Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1863-01-13

the President Is authorized 20 receive ops INTO tne
iederate service under sets ssed BY he Conieo
crate Gon9Fess prior the passage Of the act
proridefor the public eece approx Of April, leez
THE MILITARY ExEt1PTIoN ACT.
The following Is copy of the Exemption Act as finally
passed By both Houses of Cong1'essi
Bill to erePt certain persons ron csrtss
from enrolment for service in the army of the Con-
fsdsFas states" approved the slst Of April, 1854
., fSTxrtns oFFTcERs or GoyERSMEHT, CLERKS, ETC
J. ne 0a0yess Of the Confederate States Amsrt-G do
,nact That al persons who shall be held unit for military
service "a the field by reason Of bodily mental
" or iRbecy under rules TO be prescribed by the sec
81 war the of The Confederate States
the officers judicial aud executive of the Confederate ana
tSs President and confirmed bs The Senate and such clerks
in their offices allowed by the PostmasterGsnera
and now employed and excluding all other PostmaStes
their assistants and clerks except such state omce
as the several States may have declared may hereafter
declare BY law to be liable to militia duty; the members
of both Houses of the Congress of the Confederate Sates
and of The legislatures of the and their re-
Specve officers all clerks now in the ohees OF ne Con-
federate and State governments authorized py "' re-
ceYing salaries or FEES
VOLUNTEER TROOPS.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any State since
the passage of the entitled Gan act further to provide
for the public defence" approved April l6i6 1907
such troops shall be in active service under State aHho
ty provided that this exemption shall not apply 10 any
person who liable to be called into service Oy Virtue
of said act Of April 18th, 1862.
All pilots and persons emerged in the merchant marine
urers chief clerks engineers, managers, station agents
section masters expert TRACK hands to each section OF
eight miles, and mechanics in the active service ana en-
ployuent of railroad companies not to embrace aoore
porters and messengers The president general suPern
tendent and operators of telegraph companies ne oc
superintendent and operators of SAID o' 70 ~
coed four in number at any locality but that at the seat OF
government Of the Confederate States the presidents SUI
Dernteudents captains engineers chief clerk ana meens
in river and canal navigation and captains of boats and
engineers thereon employed
One editor of each newspaper now being published ana
such employees the editor or proprietor may eerny
upon oath be indispensable for conducting the pubca
ton the public printer and those employed 10 perform
the public printing for the Confederate and State Govern
ments every minister of religion authorized to peseh ae
cordng the rules of his sect and in the regular discharge
of ministerial duties.
RELIGIOUS NON coMBArANTs
All persons who have been and are members OF the
Society of Friends and the Association of DunkerS NaIa
renes and MennOnistS in regular membership in their re
spective denominations provided members oil the society
Of Friends Nazarenes MennOnsts, and Dunkers, snail
furnish substitutes pay tax of $500 each into the Pso
lie Treasury.
All physicians who and for the last hive years
have been in actual practice Of their profession.
sHoENAKERs, TANNERS ETC.
All sboemakers tanners blacksmiths, wagon makers,
mers and their engineers, miwrghts skilled and &C
tuay employed their regular vocation in the said trades
habtuay engaged in working for the public aud whilst so
actually employed provided said persons snail 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 primo IIeS evidence
of the facts therein stated.
A PRovISo AGAINST ENTORTIoN
ProUie1 further, That the exemptions herein granted
persons BY of their peculiar mechanical other
occupation employment not connected with the public
shall be subject to the condition that the products
of the labor of such exempts of the companies and
adjustments with hch they connected shall be sold
and disposed of the prOpreors at prices not exceeding
sevenyve per centum upon the cost of production or
within maximum to be liked BIZ the Secretary of War
under such regulations he prescribe; and il is
frthe ided such
featuring establishment shall be shown upon evidence to
be submitted TO and judged Of the Secretary of War to
have violated in any evaded, the true intent
and spirit Of the foregoing provso the exemptions therein
granted shall longer be extended to 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
employments therein.
HOSPITALS, AsTLUNs, sc.
All superntendents of public hospitals, ulac asvlums
and the teachers employed in the institutions for the deaf
dumb and blind In each apo!hecary store now establish
ed and doing business apothecary in good standing
who is practical apothecary.
WOOL, COTTON PAPER MANUFACTURER
Superintendents and operatives in wool and cotton fac
tories paper mills and superintendent and managers Of
Rotary of the profits Of such establishments
shall not exceed seyeutyfve per upon the of
subject to the same penalties for violation Of the provisions
herein contained herenbeore provided in Of
other manufacturing and mechanical empoyments.
EDUCATIONAL EXEMPTIONS.
All presidents and teachers fcueges academies schools
and theological seminaries who have been regularly
gagged such for two preceding the passage Of this
ARTISANS EMPLOYED CONVENIENT WORK"
All artisans mechanics and employees in the establish
ment of the government for the manufacture of ord
nance ordnance stores, and other munitions Of war who
be certified BY the officer in charge thereof neces-
such establishment also all artisans mechanics
establishments of
may be engaged under contracts with the Govern
ment IN furnishing arms ordnance ordnance stores and
other munitions OF war; saddles harness. and army sup
plies provided that the chief of the ordnance bureau or
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 MANN
facure Of ordnance of any kind BY the several
States; BY contractors furnish the same to the sew
era Stale Governments whom the Governor Secretary
Of State thereof certify be to the same
all persons engaged the construction Of hpS puuboas
engines sails or other articles necessary the public de-
fence under the direction Of the Secretary of the Navy all
superinendents managers mechanics, and miners en-
pOyed in the production and manufacture of salt TO the
OF twenty bushels per day aud of lead and rou and
a persons engaged making charcoal for making pig and
bar iron not TO embrace laborers messengers
and servants unless employed at works conducted under
The authority and by the officers or agents of State mr. in
works employed in the production of iron for the Conde
rate States.
STOCK nA1sERs.
One male citizen for every 500 head of cattle for every
go head OF horses mules and shepherd for every
500 head of sheep of such persons as are engaged ex
yey IN raising stock, provided there no white male
ldult not liable to do military duty engaged with such
'on in raising said stock.
oYERsEERs on PLANTATIONS
10 secure the proper police Of the country one person
ner as agent owner, each plantation on
which one white is required be kept by the laws
" ordinances OF any State and which there is no white
male adult not liable to do military service and in States
lavng no such law one person. agent owner or over
eer on each plantation of twenty negroes and on which
here is no white male adult not liable military service
ma for additional police for every twenty me-
roes on two or plantations within five miles of each
liner and each having less than twenty negroes and on
yhIch there no white male adult not liable to military
uy one person. being the oldest of the owners or over
eers ON such plantations.
SPECIAL EXEMPTIONS.
Also regiment raised under and BY authority of the
state OF Texas for the frontier defence now in the service
SAID State while in such service and such other per-
ns as the President shall be satisfied account of JUS
zee eqny or necessity ought to be exempted here
confederate States provided that the exemptions herein
ooSe enumerated shall only continue whilst the persons