The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-02-24
THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.

THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL
A BILL to exempt certain persons from military
vice. and to repeal the act entitled ian act to
cmpt certain persons from enrolment for service
in the army of the Confederate States,' approved
2lst April, 1862.
Tho Congress of the Confederate Suites of Amer
lea do enact That all persons who shall be held
unfit for military service i'll the field, by reason of
bodily intrmty mental incapacity mbecty,
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 and confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks in their offices allow
ed by the Postmaster General, and now employ ed,
and excluding all other postmasterS, their assist
ants and clerks; and except such State officers
the several States may have declared or may here
after declare by law to be liable militia duty; the
members of both Houses of Congress of the Confed-
crate States and of the Legislatures of the several
States and their respective officers all clerks
in the Offices of the Confederate and State Govern
ments 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 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, superin tendents, con-
ductors treasurer, chief 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 la5orers. porters and
messengers; the president, general superintendent
and operators of telegraph companies, the local SUI
perintendent and operators of said companies not
to exceed four in number at any locality but that
at the seat of government of the Confederate States
the president, superintendent captains, engineers
chief clerks and mechanics III the active service and
employment of all companies engaged on river and
canal navigation. and all captains of boats and en-
ssineers thereon employed.
One editor Of each newspaper being publish
ed, and such employees as the editor proprietor
may certify, on oath, to be indispensable for con-
Quoting the publication; 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 sect and in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties
All persons who have been and now are members
of the society eff Friends. and the association of
Dunkards, Nazarenes and Mennoni<t~, in regular
membership in their respective denominations. pro-
Vlded members of the society of Friends, Naza-
renes Mennoiists 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 shoemakcrs, tanners, blacksmiths. wagon
makers. mlilers and their engineers, mill wrights
skilled and actually employed at their regular 70.
cation in the said trades, habitually engaged in
working for the public and whilst so actually en-
played; provided said persons shall make oath in
writing that they are SO skilled and actually en-
ll"yed at the time us his regular vocation in one
of the above trades, which affidavit shall only be
prma taca evidence of the facts therein stated.
Provided further, tina: the exemptions herein
granted to persons by reason of their peculiar me-
chanIcal 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 exempts, or OF the companies aud establish
ment with which they, connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the propreturs at prices not ex
c"cding seventy five per centum upon the cost of
productions or within a maximum to he fixed by the
secretary OF ar under such regulations he may
prescribe; and it is further provided, that if tho
pr"pretors of any such manufacturing establish
mrnts shall be shown upon evidence, to be submit
ted to and judged of by the Secretary of War to
nave violated. or in any manner evaded the true
intent and spirit of the foregoing proyiso the ex
emptions therein granted shall no lnnoar no extand-
ed to their superintendent and operativcs in said
estaolShnehts' but they and each and every one of
them shall be forthwith enrolled under the provisions
OF this act and ordered into the Confederate armv
ana shaid III u" event De exempted thertfrom by
of said manufacturing establis hments or en-
Payments therein.
All superintendent of public hospitals 1,na+;.
asylums and the regular physicians. nurses and at
PENDANTS therein, and the teachers employed in tbe
institution for the deaf, dumb and blind: in e.nb
apothecary store, established and doing bus. |
ness, apothecary in good standing, Who is a |
practical apothecary. |
superintendent 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
eentpm upon the cost of production, to be determn