The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-02-10

\ BILL to exempt certain persons from military
vice. and to repeal the act entitled IAN act to ex
cmpt certain persons from enrolment for service
| in the army of the Confederate States,' approved
| 2l5t April, 1869.
: The Congress Of the Confederate States of Amer
lea do enact That al persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in the field, by reason of
bodily infrmity mental inCapacity inbeciiity
under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of
War the Vice President of the Confederate States,
the officers, judicial and executives of the Confeder
| ate and State Governments, including Postmasters
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks i'll their offices allow
Cd hv the Postmaster General, and now employed.
and excluding all other po@traatorS. 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 oi both Houses OF Congress OF the COnftd
States and of the Legislatures Of the several
States, and their respective officers all clerks now
in the offices of the Confederate and State Govern
mcnt authorized by law receiving salaries or fees
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any
State since the passage of the act entitled IAN act
further provide for the public defcnce, approved
April 10Th, 1862 while such troops shall be in
five service under State authority Provided that
this exemption shall not apply to any person who
liable 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,
ductors. trcasurer icfcIcrk, 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. pnrters and
messengers; The president. general superintendent
and operators OF telegraph companies, the local su
perintcmd,1t and operators Of said companies not
to exceed four III number at any locality but that
the seat OF government of the Confederate States
the president, snperntendcnts captains. engineers
chief clerks mechanics in the active service and
eiuploymcnt-of til companies engaged river and
canal ayigation land al captains of boats and en-
gincers thereon Employed
One editor of each newspaper now being publish
ed, and such employees the editor proprietor
may certify, oath, to be Indispensable for con-
Quoting the publications. 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 ct and i'll the regular discharge
! of ministerial duties.
| All persons who have been and now are members
| of the society Of Friends. and the association of
| DunkardS. NaZaroneS and MennoniSts, i'll regular
membership in their respective denominations. pro-
| vided members of the society of Friends, Naza-
renes, Mennonists and Dunkards shall furnish sub
stltutes, or pay tax OF $500 each into the public
| treasury.
All physicians who now are, and for the last five
years have been, i'll actual practice Of their profess
| sion.
All shoemakors, tanners. bIacksmiths, wagon
makers, miters and their engineers. mill VIII g!lts
skilled and actually employed at their regular vo
cation in the said trades, habtuaily engaged in
working for the public and whilst SO actually en-
ployed provided said persons shall make oath in
writing that they are skilled and actually en-
Pl"yed at the time as his regular vocation in one
af 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-
chanlcaI or other occupation pmployment not
connected with the public service shall be subject
to the condition that the products Of the labor of
such cxcmpts, or Of the companies and establish-
ment with which they connected shall! b., sold
and disposed "f by the prnprietnrS prices not
c'rdin2 seventy five per ccmtum upon the cost of
production, or within 4 mayiInnm T. Ne fixed by the
Secretary OF War under such rcg ,tions as he NAV
PfeScElhe; and it Is further provided, that if the
PIoprletorS OF any such manufacturing establish
htltS >tlaIi De Sho" upon evidence, be submit
yea To ana judged Of by the Secretary of War 10
/ nave Fl"itteu, or IN any manner cyadrd the true
intent and spirit of the foregoing nro,iso. the OK
enPuohs therein granted shall no lonna. he extend
eel To their SuPeTlntendents and onera+ivaS in said
estabu@hments' but they and each and every one Of
them shall be forthwith enrolled under the rovisoy,
OF TINS act, ana ordered into the Confederate army
/ and shah in no event I've exempted thararr,r, H.
reason of said manufacturing esta -Iixhmnnfs 81. o
Payments therein.
All superintendent of public hospitals. 1nno+io
asylums and the regular physicians. nurses and a.
tendapts therein. and the teachers enlp!nyad in ~
institution for fAe deaf. dumb and blind: in eanb
apothecary store. established and doing hn.i
ness, apothecaTy in good standing, who i a
practical apothecary.
Superintendent in wool ana cotton factories DE-.
per mills and superintendent and managers of
wool -carding machines, who may be exGmnted by
the Secretaryof War, provided the profts of such
establishments shall not exceed sevcnty-fye per
cenum upon the cost Of production to be dcternfn-