Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-02

the President authorized 10 receive troops the Cor
derate service under any passed by the Coned
provide for the public eence approved April 1885
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is copy of the Exemption Act, as fnsl
passed BY both HonSes of Congress:
Bill to exempt certain persons from military service
and to repeal the act entitled An act to exempt certain
persons from enrolment for service in the OF the Con
federate States" approved the 2lst of April, 1852
IEvACIDS, OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT, CLERKS, ETC
l. TIE Congress Of the Confederate States g Amert:G d
snsc That all persons who shall be held unit for military
service in the field of bodily mental lncapacl
~ mbey, under rules 10 be prescribed by the Sec
rotary Of war the of the Confederate States
the oc judicial and executive of the Confederate anc
State Governments including posmasters appointed BY
the President and confirmed by The Senate and such clerks
in their offices allowed by the POstmaster-Gsnera
and employed, and excluding all other posmasters
their assistants and clerks and except such state ocers
the several States may have declared may hereafter
declare by law to be liable to militia duty; the members
Of both Houses of the Congress of the
and of the Legislatures of the several States and their
spectve officers all clerks in the offices of the Con-
fedeaie and State governments, authorized by law
ceving salaries or fees.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised By State since
the passage of the entitled An act further to provide
for the public Defence approved April l6th 1852 while
y, provided that this exemption shall not apply to any
person who liable 10 be called into service oy virtue
Of said act of April 10th, 1862
TRANSPORTATION TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent Conductors treas
urerS, chief clerks engineers managers station agents.
section masters expert track hands to each section Of
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service and en-
ploymept of railroad companies not to embrace iaoore
pOrters and messengers the president general supern
tendent and operators of telegraph companies, the local
superintendent aud operators Of said companies not to
coed four in number at any locality but that at the seat Of
of the Confederate States the presidents su
pernteudentS captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les in the actual service and employment Of oil companies
in river and canal navigation and all captains OF boats and
FN1DuaH
EDITORS, PRINTERS AND PREACHERS:
One editor of each newspaper now bong published and
upon oath to be indispensable for conducting the pubca-
ton the public printer, and those employed 10 perform
the public printing for the Confederate and Sa'e Govern
mens every minister Of religion authorized to peaeh nc
cordng to the rules of his sect and in the regular
Of ministerial duties
RELIGIOUS NON coNBATAETs.
All persons who have been and members Of the
Society of Friends and the Association of Dunkers Nara
renes and Mennonsts in regular membership 10 their re-
specve denominations provided members OF the Socety
Of Friends NuzaTenes Mennoniss, and Dunkers shall!
furnish substitutes pay tax of $500 each into ms pup
lie Treasury.
All physicians who uov and for the last five years
have Geeu in actual practice of their profession
sHoEHAKERS, TANNERS, NC.
All shoemakers, tanners, blscksmilhS, wagon makers,
uillers and their engineers mllwrghts, skilled and &C
ay employed as their regular vocation ~ the sad Iaaes
actually empoyed provided said persons shall make oath
in writing thai they skilled and actually employed
at he
trades which affidavit Shall only be priod Leis evidence
of the facts therein stated.
A PRovIso AGAINST ExroRTroN.
PTopiIe3 Tayther That the exemptions herein granted
persons BY Of their peculiar mechanical other
occupation employment not connected with the public
snail be subject Ia the condition that the products
Of the labor such exemPs Of the companies and
Adjustments with which they Connected shall be sold
and disposed of By the prOpelos at prices not exceeding
seventy.re per centum upon the cost vt production
within a maximum TO be liked BY the Secretary of War
under such regulations he prescrlbei aud IT Il
further provided that if the proprieors OF any such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence l.
be submitted 10 and Judged of by the Secretary of War to
have violated in any manner evaded the true inen;
and spirit of the foregoing provis9 The exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended them superlnten
dents operatives in said establishments, but they, and
cch and every OF them, shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions Of this and ordered into the Con
lederare army, and shall in event be again exempted
liercrnm BY Of said manufacturing establishments
OF enhpsoyments therein.
HOSPITALS ,srLUys &C.
All superintendent of pubic hospitals, luIatc aSvumS
and the regular physicians nurses and attendants therein
and e teachers emp DYED the Institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind Ia each apothecary establish
cd and d,ug business apohec4ry in good standing
who Is pcgc:ics: aP'hlcsry.
WOOL c0T1oS, ASD PAPER WANCyACrURSEs.
aud operatives IN wool and cotton fac
tories, paper mills and sugerinendens and managers Of
wool ca=ng machines, who may be exempted ~ the Sec
rotary War. provided the profits OF such establishments
shall exceed seventy five per centun upon the cost Of
yrnucIivu be de- ermined upon oath Of the parties
subject TO the same eGat for violation of the provisions
other manufacturing and mechanical enPlOyments.
EDUCATIONAL ExENPrI&:Ss.
Apresdents and teachers ofcOlleges academies schools
and Theological S-rniuae$ whp have been regularly en-
Iagcd such for two preceding the passage OF this
act.
AETIs,Ss EMPLOYED on GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
meat of tie government r the manufacture of arms ord
nance ordnance SuTe and other munitions Of who
may bc certified bv the officer in charge thereof
.arv for such establishment also all artisans mechanics
lHl employees in the establishments Of such persons
be engaged under contracts with the Govern
in furnishing arms ordnance, ordnance stores AID
Diher munitions of war; saddles harness. and army sup
pies prnvded that the chief nf the ordnance bureau
ordnance officer authorized BY him for the purpose
a approve of the number of the operatives required in
such establishment; all persons employed in the
of arms ordnance of any kind by the several
States; by contractors To furnish the to the
Governments whom the Governor Secretary
thereof may certify TO be necessary the
all persons engaged the construction of ships gunboaS
ugncS Sails other articles necessary The public de-
cnce under the direction Of the Secretary Of the Navy all
;uperEtendents managers, mechanics, aud miners
DlOycd in the production and manufacture of SALT to the
of twenty bushels per day. and Of lead and ron and
MI persons engaged making charcoal for akr pig and
bar iron not TO embrace laborer messengers wugners
md servants unless employed at works conducted under
he authority and By he officers agents of State in
works employed in the production Of iron for the COnede
-ate States.
STOCK EAIsERs
One male citizen for every head Of cattle for every
head of horses mules and one shepherd for every
vey in raising stock provided there is white male
dut not liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
ion in raising said stock
ovERsEERS OK PLANTATIONS.
To the proper police of the country, person
either agent, owner oycrscrr each plantation
which white person is required to be kept by the laws
ordinances of State and which there is white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
having such law person, agent, owner,
each plantation of twenty negroes and which
here white male adult not liable 10 military service
md, furthermore for additional police for every twenty
plantations within five miles of each
,ther and each having less tsan twenty negroes and
which there is white male aiut not liable To military
luty person, being the Oldest Of the over
ieers such plantations
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS
Also regiment raised under and by authority Of The
State nf Texas for the frontier defence the service
# said State while in snch service and such other per-
The President shall be satisfied account of JUS
ice equity, decessity ought be exempted here
exempted from military service in the armies of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
bcve enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
Exempted actually engaged their respective pursuits