Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-21
EXEMPT FROM MILITARY DUTY.
Those Who VIII Not lie Required 10
Bcnr Arms.


The question has been asked repeatedly
of late a. to what persons in THIS SIa,e
would bee exempt from military duties III
case OF war Chapter 22 Of the Code
Of Virginia, I'm section 2, contains the io'-
lowing:
persons exempt from all duty oy me
laws OF the United states OF OF '"''
state:
80 The following persons 5h'' uI
exempt from the performance OF an
military duties whatever-to-wii. Inc
Vice-Presidcnt of the United States the
officers. judicial and executive. OF the
Gov, rment Of the United States the
members OF both houses Of Congress ana
their respective officers; all custom-houSe
officers with their clerks; all postmastei-f
post-ofIicers. pOst-riders. and stase-dIl
vers. and all other persons enploN'F
I'm the care and conveyance ot the m''
of the United States; all fcrrymen en-
ployed az any ferry on any post-roai
an inspectors Of exports; all pilots any
all mariners actually employed ih ma
service of any citizen or merchant Wl'hiil
the United States; the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth and his clerks ana dooI
keeper Of the Executive; the clerks OF
both houses Of the General Assembly;
circuit courts-the clerks Of the SAID
courts and Of the circuit. county and
corporation courts; al sherins and ser
geants Of corporations. the Attorney
General: the Treasurer. two auditors ana
Register Of the Land Office and all their
clerks; all inspectors Of tobacco; all pro-
fessors. tutors. and pupils Of public semi
narlos Of learning; all ministers Of the
| Gospel licensed 10 preach according ca
! the rules of their sect. Keepers OF the
| county and corporation jails; superin-
| tendents and servants Of the public nos
pitfalls and lunatic asylums. and the SUI
| perintendent Of the penitenuary and his
! assistants"
LIABLE TO BE DRAFTED.
Section No. gives the persons 10 b,
| exempt from the ordinary duties of mill
| tiamen. but shall be liable 10 be drafted
! and detailed for actual service:
The officers of the several banks es
! tablishcd by law. and of their rcspectiy,
/ branches, AN miliers necessarily and per
/ sonally employed In any grist-mil; al
/ fcrrymen i'm like manner employed at any
! ferry established by law, the genera
agent and storekecpcr of the peniteutiar!
! and his clerks. two of the clerks 10 th'
/ Office of Collector of Tolls ON the lowe
] St'tluH 'l inc JdiltT-ilftI tdtdlf llH lii
/ spectors Of boats. lock-gate keepers an'
! 0yerseers employed by the James-Rive
! and Kanawha Company; the six loci
| keepers of the Dismal swamp Canal Com
! pany; and all toll gatherers on any cana
or 'uiHpiAe company Jul lNe Nlolt' IN
| pei SUNS 0oll poS'"5 '"' 5'''" i'' u"
! pehlt,HlIdIS' 'H' "I'e,I7 anu Hi,IiIDti
| OF an hIe companies VINO are tuIt.eu u
! exemption by the PROVISIONS OF lhe Ioulu
aectloh or chapler '2i the ponce ln cite
and towns AN school commissioners
! trustees OF district Iree SCHOOLS ana o."
ring the Sltllhs OF lhe court OF AppeiiF
the upstaH ana ciler thereoI' also ever
! oIicer OF the militia VINO may resign M
commission after serving seven years sue
cessiVelN' ana every hoh-c3Iihlssiohe
""'''i "' Hl'i'iN'' ~ 81 u','l"- 80 '.'
served i'm one or NOR such compauies fo
seven successive Years of which al leas
! t,,.. shall nav, bsar ir e.,,b corrpau, r
u.,,, ,,.,d mi; po.i,,o
The Southern Railway COMPANY ha
issued circular st'th5 lhal such en-