Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-20
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.


THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.
The following is copy Of the Exemption Ae' d n""''
passed by both Houses of Congress: ;,;..- .o-;co
and TO repeal the act entitled An act 70 49, Cm
persons from enrolment for service in the army OF Inc Vo
federae States" approved the 2lst OF Apr1l, looz.
IyvALDs, OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT, CLERKS BIC.
TIE C.11rsss of the Confederate States II nert:d 40
sns That all persons who shall be held unit Tor military
service in the field by of bodily or mental lncaPs
y or mbecty under rules to be prescribed by the Sec
the officers judicial and executive, OF the Conederae
State Governments including postmasters apPoeH ~
the President and confirmed by the Senate and Such
in their offices as are allowed by the Postmaster
and now employed and excluding all other postnaSers
their assistants and clerks and except such Stale once
as the several States may have declared or may
declare by law to be liable to militia duty me uenioe
of both Houses of the Congress If the Confederate
and of the Legislatures of the several states ana hei
spective officers; all clerks in the offices OF Inc Con
ederate aud State governments, authorized py law" re-
ceiyng salaries or fees.
VOLUNTEER TROOPS
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since
the passage of the entitled An act further 10
for the public defence approved April 10Th, 1907 wh
snch toops shall be in active service under State auhor
w. provided that this exemption shall not apply to any
person who liable TO be called into service ny
of said act of April l6th 1862.
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant
service the president suuerntendents, conductors treas
urers chief clerks engineers managers, station agents.
section masters expert track hands to each sec9n o
eight miles and mechanics in the active service aud EN-
pioyment of railroad companies embrace laborers
porters and The president general supern
endeat and operators of telegraph companies the local
superintendent and operators of said companies not 10
coed four in number any locality but that at the seat oil
government of the Confederate States the presidents SUI
perntendens captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les the actual service and employment Of all companies
in river aud canal navigation and all captains OF boats ana
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS PRINTERS AND PREACHERS.
One editor of each newspaper being published ana
such employees the editor proprietor may cerihy
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the pubca
the public printing for the Confederate and Stale Uover
mems; every minister of religion authorized to preach ac
corny the rules Of his sect and in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties
RELIGIOUS NON CoNBArANTs.
All persons who have been and now are members OF Ihe
Society Of Friends and the Association of DunkerS Naza
and MennonstS, in regular membership IN tne re-
spective denominations provided members oil inc society
of Friends, Nazarenes, Mennoniss, ana DunNerS' snf
furnish substitutes pay tax OF 5OO each INTO the pub
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last hve years
have been in actual practice of their profession
sHoENAKIRs, TANNERS, ETC
All shoemakers, tanners blacksmiths wagon makers,
mers and their engineers millwrghts, skilled ana ac
tualy employed their regular vocation in the said trades
habuay engaged in working for the public aud whilst so
actually employed provided said persons shall make oath
in writing that they skilled aud actually employed
at the time their regular vocation in one OF 'he above
trades which affidavit shall only be priI fdcss evidence
of the facts therein stated
PRovIso AGAINST ExToRTIoS.
Pror fed further, That the exemptions herein granted
to BY of their peculiar mechanical or other
occupation employment not connected with the public
shall be subject to the condition that the products
of the labor of such eXempS uf the companies and @
adjustments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the prpetors at prices not exceeding
seventyve per cenum upon the cost Of Nor OF
under such regulations as he may prescribe; and 1t IS
further provided that if the propreors 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 any evaded, the true intent
and spirit of the foregoing provlso the exemptions nere'n
haa
dents operatives in said establishments but they, and
each and every Of them, shall be forthwith earled
under the provisions of this act and ordered into the Con-
federae army and shall in event be again exempted
theTegm by reason Of said manufacturing establishments
HOSPITALS, AsrLuNs. &C.
All superintendent of public hospitals, Iuaatc asvlumS
and the regular physicians nurses and attendants therein
and the teachers emp Dyed m the institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind In each apnIhecary store establish
ed and doing business apohecary in good standing
who is practical apothcclry.
WOOL, COTTON, AND PAPER pANUFAcrURERs
Superintendent and operatives in wool aud cotton fac
tories paper mills and superncncnts and managers Of
wool card!ng machines who may be exempted " the Sec
Rotary of War; provided the profits Of such establishments
shall not exceed seventy five per upon the of
production TO be dc ermined upon oath Of the parties.
subject Ia the Pena for violation of the provisions
herein Contained hereinhcra provided Of
other manufacturing and mechanical emplOyments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
All presidents and teachers ocoeges academies schools
and theological semInsreS who have been regularly en-
gagged such for two preceding the passage of this
ARTISANS EMPLOYED on GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish.
men of the government for the manufacture of arms ord
nance. ordnance sOIeS and other munitions of war who
be certified BY the officer in charge thereof As uecrs
for such establishment; also all artisans mechanics
and employees in the establishments of such persons as
are or may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment IN furnishing arms, ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions of saddles harness. and army sun
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
ordnance officer authorized by him the purose
shall approve q" the number of the operatives required in
such establishment al persons employed in the manu-.
acure Of ordnance of any kind by the several
States or by contractors to furnish the the sew
era Stale Governments whom the Governor or Secretary
of State thereof may certify be necessary to the same
all persons engaged in the construction of ships Crnboas
engines, sails other articles necessary the public de-
fence under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy; all
superintendent, managers, mechanics, and miners en-
p!oyed in the production and manufacture of salt TO the
all persons engaged making charcoal for making mig and
bar iron, not to embrace ubnrer messengers wagoncrs
and servants unless employed works conducted under
The authority and by the officers agents Of State in
rate States.
STOCK RAIsERs
One male citizen for every 500 head of cattle for
go head OF horses or mules and shepherd for every
500 head Of sheep of such persons as are engaged exc
svey in raising stock provided there is white male
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per
son in raising said stock.
ovERsErRs on PLANTATIONS.
To secure the proper police of the country person
either as agent owner oversecr each plantation on
which one white person required to be kept by laws
or ordinances OF State and which there no white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
having no such law one person, agent owner
each plantation Of twenty negroes and on which
there is no white male adult not liable military service
and furthermore for additional police for twenty ne
Groes ON two or plantations within five miles each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and on
which there is no white male adult liable TO military
DUTY one person. being the Oldest of the
ssers on such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS
Also, regiment raised under and by authority Of the
State Of Texas for the frontier defence the
OF said State while in such service and such other per-
sons as the President shall be satisfied of jus
ce equity or necessity ought be exempted here
by exempted from military service in the armies of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
aboVe enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted are actually engaged their respective pursuits
or occupations.
3 That the act entitled an to exempt certain per-
sons roIn enrolment for service in the OF the Com
tedcrote States approved the 2IS April 1862 is hereby