Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-30

proyide for the puplfc "PP'N'~N
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is copy of the Exemption Act, as finally
passgd by both Houses of Congress: .,.
Bill to exempt certain persons from military service,
and 10 repea the act entitled can act to exempt certain
persons from enTo1ent 9r IN aHr 1851
INvALIDs nFFIcERs OF GOVERNMENT, CLERKS, ETC
l. TIE Congress of the Confederate States dmeri:a 40
snaes That all persons who shall be held unit Tor mary
service in the field by of bodily or mental ncaPsc
~ or mbecility under rules to be prescribed oy ne Dec
rotary of the OF NE and
State Governments, including Posmasters sPpon'en ~
the President and confirmed by the Senate ana
in their Offices allowed by the
and now employed aud excluding all other PostmaSers,
their assistants and clerks and except such state ouces
as the several States may have declared or may
declare by law 10 be liable militia duty; the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate
and of the Legislatures of the several States an he &c
spectye officers; all clerks in the OnceS OF tue Nou
ftderae and State governments authorized BY law re-
ceiying salaries or fees
All volunteer troops heretofore raised BY any State since
the massage of the act entitled An act further 10 provide
for the public defence" approved April l69 ioo Mn,e
such troops shall be in active service under stare
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply to any
person who was liable to be called into service "
| Of said net of April 18th, 1862.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marine
service; the president superintendent, Conductors,
urers chief clerks engineers, managers, station agents
section masters expert TRACK hands 10 each secn o
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service ana en-
porters and The president general SuPerh
tendent and operators of telegraph companies ne oca
superintendent and operators Of SAID companies uo' ~
coed four in number any locality but tha at !i :"
government of the Confederate States The preSaens 81
nerintendens captains neer chief CLERK ana
les in the actual aud employment of all companies
in river and canal navigation and all captains of boats and
| engineers thereon employed
| EDITORS, PRINTERS PREACHERS: ,
One editor of each newspaper being published ana
such employees the editor or proprietor may cerily
upon oath TO be indispensable for conducting the puIca
ton the public printer and those employed TO perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
mens every minister of religion authorized to PreAGh ac
cordug to the rules of his sect and IN the regular
! of ministerial duties.
| RELIGIOUS NON coNBNTASrs.
All persons who have been aud are members OF the
Society Of Friends aud the Association OF NaES
rcneS and MennonSs in regular membership IN tneir re-
specve denominations provided members "i ine ooce
of Friends NazareneS, McnnonstS, and Dunkers shall
furnish substitutes tax of $500 each INTO ne PSo
! lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last nTe years
| have been in actual practice Of their profession
sHoENAKSRS, TANNERS ETC.
All shoemakerS tanners, blackSmithS, wagon makers
millers and their engineers, milwrightS skilled and ac
tuay employed their regular vocation IN the sad trades
babuay engaged in working for the public ana wnsI so
actually Employed provided said persons shall make oatn
in writing that they so skilled and actually ehPOyeu
the time their regular vocation in one Of The above
trades which affidavit shall only be PriI Ie's evidence
! of the facts therein stated.
A PRovISo AGAINST EKToRTIoS.
PrOriied furker That the exemptions herein granted
TO persons bv of their peculiar mechanical or other
occupation OF employment not connected with the public
shall be subject the condition that The products
nf the labor Of such exempts Of the companies aud eS
Establishments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the propreors AZ prices not exceeding
seventyve per centum upon the Gust at Production or
| within u maximum to be liked By the Secretary Of War
under such regulations he may prescribe; and II Is
further provided that if the propretors OF any such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence to
be submitted and judged of by the Secretary of War to
have violated in any manner evaded the true intent
and spirit of the foregoing Provso the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended them supernten-
dents operatives in said establishments but they, and
each and every of hem shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this act and ordered into the Con-
federae army and shall in event be again exempted
herefrom by of said
or empoyments therein.
HOSPITALS AsYLUNs
All superintendent of public hospitals, unatc asylumS,
ana ne regular m % r IN. df
dumb and blind In each apoihecary store now establish
ed and doing business apOhecary in good standing,
who is practical apothecary.
WOOL, COTTON, AND PAPER YASCFACTURERs
Snpernendents and operatives in wool aud cotton lac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers Of
wool cardng machines who be exempted Ly the Sec
Rotary Of provided The profits OF such shmeuts
shall exceed seventy five centum upon the cost of
Production to be determined upon oath OF the parties
subject to the penalties for violation Of the provisions
herein contained hereinbefUrc provided III case u
! other manufacturing and noStanical enlPloymen;s
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
Ill presidents and teachers colleges academies schools
and theological Summaries who have been regularly
gagged such for years preceding the passage of this
act.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED CONVENIENT WORK."
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
ment of the government for the Manufacture of ord
ordnance stores and other munitions of who
may be certified bv the officer ip charge thereof
for such establishment also all artisans mechanics
and employees in the establishments of such persons
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
meut in furnishing arms ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions Of saddles, harness. and army sup
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
ordnance officer authorized BY him for the purpose
nf
such establishment; all persons employed in the
facure Of ordnance of any kind BY the several
States by contractors 10 furnish the to the
eral State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof certify to be to the
all persons engaged in the construction Of ships gunbOa
engines sails or other articles necessary to the public de-
fence under the direction Of the Secretary Of the Navy all
superineudents managers, mechanics, and miners en-
poynd in the production and manufacture Of salt, to The
extent Of twenty bushels peray and Of lead and rQn and
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pig aud
bar iron embrace aburers messengers wag0ners
and servants unless employee works conducted under
the authority and by the officers agents of State
works employed in the production of iron for the Conede
rate States.
| STOCK nAISERs.
One male citizen for every 5n head of cattle for every
$50 head of horses mules and shepherd for every
800 head OF sheep OF such persons rs engaged exclu
sively in raising Stock provided there is white male
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
son in raising said stock
| ovERssBRs on PLANTATIONS.
To secure the proper police Of the country person
eiiheras agent owner, each plantation on
which one white person required to be kept BY the laws
or ordinances of State and which there white
male udut not liable to do military service and in States
having no such law one person. agent owner,
seer on each plantation of twenty negroes and which
there is no white male adult liable military service.
and furthermore for additional police for every twenty
groeS on two more plantations within five miles OF each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there is white male adult iabie military
duty one person. being the oldest of the
seers ON such plantations.
| SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also regiment raised under and by authority Of the
State of Texas for the frontier defence now in the service
Of said State while in such service and such other per-
sons the President shall be satisfied of JUS
tce equity necessity ought be exempted here
by exempted from military service in the armies of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions heren
above enumerated shall only CONTINUE whilst the persons
exempted actually engaged their respective pursuits
| or occupations.
That the act entitled an act exempt certain per-
sons um enrolment for service in the Of the Con-
feder1te States approved the 9ls April 1882 is hereby
| repealed.