Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-24
TIE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.

THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
Tho t,Ilowing is COPY of the Exemption Act as finally
passed by both Houses Of Congress- ,,;,.-, ss-vice
md - ranssI The act entitled Eau act to exempt certsn
persons from enrolment for service in the army Of te U0n
isderate States" approved the 2lst OF April, 1907
ISTAIIps oFEIctKs OF GOVERNMENT, CLERKS, ETC.
l. Tie C5Rorsys Of tie Cbafs9eTdts States q Anssf.a az
enact That all persons who shall be held unit Tor ma
service in the field BY of bodily or mental ncaPac
" or nbecty under rules TO be prescr d by the sec
rotary of war; the ohe Confederate States
the officers judicial and executive oil tne nv
State GOVERNMENTS including Postmasters aPponteH ~
the President and confirmed BY the Senate aud such CLERKS
in their Offices allowed by the Fostmaser-1eneru
and employed, and excluding all other posmaS'es
their assistants and clerks and except such State officers
the several States have declared or may heeael
declare bv.aw to be liable militia duty; the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate States
and of the Legislatures of the several States, ana he
speetire officers all clerks in the offices OF the Con-
federate and State governments authorized oy law'Fe
ceiying salaries or fees.
voLuSrEER TROOPS
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since
the passage of the act entitled act further 70
for the public defence" approved April 18TH 1882 while
such troops shall be in active service under State
ty prov that this exemption shall not apply to any
person o was liable be called into service by virtue
of said act of April 10th, 1862.
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES s =
All pilots and persons engaged IN the merchant mar
service the president superintendent, conductors treas
urers, chief clerks engineers, managers station ag
section masters two expert track hands 70 eacn VI
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service ana
plOyment of railrad companies, not To embrace
poriers and The president tSs local
superintendent and operators of said companies not To ex
coed four in number any locality but that at the seat OIL
of the Confederate States the presaeh SUI
perntspdents captains engineers chief clerk and mecnan
les in the actual service and employment OF all
in river and canal navigation and all captains oil BOATS ana
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS, PRINTERS AND Preachers;
One editor of each newspaper now being puolsneu' nu
such % as the SP for the pGbc
ton the public printer and those employed 10 perform
the public printing for the Confederate an = o'se
nens; every minister Of religion authorized 10 preach ac
cordng to the rules sect and in the regular dScaf
of ministerial duties.
RELIGIOUS NON coNBArANTs.
All persons who have been and members OF the
Society nf Friends and the Association OF DunEerS Naza
and Mennoniss in regular membership IN t9e re
spective denominations provided members Otste society
of Friends Nazarenes MenunnistS aud DunkerS snail
furnish substitutes, pay tax Of 500 each INTO he pup
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last five years
have been in actual practice Of their profession
SHoENAKERS, TANNERS, ETC.
All shoenakers tanners baeksmiths. wagon makers,
miers and their engineers millwrghts, skilled ana ac
tuay employed as their regular in the said trades
habiiuaT Engaged in working the public aud whilst
actually employed provided said persons snail m9Se oa'
in writing that they so skilled aud actually ehp'ed
the time their regular vocation III one Ol The ABOVE
trades which affidavit Shall only be pril aeis evidence
of the facts therein stated.
PRovIso AGAINST ExroRrIoN.
FyOgiJel fIfE6r, That the exemptions herein granted
persons by of their peculiar mechanical or other
occupation employment not connected with the pubic
service shall be subject 10 the condition that the products
If the labor of such exempIs of the companies and
Establishments with which they connected shall be sud
and disposed of by the prprorS at prices not exceeding
ScYenty-ve per uin the Gust of production,
within u maximum to be fixed by the Secretary q War
under such regulations he nav preScrbei and II IS
further provided that the Pr9Pre'orS OF any such manu-
be submitted to and judged of BY the Secretary of War To
have violated, in any manner evadcd, the true intent
aud spirit of the foregoing proysO the exemptions therein
be
dents operatives in 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-
ederae army, and shall in event be again exempted
hererom by REASON of said manufacturing establishments
or emplUyments therein.
All superintendent Of public hospitals luaatc asyums,
and the regular physicians aud attendants therein
and the teachers emp Dyed N the institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind u each aPoihecary establish
ed and doing business apohecary in good Standing,
wko is practical aposhecary.
WOOL, COTTON AND PAPER MANUFACTURERS.
Superntendents and operatives in wool aud cotton fac
tories, paper mills and superinendens and managers Of
wool carng machines who may be exempted w the Sec
Rotary of War, provided the profits Of such establishments
shall exceed per upon the cost of
production TO be determined upon oath of the parties
subject to the penalties for violation of the provisions
herein contained hereinbefre provided in case of
other manufacturing and mechanical enployments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTION.
presidents and teachers ofcolegeS academies schools
and theological semnares whn have been regularly
act
ARTISANS on " GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics aud employees in the establish
ment of the for the manufacture of arms ord
nance. ordnance stores. and other muntms Of who
may be certified by the officer in charge thereof
sary for such establishment; also all artisans mechanics
and employees in the establishments of such persons
are be engaged under contracts with the Govern
men in furnishing arms ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions Of saddles, harness. and army sup
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
ordnance officer authorized BY him for the purpose
shall approve Of the number of the REQUIRED
such establishment all persons empnved in the manu-.
facure Of arms ordnance of any kind BY the several
States by contractors TO furnish the same 10 the sew.
era State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
OF State thereof may certify to be necessary to the same
all persons engaged in the construction Of ships gunboas
engines Sails other articles necessary the public de-
fence under the direction of the Secretary of Navy all
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 and
all persons engaged making charcoal for MAKING MO and
bar irOn to embrace aborers messengers wag6ners
and servants unless employed at works conducted Hpder
the authority and by officers or agents of State or in
works employed IN the production of for the
rate States.
STOCK RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every head of cattle for every
$50 head OF horses mules and one shepherd for
900 head OF Sheep of such are engaged exc
slyely m raising stock provided there is no white male
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per.
son in raising said stock.
+ ovERsEERs ON PLANTATIONS
To secure the proper police of the country person
either agent each plantation on
which one white person required be kept
or ordinances OF State and which there is no white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
having no such law one person. agent owner or over.
seer GA each plantation of twenty negroes and on which
there is 20 white male adult not liable to military service
and furthermore, for additional police for every twenty ne
groeS on two or plantations within five miles of eacb
other and each having less than twenty ugroes and on
which there no white male adult liable to military
duty person, being the oldest of the owners mr.
Seers ON such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS
Also regiment raised under and BY authority of the
State of Texas for the frontier defence now in th service
OF said state while in such service such other per
sons as the President shall be satisfied on account of
uce equity or necessity ought be exempted are hare
6y exempted from military service in the armies of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
ABOVE enumerated shall only continue whilst the
exempted actually engaged their respective pursuits
or occupations.
That the act entitled act to exempt certain Der
sons from enrolment for service in the armies OF the Con.
Ieea.e States approved the 2st April 1852 is hereby