The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-01-13
THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.

| :" n<AGm1 AASAN oAAAI.
4 BILL to exempt certain persons from military
vice, and to repeal the act entitled IAN act 10 ex-
pmpt certain persons from enrolment for service
in the army of the Confederate States" approved
2lst April, 1862.
| The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact. That all persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in tho field, by of
bodily inhrmity or mental incapacty or imbeciGty,
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of
War, the Vice President Of the Confederate States,
tho officers judicial and executive, Of tho Confeder
| ate and State Governments, including Postmasters
| appointed by the President and confirmed. by the
| Senate, and such clerks in their offices allow
! I'd by the Postmaster General, and now employed,
and excluding all other postna.ter.. their assist
ants 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 "f both Houses of Congress of tho C"nfed-
crate States. and of the Legislatures of the several
States, and their respective officers; all clerks
in the offices of the Confederate and State Govern
nents authorized by law. receiving salaries fees
! All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any
State since the passage of the act entitled IAN act
further to provide for the public Defence" approved
April 10th, 1862, while such troops shall be in
tive service under State authority; Provided that
| this exemption shall not apply to any person VIII"
liable TO be called into service by yir:.o of said
act of April 10th. 1862.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant
marine service; the president, superntendent.,
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 laborers, porters and
| messengers: the president general superintendent
and operators of telegraph companies the local SUI
perintandrnt and Operators of said companies not
to exceed f.slr in number at any locality but that
the seat of government Of the Confederate States;
the president, superintendent, captains, engineers,
chief clerks and mechanics in the active service and
employment of all companies engaged river and
canal navigation, and all captains Of boats and en-
gineers thereon employed.
One editor of each w<paper now being publish
ed and such employee. Us the editor or proprietor
| may certify, on 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 Ills sect and in the regular discharge
| of ministerial duties.
| All persons who have been aud now are member.
Of the society rf Friends. and the association Of
| Dunkard., Eazarenes and Mennonists, in regular
membership IN their respective denominations. pro
Vlded members of the society of Friends Nazn-
renes Mennonsts and Dunkards shall furnish sub
stitues or pay q tax of $500 each into the public
| treasury.
All physicians who now are and for the last five
years have been, i'll actual practice of their profes
| sion.
| All shormaksrs, tanners, blacksmiths, wagon
makers. milicrs and their engineers. mill wrights
| skliicu anu actually employed q: their regular
cation in the said trades, hahitually gagged in
working for the public and whilst actually en-
| plnyed; provided sad persons shall make oath in
writing that they are skilled and actually EN-
| pl"yed at the time his regular vacation in one
| Of the abbve trades. Which affidavit shall only be
prna facis evidence of the facts therein stated.
Provided further, tina: the exemptions herein
granted I" persons by reason of their peculiar
chanical or other occupation employment not
connected with the public service, shall be subject
| to the condition that the products of the labor of
such eS"mpts, or of the companies and establish
| ment with which they Connected shall bs sold
and disposed of by the propreturs Mt price. not
| c"rt''g seventy-fve per centum upon the cost of
production. or within maximum to be fixed by the
Secretary of War under such resulat ions as he may
prescribe; and it is further provided, that if the
pr"pret"rs OF any such manufacturing establish
ntnts shall he shown upon evidence tn be submit
ted I" and judged of by the Secretary of War to
! ta'e violated. or in any manner evaded the true
h'rh, ana spirit of the foregoing proviso the ex-
einptl"ns therein granted shall no longer be extend
+" l' ,he'e superintendent and operatives in said
es'aph-hnrnfs' but they and each and every one of
them sha De forthwith enrolled under the provisions.
1 tn's act ana ordered into the Confederate army.
| ana shaii IN no event be exempted ther.fror, bv
| reason of said manufacturing estublisbmont. NV o
playments therein.
All superintendent of nnplic hospitals l,n.,c
asylums and the regular physicians. nurses and 81,
tendants therein, and the teachers ennl,red +; al
institution for the deaf. dumb aud blind: in sso,
apothecary store. now established and doing bux;
| ness, one apothecary in good standing, who is
practical apothecary.
Superintendents in wool and cotton factories M
per mills. and superntendents and managers of
wool carding machines, who may be exempted by
the Secretary of War. provided the profits of such
establishments shall not exceed sevcnty-fve per
eentum upon the cost Of production. to be deiermin