The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1863-01-20
rHB NEW EXEMPTION BILL.

| THB NEW EXEMPTION
4 BILL TO exempt certain persons from military ser
vice, and to repeal the act entitled Ian act to ex
cmpt certain persons from enrolment for service
| in the army of the Confederate Statcs,' approved
! 2lst April 1862
! The Congress of the Confederate States of Amer
; lea do enact, That all persons who shall be held
unfit for military service in the field, by reason of
bodily intirmity or mental incapacity or mbccity,
| under rules to be prescribed by the Secretary of
War, the Vice President of the Confederate States,
the officers, Judicial aud executive, Of the Coneder
| ate and State Governments including Postmasters
appointed by the President and confirmed by the
Senate, and such clerks in their offices as are allow
ed by the Postmaster General, and now employed,
and excluding all other postmastcrS, their assist
ants and clerks; and except such State officers
the several States may have declared. may here
after declare by law to be liable to militia duty; the
members of both Houses of Congress of the Confcd
crate States and of the Legislatures of the several
States, and their respective officers all clerks
in the offices Of the Confederate and State Govern
ments authorized by law receiving salaries fees.
All volunteer troops heretofore raised by any
State since the passage of the act entitled IAN act
further to provide for the public Defence approved
April 10th, 1862, while such troops shall be in nc-
tive service under State authority; Provided that
this exemption shall not apply to any person who
Liable be called into service by virtue of said
act of April 10th, 1862.
All pilots and persons engaged in the merchant
murine service the president. superintendent con
ductors treasurer chief clerk, engineers, agers,
sutton agents. section masters, two expert track
hands euch section of eight miles, nnd1n, chancs
in the active service and employment of railroad
companies. not to embrace la5orers, porter and
messengers; the president, general superintendent
and operators of telegraph companies, the local
perintendrnt and operators of said companies not
to exceed four in number at any locality but that
at the seat of government of the Confederate States:
the prerident, superintendent, captains, engineers,
chief clerks and mechanics in the active service and
n.,,,t. Sail
canal navigation and all captains Of bouts and
gneers thereon employed.
One editor Of each newspaper now being publish
ed, and such employees the editor proprietor
may certify, on oath, to be indispensable for
Quoting the publication the public printer, and
those employed to perform the public printing for
the Confederate and State Governments; every
minister of religion authorized to preach according
to the rules of his sect and i'll the regular discharge
of ministerial duties.
All persons who have been and now members
of the society "f Friends. aud the association of
| Dunkards, Naznrencs and Memnonsts in regular
membership in their respective denominations. pro-
vidcd members of the society of Friends, Naza
| renes, Mennnnsts and DunkardS shall furnish sub
stitutes or pay tax of $500 each into the public
| treasury.
All physicians who now are. and for the last five
years have been, i'll actual practice of their profess
| sion.
| All slocmnkers tanners, blacksmithS. wagon
makers millers and their engineers, mill wrghts,
skilled and actually employed at their regular vo
cation i'll the said trades, habually engaged in
working for the public and whilst 50 actually en-
played; provided said persons shall make oath in
writing that they are skilled and actually en-
played at the time as his regular vocation in one
, "t the above trades which affidavit shall only be
rrima facia evidence of the facts therein stated.
Provided further, tina: the exemptions herein
granted t" persons by reason of their peculiar
chanical or other occupation or employment not
connected with the public service, shall be subject
to the condition that the products of the E.bnr of
such exempts. or of the companies and establish
ment with which they are connected shall be sold
and disposed of by the propretnrs mt prices not ex-
cerding seventy five per ccntum upon the cost of
production. or within a maximum to be fixed bv the
Secretary of w ar uder such regulations AS he ma
prescrlbe md it is further provided. that if the
rr"prlet"rk of any such manufacturing establish
m'nts shall b" shown. upon evidence to be submit
tea /" and Judged of by the Secretary of War to
nave violated, or in any manner evaded the true
intent and spirit of the foregoing prnviso the ex-
enPu"hs theren granted shall no longer be extend
cd I" thrir superintendent and operatives in said
estaoi hnents' but they and each and every one of
tnth >na oe lofhwlth enrolled under the provisions
OF thS act ana ordered into the Confederate army.
and shall IN no event be exempted therefron, bv
reason of said manufacturing establishments 49, on
plnyments therein.
All superintendent Of public hoSntals Innate
asylums and the regular physicians nurses ,,d ~
PENDANTS therein, and the teachers emplnved j.; th,
institution for the deaf, dumb and blind: in eanb
apotheeary staEe, established and doing hns;,
ness, one apothecary in good standing, VIII is a
practical epohecary.
| Superintendents in wool and cotton factories m
per mills, and superintendent and managers of
wool carding machines, who may be exempted by
the Secretary of War, provided the profits of such
establishments shall not exceed seventy five per