Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-13


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-: ~ An Act rSs5'E
To DECLARE AND AMEND THE EXEMPTION
LAW OF THIS STATE, AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES. =.
SECTION /. BE 1t enacted by the Senate
and House of representatives, nov met and
sitting ias General assembly. and 6y the
authority Of the same, That an Ordinance
of the Convention of the People of the State
of South Carolina, entitled "an Ordinance
to exempt oyerseers from the performance
of Military duty" passed the second day Of
January, Ammo Domino, eighteen hundred
and sixty two, the fourth section of 'tan
Act for the better organization Of the Mill
tia, and for other purposes" ratified the 9th
of February, Ammo Domini, eighteen hun
dred and sixty three, and the Ninth Sec
ton Of an Act of the General Assembly, en-.
titled San Act to provide for Volunteer
Companies of Mounted Infantry, and for
other purposes" ratified the thirtieth day
of September, Ammo Domino, eighteen hum
dred and sixty three, be and the same are
hereby declared to apply to troops called In
to service under she militia organization;of
this State under the laws thereof, and not
to troops raised by the laws Of the Confed-
crate States of America.
SEC. 2. That the provisions of the Fourth
Section of an Act Of the General Assembly,
entitled an "Act for the better organization
of the Militia, and for other purposes"
ratified Oh the 9th day of February, Ammo
Domino, eighteen hundred and sixty three,
exempting from military service apotheca-
ries, schoolmasters, keepers of ferries, toll
bridges and toll grain mills, all persons be.
longing to the Boards of Relief of Soldiers
Families, the officers and employees of rail-
road companies, persons engaged in the
manufacture of salt, be altered and amend
ed so as to exempt from the military SER
vice therein provided for, and as declared
by this act, sone apothecary to each regular
ly established drug storeswhich was in op-
Grafton at the commencement of the war;
all sehoolmssters over the age Of forty years,
and now having under their charge not less
than twenty scholars ); one white man over
the age of forty five years to each establish
ed ferry, toll.bridgeor toll grain mill, if ac-
tually kept by such white man all persons
belonging to Boards of Relief Of Soldiers
Families, over the age of forty five, or if
exempted by reason of physical infrmity
from Confederate CONSUMPTION the officers
and as many employees of each railroad
company as the President pr superinten-
dent may certify and show to the satisfac-
ton of the .Adjutant and Inspector General
to be necessary to the efficient, conduct of
its business, and that the duties of said en-
ployees cannot be discharged by slaves, or
free persons of color all persons employed
by the State or Confederate Government in
the manufacture of arms, munitions of war
and army supplies, or by contractors to fur
nish the same to the State or Confederate
Government: Rroeided, it be shown to the
satisfaction of the Adjutant and Inspector
General that the public interest and mill
tary defences require the exemption of such
persons; one superintendent or manager to
each salt work on on the sea coast: Provi.
ded such salt work yields ten bushels Of
salt per day, and has been in operation at
least two months previous to being called
into service, and that exemptions of such
persons heretofore granted contrary to the
provisions of this Act be, and the same are
hereby revoked.
Sec. 8. That whenever the Governor for
tho time being shalt, by orders published
in the newspapers of the State, call upon
any portion of the militia to appear before
the Enrolling Officers Of the State or mill.
tia officer and claim exemption from mill
tary service under the laws of the State, all
persons who shall fail to nppear and present
their claims in pursuance of said orders,
shall be held liable to forfeit their right for
exemption at the discretion of the Governor !:
Provided, the said order shall be published
for forty days.
SEC. 4. That the Enrolling Officers pro-
vided for by an Act of the General Assem-.
bly,, entitled "An Act to provide for Vol.
unteer companies of Mounted Iafantry and
for other purposes" ratified on the thir-
teenth day of September, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty
three, in addition to the enrolment therein
required to be made by them, shall also be
required to enroll any other portion of the
militia who are liable to actual service by
the provisions of an Act of the General As
sembly entitled can Act for the better Or
ganization of the Militia and for other
purposes" ratified the sixth day of Febru-
ary, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and sixty three, and that the
Adjutant and Inspector General be, and is
hereby authorized to establish rules and
regulations, to be approved by the Governor,
prescribing the duties of the Enrolling Of
icers and Surgeons.
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