The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-01-06
THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.


A BILL to exempt certain persons from military
vice. and to repeal the act entitled to cx-
emit certain persons from enrolment for service
i'm the army of the Confederate States" approved
2lst April, 1862.
The Congress of the Confederate States Of Amer
ca do enact. That all persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in the field, by reason of
bodily nirnty mental incapacity imbecility,
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 aud confirmed by the
Senate and such clerks in their off allow
ed by the Postmaster General, and now Employed
and excluding all other po>tmI>tcrs. their assist
ants and clerks; and except such State officers
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 Confcd
crate States and of the Legislatures of the several
States aud their respective officers all clerks
in the Offices of the Confederate and State Govern
menrs authorized by law receiving salaries or fees.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any
State since the passage of the entitled ian act
further to provide for the public Defence, approved
April 10th, 1862 while such troops shall be in ac-
tive service under State authority; Provided that
this exemption shall not apply to any person who
was liable to be called into service by virtue of said
act Of April 10th. 1862.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant
marine service; the president, superintendent con-
CHlt1 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 laborers portrrs and
messengers; the president, general superintendent
and operators of telegraph companies, the local su
perintendrnt ard operators of said companies not
to exceed four in number at any locality but that
at the of government of the Confederate States;
the pre,dent, superintendent, captains, engineers
chief clerks and mechanics in the active service and
employment Of all companies engaged on river and
canal navigation, and all captains of boats and en-
gineerS thereon employed.
One editor of each newspaper now being publish
ed and such employees the editer proprietor
may certify, oath, to be Indispensable for CON
dnctins the publication; the public printer, and
those employed to perform thet 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 dscharge
OF ministerial duties.
All persons who have been and now are members
fthe society of Friends: and the association Of
Dunkartls. Nazarenes and MennolIists, in regular
membership i'll their respective denominations. pro-
vided members of the society of Friends, Naza-
renes Mennonsts and Dunkards shall furnish sub
stitutes, or pay tax of $500 each into the public
treasury.
All physicians who are, and for the last five
years have been, i'll actual practice of their profess
sion.
All shoemnkrrs tanners, blacksrntlS, wagon
makers, millers and their engineers. mill -wrights
skilled and ACTUALLY employed at their regular vo-
cation in the said trades. habtually engaged in
working for the public and whilst actually en-
played; provided said persons shall make oath i'm
writing that they are skilled and actually en-
ployed at the time us his regular vocation in one
of the above trades, which affidavit shall only be
rrima facia evidence of the facts therein stated.
Provided further. tina: the exemptions herein
granted tn persons by of their peculiar me-
ehancal 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 exemi,ts, of the cnlnpanies and establish
ment with which they are connected shall be- sold
aud disposed of by the prnprirtnrs ut prices not cx
c"eding seventvfve per centum npon the cost of
production. or within maximum To be fixed by the
Secretary et War under such regulations rs he may
prescribe; and il is further provided, that if the
pr"priet"rs ANY such manufacturing establish
"irh'S >liah be shown. upon evidence to be submit
ted t" and judged of by the Secretary of War to
n"sF |"ia'eu, or III any manner eyadrd the true
intent and spirit of the foregoing rrovisn the ex-
enPtniis therein granted shall no longer he extend
ed /" their superintcndents and opcrativcs i'm said
eStaoh -hmtntS but they and each and every one of
teh >hai De- forthwith enrolled under the provisions
al tiis ACT ana ordered into the Confederate army
ana shalt III 90 event be exrmntcd therofrnp, bv
reason "f said manufacturing establishments or en-
llyments therein.
All superintendent of public hosnts1s lu,o+;
asylums and the regular physicians nurses and ar
tendalis therein. and the teachers enploye5 j., fla
institution for the deaf. dumb and blind in each
apothecary store. now established and doing bust
ness, one apotlIecary in good standing, who IS n
practical apo:hecary.
Superntendents 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 five per
esntum upon the cost of production to be determin