Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-09
rHE MILITARY ExEMPWION ACT.

provide for the public defence approved 18th OF April 1907
THE MILITARY ExEMPUIoN ACT.
The following is copy Of the Exemption Act as hnaiy
passed BY both Houses of Congress-;
exempt GersoaS az. to exemp. certain
persons finn enrolment for service In the army of the Con-
iederate States" approved the Qlst of April 1852
Yss Gn0rsss Of he 5atedsrIls States If Anserira do
soc Thai ali persons who shall be held unit for military
service in the field BY of bodily or mental
" imbecy under rules to be prescribed oy tue orc
rotary of war; the Vice President of the
the officers judicial executive of the Confederate anu
the President and confirmed b he senate aud clerks
in their offices allowed by the fOstmaSteI.uVs'1
and now employed and excluding all other postnaSeIs
their assistants and clerks and except such e onSes
as the several States may have declared may hereafter
declare by law be liable to militia duty; the members
of both Houses Congress Of the states
and of the Legislatures of the several States and their re-
specve officers; all clerks now in the oces OF Tue Nn
federate and State governments, authorized py law re-
eeving salaries or fees.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State SINCE
the passage of the entitled An act further 10 pove
for the public Defence, approved april lOn looZ WINE
such trops shall be in active service under State author
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply 10 any
person who liable to be called into service oy virtue
of said act of April 18th. 1852
TRANSPORTATION TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
All pilots aud persons engaged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent conductors treas
urers chief clerks, engineers managers station
section masters expert TRACK hands TO each o
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service ana EN-
ploymeu of railroad companies, not to embrace iaoore
pOrers aud messengers the president general superln
tendent and operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators of said companies net TO
coed four in number any locality but that at the seat OF
government of the Confederate States the presidents SUI
perintendens captains engineers CHIEF clerk ana
les in the actual service aud employment OF all companies
in river and canal navigation and all captains Of boats ana
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS, PRINTERS PREACHER
One editor of each newspaper being published and
such employees the editor or proprietor may ceruy
upon oath be Indispensable for conducting the pu1ca
ton the public printer and those employed to perform
the public printing for the Confederate and Stale
mens; every minister of religion authorized to preach &C.
cordng the rules of his sect and in the regular
of ministerial duties
RELIGIOUS NON coNBArASTs.
All persons who have been and members OF the
Society If Friends and the Association of Dunker Naza-
renes and Mennonsts in regular membership IN their re-
spectiTe denominations provided members OF Tue cOceb
Of Friends Nazarenes, Mennunsts, and Dunkers snail
furnish substitutes tax OF $500 each INTO the
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last nve years
have been 10 actual practice of their profession
sHoESAKERs, TANNERS. KTo
All sboemakers. tanners, blacksmi,hs, wagon makers
millers and their engineers mlwrghts, skilled and &C
tualy employed their regular vocation IN the SAD trades
habuay engaged in working for the public and whilst so
actually emPoyed provided SAID persons snail NIKE oas
at the time their regular vocation in one OF lie above
trades which affidavit shall only be Primd deis evidence
of the facts therein stated.
A PRovIso AGAINST ENToRTIoN.
Prorjed further, That the exemptions herein granted
persons by Of their peculiar mechanical ur other
occupation employment not connected with The pubic
shall be subject 10 the condition that the products
of the labor of such eXemptS Of the companies and e
Establishments with which they connected shall be sold
aud disposed of by the propretOrSat prices exceeding
seventyve per ceutum upon the cost OF production or
within u maximum 10 be fixed by the Secretary 81 War
under such regulations he may prescrbei and 1t IS
further provided that if the prOpretOrs of such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence TO
be submitted and judged Of BY the Secretary OF War to
.rinla al in man
and spirit Of the foregoing provSo the exemptions therein
granted shall no longer be extended 10 Them supernten
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-
federate army, and shall in event be again exempted
thereOm by of said manufacturing establishments
or employmens therein.
HOSPITALS, AsYLUNs, &C.
All superintendent of public hospitals uIatc asTlums,
and the regular physicians and attendants therein
and the teachers emp Dyed in the institutions for The deaf
dumb and blind In each apothecary store establish
ed and doing business apOthecary in good standing,
who is practical aPothccary.
WOOL COTTON AND PArrR Manufacturers
Superntendents sand operatives in wool aud cotton fac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers Of
wool carding machines who be exempted Ly the Sec
Rotary Of War; provided the profits Of such establishments
shall not exceed seventy five per centum the of
production to be determined upon oath Of the parties,
subject to the penae for violation Of the PROVISIONS
herein contained herenbefure provided in Of
other manufacturing and mechanical enPloymeuts.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
ApreSdentS teachers academies schools
and theological semiuaries who have been regularly
gagged Us such for two years preceding the passage Of this
ARTISANS EMPLOYED on CONVENIENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and EMPLOYEES in the establish
ment of the government for the manufacture of ord
ordnance Stores and other munitions uf who
may be certified BY the officer in charge thereof ueces
for such establishment also all artisans, mechanics
and employees in the establishments of sucl persons as
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment in furnishing arms, ordnance ordnance stores and
thar ~ horp
plies provided that the chief Of the ordnance bureau or
ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose
shall approve Of the number Of the operatives required in
such establishment; all persons employed in the manu-
acture Of arms ordnance of any kind by the several
States or by contractors to furnish the the
era State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof certify be necessary To the same
all persons engaged in the of ships Cunboais
engines sails other articles necessary the public de-
fence under the direction OF the Secretary of the Navy all
superntendents, managers, mechanics and miners en-
plOyed in the production and manufacture of salt TO the
extent of twenty bushels day. and Of lead and ron and
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pig aud
bar ron not to embrace aboers messengers wagoners
and servants unless employed at works conducted under
the authority and BY the officers agents of State
works employed in the production Of iron for the CoBfede
rate States.
STOCK RABERs.
One male citizen for every 500 head of cattle for every
$50 head Of horses mules and shepherd for every
500 bead Of sheep of such persons engaged exc
svey in raising stock provided there is white male
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
sou in raising said stock.
OvERsEEEs on PLANTATIONS.
To secure the proper police Of the country person
eher as agent owner, or each plantation
which white is required TO be kept by the laws
or ordinances OF any State aud which there white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
having no such law one person. as agent owner over
seer on each plantation of twenty negroes and which
there white male adult liable military service
and furthermore for additional police for every twenty
groes on two or more plantations within i've miles OF each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there no white male adult not liable TO military
duty one person being the Oldest Of the
seers On such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also, regiment raised under aud BY authority of the
State Of Texas for the frontier defence in the service
OF said State while in such SERVICE and such other per-
sons the President shall be satisfied of JUS
hce equity, necessity, ought be exempted here
by exempted from military service in the of the
Confederate SRtes; provided that the exemptions herein
above enumerated shall only coutpne whilst the persons
exempted are actually engaged their respective pursuits
occupations.
sons from enrolment for service in the Of the Con-