The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-02-17
THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.

| THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.
BILL to exempt certain persons from military
vice, and to repeal the act entitled ''an act to
empt certain persons from enrolment for service
/ in the army of the Confederate States" approved
2Ist April, 1862.
| The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact, That ell persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in the field, by reason of
bodily inhrmity or mental incapacty or imbeciiity
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of
War, the Vice President of the Confederate States,
the officers judicial and executive. of the Confeder-
ate and State Governments, including Postmasters
! appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks in their Offices are allow
| ed by the Postmaster General, and now employed,
and excluding all other pOstmasters, their assist
ants and clerks; and except such State officers as
the several States may have declared. may here
after declare by law to be liable to militia duty the
members of both Houses of Congress of the Confed-
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
ments authorized by law. receiving salaries fees.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any
State since the passage of the act entitled
further to provide for the public defence approved
April 10th, 1862, while such troops shall be in 4c-
tive service under State authority; Provided that
this exemption shall not apply to any person who
liable to be called into service by virtue Of said
act of April 10Th. 1862.
All plloLS ana persons engaged III the merchant
marine service the president, superintendent con-
ductors treasurer chief clerk, engineers managers
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 la5Orers, porters and
messengers; the president, general superintendent
and operators of telegraph companies, the local su
perintendent and operators of laid companies not
to exceed four in number at any locality but that
at the seat of government of the Confederate Saes
the president, SrDPrImtenQGntS 5aDtaiDS.
chief clerks and mechanics in the active service and
employment OF all companies engaged on river and
canal nav cation, and all captains of boats and en-
gineers thereon employed.
One editor Of each newspaper now being publish
ed and such employers 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 his sect and in the regular discharge
OF ministerial duties.
All persons who have been and are members
OF the society OF Friends. and the association of
Dunkards, Nazarenes and Mennonists, in REGULAR
membership in their respective denominations. pro-
vided members of the society of Friends Naza-
renes. Mennonists and Dunkards shall furnish sub
stitutes, or pay tax of $500 each into the public
treasury.
All physicians who now are and for the last five
years have been, in actual practice of their profess
sion.
All shoemakers, tanners, blacksmiths, wagon
makers, millers and their engineers, mill wrights
skilled and actually employed at their regular vo-
cation in the said trades, habitualIy engaged in
working for the public and whilst so actually en-
ployed; provided said persons shall make oath in
writing that they are so skilled and actually en-
ployed at the time as his regular vocation in one
of the above trades. which affidavit shall only be
prima facia evidence of the facts therein stated
Provided further, that the exemptions herein
granted to persons by reason of their peculiar me-
chanica or other occupation or employment not
connected with the public service, shall be subject
TO the condition that the products of the labor of
such rxemrts. or of the companies and establish
ment with which they are connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the propretors prices not ex
ceedlng seventy five per centum upon the cost of
production, or within maximum to be fixed BY the
Secretary of War under such regulations as he may
prescribe; and it is further provided, that if the
Propretors OF any such manufacturing establish
ments shaii be shown, upon evidence, be submit
ted to and judged of by the Secretary of War to
nave violated, or IN any manner evaded the true
intent and spirit of the foregoing nroysn the ex-
emptlons therein granted shall no longer be extend
ed to their superintendent and operatives in said
establishments but they and each and every one of
them shall be forthwith enrolled under tba nrov;;,c
of this act, and ordered into the Confederate army
and shall in event be exempted therafror, bv
reason of said manufacturing establishments or en-
ployments therein.
All superintendents of public hospitals, lunat;
sylums and the regular physicians nurses and at
PENDANTS therein. and the teachers employ in the
institution for the deaf, dumb and blind in each
apothecary store, established and doing bust
ness, one apothecary in good standing, who is
practical apotheeary.
Superintendents in wool and cotton factories. pa
per mills and superintendent and managers of
wool carding machines, who may be exempted by
the Secretary of War, provided the profits of such
establishments shall not exceed seventy-fve per
eentam upon the eeEt of production to be determin