The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-12-19
Tho. Confederate Congress.
EXEMPTION BILL,


RICHMOND, Saturday, December 1o.-Mr.
Miles, from the Military Committee reported
the general exemption bill, and asked a slspcn-
sion Of the rules, with n view to having it
printed and made the continucing special or1cr
after the last special order, which motion WAS
agreed to. -.
Wcgivc the general features Of tic bill
which, 1t will be seen, is substantially tho old
bill, with important restrictions and spccifca-
tions.
The clause in regard to the exemption of the
press is materially changed. Also that in rcla-
ton to teachers, cxempting only teachers of
; colleges, theological scminarics and military
academies
-ehe only entirely new exemption clause is
that relating to the officers and EMPLOYEES of
the James River and Kanawha Canal Com
pany.
The 'iftccn field lsnls'' clause is left
out.
The Vice President Of the Confederate States
and the members and officers of Congress and
of the several State Legislatures, and such other
Confederate and State officers. rs the President
or the laws Of the respective States may declare
TO be necessary forthc proper administration of
tltc Confederate OF States Governments as the
case may be. Every minister of religion in
the regular discharge of his ministerial duties,
who, on the 17th day Of February, 1864, had,
according to the rules and usagcs ofthc demon.
ination to which lie belonged, The PASTORAL care
OF religious congregation; hut no minister Of
religion shall hc exempted under the provisions
of this Act who has at any time during the
WAL" engaged, or who shall hereafter eng tyc in
buying-or selling for profit: Supcrintcndcnts
and physicians of asylnms for the deaf dumb
nnd'blind, and Of the insane; and nurses in asy-
lums for the insane; one editor for each news
paper being published at the time of the
passage of this act and such practical printers
and prcssincn as said editor may certify on oath
to be indispensable to the publication of such
newspaper; the public printer Of the Confcdcr-
ate and State Governments, and sucl, Journey
men printers as the public printer shall certify
on oattrto be indispensable to perform the
public printing; one skilled apothccary in each
apothccary store, who was doing business as
such apothccary on the tenth day Of October;
1862, and has continued in business without
intermission since that period Skilled phal-
macut!sts engaged in the manufacture Of drugs
and medicines to the value Of $250,OOO per
annum; all physicians who are, and were. for
tic ten years next proceeding the 18th day. OF
February, 1864, in the regular practice of their
profession, and who have not been cncaccd in
buying and selling Tor profit; all presidents and
teachers Of colleges, theological sominaries and
military academies who havc been regularly
engaged as snch for two pears next before the
passage Of this act; supcrintcndents and plysi
clans Of public hospitals.
The law in reference to railroad companies
is substantially the same as heretofore
The officers and indispensable employees O
tic James River and Kanawla Canal Company
not to-cxcccd one workman for every three
linear miles of said course.
All persons who arc now regular member:
of the society of Friends and the association O
nankards, Nazarincs and Menonists. The per
sons so exempted to pay into the treasury ta,
of $500 per annum, and sell the remarkable
surplus of provisions and grain now on hand
and which they may raise from year to yca
while This exemption continues, to the govern