The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-03-03

THE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.
The following is the new Exemption Bill pas
.sed by the Senate of the Confederate Congress on
Wednesday last 1t has not yet passed the House.
but we suppose it will, probably with some slight
amendments. When it finally passes both Houses
we will republishit:
SEC. ]. The Congress of the Confederate States
of America do enact, That the following named per-
sons are hereby exempted from service in the
armies of States. upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter stated
l. Those who shall be held unfit for service in the
field by reason of bodily mental ncaPacity' to be
ascertainfd by a surgeon of the army who Is not
resident of the part of the country from which those
he is called upon to examine may have come: ana
persons declared to be unfit for duty in the field
under this act or under the act entitled IAN Act to
establish places of rendezvous for the examination
of enrolled men," approved October 18th. 1867 by
reason of any organic disease permanent disaOll
ty. shall not be afterwards subject to be again e1-
amined and enrolled.
III. The Vice President. the officers, judicial
ardexecutive of the Confederate States Government
including postmasters appointed by the President
and confirmed by the Senate, and such clerks IN
their offices as are now allowed by the Postmaster
General, and were employed therein ON the 10th OF
April last; excluding all other posfmasters, their
assistants ana CLERKS. anu Otdle olhoA
than the Judges of the Supreme district. Superior
Circ1t and Probate Courts, and the Chandeliers In
the State Courts, excluding Justices OF the Peace
as the several States may have declared or may
hereafter DECLARE by law to be liable to Militia du-
tv: the members of Congress OF the Confederate
States and of the Legislatures of the several States
and their respective officers; all clerks in the OFF,
ces of the Confederate and State Governments au-
thorzed by law and receiving salaries fees fixed by
law: Provided, this act shall not be construed to
exempt from service persons appointed by the Oil
of the Executive Department, or by other exc
cutive authority since the 10th of April 1862. and
who were liable to military service when appointed
under the various acts of enrolment.
III. 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 IT, 1862 while such troops shall be in active
service under State authority Prorided, that this
exemption shnll not apply to amy person who was
liable to be called into service by virtue of said act
of 10th April 1862.
". Ali pilots nnd persons engaged in merchant
marine service. excluding such owners OF vessels as
not actually employed in navigating the same;
the president and such superintendent, roadnas-
tiers, station agents, conductors, engineers and me-
chancs in the permanent service OF railroad com
panies, as the president thereof may under oath,
declare to be necessary, not to include aborers or
any other employees; Provided, That 10 president
or conductor of any railroad company, ailpoad
train, shall be exempted from military service under
this act, when such president conductor shall fall
or refuse to furnish tn such wounded
scl soldiers of the army may desire trAnsporta-
tim over such railroad and fresh water for drink
irc purposes in such tanks other vessels in each
passenger may be necessary for the USE of
said sick and wounded and also the necessary fires
to render said comfortable; captains of boats,
and the engineers and pilots thereof, actually
gnged in canal and river navigatons the president
of any canal company, the Secretary. chief clerks.
chief toll gatherer and such mechanics in the per-
manent service of said company, the president.
under OATH shall declare to be necessary; the pres
dent, general superintendent and operators of tele
graph companies, and the local operators of said
companies. not to exceed two in number at any tele
graphic office but that at the seat of government of
the Confederate States.
" One editor of each newspaper now being pub
lisied, anG such JOurneymen printers, engineers,
pressmen. stenographic reporters and mailing clerks,
rs the editor proprietor thereof may certify. up
oath. TO be indispensable for conducting the pub
cation the public printer engineers pressmen, and
such number ofjourneymen printers as he may GER
ty upon oath, to be necessary for the discharge of
his duty.
VI. Every minister of religion authorized to
preach according to the rules of his sect, and now
in the regular discharge of ministerial duties, and
all persons who had been, since :he 10th of April,
1862, and now are members of the Society of
Friends, the Association of Dunkards Nazarines
Menonists in regular membership in their
spective denominations; Provided, That such men,
bers thal furnish substitute or pay tax of five
hundred dollars each, into the public treasury.
VII. All shoemakers, tanners blacksmiths, and
mill-wrights, skilled and actually employed on the
10th of April last, in said trades as their regular
vocation, and working therein for the public and
who have, since said time, been so regularly EN-
ployed: Provided, Said persons shall make oath in
writing, and present the to the enrolling off
Ger, that they skilled and are and have been
since the 10th of April last, actually employed in
of the above trades, their regular vocations
and working for the public, which affdavit shall,
however, only be prima faeie evidence of the facts
therein stated. Also of the superntendents and
operatives in wool and cotton factories paper mills
and cardng machines and in card factories, and
factories for the manufacture of wire for cotton and
wool cards; Provided That the exemption herein
granted to persons account of their mechanical
skill or occupation, shall be subject to the condi-
ton that tho products of the labor of said exempts
shall not exceed fair and reasonable amount and
be within maximum to be fixed by the SECRETARY
of War under such regulations as he may pre-
scribe; And provided. That in the case of the
superintendent and operatives in wool and cotton
factories. paper mills, carding machines, and me-
chanics in these and oil other manufacturing estab
lishments, manufactured articles shall be sold at q
nett profit not to exceed thirty per centum per |
annum upon the nett capital invested, which fact
shall be ascertained by the oath of the PRESIDENT |
superintendent or propretors of such manufactur- |
ing establishment: And provided, That if it shall !
be shown. upon evidence to be submitted to and |
judged of by the Secretary of War, that any manu-
featuring establishment has violated this condition
the exemptions herein granted shall no longer be !
extended to the persons employed in said establish
ments factories, but each of them shall be turt!,
with enrolled and placed in the military service |
VIII. All presidents and teachers OF schools, |