Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-02-24
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT:

crate Congress prior to ke passage Of the act to
provide for the public deferce approved lo'n O' AP'
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is n CODY of the Exemption Act as nna'J
Sad by both Houses of Congress military service
and TO reueui the act entitled An act to exempt eera
from ePTOmeTt ST , Sss Ist of Apr 1854
| IyyIups oHFIcERs GOVERNMENT CLERKS BIC.
Tr Unoress of the C5afeierte Suites q i"secI.d a"
IL, Tint al persons who Shall be held unfit for military
service in the field by Of bodily or mental neapSc
" or mbeciy under rules to be prescribed oy 'ne sec
tary Of war; the Vice President of the Confederate STATES
The officers judicial and executive, of the Confederate ana
State Governments, including postmasters appnneH py
the President and BY the Senate and such clerks
in their offices us allowed by the POSmasterGSnera
and employed, and excluding a. other PosmnSters,
their assistants and clerks and except such stale oGe
as the several States have declared or may hereafter
declare by law tn be liube militia duty the members
Of both Houses Of the Congress of the Confederate States
snd of the Legislatures of the several States AMI their re-
spective officers all clerks the offices Vi the Con-
federare and State governments, authorized by iaw re-
ceiviug salaries or fees.
| voLuHrEER TROOPS.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since
the passage of the entitled act further to provide
for the public defence, approved April lhh lons whne
such trnops shall be in active service nnder State anIhor
iy provided that this exemption shall not apply TO any
person who liable to be called into service oy virtue
! Of said act of April 18th, 1852.
| TRANSPORTATION TBLEGRAPH COMPANIES.
All pilots aud Pers,ns engaged IN the merchant uIr'
service the president superintendent conductors treas
urerS chief clerks engineers, managers station agents.
section masters two expert tracl hands to each secn
j
pluyuent of ilra1 companies not to embrace iaoore'
porers and eugers; the president general SuPern,
superinendent and operators Of said companies
coed four in number locality but that at the seat OF
government of the Confederate States the Presdents su
perinendents captains engineers chief clerk ana mecn
les in the actual service and employment OF all companies
in river and canal navigation and all captains Of Doa ana
| engineers thereon employed.
! EDITORS PRINTERS PREACHERS;
One editor of each newspaper now being published ana
such employees as the editor proprietor may certify
be Indispensable conducting the puDlCh-
ton; the public printer, and those employed 10 perform
the public printing for the Confederate and Safe unIer
menrS every minister of religion authorized !" preach nc
cudng To the rules of his sect and in the regular
Of ministerial duties.
All persons who have been and members Of the
Society If Friends aud the Association of bankers N"za
and MennnnStS in regular membership IN their re-
sPeetive denominations provided members "i ihe ooc,eH
oil Friends NazaTeneS, MenuunISts and DunEerS ShII
furnish substitutes pay tax OF $5OU each into 'he pao
lie Treasury.
PHYSICIANS
All physicians who and for the last i've years
have been in actual practice Of their profession
sHoENAKERS, TANNERS. ETC.
All shoemakers, tanners. backsmhS wagon makers,
mers and their engineers niliwrghS, skilled ana &C
tuay employed their regular vocation IN the said trades
habtualy engaged in working fo the public and whilst 50
actuh:y employed provided said persons shall make oath
in writing thai they skilled and actually employed
the time their regular vocation in one of The above
trades which affidavit Sh. only be pr'd LeIs evidence
of the facts therein stated.
PRovIso AGAINST I1roRTIox
Pror le FURTHER That the exemptions hercin granted
to persons BY Of their peculiar mechanical ur other
occupation employment not Connected with The pnoc
shall be Subct 10 the cUndun that the products
of the labor of such eXempS at the companies and eS
Establishments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed Of by the prpeIus ~ prices not exceeding
seventyhve per centum upon the Gust OF Prducl"n, or
within u muxmun to be fixed BY the Secretary uf War
under such regulations he prescrbei and IS
tTher provided that If the pruprietOrs ct any such manu-
featuring establishment ANAL 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 pr1vis the exemptions therein
granted shall longer Ge extended Ia thrm supernirn-
dents operatives said establish nentS but thev Dad
each and every If them, shall be forthwith enrled
under the provisions of this and ordered int" the CON
federa,e army and shall in be again exempted
therrfrOm by uf sad manufacturing establishments
HOSPITALS AsYLtIs &C.
All superintendent Of public hospitals uiatIn asvlumS,
and the regular and attendants therein,
and the teachers emp Dyed IN the institutions for the deaf
dumb and biud In each apnlhecay establish
ed and doing business apothecary in gJod standing
who is practical aPothecary.
WOOL, COTTON, AND rAPER rANUFAcTrRERs
SuPeEn.endentS and operatives in wool and cotton fac
tories paper mills and superInendentS and managers al
We" cardng machines. who may be exempted Ly the Sec
Rotary nf War provided The prts Of such establishments
Production be de ermined upon oath of the parties,
subject to the penalties for violation II" the provisions
herein contained as are herenbre provided IN case oi
other manufacturing and mechanical ehipluymenis.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS
kpresidens and teachers colleges academies schnn
and theological semharieS VIII have been regularly
gad such Tor two preceding the passage Of this
ARTISANS EMPLOYED on CONVENIENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish.
of the government for the manufacture Of ord
ordnance Stores and other munitions of who
may be certified by the officer in charge thereof
for such establishment; also all artisans, mechanics
and employees in the establishments Of such persons
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
mSnt in furnishing 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 the
shall apprve humber Of the operatives required
such establishment; all persons employed in the
facure of arms ordnance Of kind By the several
States; by contractors to- furnish the to the
eral State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
Of Stale thereof certify to be necessary To the
all engaged the construction Of ships gunboaS
engines sails other articles necessary to the public de
fence under the direction Of the Secretary Of the Navy all
superiniendents managers, mechanics, and miners
pnyed in the Production and manufacture of SALT the
extent Of twenty bushels day and of lead and rnn and
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pig and
bar iruu 10 embrace laborers messengers wLguner
and unless employed at works conducted under
the authority and BY the officers or agents of State in
works employed in the production Of iron for the Conedc
rate States.
STOCK RAIsERs
One male citizen for every head Of cattle for every
$50 bead Of horses mules and shepherd for every
SEQ head Of sheep If such persons engaged vIcl
svey in raising stock. provided there white male
adult not abe to- do military duty engaged with such per-
son in raising said stock.
PLANTATIONS
To the proper police of the country person
either agent, owner Overseer each plantation
which white person is required TO be kept by the laws
ordinances OF any State aud which there is white
male Rdult not liable O do military service, and in States
having no such law ono person, agent owner,
each plantation of twenty negroes and which
there white male adult not liable military service
and furthermore for additional police for every twenty ne
grOes two more plantations within FIVE miles of each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there white male adult Liable military
duty person, being the Oldest of the
seers on such plantations
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Alse, regiment raised under and by authority Of the
State Of Texas for the frontier defence the service
Of said State wilhelm such service such other per-
the President shall be satisfied account of JUS
tce equity necessity, ought to be exempted here
by exempted from military service in the ARMIES of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
abOTe enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted actually engaged their respective pursuits
Occupations
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