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

| TIE NEW EXEMPTION BILL.
BILL to exempt certain persons from military SER
vice, and to repeal the act entitled IAN act to
emp: certain persons from enrolment for service
in the army of the Confederate States," approved
2lst April. 1862.
| The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
ica do enact, That all persons who shall be held
unfit tor.military service in the field. by of
bodily infirmity mental ncapaciy or imbecility,
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 i'll their offices allow
ed by the Postmaster General, and now employed,
and excluding all other postmasters 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 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 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
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, superintendent con-
ducors, 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
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
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chief clerks and mechanics in the active service and
employment of all companies engaged on river and
canal navigation, and all captains of boats and en-
gineers thereon employed.
One editor of each newspaper now being publish
ed, and such employees as the editor or proprietor
may certify, 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 of Friends. and the association of
Dunkards, Nazarenes and Mennonsts, in regular
membership in their respective denominations. pro-
vided members of the society of Friends, Naza-
renes, Mennonists and Dunkards shall furnish sub
sttutes, pay a 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 shoemakers, tanners, blacksmiths, wagon
makers milers and their engineers mill wrigIts
skilled and actually employed at their regular vo
cation in the said trades, habituay engaged in
working for the public and whilst SO actually en-
poyed; provided said persons shall make oath in
writing that they are so skilled and actually en-
p"yedat the time as his regular vocation in one
of 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 of their peculiar me-
chanical or other occupation 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 and establish
ment with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed OF by the proprietors at prices not
ceeding seventy-tive per centum upon the cost of
production. or within maximum to be fixed by the
Secretary ota War under such regulations as he may
prescribe; and it is further provided, that if the
propretors of any such manufacturing establish
ments snail be shown, upon evidence, to be submit
ted to and judged of by the Secretary of War to
nave Vlolated, or in any manner evaded the true
intent and spirit of the foregoing proviso the ex-
emptinns therein granted shall no lnpper he extend
ed to their superintendent and operatives in said
Establishments out they and each and every one of
them shall be forthwith enrolled under the provisions
OF THIS act and ordered into the Confederate army
and shall in event be exempted tbarofror, h.,
reason of said manufacturing establs bmants o ON
therein. |
All superintendent of public hospitals. Innate
asylums and the regular physicians. nurses and at
PENDANTS therein. and the teachers employed in the
Institution for the deaf. dumb and blind in each
apothecary store, established and doing bust
ness, one apothecary in good standing, who is a |
practical apothecary.
Superintendents in wool and cotton factories pa
per mills and superintendent and managers of
machines, who may be exempted by |
the Secretary of War, provided the profits of such
shall not exceed seventy five per
eentum upon the cost of productions to be determin-