Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-27
THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT.


THE MILITARY EXEMPTION ACT:
The following is copy of the Exemption Act - nnA'9
Iy DOLL emnt certain persons from military service
and to repeal the act entitled An act to exempt certain
nersohs from enrolment for service in the army OF the Oon
tsderate States" approved the 2lst of April, 1862.
IEyALIDs, OFFICERS OF GOVERNMENT, cLERks' Big.
s Congress Of the 64te&SrSte Ssatss aT niiid.q 40
service the field of bodily or mental ncasc
~ or imbecty under rules to be oy me sec
retary of war the of the Confederate
the officers judicial and executive of the Confederate ana
State Governments including postmasters appointed 9y
the President and confirmed BY the Senate ana sueI
in their offices allowed by the
and now employed and excluding all other
their assistants and Clerks and except such state ocer
as the several States may have declared or may neeae
declare bv law to be liable to militia duty the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate
and of the Legislatures of the several STATES ana he
spectye officers; all clerks in the offices OF the Oon
federae aud State governments authorized by law, re-
eeiving salaries or fees
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since
the passage of the act entitled An act further to PROVIDE
for the public defence" approved April 18th 1867 whie
such troops shall be in active service under stare
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply 70 any
person who liable be called into service by virtue
Of said act of April 18th, 1852
TRANSPORTATION AND TBIRGRAPH COMPANIES
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marine
service the president superintendent, conductors He
urers chief clerks, engineers managers, station
section masters expert track hands to each section Oh
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service ana en-
plOyment of railroad companies, not to embrace
pOrters and Messengers the president general SuPerh
tendeut and operators of telegraph composites the local
superintendent and operators of said companies not 70
coed four in number locality but that at the seat OF
of the Confederate States the presidents SUI
pernendens captains engineers chief clerk and mechan
les in the actual service and employment OF all companies
in river and canal navigation and all captains oil ooa
engineers thereon employed
EDITORS PRINTERS AND PREACHERS.
One editor of each newspaper now being pubiished ana
such employees the editor or proprietor may eeTiy
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the Pupca
ton; the public printer and those euPioysSa "
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
ments every minister of religion authorized TO Preach ac
cordg the rules of his sect and in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties.
All persons who have been and now members OF the
Society Of Friends and the Association Of DunkerS NazA
spective denominations provided members of the Society
Of Friends, NazareneS, Mennonists and DnnkerS sna
furnish substitutes, or pay tax OF $500 each INTO Inc pup
lie Treasury.
PHYSICIANS.
All physicians who and for the last i've years
have been in actual practice of their profession
sHoEMAKERS, TANNERS, ETC
All sboemakers tanners backsmths wagon makers
miers and their engineers, millwrghS skilled and &C
tuay employed their regular vocation in the said trades
habituay engaged in working for the public and whilst so
actually employed provided said shall make oath
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
the time their regular vocation in one OF the above
trades, which affidavit shall only be Pria de evidence
of the facts therein stated.
PRovISO AGAINST ExToRTIoS.
Provided further That the exemptions herein granted
persons by their peculiar mechanical other
occupation employment not connected with the public
service shall be subject the condition that the products
of the labor of such exemp or OF the companies ana e
adjustments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed Of by the prOpetoS at prices not exceeding
seventyhve per centum upon the Gust OF producon or
within u maximum 10 be fixed BY the Secretary of War
under such regulations as he may prescribe ana II is
further provided that if the proprieors Of such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence TO
be submitted and judged of by the Secretary of War to
have violated in any evaded, the true intent
granted shall longer be extended them, superinten
dents operatives in said establishments but they and
each and every of them, shall be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this act and ordered into the Con-
federate army and shall in event be again exempted
thererom BY of said manufacturing establishments
or employments therein.
HOSPITALS AsYLUus sc.
All superintendens Of public hospitals, luhatc asyumS,
and the regular physicians nurses aud attendants therein
and the teachers in the institutions for The S
Who is HpraS eaSneS one sPohecay in good standing
WOOL, COTTON, PAPER yANUFACTUEkRs.
Superutendents and operatives in wool and cotton lac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers of
wool cardng machines who may be exempted by the Sec
rotary Of War; provided the profits OF such establishments
shall not exceed per centum upon the cost OF
production be determined upon oath of the parties,
subject to The same penalties violation Of the provisions
herein contained herenbefOre provided OF
other manufacturing and mechanical employments
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
AnPresi-nts and teachers ofcoeges academies schools
and theological semnaries who have been regularly
gagged such for two years preceding the passage of this
act.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED on GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
ment of the government for the manufacture Of arms ord
nance ordnance stores and other munitions Of who
be certified by the officer in charge thereof
sary for such establishment also all artisans mechanics
and employees in the establishments of such persons
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment furnishing arms ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions of saddles, harness, and army sup
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose
shall approve Of the number Of the operatives required in
such establishment; all persons employed in the
acture arms or ordnance of any kind by the several
States by contractors TO furnish the 10 the
eral State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof may certify to be necessary the
all persons engaged in the construction Of ships gunbOat
engines Sails other articles necessary TO the public de-
fence under the direction Of the Secretary Of the Navy; all
supeTintendents, managers, mechanics aud nuers
pOyed in the production and manufacture of SALT to the
extent Of twenty bushels per day. and of lead and ron and
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pig and
bar ron not to embrace aboers messengers wagoners
and servants unless employed at works conducted under
the authority and by the officers agents of State
works employed in the production of iron for the Conede
rate States.
STOCK RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every 500 head of cattle for every
$50 head of horses mules one shepherd for every
800 head of Sheep of such persons 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.
ovERsEBRs PLANTATIONS.
To the proper police of the country one person
either agent owner on each plantation on
which person is required TO be kept by the laws
ordinances of any State and On which there is 10 white
male adult not liable to do military service, and in States
having no such law one person, agent owner
seer on each plantation of twenty negroes and on which
there no white male adult not liable to military service
and. furthermore for additional police e-ory t;rer
sroes on two more plantations within five miles OF each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there is white male adult liable to military
duty, person. being the oldest of the
Seers on such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also, regiment raised under and by authority Of the
State Of Texas for the frontier defence in the service
Of said State while in such service and such other per-
the President shall be satisfied account of JUS
tce equity 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 actually engaged their respective pursuits
occupations.
p That the act entitled act exempt certain per-
from enrolment for service in the armies OF the Con-
federate States approved the 2st April 1852 hereby
repealed.