Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-16

Pm =. Smt certain persons from military service
and 10 repeal the act entitled act to exempt certain
persons from enrolment for service in the army o. ne
iederaie States" approved the 2lst of April 1857
INvAL1Ds, oFrIcsRs GOVERNMENT, CLERKS, ETC.
7ss 0noress of the Confederate States g AmsTsrd 40
nos That ali persons who shall be held unit for military
service in the field by of bodily or mental noaPsc
ty imbecilty under rules to be oy ,es
the officers judicial and executive OF the Confederate anu
State Governments including postmasters appointed Dy
the President confirmed b. the Senate and such clerks
ia their Offices as are allowed by the Postmaster General
and now employed and excluding all other postmaSerS
their assistants and cerks and except such state oeeS
rs the States have declared or may hereafter
declare by law to be liable to militia duty he members
of both Houses of the Congress OF the states
and of the Legislatures Of the several states ana he re
spectve officers all clerks now IN the onces OF te Con-
federae and State governments authorized py la" re-
ceiving salaries or fees.
All volunteer roops heretofore raised BY any State since
the passage of the act entitled An act further 10 PROVIDE
for the public defence" approved April l6'6 .saz wnle
such troops shall active service under State author
tS provided that this exemption shall not apply 10 any
person who liable TO be called into service oy virtue
Of said act of April 10th, 1852.
TRANSPORTATION AND TELEGRAPH COMPANIES.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant marine
service; the president superintendent conductors,
urers, chief clerks, engineers, managers station age
section masters two expert track hands TO each section OF
eight miles and mechanics in the active service aud e
poyment of railroad companies, not to embrace
porters and mes<engeTS The president general Supern
tendent and operators of telegraph companies the oc
superintendent and operators of said companies not 10 ex
of the Confederate States the presidents SUI
pernendents captains engineers chief clerk and nechan
les in the actual service and employment OF all eomp"nes
in river and canal navigation and all captains OF ooa ana
engineers thereon employed.
EDITORS, PRINTERS PREACHERS.
One editor of each newspaper now being puolshed ana
such EMPLOYEES as the editor or proprietor may certify
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the Pubea-
ton; the public printer and those employee 10 perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
ments every minister of religion authorized to preach ac
cong the rules Of his sect and in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties.
RELIGIOUS NON coSBNTANTs
All persons who have been and now are members OF the
Society of Friends and the Association of Dunkes Naza
and Mennonists in regular membership IN tne re-
spective denominations provided members OF Inc society
of Friends Nazarenes Mennunists aud DunkerS shall
furnish substitutes pay tax OF sou eaeh no 'ne pup
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last hVe years
have been in actual practice of their profession
sHoENAKERS, TANNERS LTC.
All shoemakers tanners, blacksmithS, wagon makers,
miers and their engineers, mllwrghs skilled ana ac'
uay employed their regular vocation IN the SAID trades
habituay engaged in working fOf the public and whilst so
actually employed provided said persons shall make oatn
in writing thai they are so skilled and actually employed
the time their regular vocation in one OF The above
trades, which affidavit shall only be PrHd dc evidence
of the facts therein stated.
rRovIso AGAINST ExroRTIoN
Provided further That the exemptions herein grant
persons by of their peculiar mechanical other
occupation employment not connected with the pubic
shall be subject to the condition that e products
of the labor of such eXempIS OF the companies and e
Establishments with which they connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the propreOrs at prices not exceeding
sevenyfve per centum upon the cost of production
within a maximum to be fixed by the Secretary of War
under such regulations he may prescribe; and 1t is
further provided that if the prOpretors OF any such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence 10
be submitted to and Judged of BY the Secretary OF War TO
have violated or in any manner ersded the true intent
and spirit the foregoing provsO the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended 10 them, supernten
dents operatives in said establishments but they and
each and every Of them shall be torthwlth enrolled
under the provisions of this and ordered into the Con-
fedcrate army, and shall in event be again exempted
thereum by of said manufacturing establishments
OF emplOymentS therein.
HOSPITALS, ASYLUNs, &C.
All superintendent of public hospitals uSatc asTiums
and the regular physicians nurses and attendants therein
and the teachers emp Dyed in the institutions for The deaf
dumb and blind In each apOthecary store now establish
ed and doing business apothecsry in good standing,
who is practical apoihecary.
WOOL, COTTON, PAPER YANUFACTuREns
Superintendent and operatives in wool and cotton fac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers Of
wool cardng machines who NAV be exempted Ly the Sec
rotary of War; provided the profits OF such establishments
shall exceed seventy five per upon the of
production, be determined Gpon oath Of the parties,
subject to the penalties for violation OF the provisions
herein contained herenbcfore provided Of
other manufacturing aud mechanical empoynents.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
Apresdents and teachers of colleges academies schools
and theological seminares who have been regularly en-.
gagged such for years preceding the passage OF
act.
EMPLOYED GOVERNMENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
ment of the government for the manufacture of arms ord
ordnance stores and other munitions of who
may be certified by the officer in charge thereof neces-
sary for such establishments also all artisans, mechanics
and employees the establishments of such persons as
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
in furnishing arms, ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions of war saddles harness, and army sup
lilies provided that the chief the ordnance bureau or
Some ordnance officer authorized by him for the purpose
shall approve of the humber of the operatives required in
such establishment all persons employed in the manu-.
cture Of arms ordnance Of any kind by the several
States BY contractors furnish the the sew
era State Governments whom the Governor Secretary
of State thereof may certify TO be to the same
all persons engaged in the construction of ships gunboas
engines, Sails other articles the public de-
fence under the direction of the Secretary of the Navy all
superintendent, managers, mechanics aud miners en-
played in the production and manufacture of SALT TO the
extent of twenty bushels per day. aud of lead ron aud
all persons engaged making charcoal for making pg and
bar iron, embrace lubnrers messengers wagoners
and servants unless employed at works conducted under
the authority and By the officers agents of State or in
works employed IN heproductOn Of iron for the COnfcde
rate States.
STOCK RAIsERs.
One male citizen for every 500 head of cattle for every
$50 head of horses mules and one shepherd for eygry
500 head of sheep of such persons engaged exc1
svey in raisng stock. provided there is no white male
adult not liable to do military duty engaged with such per-
son in raising said stock.
ovERsEERs on PLANTATIONS.
To the proper police of the country one person
ether as agent owner or overseer each plantation on
which white person required be kept BY the laws
or ordinances o Saie and which there.is no white
male adult not liable TO do military service and in States
having no SUCK law one person. agent, owner
seer on each plantation of twenty negroes, and witch
there is no white male adult not liable to military service
and furtheImOr for additional police for every twenty ne
Groes two plantations within laes of each
other and each having less than twenty negroes and
which there is white male adult liable TO military
Duty one person. beng the Oldest Of the owners or over
seers 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-
sons the President shall be satisfied account 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
ao"Se enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons
exempted actually engaged respective pursuits
OF occupations
q That the act entitled act to exempt certain per-
sons frum enrolment for service in the urncs the Com
eder9e States, approved the 2lst APRIL 1852 is hereby
repealed