Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-02-03


THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is copy Of the Exemption Act as nnS'y
~ oO xen certain persons from military service,
and 10 repesI the entitled An act to exempt certain
from enrolment for service in the army OF the Con-
Rtisrats states" approved the 2lst of April, 1862
1yyaLIps OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT CLERKS, ETC
l. TIE Congress otthe Ca!etSrte States dmef1G oG 40
service in the field of bodily mental lncapSc
ty mbecty, under rules to be by me sec
rotary of war; the President of the Confederate STATES
the officers judicial and executive of the Confederate and
State Governments including postmasters appointed p
the President and confirmed BY the Senate ana sucn CLERKS
in their offices allowed by the PoSimasterUenea'
and employed and excluding all other postmaSters
their assistants and clerks and except such state oees
as the several States may have declared or may hereafter
declare by law to be liable to militia duty the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the ConiederSe States
and of the Legislatures of the several States ana thel re-
spectiYe officers; all clerks in the offices OF the Con-
federate and State governments, authorized by law re-
ceiying salaries or fees.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by State since
the passage of the entitled An act further 10 provide
for the public defence approved April l6th 1862 while
such troops shall be in active service under State auhor
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply to any
person who liable to be called into service by virtue
of said act of April l6th 1852.
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots and persons engeged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent conductors treas
urer, chief clerks engineers, managers s'a"s agents.
section masters expert track hands to each sectOn o
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service and EN-
plOyment of railroad companies not to embrace laoores
porters and messengers The president general supern
endeut and operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators of said companies not 10
coed in number any locality but that at the seat oil
government of the Confederate States the presidents SUI
perntendents captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les in the actual service and employment OF all
in river and canal navigation and all captains Ot boats anu
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS PRINTERS PREACHERS.
One editor Of each newspaper being published ana
such employees the editor proprietor may certify
10 INDISPENSABLE
ton the public printer, and those employed TO perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
mens; every of religion authorized TO preach ac
codng to the rules of his sect and III the regular discharge
of ministerial duties
RELIGIOUS NON CoNBArASTs.
All persons who have been and now are members Of the
Society Friends aud the Association Of Dunkers Naza-
reneS and Mennonsts in regular membership IN their re-
of Friends NazareneS MenuonisS, and DunkerS. shall
furnish substitutes or pay tax OF SoVe each INTO Tue pup
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last five years
have been in actual practice of their profession
suoENAKERS, TANNERS, ETC.
All slocmakers, tanners blacksmithS. wagon makers
milIerS and their engineers millwrghtS, skilled and
tuay employed their regular vocation in the said trades
habuay engaged working for the public and whilst so
actually employed; provided said persons shall make oath
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
at the time their regular vocation in of the above
trades which affidavit shall only be prtBs evidence
A rRovIso AGAINST ExroRrroS.
PrOri2sG further, That the exemptions herein granted
persons by of their peculiar mechanical or other
occupation employment not connected with the public
shall he subject the condition that the products
of the labor of such exemps Of the companies and
Establishments with which they connected shall be sold
and GspuSed of BY the prupetorS prices exceeding
Seventyive per cantum upon the Gust of production
within 4 maximum to be liked BY the Secretary of War
under such regulations he may PRESCRIBE and it is
further provided tina the Proprieors Of any such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence
be submitted 10 and judged Of by the Secretary OF War To
have violated in any manner evaded, the true intent
and spirit of the foregoing prOvlsO the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended 10 Them superlnten
dents operatives in said establishments but they, and
each aud every of them, shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this act and ordered into the Con-
federare army and shall in event be again exempted
thererom BY of said manufacturing establishments
or emplOymCutS therein.
HOSPITALS ASYLUNS &C.
All superintendent of public hospitals, luIac asylums
and the regular physicians nurses and attendants therein
and the teachers emp Dyed the institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind In each aporhecary store establish
ed and doing business apUhecary in good standing
who is practical apcthccary.
WOOL, COTTON, AND PAPER yANUFiCTURERs
SuPerntendents and operatives in wool and fac
tories, paper mills and superintendent and managers of
WOO! carng machines, who be exempted ty the Sec
Rotary of War provided the profits Of such establishments
shall not exceed seventy five per cenum upon the of
production, to be determined upou oath Of the parties
subject to the penalties for violation Of the provisions
Herein contained hrreiubrp-c provided in case q.
other manufacturing and mechanical emplCymruts.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS
APresdentS and teachers ufcu!eScS academies schools
and theological semiuareS who have been regularly en-
gagged such for two years preceding the passage Of this
act.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED on GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
ment Of the government for the arms ord
nance ordnance stores and other munitions of war who
may be certified bv the officer charge thereof as neces-
sary for such establishment also all artisans mechanics
and employees in the establishments OF such persons as
are may be engaged under with the Govern
mcnt in furnishing arms ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions Of saddles harness. and army sun.
peS provided That the chief Of the ordnance bureau
some ordnance officer aut by him for the purpose
shall approve of the number Of the operatives required in
such establishment; all prisons employed in the manu-.
acture OF arms ordnance If Kind bv the several
States or BY contractors furnish the same to the sew
era State Governments whom the Gsvermr or Secretary
't State thereof may certify be necessary to the same
I'll persons engaged III the construction of shpS runboa
engines, sails or other articles necessary the public de-
ence under the direction Of the Secretary of the NAVY all
nperintententS, managers mechanics and miners en-
''oycd IN The production and manufacture of SALT the
extent of twenty bushels per day. and of lead and iron and
III persons engaged IN making charcoal for making pig and
rOu not to embrace abOrers messengers wapSncrs
md servants unless employed at works conducted under
he authority and by the officers agents of State or in
works employed N the production iron for the Conde
ate States.
RAIsERs
One male citizen for every 500 head of cattle for every
ae head oil horses or mules and shepherd for every
W. head OIL sheep, Of such persons engaged exc
vey III raising stock provided there is no white male
dut not liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
on in raising said stock.
ovEEsEERs on PLANTATIONS.
To secure the proper police Of the country one person
lter as agent owner or overseer each plantation on
'hch one white person is required TO be kept by the laws
ordinances OF State and which there is no white
male adult not liable TO do military service and in States
aVng no such law one person, agent owner or over
eer on each plantation of twenty negroes and on which
here is 70 white male adult liable military service
No. furthermore for additional police for every twenty ne
fnes on two or more plantations Within five miles of each
he and each having less than twenty negroes and on
'hch there Is no white male adult not Liable TO military
u one person. being the oldest of the owners or OVER
GERS on such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also regiment raised under and by authority of the
tate of Texas far the frontier defence now in The service
said State while in such service; and such other per-
ns as the President shall be satisfied ON account of JUS
ice, equity or necessity, ought be exempted are here
exempted FROM military service in the armies of the
confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
bose enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
tempted are actually engaged their respective pursuits
r occupations.
q That the act entitled to exempt certain per-
onS from enrolment for service in the armies OF the Com
epealed.