TO exempt ee
nrss tom e-Ui!neat for service IN the army "a '"e
ssn,re States" s,,proEeu the 2lst Of April, lSSS
yvyAI!Ds nPFfCsfS or GOEEESHsSr, cLEaks, ErS' ,.
!! T3e L,zqr Of tie C6sts!sri;s Sales z dA1i 40
easel, That al perso who shsll DC hea unI .gr
service in the field BY rs of bodily or mental lnca
v oE imbety under rules be prescribed Sy ne oee
rrt.v Of war the President of the Confederate States
~, officers judicial and executive, Of Cortecere anu
State G"reruRets including P'sinaStefs apPo'e ~
the President and confirmed BY the Senate ana sen ce
in their Offices are allowed ny tae
and now employed. and excluding all Other
their and clerks; and. except sucn stag
as The several States NAV have declared or may hereafter
declare ~ law TO be lqbe ~ militia duty me nemoeS
- bi Ij,Yss Of the Congress Of tSe Confederate States
and of The Legislatures uf the several SaAles ana Lhe
speciive officers; all clerks now an the otlceS u we
federste and Stale governments, suIhorSu y!
cS.rns salaries or fees .-
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any oa'e sSe
the pss<sye of the act etIed An act further TO PROVIDE
flr the public defence" approved Aprl totn S"-'
suck TRAPS shall De IN active SerSiee nnasr . i
w. provided that this eXemR'inn shall not Apply 10 any
person who liable b. called Into service ~ virtue
OF sad act Of April 10Th, 1852
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
An pilots and rersns engaged in the merchant marine
srvice: tie president SUPERINTENDENT conductors tea
urer. chief clerks engineers managers, sian agents
section masters wv expert tracl each section II
ell LII mics and mechanics in the active service aud EN-
Payment ii railroad companies not 10 embrace
p5terani messengers; The president general SuPe'.u
terd.ut aud operators Of telegraph companies he ea'
aud operators OF said COMPANIES NOT !"
gVvel of the Confederate Staies the presidents
psEinteudents, Captains eng neers chief CLERK anu
lcS 10 the ae'tai service a!N - 80 81 and
in river and canal avgaOn and all captains Vi O' ~
engineers thereon employed
One editor of each newspaper now beng puoisheu anu
such employees the editor proprietor may eSril!
upon oah be indispensable for conducting the Pnocs-
ton the public printer, and those EMPLOY ed 10 perform
the public printing the Confederate and State Govern
mems; every minister of religion authorized to PeAch &C.
eOrng the rules uf his sect and III the regular
., RELIGIOUS NON coxBATASrs
All persons who have been and members OF Tie
Society &c Friends and the Association Of DunkeS NHza-
aud Mennonists in regular membership ~ tSer re-
spective denominations, PrSIded penoerS Of ine Soce
of Friends Sazarenes Ae"n"nsS, and DnnkerT' HhIi'
furnish substitutes, pay lax Of 500 each INTO ths PAD
lie Treasury.
All physicians who md for the last i've years
have bcen in actual practice pfther profession.
sHOEIAEERs, TANNERS kIc.
All sboeDlakerS, tanuers, blLcksmshs. wagon makers
urrS aui their engineers, miwrightS skilled and ac'
tulv employed regular vocation IN the said trades
babiiu.ly engaged in working f the public and whilst so
actually empuyed provided said persons shall make cath
in writing Thai they skilled AID actually employed
al the time rs er regular vocation in Of The above
SadeS which affidavit shl only be P't"r dc.s evidence
Of the iacls therein stated.
PT5riisl THyEer, That the exemptions herein granted
To persons bv reason Of their peculiar mechanical other
occupation employment connected with the pubiii
service shall be subject To the condition that the products
Of the labor Of such exemps, or al the companies ana e.
Establishments with wch they Connected. shall DC sold
and disposed of BY the pruetors At prices not exceeding
sevcSy per ccntum upon the cSt OF production, or
within 4 maximum TO be liked by the Secretary Of War
under such regulations he may PRESCRIBE and u Is
further provided that Il the rnprieOTs oi any such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence Ia
be submitted and judged 4" ty the Secretary 0t War lei
? have 1tsI nj
and sprint Of the foregoing provsn, the exemptions therein
granted sh. no longer be extended To them supernten.
dents operatives SAID establishments but they, aud
each and every Of theu shall be t'rLTh cnroaed
under the provisions If this act and ordered int" The Com
Tolerate army and shall in event be again exempted
rherefrom by of sad manufacturing establishment
Vt employments therein.
HOSPITALS, AsyLrus &C
All sup=rnteu1ents Of public hospitals lulatic asYlums
and the regular physicians and attendants therein
and lie teachers emp Dyed IN the institutions for The deaf
d"..b b!i~A l.. .-L -Po'heeary establish
I'd and doing business apOlhecary in good standing
who is practical apg:hccary.
Wool, COTTON, AND PAPER yASUFIcTURERS
Srperinendens and operatives in wool and cotton fac.
tories PAPER mills and Iendents and managers
wool cdrdng machines who be exempted " the Sec
reiay Of War; provided the profits Of such establishments
shall not exceed seventy ETSpeT centum upon the cost of
production he determined upon oath Of the parties
SUBJECT the Pena for violation Of the provisions
herein Contained herenbciure provided in OF
other manufacturing and mechanical emplOymens.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
All presidents and teachers nf colleges academies schlnls
and theological seminaries whr have been regularly en-
gagged such for two Years preceding the passage Of this
oct.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED "GovERxIEST WORK"
All artisans mechanics AMI employees in the establish
nf the government tor the manufacture Of arms ord
ordnance and other mnnItInS of war whu
may be certified BY the officer charge hereUf as neces
for such establishment also all artisans mechanics
and employees in the establishments of such persons
be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment IN iurnAhng arms, ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions Of saddles, harness and sup
plies provided that the chief o[ the ordnance bureau
ordnance 'icer authorized by him for the purpose
shall approve I The der 81 The operatives r.Gured IN
such establishment; all persons employed in the
facure of arms ordnance nf any kind bT the several
States; b. Contractors 10 furnish the sew
eIal State G"Yenments whom the Governor Secretary
OF Slate teTeo! may certify TO be necessary 10 The same
all engaged in the construction Of ships gunbo,.
engines salS, other articles necessary TO the public de-
fence under the direction Of the Secretary Of Navy
supeTniendent-, Managers mechanics, and miners en-
pOyed in the production and manuseure salt 10 IN,
extent Of twenty bushels per day. and Of lead iron anC
all persons engaged IN making charcoal for making pig and
bar iron embrace aborers, messengers wagners
and servants unless empnTed AT works conducted under
the authority aud by the officers agents Of State or in
works employed IN the production of iron for the Conede
. rate States.
/ STOCK RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every head Of cattle for ever,
$50 bead n horses or mules and shepherd for ever
800 head Of sheep Of such persons engaged exc
lively in raising stock provided there is no white nu,
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per
son IN RAISING said stock.
ovERsEERs PLANTATIONS.
To the proper police Of the country one person
either ss agent owner or overseer each
J. which white person is required 10 be kept by the laws
or ordinances OF State and which there is M white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
having no such daw one person. agent owner
seer on each plantation 81 twenty negroes and which
there is white male adult liable military service
and furthermore for additional police for every twenty ne
eroes on two plantations within five miles of each
other and each having less han twenty negroes and on
which there is white male adult not liaBfe ~ mIIary
duty one bE tue oldest Of the owners or
Secrs "n such plantations. : -
sFESiAL EXEMPTIONS.
! Aso, regiment raised under and BY authority of the
State h Texas for the frontier Defence now in she service
OF sad STATE while IN such service and such other per-
the President shall be satisfied an account Of ;us
lice, equity, or necessity, ought be exempted are here
by exempted from military service in the armies of the
Confederate States; provided that the excm,ti1s bere,n
abose enumerated shall Only Continue Whilst the pcrsnns
exempted are actually engaged their respective pursuits
or occupations.
That the act entitled an act to exempt certain mr.
IONS from enrolment for serYice In the ARM pa Of thn &