The Abingdon Virginian. [volume] (Abingdon [Va.]) 1849-1883, 1864-04-15


celled. If again found unfit for duty, new ce,
tiacate of exemption shall be issued to him.
. 8. Every certificate Of exemption granted b
a Board of Examination shall be approved b
the Congressional district enrolling Officer
who shall protect the person exempted frol
, molestation by the officers of conscription, an
from re examination, unless the Board OF Exa
animation. Or the Commandment of Conscripts, 0
, the Bureau of CONSUMPTION shall order the same
IvIII. EXEMPTION or SPECIFIED CLASSES AND IN
il DIyIDUALs.
f l. Application for exemption under the g.
and 9th articles of the 10th section Of the &C
aforesaid, shall be made to the enrolling office
OF the county in which the applicant resides, win
Will thoroughly investigate the case, and if sat
lisfeJ, by competent evidence, that exeniptio,
should be allowed, shall issue certificate there
OF, which must be submitted to the>enrolling Of
hcer If the Congressional district for his appro
\ val. - =. Y =
T. 2. Applications for exemption under the fifth
4 article of the 10th section OF the act aforesaid
i'shal be made to the cenmandant. of conscripts
fer the State, who will grant the certificate Of
exemption authorized by law, to continue dur
I ing compliance with the conditions prescribed
| by said act Exemption, except for the Presi-
dent, Treasurer, Auditor and Superintendent,
shall not be allowed to any officers and employ
ees OF a railroad company. uuless the President
or Superintendent shall certify, on oath, that the
parties applied for are indispensable to the ef-
ficlent operation Of such railroad that the num-
Der of persons exempted on said roilroad sialg
not exceed one for each mile thereof in actusl
use for military transportation: that the ex-
empts for such road efall be reported by name
and description, once a month"; to the comman-
dants OF conscripts for the State through which
such road passes, or to the Bureau Of Conscrp-
tlon,' together with the names and descriptive
list OF any one who may leave the employment
OF the railroad company, or who may cease to
be indispensable to the efficient operation of the
said road
3. The exemption of overseers or agricultu.
rists on each farm or plantation upon which
there are now, and were on the lst day of
january last, fifteen ablr-botiied hands between
the ages OF sixteen and fifty, will be allowed for
the space OF twelve months, and the certificate
Of exemption shall be granted by the officer TAX
ing the bond required by law. upon being in
formed by the commandment for that State that
the bend is approved.
e. The bond required to be given upon the
exemption of an overseer or agrieulturist. I'M
der the 4th article Of section 10th of the said
act shall be taken by the enrolling officer 0;
the county or district in which such party resi-
des, with the advice and assistance Of the tenn
peEary Board aforesaid. Itshalle be payable to
the Confederate States Of America. in a penalty
double the estimated value of the products to
be delivered to the government and conditioned
for tho faithful performance of the REQUIRE
ments of the 4th article of the 10th section OF
the said act. The value of the said products
shall be assessed by the enrolling officer, who
shall take the said bond, with the assistance of
the said temporary Board, according to the mar
ket value thereof at the time aud place of assess
ment.
The said bond may be secured by . deposit Of |
the amount OF the penalty thereof in notes issu-
ed from the Treasury Department Of the Con-
federate States. with any of the depositaries of
the said Treasury, or by personal security. the !
nature Of the security to be at the option OF
the principal obligor in the said bond should
the person SO exempted elect to give personal /
security, the snretes rendered by him shall JUS
tify their snfficiency under oath before some I
justice of the peace, but shall not be accepted
aniess the enrolling officer taking the said bond.
under the advice of the said temporary Board.
shall deem them sufficient. Such bonds shall
after due execution, be transmitted to the com
nandant of conscripts for the State for file in
MS Office to be surrendered to the obligors when
he conditions thereof are fully complied With:
md the receipt of any quarternlaster or commits
AIRY, specifying that the amount Of pro luce re.
luired by the bond has been duly delivered and
accepted, will entifle the person to have the
,ond cancelled; and copies of such receipts
hould be forwarded to the commandment of con
cripts, to be by him forwarded to the Quarter
master General or the Commissary General.
hrsugh this Bureau.
TX. EXEMPTION on ACCOUNT or RELIGIOUS
Persons entitled to exemption as provided for
n paragraph MI. General Orders, No. %. A /
nd !. IT, o.. current series, WILL on application e
eceive certificates thereof from the Congression
enrolling officer, on producing satisfactory
violence that they have complied with the re: |
uirements Of the law.
!. EXEMPTION OF oFffCERs OF coNFEDERArE
AND STATE GOVERNMENTS.
Certificates of exemption for officers OF the |! s
confederate and State Governments will be ei- b
en- by the commandments for the States
XI. investigations OF APPLICANTS ran tx- y
EMPTIoNs. d
l. all ether applications for exemption shat, +
made in writing to the enrolling officer of the
'unty or district in which the applicant resi- I
ss shall be supported by his affidavit and 9TH u
sworn testimony, and dealt with according Y
the provisions of paragraph Ill, of General
rders No. rs, A. and ]. G.. o., current series u
2 Every application for exemption should be a
refnlly. minutely and thoroughly investigated a
the local enrolling officer, with the aid Of the