Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-02-06
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.

-eraie lOnprcss priOr ,o.o
provide for the public epce approved 18th oil APRIL l0o
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is copy of the Exemption Ac as hnS'J
! passed by both Houses of Congress:
and to repeal the act entitled An act to exemP.
nersons from enrolment for service in the army OF Inc Oon
iederate States" approved the 2lst OF April 1907
| INvALIDs OFFlCERs OF GOVERNMENT, CLERKS, ETC. Il
l. Tie Congress of tie Confederate States q daer.a 40
enact That all persons who shall be held unit for mltar
service in the field by of bodily or mental
ty imbeciy, under rules to be prescribed oy 'Se
rotary war; the VcePresdent of the Confederate
the officers judicial and executive OF the Coniederae anu
State Governments including postmasters appoh'eI "
the President and confirmed BY the Senate ana snen
and employed, and excluding all other
their assistants and clerks and except such state
as the several have declared or may pereater
declare by law to be liable to militia duty the members
of Houses of the Congress of the Confederate states
and of the Legislatures of the several States ana the
spectve officers all clerks in the offices OF the Con-
federae and State governments authorized Dy m" re-
ceiving salaries or fees.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since
the passage the act entitled An act further to provide
for the public defence, approved April l6'9 iooz, %,e
such troops shall be in active service under stare autho
y, provided that this exemption shall not apply 70 any
person who liable to be called into service py virtue
of said act of April 10th, 1852.
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marine
service; the president superintendent conductors,
urers, chief clerks, engineers, managers, Station
section masters expert track hands TO each secn ol
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service ana en-
poyment of railroad companies not to embrace laoore
porers and messengers; the president general SuPern
endent and operators of telegraph companies the local
Superintendent and operators of said companies not to
coed four in number at any locality but that at the seat OF
government of the Confederate Sates the presidents S"-
pentendents captains engineers chief clerk and mecha
les in the actual service and employment OF all companies
in river and canal and all captains of boats anu
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS PRINTERS PREACHERS:
One editor of each newspaper being published and
such employees the editor or proprietor may cerlty
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the Pu6hea'
ton the public printer and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
mens; every minister of religion authorized to preach
cordng the rules of his sect and the regular discharge
of ministerial duties.
RELIGIOUS NON CoNBATAN1s.
All persons who have been and now are members OF the
Society q" Friends and the Association of DunSerS Naza-
and MennOnists in regular membership IN their re-
spective denominations provided members OF the Society
of Friends Nazarenes, Menuonsts, and DuukerS shall
furnish substitutes pay of $500 each into the pub
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last nve years
have been in actual practice Of their profession
SHOENAKERS, TANNERS, ETC.
All shoemakers, tanners, blacksmiths. wagon makers
miIIers and their engineers mllwrghts skilled and
tuay employed their regular vocation in the said trndes
habua engaged in working for the public and whilst so
actually employed provided said persons shall make oath
in writing thai they skilled and actually employed
the time their regular vocation in of the above
trades which affidavit shall only be pTiRd JIeIs evidence
of the facts therein stated
PRovIso AGAINST ExroRrIoS.
ProUiiei fHrtIer, That the exemptions herein granted
to by of their peculiar mechanical or other
occupation employment connected with the public
shall be subject the condition that the products
of the labor Of such eXempS of the companies and
Adjustments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the prupetors not exceeding
seventyve per eenium upon the cast of production
within maximum to be liked BY the Secretary of War
under such regulations he may prescribe; and 1t is
further provided that if the prOprieOrs of such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence TO
be submitted to and Judged of By the Secretary Of War to
have violated in any evaded, the true intent
and spirit of the foregoing provlso the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended them superinen
dents operatives u said establishments but they and
each and every of them, shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this act and ordered into the Con-
federaie army, and shall in event be again exempted
thererOm By of said manufacturing establishments
or employmenS therein.
HOSPITALS, AsYLUNs &C.
All superintendent of public hospitals pLatc asylums
and the regular physicians and attendants therein
aud the teachers emp Dyed in the institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind In each apOthecary store now establish
ed and doing business, apOthecary in good standing
who is practical apOthecary.
WOOL, COTTON PAPER WASUFACTURERs
Superintendent and operatives in wool and cotton fac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers of
wool Carng machines who may be exempted Nv the Sec
Rotary of War provided the profits of such
shall not exceed seventve per centum upon the cost Of
production TO be determined upon oath Of the parties.
subject the pcnat for violation Of the provisions
herein contained herenbefnre provided in II
other manufacturing and mechanical empOyments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
All presidents and teachers ofcoeges academies schools
and theological Summaries who have been regularly en-
gagged such for years preceding the passage Of this
act.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED CONVENIENT WORK"
All artisans, mechanics and employees in the establish
ment of the government for the manufacture of arms ord
nance ordnance stores and other munitions of war WIN
be certified BY the officer charge thereof as neces
for such establishment also all artisans mechanics
and employees in the establishments of such persons
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment IN furnishing ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions of war saddles harness. and army sup
plies, provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau OF
some ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose
shall approve of the number Of the operatives required
such establishment all persons employed in the manu-
tacture OF arms ordnance of kind by the severn
States by contractors furnish the same to the sew
eal State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
Of State thereof certify to be necessary tn IN.
all persons engaged in the construction of ships gunbOa
engines sails other articles Necessary the public de-
fence under the direction of the Secretary the Navy ali
superintendent managers mechanics, and miners en-
poyed in the production and manufacture of salt to the
extent Of twenty bushels per day. and of lead and iron an
all persons engaged IN making charcoal for making pig
bar lrOn not to embrace aborers messengers
and servants unless employed works conducted under
The authority and by the officers agents of State or in
WORKS employed In the production Of iron for the Conde
rate States
STOCK RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every head of cattle for ever
700 head OF horses mules and shepherd for eyer
500 head Of sheep of such persons as engaged ex
vey IN raising stock, provided there no white NAL,
dn not liable to do military duty engaged with such per
ION in raising said stock.
OYERsEERs on PLANTATIONS.
To secure tie proper police of the country one perso,
As agent owner or overseer each plantation OF
Sc6 one white person required TO be kept by law,
" ordinances OF any State and which there no white
male adult not liable to do military service and in Slater
aVng no such law one person. agent, owner or ovet
eer on each plantation of twenty negroes aud on which
here is no white male adult not liable military service
nd furthermore for additional police for every twenty ne
two plantations within five miles of eaci
'her and each having less than twenty negroes and on
shich there is no white male adult not liable military
iuy one person. being the Oldest of the owners or over
eers ON such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also, regiment raised under aud BY authority of IN,
State Of Texas for the frontier defence now in the service
If said State while in such service and such other per-
ons as the President shall be satisfied account of Jus
lce equity or necessity ought be exempted are here
y exempted from military service in the armies of III,
Confederate States provided that the exemptions here,
o0Ve enumerated shall only continue whilst the personr
xemped are actually engaged their respective pursuit,
IT occupations
z. nat the act entitled " an act to exempt certain per
ons from enrolment for service in the armies of the Con
ederae States approved the 2lst April 1882 is hereby