Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-03-06

! passed by both Houses of Congress:
and TO repeal the entitled An act to exempt certain
enrolment for service in the army Of tue Con-
iedcrate States" approved the 2lst of April 1862
IxyALIDs oPTIcERs or GOVERNMENT, CLERKS, Ero.
l. Tie C0Rgress Of tie Confederate States e Anaer:a do
enac That ali persons who Shall be held unfit for military
service in the field by reason of bodily mental ncapac
mbeety under rules TO be prescribed oy the sec
the officers judicial and executive of the Confederate and
State Governments including Posmasers appointed py
the President and confirmed BY the Senate and such clerks
in their offices allowed by the PostmssterGenea
and employed and excluding all other postmaSters'
their assistants and clerks and except such State officers
the several States have declared or may hereafter
declare by law to be liable to militia duty the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate States
and of the legislatures of the several States aud their
spectve officers; all clerks in the offices OF the Con-
fedSrate and State governments authorized oy a" re-
ceving salaries or fees.
| VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
NJ volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since
the passage of the entitled An act further to provide
for the public defence" approved April 10th, 1882 while
such troops shall be in active under State autbor
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply to any
pcrsnn WHO liable TO be called into service oy virtue
J Of said act of April 18th, 1862.
| TRANSPORTATION AND TgLBGRkPH COMPANIES.
All pilrS and persons engaged in the merchant marine
urcrs chief clerks engineers managers station agents
section masters expert track hands TO each section OF
eight miles, and mechanics i'll the active service ana EN-
pIOyment Of railroad companies, not To embrace aorcS
porerS and messengers the president general Supeh,
tendent and operators of telegraph companies the "eai
superintendent and operators of said companies not tn e
coed four in number any locality but that at the seat OF
government Of the Confederate States the SUI
nerintPndens captains engineers chief CLERK ana meea
the actual service and employment OF all companies
in river and canal navigation, and all capal OF o1a ana
EDITORS, t4INrERs AND PREACHERS
One editor OF each newspaper nov being published ana
such employees the editor proprietor may certify
upon oath To be Indispensable r conducting the pubca-
tom The public printer, and those employed TO perform
menus vciv minister of religion authorized 10 preach ac-
Cnrn the rules of his aud in the regular discharge
Of ministerial duraS.
RELIGIOUS NON coHBNTAxrs.
All persons who have been and now members of the
Society nr Friends Association of DunkerS Naz
reneS and Mennonis:s in regular membership IN tne re-
spectivc denominations provided members oi Tie SOce'E
of Friends NaZarencS MenuunSIS. SHd )unkerS Shall
furnish substitutes, pay tax OF 500 each INTO he PHo
lie Treasury.
PHYSICIANS
All physicians who now are and fnT the last hve years
Eave been in actual practice Of their profession.
SHOENAKEES, TANNERS, nc.
All shoemakerS, tanners, blackSmlthS, wagon makers
micTS and their engineers mllwrghtS, skilled and ac
tually employed their regular v"caln IN the SAID trades
habuilv engaged in working f.: the publican whilst 81
actually Employed provided said pcrSS shall make oath
in writing that they skilled and actually employed
the their regular vocation in one a" The above
trades, which affidavit Sh only be P'!t fets evidence
Of the facts therein stated
A PRovLso AGAINST ExroRrIOS.
Prori}ei faytAsr, That the exemptions herein granted
persons bv of their peculiar ncchanIcal or other
occupation employment; connected with the public
service shall be subject the condition that the products
of the labor of such eXemps, Of the COMPANIES and
adjustments With which they Connected shall De sold
SeveDtvive per centum upon the cuSt ot pruducOn
within = maximum to be liked BY the Secretary If War
under such regulations he prescribe; and 1t is
further provided that If the prPrIeors of any such manu-
featuring establishment shall be shown upan evidence To
be submitted and judged Of by the Secretary Of War IN
have violated in any manner cvafed the true intent
and spirit Of the foregoing prSvIs the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended them, supern,en
dents or operatives in said establishments bl they aui
each ana every Of them, Shk be forthwith enrolled
under the provisions of this aud ordered into the Con
fede'e army and shall in event b. again exempted
therefrOm BY of sad manufacturing establishments
or employments therein
HOSPITALS. AsrLrTs.
All Srperintenien'S OF Pnoc h"Spltas 'uIat'c
and the regular PHYSICIANS nurses and attendants therein
and the teachers emp Dyed the institutions for The deaf
dumb and blind In each ao'heCary store now establish
ed and doing business apOthecary good standing
who is practical aPothccary
Wool, COTTON, AND PAPEk yASrFAcTURERs
Superiuendens and operatives in wool aud cotton fac
tories paper mills and SUpernitndents and managers OF
wool cardng machines who be exemp ed Ly the See
Rotary Of War provided the profits of sch establishments
shall not exceed seventy five centum upon the cost u"
production 10 be determined upon oath OF the parties,
subject the Pea for violation of the provisions
herein Contained as heTeabcfr. provided in of
Other manufacturing and mechanical empIoymen;s.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
presdents a.i teachers Of colleges academies schools
and theological senirarieS VIII have been regularly
gagged suea for two years preceding the passage Of this
uCt.
ARTS ms EMPLOYED or "GOvEENHENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and enpl"Sees the establish
meut Of lie government for the manufacture "f arms rd
ordnance Stores. and other Iaun "nS of who
be cNUt.;icd by officer charge thereof ~ ucrS-
ssrv for such establishment; also all artisans II ec.ncS
and cnp the establishments Of such persons
nay BE- engaged under contracts With the Govern
in furnishing arns, ordnance ordnance stores and
ether munitions of saddic harness. and army sap
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau
ordnance officer au hJrizrd BY him fr the rnr,sc
shall approve Of the number Of the operatives required in
such establishment; al prs qS employed in the
fcure Of arms, ordnance Of any kind by the several
States or by Contractors 10 furnish the To tine
4raI State Governments, whom The Governor Secretary
b See theTeO! may certify In be necessary y the same
all persons engaged IN the construction of SHIPS boats
fence undo: the direction m The Secretary of the Navy; all
,supcriu endents managers mechanics and miners EN-
pUyed in the production aha Manufacture Of salt the
extent Of twenty bushels per day. a If led and ron and
al! persons engaged making charcoal for king pig and
bar iron, not to embrace Iaborer messengers anue
ana servants unless ennved at works conducted under
the authority and b. the officers agents state ia
works employed Ill the production Of iron for the Conlee
rate States.
STOCK RAIsERs
One male citizen for every 500 head Of cattle for every
$50 head Of horses mules and shepherd for every
800 head Of sheep "f such persons engaged exc
sIveiy raising stock provided there is white male
adult not liable TO do military duty engaged with such
ovERsEERs on PLANTATIONS
To the proper police Of the cotry person
either agent owner overseer each plantation
which white person required to be kept by the laws
ordinances OF any State and which there white
male adult not Liable to do military service and States
having no such law one persop, agent owner
seer on eaob Plantation oil twenty neHees and which
there is white male adult liable military service
and further for additional police for twenty
grOeS two plantations within five miles Of
other and each having less than twentS Negroes and
which there Is white male adult Liable % military
duty person, being the Oldest Of the
seers such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also, regiment raised under and by authority of the
State Of Texas for the frontier defence the
Of said State while in such service GId such other per-
sdns the President shall be satisfied of Jus
tice, equity necessity, ought be exempted here
by exempted from military in the of
Confederate States; provided that the exemptions herein
ADORE enumerated shall only continue whilst The persons
exempted are actually engaged IN their re1cve pursuits
occupations.
That the act entitled an act TO exempt certain per.
sons from enrolment for service in the the Com
iederte States approved the 2lst April 1861 is hereby
repealed.
ErPlanati lions and Instructions as to the Com