Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-06

KS tSs public derce approved 18th Of April lsSs
( rtsts MIJITARY ExEMPTIoN ACT.
I'll. sllorinv i. COPY Of the Exemption Act rs nnA'v
passed by both Houses Of Congress , military ssryies
Bin TO exempt certain nom avsny, certain
anu ~ SSm enrolment for service in the army OF the Con
sdsrate States" approved the 21st of April, 1852
I ~. GSsors, o he cdsfsdsrdts ss Asa do
oee6 Thai al who shall be held unnt ISr
in the field by reason by the Sec
rotary OF war the Vice President OF the Gonfeo
the officers judicial and executive OF the Conieoe.e IL
the President and confirmed By Senate and such clerks
in their Offices ore allowed by tae
and now employed and excluding al sDeb tate officers
as the several States NAV have declared OF may hsr.
declare by law to be liable to militia GUY ne States
of both Houses of the Congress Of the Coneoera ~; @
and of tbe Legislatures Of the several States ana
spectiye officers all clerks now in the onces pl 'he
federats and State governments, authorized W ""'e
ceiriug salaries or fees ..
VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised ey any iJ
the MASSAGE of the act entitled An act further 70
far the public defence" approved Aprll lot1 Loo-,
such troops shall be in active service under STATE
tv proyided that this exemption shall not sPPiy W @
person who was liable be called into service oy virtue
of said act Of April 10th, 1882
TRASspoRrArloS AND rELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marne
service the president superintendent, conductors
urers chief clerks engineers managers STATION 81
section masters two expert track hands 10 eacn
pigh miles and mechanics in the active service Enu Gun
poyment of railroad companies, not to embrace aoo'
porters and messengers; The president genera iI
tendept and operators of telegraph companies 'ne oc
superiuendent and operators of said companies not
coed four in aumber any locality but that at me seat o
government of the Confederate States the Presiuen'
cantans nsers chief clerk and mechan-
les in the actual service and employment OF an
IN river and canal navigation ana all caP'ahs VI O0"'
engineers thereon employed
EDITORS, PRINTERS AND PREACHERS
One editor of each newspaper now being published ana
@ oath 70 he indspensabe for conducting the publica
ton the public printer, and those employed 10
the public printing Tor tne o9 authorized to preach ac
cordug the rules of his sect and 10 the regular
of ministerial duties.
All narsons who have been and now members OF the
Society of Friends and the Association of Dunker Naz
renes and Mennoniss in regular membership IN ~ S,
spectve denominations provided members OF tne
of Friends, Nazarenes, Mennonlsts, ana puhAeIS su
furnish substitutes pay tax of $500 each INTO the Pao
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last nVe years
have been in actual practice of their profession
sHoEMAKERs, TANNERS, ETC -.
All shoemakers, tanners blacksmiths. wagon makers
mlers and their engineers, millwrighs. skilled ane &C
tualy employed their regular vocation IN the salu trades
habituaY engaged in working for the public and whSt SO
actually employed provided said persons shall make oal
in writing that they are SO skeG anu @ F tb aboTs
trades which affidavit shall only be Prn"d lcIs evidence
of the facts therein stated
A PRoyIso AGAINST ExroRIoN.
propijed further That the exemptions herein granted
to persons BY Of their peculiar mechanical or oher
occupation employment not connected win the PUBIC
service shall be subject the condition that the products
of the labor Of such exempts OF the companies ana %
adjustments with which they connected shall De SOLD
and DISPOSED the prupetorS at prices not exceeding
seventyve per upon the cost of production or
within a maximum be fixed BY the Secretary OF wa
under such regulations he may prescrlbei and II IS
further provided that if the prupreur of such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence TO
be submitted and Judged Of by the Secretary ot war To
have violated or any evaded the true intent
granted shall longer be extended to them su2ernten
dents or operatyes 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
fedenre army and shall in event be again exempted
herefrom by reason Of said manufacturing eStaoSnen's
or empuyments therein.
HOSPITALS AsTLUNs,
All superintendent of public hospitals uhatic asyums
and the regular physicians nurses and attendants here
and the teachers emp DYED the institutions for pc DEAL
dumb and blind In each aPoihecary store Row establish
ed doing business apothec2ry III good standing
who is practical apothecary.
WOOL, COTTON, PAPER MANUFACTURERS.
Superutendents and operatives in woodland cotton lac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers OF
wool cardng machines who be exempted by the Sec
rotary of War; provided the profits OF such establishments
shall exceed seventy five per cenun upon the cost OF
production he determined upon oath of the parties,
subject to The penalties for violation Of the provisions
herein contained herenbeurc provided in case Of
other manufacturing and mechanical enployments
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS
All presidents and teachers ocOeges academies schools
and theological semnaries who have been regularly
gagged such for two preceding the passage O this
act.
ARTISANS EMPLOYED GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics aud employees in the establish
ment the government for the manufacture of arms, ord
ordnance stores and other munitions of war who
NAV be certified by the officer in charge thereof
sary for such establishment also all artisans, mechanics
and employees the establishments of such persons
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
meut furnishing arms ordnance ordnance stores, and
other munitions of saddles harness. and army sup
plies provided that the chief Of the ordnance bureau
h.,riz hrh H.
shall approve of the humber Of the operatives required
such establishment; all persons employed in the
acture Of arms or ordnance OF any KIND by the several
States by contractors to furnish the to the
eral State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof certify be necessary to the
all engaged in the construction Of ships gunbOaS
engines sails other articles necessary public de-
U.S. the direction of The Secretary of the Navy; all
superiutendeuts managers mechanics and miners en-
pI6ved in the production and manuctue of salt to the
of twenty bushels day. and Q lead and and
all persons engaged in making charcoal for making pig and
bar ron not embrace labOrer 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.
One male citizen for every 500 head of CATTLE for every
ESQ head of horses mules aud shepherd for every
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. -'
| ----- .oyERsEERs PLANTATIONS
To the proper police of the country person
either agent, owner overseer each plantation on
which white required to be kept by the laws
ordinances of any State and which there white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
having such law person, agent owner, or
each plantation Of twenty negroes and which
there white male adult liable military service
and furthermore for additional police for every twenty ne
groes two plantations within five miles of each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there is white male adult not liable to military
duty person. being the Oldest of the or
ssers such plantations.
! SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also, regiment raised under aud By authority of the
State of Texas for the frontier defence the
Of said State while in such service and such other per-
the President shall be satisfied account of
tice, eqny, necessity, ought be exempted here
by exempted FROM military in the armies of the
Confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
aboSe enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted actually engaged their respective pursuits
or occupations -.