Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-04-24
THOSE WHO ARE EXEMPT
From Serving in the Military in Case OF
-.0. War.

! From Serving in the Military in Case OF
The question has been asked re-
peatedly OF late as to What persons
in this stae would be exempt from
military duties in case of war. Chap
ter NH OF the Code of Virginia, Sec
ton =, contains the following:
persons exempt from all duty by
the laws of the United States or of
this state:
- The following persons shall be
exempt from the performance OF all
military duties whatever, to wit:
The vice president OF the United States
the officers. judicial and executive, of
the government of the United States;
the members of both houses Of con-
gress and their respective officers; all
custom house officers with their clerks;
all postmasters, postofficers, postrid-
ers and stage drivers and all other per-
sons employed in the care and convey
ance of the mail of the United States;
all ferrymen employed at any ferry
on any post road; all inspectors Of
exports; all pilots and all mariners ac-
tually employed in the service of any
citizen or merchant within the United
States; the secretary of the common
wealth and his clerks and doorkeepe-
OF the executive: tho -. ~. hoth
1 nodscs OF the general assembly; the
judges of the court OF appeals and cir
| cult courts-the clerks of the said
| courts and of the circuit. county and
corporation courts; all sheriffs and
| sergeants of corporations; the attor-
ney general: the treasurer. two audi
tors and register of the land office and
all their clerks; all in inspectors of
tobacco; all professors, tutors and
pupils of public seminaries of learning;
/ all ministers Of the gospel licensed to
| preach according to the rules of their
| sect; keepers of the county and corpo-
ration jails: superntendents and help
OF the public hospitals and lunatic asy-
| lums. and the superintendent of the
| penitentiary and his assistants"
The following section. No. 3, gives
! the persons to be exempt from the
ordinary duties of militia men, but
shall be liable to be drafted and de-
tailed for actual service. to wit:
The officers of the several banks es-
| tahlished by law, and of their respec-
tive branches: all millers necessarily
and permanently employed in any grist
| mill; all ferrymen in like manner en-
ployed at any established ferry by law:
the general agent and storekeeper of
the nententiary and his clerks; two of
| the clerks in the office Of collector of
tolls on the lower section of the James
river canal; the inspector of boats
JOCK gate Keepers and overseers en-
ployed by the James river and Kama
VIVA Company; the six lock keepers of
.ile D,sma, swamp Canal Company:
ana all toll satherers on any canal or
turnpike company in the state. the
! persons composing the guard for the
nenitent'ary: the officers and members
81 All fire companies who are entitled
to exemption by the provision of Chan
| er hfty-five: the police in cities and
| towns: all school commissioners trus=
ees of district free schools and during
ne sitting of the court of appeals, the
tlnstaff and crier thereof; also every
"nlcer or the militia who may resign
his commission after serving seven
Years successfully. and every non-com
.nissioned officer or member Of a uni
ormed and armed volunteer COMPANY
VINO shah have served in one or more
fuch companies for seven successive
ears. Of which at least two shall have
'een in each company"