Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1865-01-19

duu co3seut OF the tToFer1oF, Shall appoint
a Medical Board for each Congressional
District in this State, whose business it
shall be to examine all persons claiming
exemption from Home Guard duty on ac-
count OF physical disability, that these ex
aminations shall be made at such time
and under such rules and regulat as
may be established by the Surgeon Gems
eral, and that MEM hers of said Boards
shall receive the same pay and allowance
while Oh duty as the Confederate Con
script Boards.
Sec. 6. Belt further enacted, That When
such companies battalions or regiments.
have been consolidated as herein provids
ed for, they shall continue in such organ
izations until further provisions shall be
made in their behalf
! Sec T. Be it further enacted, That the
second section Of San act III relation to
the Militia and Guard for I1oule De-
fence" ratified the 9TH day of July, 1863,
be, and the same is hereby amended, by
striking ont the word Ssthese" in the ninth
line OF said section. and inserting the word
''the - that the third section Of ''an act ii,
relation to the Militia and Guard FOR Home
Defence" ratified the 24th day OF Deceul
Der, 1868, be, and the satie is hereby
amended, by inserting between the words
Irregular" and .'millers' the words ..and
pubic," and by inserting between the
words 's,nilers' and "blackstniths" the
word 'sand," and that The proviso at the
end of said Sd section be and the same is
hereby repealed !; That in addition to tbe
exemptions specif fed in the acts aforesaid,
there shall 5e exempt FROM Home Guard
duty, all county trustees, regular and pub
lie tanners, hatters and shoelnakers skill
ed in their respective callings, and who
were employed in the same prior to the
first day of January, A D., 1868, andi
have continued to be SO employed sinceI
that time. a@ 44 -,
ProUsde1l, tanners shall sell one-thir1s of
their leather. to indigent soldiers wives
an! widows for their own use at schedule
prices. s+a1 ,a4
Pyouided, tha. no provision Of this act
shall he so construed as to exempt from
military service any person mentioned
herein, III case OF actual servile insnrrec-1
ton or Invasion of the county IN which i1ot
resides, by Federal forces, except the per-
sons and classes mentioned IL Cd section1
OF an act in relation to the Militia and al
Guard for Home Defence, ratified the 1th|l
OF July, 1868. i
Sec 8. Be it further enacted, That this{
act shalt be in force from and after its raea
tiiication. as SIS sezs@ 7s5s afe 4
: Read three times and ratified in Gen
eral Assembly this 23d day of Dece:nber,
A. D., 1864. s~ 4
The following are the sections Of formerl
laws 10 which the above law refers: stI,
Sec g. Be it further enacted, That i.
shall be the duty fthe Governor to cansf
to be enrolled as a guard for home defencs
all white male persons not already enrollefE
III the service Of the Confederate States
between the ages of eighteen and fifty
years residents in this State, includins}
foreigners not naturalized, who have been
residents in the State thirty days before I,
such eurolimeut, excepting persons flling1
the offices of Governor, Judges OF the
Supreme and Superior Courts of Law and
Equity, the members OF the General 2 ASH +
seinb,v and the officers OF the several Dat
partments of the Government of the Stateat
Ministers OF the Gospel of.the several deli
OF the State charged with the
duties o: churches, and such other personsl
rs the Governor. tor special reasons fns,yls
deem proper subjects sot;exemp1ioa = Laan1I
IF July, 1868. '3 tssad
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted. That in ad
1ition to the exemptions contained IN the
act to which this is an amendment, there
shall be exempt County commissioners ap-]
pointed un6er an act entitled .sAn act forl