Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1806-02-04

Glasses as follows, to wit :--thc iunioi
class shall be composed of those above
] twenty one, and undertwen,y.six year. Of
age; ths middle class, of those above
twenty-six. and under thirty Eve years oil
| age; the senior class Of those above thir.
~ five, and under forty-iye years of age ;
and those above eighteen, and ander
twenty-one years of ags shall compose
the minor class.
The junior class shall be liable to per.
form all active services within the United
States, or the countries next adjacent, by
tours OF duty, not to exceed one year in
any two: and in order that the said ser.
vices may be required Of them equally,
those OF every battalion shall by its CON-
manding oaicer be Immediately divided
oy LOT into ten parts, or portions, as nearly
equal as may bs; each portion to be dis.
tinguished by its particular number from
one to ten, and To bo called into duty
IN the order Of their numbers, such call
extending to SO many numbers as the ex.
'geDcy may require and every person so
called an, may be assigned t. the service
Of the artillery; infantry, cavalry, or of any
n.her description, AZ the competent su.
thori:y shall direG.
In consideration ofthe assiduous disci.
pine required from the junior class, and
OF the services they shall have performed,
or been liable TO perform while in it, they
shall never after passing into the middle
class, be liable to actual service, but where
Che junior class for the time beiag is in.
adequate to the exigcney and then in
their own or one OF the adjoining states
only and by tours not exceeding three
months im any year: for which purpose
they shall be distributed into portions and
numbers, and called on in ro,inc, as is
provided in the case OF the Junior class.
The senior and minor classes shall be
liable to be called Oh, to- do duty within
their own state only. and by tours not sx-
ceeding three months in any wear: and
they shsli be separately distributed into
portions and numbers, and called on in
fotine as provided for the other classes.
Exemptions from militia duty excsn,
IN cases OF religious scruple agsina, bear
'ng arms, shall only extend To the ordina.
~ duties OF Eusteriog and disciplininp,
alter having entered the middle or sanior
Class, but all exempts shall be enrolled in
their classes and numbers and when called
OIL Tor actual military service, shall be
bound as others are TO psri:rm their due
tougs.
IL person called en- TO de the a@u.
Ell duties of his class, shall refuse. or I'M.
necessarily decay To enter on duty, he shaI,
be arrested as deserter either by the CT.
vil or military authority, shall be deliver.
ed To the proper military officer, and eli.
Their punished as d=serter, or compelled
: TO periorra his tour of duty. But any per.
soo 80 called on, may commute his Der.
sonal service, by rendering as a substitute,
n'I able bodied white man, citizen of
the United States, fiji for the service in the
judgment OF the officer who is to corn.
nand him, and willing to engage therein.
And all persons while engaged in per-
forming tour of duty, shall have the paw
and Tations allowed in the army Of the
United States and be subject to the rules,
regulations, and articles, provided for the
government of the same.
SEC. Q. IND be is further enacted. Tha,
all provisions in any law of the United
States, or of any particuIar state, or ter
ritory, inconsistent with those of this a{a,
are hereby repealed: and all provisions
in the laws of the United States or of any
particular stats or territory not inconsis-
tent herewith, shall be understood to be
iett IN force, and liabi. to alteration by
their respective enacling authorities.
Extract of iester from a gentleman, dated
Wy'he, Virg. Dec. 81, 1908.
cannot omit amusing you, with
some items OF late discovery in this
county. About two miles cast of Gen.
WamP!er's, an attempt was made, to sinl.
pit, TO search for salt water. A few
test below the surface, have been found
several bones Of the mammoth of an on.
usually large size. One tooth is said 10
weigh lib. and proves il :, be a crea.
ture that fed on heritage. With these