Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-02-10
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.

THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is copy of the Exemption Act as finally
passed BY both Houses of Congress- .;,;.. .0-r;,o
and TO repea the entitled can act to exempt certain
from enrolment for service in the army OF the Con-
iederate States" approved the 2ls* OF April 1867
1xvALIDs, OFFICERS GOVERNMENT, CLERKS, ETC
l. IKE Congress of the Confederate States q 4eri.a 40
<,a That ali persons who Shall be held unfit for military
service in the field by reason of bodily mental ncaPac
ty imbecity, Under rUies to be prescrlseH oy '1
Rotary of war; the of the Confederate States
the officers judicial and executive of the Confederate ana
State Governments, including Posmasters spPoeiI G
the President and confirmed by the Senate ana Sucn
in their Offices as allowed by the
and employed and excluding all other Postmasiers
.heir assistants and clerks and except such otae
the several States have declared, or may heeaer
declare by law to be liable to militia duty the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate oes
and of the Legislatures of the several States ana their re-
specve officers all clerks in the offices OF me Con
federate and State governments, authorized by law, re-
ceying salaries or fees.
volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since
the passage of the entitled An act further to provide
for the public defence, approved April 18TH 1852 whue
such troops shall be in active service under Stare auo
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply 10 an!
person who liable to be called into service by virtue
of said act of April 10th, 1862
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent conductors treas
urerS, chief clerks, engineers managers STATION age
section masters expert TRACK hands to each section OF
egut miles, and mechanics in the active service ana ell
Payment of railroad companies, not To embrace iaoores
superintendent and operators of said companies not 70 t
coed four number any locality but that at the seat OF
government of the Confederate States the presidents SUI
pernteudents captains engineers chief clerk and meeah
les the actual service and employment OF all companies
in river and canal navigation and all captains o Ooat anu
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS PRINTERS PREACHERS. ,
One editor of each newspaper now being puoisheu anu
such EMPLOYEES as the editor proprietor may certify
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the puDca-
ton; the public printer, and those employed 10 perform
md
ments every minister of religion authorized to Preach ac
cordug the rules of his sect and in the regular discharge
If ministerial duties.
RELIGIOUS NON coNBNrANrs.
All persons who haze been aud now are members OF the
Society IF Friends and the Association Of Drnker Naza-
renes. and MennOniSt in regular memoesh III tneir
pective denominations provided members ot the society
of Friends Nuzarenes Meuuonsts, and DunkerS shall
furnish substitutes pay tax OF $500 each INTO 'hs pup
lie Treasury.
All physicians who now are and for the last five yeAr'
. have been in actual practice OF their profession
SuoEGAKERS, TANNERS ETC.
All sboemakers tanners, bIacksmiths. wagon makers,
uay employed as their regular the said trades
habituav engaged working of the public and whilst
actually employed provided said shall make oath
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
the time their regular Yocation in one OF The above
trades, which affidavit shall only be pTiHd Idc" evidence
of the facts therein stated
A PRovIso AGAINST BxroRrIoS.
ProUied further, That the exemptions herein granted
to persons by of their peculiar mechanics or other
OCCUPATION or employment connected with the public
shall be subject the condition that the products
of the labor of such exempS the companies and
Establishments with which they Connected shall be sold
and disposed Of by the pruetos at prices not exceeding
S.rpntviye per cpntun rpon the cost of production
within maximum to be liked BY the Secretary Of War
under such regulations AS he may prescribe; and II Is
further provided that if the PropreiorS OF any such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence 10
be submitted and judged of by the Secretary of War to
have violated in cvadcd the true intent
aud spirit Of the foregoing provso, the exemptions therein
granted shall no longer be extended them superuten.
dents operatives in said establishments, but they aud
each aud 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
thcrem by of said manufacturing establishments
employInenS therein.
HOSPITALS. ASYLUHs, sc.
All superintendent of public hospitals, lulatc asylumS
and the regular physicians and attendants therein
dumb and blind In each apoIhecary establish
ed and doing business apohecarv in good standing
who is practical ainthecary.
WOOL, COTTON, PAPER UANUFACTURERs
SuperntcpdentS and operatives in wool and cotton fac
tories, paper mills and superintendent and managers OF
wool cardng uachues who NAV be exempted Ly the
rotary If War provided the profits Of such establishments
shall exceed seventy five per centum upon the of
production be determined upon oath of the parties.
subject the penalties for violation Of the provisions
herein contained herenbefore provided in Of
other manufacturing and Arechanieal empoynents
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
All presidents colleges academies schools
and theological SeninaTieS who have been regularly
gagged Ech for two preceding the passage Of this
act.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED on CONVENIENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
mcnt of the government for the manufacture Of arms ord
ORDNANCE STORES, and other munitions Of who
may be certified by the officer charge thereof
sry for such establishment also all artisans, mechanics
and employees in the establishments of such persons
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment in furnishing arms, ordnance ordnance and
other munitions of saddles harness. and army snip
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
ordnance officer aahOrized BY him for the purpose
shall approve of the number Of the operatives required in
such establishment; all persons employed in the
acure Of arms, or ordnance of kind by tire several
States by contractors furnish the same the sew
era State GOvernrRnts whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof may certify be necessary the
all persons engaged the construction of shps puuboatS
engines Sails other articles necessary the public
fence under the direction of the Secretary Of the Navy oil
superintendent, managers, mechanics and miners en-
pOyed IN the production and manufacture Of salt to fhs
extent of twenty bushels per day. and of lead and ron and
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pr and
par lron not to embrace aoOef messengers wagouers
and servants unless empyed at works conducted under
the authority and by the officers agents State OF in
works employed in the production Of iron for The Conede
rate States
STOCK RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every head of cattle for every
$50 head of horses mules and shepherd every
sivey in raising stock provided there is white male
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
son in raising said stock
OvERsEERs PLANTATIONS
To secure the proper police of the country person
either agent owner, each plantation on
which white person required be kept by the laws
or ordinances OF any State and which there is white
male adult not liable do military service and in States
h-'f"E sucT III" uHe PrrspH as uSner,
each plantation of twenty negroes and which
there while male adult not liable military service
and furthermore for additional police for every twenty ne
groes on two or more plantations within five miles of each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and on
which there is white male adult liable TO military
duty person. being the oldest Of the over
such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS
Also regiment raised under and 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-
the President shall DC satisfied account of JUS
tice equity necessity ought be exempted here
by exempted from military service in the of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
above enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted actually engaged in their respective pursuits
Occupations
2. That the act entitled /" an act to exempt certain per-
from enrolment for service in the Con-
federae States, approved the 2ls April 1857 hereby
repealed.
Explanations and Instructions as to the Con.