The Camden daily journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1864-1864, 1864-12-28


authorized and required to claim the exemption
from Confederate military service of the off
GERS and members of both branches of the Cen
eral Assembly of this State, and the following
State oltcers,, to witt Lieutenant Governor,
JudgcI Of the Courts Of Lay and Eanity, At,
torncy General and Solicitors, Sccrctury Of
State Comptroller General, State Auditor and
two assistants, lrcasurers of tile Uppcr and
Lower Division, Adjutant and Inspector Gencr-
al and one assistant, Quartcmastcr-G cncral,
Commissany General, State Engineer and one
assst;Ht, Aidcs-dc-Camp to the Governor mot
to exceed one to each militia brigade,) Private
Secretary Of the Governor and his Clerk, Shcr-
IT'S Clerks Of the Court, Ordinarics, Masters,
lteg'stc's, and Commissioners in Equity, Tax
Collectors, President, Cashier, Book keeper,
and one Teller of the Bank of the State and
OF each of its Branches, Officers and Cadets of
the State Military Academies, Professors Of tn e.
Sohth Carolina College, Superintendent. Phys
ic'an, and Keepers of tl,cLunatic Assvum, and
Superintendent, Steward, and Teachers Of til G
Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
DEC. :. That the Governor be and liz is here
oy authorized, If the same be in his Judgment
necessary, and nnucf such regulations as he
may prescribe, to reduire tho exemption of the
following State officers and other persons to
wit Members Of the Board for the Relief of
Soldiers Families, (who arc over forty
years OF agc,) President, Cashier, Book keeper,
and one Teller now in the employment of each
OF the several Banks in the State, the Prcsi-
dents and Trcasurcrs now in the employment
OF the TWO Savings Institutions in the State;
such Deputy y-Sheritfs as may be indispensable
to the execution of the laws of the State, mot
70 exceed one in each Judicial District,) State
Agent for the supply of slave labor, one editor
Ior eacn newspaper being published at the
t'me OF the passage OF this Act, and such prin.
tors and prcssmcn as said editor may certify
upon oath to be Indispensable to the pnD,ca-
ton OF said newspaper; the Public Printer of
the State Government, and such iourncymcn
printers as SAID Public Printer shall certify
upon oath to be indispensable to the public
printing; The Chief of the Sou.h Carolina Hos
ptal liurcau at Richmond and his assistant;
the officers and members of the Police and
Fire Departments Of Charleston and Columbi1
and such artizans, mesl,anics and persons of
scientific skill, and other employees as NAV he
indispensable to the CARRYING on of tho manu-
factories and public work belonging to the
State; the professors and teachers of all ncor-
poratcd colleges in the State; every minister
OF religion authorized to preach according to
tue rules OF his church, and who was, on the
hrst day OF May, 1861, andat the passage of
49,. A~' '''..t''i pS toSulafy cinpOycQ III tho
discharge of his ministerial duties, and is not
engaged in any traffic.
Sec. 3: That for the proper police Of the
country, the Governor is Hereby authorized,
ffndcr such regulations as he may prescribe; TO
require the exemption from Confcderate military
service OF such persons as he may adiudec in
d'sPensablc for the government Of the slaves,
and the protection of tho citizens. and ppoperty
ofthe State: Provided, That such exemptions
shall not exceed in any District, one for every
two hundred slaves in said District find pyo-
y'ded, further, That the rights ofoversccrs now
having both Confederate and State exemptions
shall not be- changei nor altered by the pro-
visions of this Act, nor shall such persons be
included in the estimate of tho above proviso.
Sec. 4. That all officers and persons who
shall be so required by the Governor, pursuant
TO the provisions 2fthis Act, be and they arc
hereby declared e be exempt from Confederate
military service during tho period for which
heir exemption shall be so claimed.
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