Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-01-25
Exemptions from Homo Guard Duty.

Exemptions from Homo Guard Duty.
THE exemptions from Home Guard duty are con-
tained in the following sections of the act passed
at the last session of the Legisleture: :
Sec Z. Be it further enacted, That the second
section of "aH act in relation to the militia and
guard for home defence, ratified the 7th day OF
July, 1863 be, and the same is hereby amended, by
striking out the word ".these" in the 9th line of
said section, and inserting the word "the;" that
the third section of ian act to amend an act in rea.
tion to the militia and guard for home defence,"
ratified the 18th day Of December, 1868, be and
the same is hereby amended, by inserting between
the words "regular" and millers the words land
public" and by inserting between the words mil
leFs and " "blacksmiths" the word land, and that
the provso at the end of said Sd section be and the
same is hereby repealed: That in addition to the
exemptions specified in the acts aforesaid, there
shall be exempt from home guard duty all county
trustees regular and public tanners, hatters and
shoemakers skilled in their respective calings, and
who were employedin in the same prior to the first
day OF January, A. D., 1868, and have continued
to Se SO employed since that time,
PROVIDED, Tanners shall sell one third Of their
leather to INDECENT soldiers wives and widows for
their own use at schedule prices.
Prouaded, That no provision Of this act snail be
so construed as to exempt from militia service any
person mentioned herein, in case Of actual serve
resides, by Federal forces except the persons and
classes mentioned in ID section of an act in relation
to the militia and guard for home defence, ratified
the 7th of July, 1868.
The following is the Sd section of the act of 14th
December, 1853, referred to above:
SEC 3. beit further enacted, That in addition
to the exemptions conta ined in the act to which
; this is amendment there shall be exempt coun-
ty commissioners, appointed under an act entitled
ian act for the relief of wives and families of SOL
ders in the army" regular miers, blacksmiths
Who have established Shops necessary operatives in
factories and foundries the attorney general soci-
tors of the several circuits and counties physicians
Of live years practice contractors with the State or
Confederate governments, one editor to each news.
paper and the necessary compositors, mail carriers,
professors in colleges and teachers in academies
Provided, That this exemption pal only apply to
the drills specified in this bill and not to service
when the guard for home defence is called into the
field.
1t will be seen that the provso in the above sec
&on is repealed, and that the classes mentioned arc
rot l=ble-to Home Guard duty except when their
Counties are actually invaded by the enemy.
The following is the I'd section Of the act Of 18th
july 1853, above referred to:
Sec 2. Be it further enacted, That it shall b,
the duty of the Governor to cause to be enrolled a.
guard for home defence, all white male persons
already enrolled in the service of the Coafeder
ate States between the ages of Is and 80 years. resi-
dents in the SKATE, including foreigners not natu
rallied, who have been residents in the State TO,
thirty days before such enrolment, excepting per
sons filling the offices of Governor, Judges Of tn.
Supreme and Superior Courts of law and equity
the members of the General Assembly, and the Of
6cers Of the several departments ofthe government
members Of Congress the civil and military officer
Of the Confederate government within the Stat.
ministers of the Gospel of the several relgious.A
nominations of tho State. charged with the duties
Of such ministry, the high sheriff and clerks Of tn
several courts Of record the public registers in tn
several counties, and such other persons tn
Governor, for special reasons, may deem prope
subjects for exemption.