Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-01-21

nature OF the subject, no such valuation shall
have been entered on the commissioners
books. it shall. be the duty of the court, to
make reasonable and uniform estimate OF
value thereof. The court shall, also, have
power to examine any disirterested person.
on oath touching the subject Of their duty ,ard
II any person, the value OF whose estate is
ascertained, as aforesaid, shall desire to be
heard, in relation thereto, he shall be heard
accordingly, ard such respect paid to his
statements as the court may think them en-.
tilted to.
Tie court having zone through this as
sessment, they shall cause fair alphabet
cal list Of the non mssioned officers,
musicians and privates OF each troop and
company. to he made by their clerk; and
with the estimated value OF the estate Of
each placed opposite to his name, set u2 at
the most public 6cor of the house in which
their session is held, for the inspection OF
all interested therein. They shall then al
so appoint sorie day, not less than three nor
more than ten days distant, on which they
shall proceed to hear any complaints a.
gainst the estimates so made, and to make
such corrections as 20 them shall seem fit
The day Thus appointed shall be noted at
the foot Of the list set up at the door, as n
bove prescribed.
The court shall then make out Alphabet
ical lists Of all the CO rmissioned and staff
officers Of the militia residing within the re-
giuent, and OF all free persons residing
therein exempt from militia duty, and own.
ing any property appN ring on rhe Commis-
sioners' books as aforesaid. whether such
persons be male or female, infants or a
dults. The court shall estimate the value
Of the estate Of each individual thereon. in
the same manner as they estimate the val.
ne of the property ofthe n0D.commissioned
officers. musicians and priyates of the mill.
tia: and sl.all cause such estimated value to
be in like manner placed opposite the names
of each on the list. When the bounds of
TIE regiment include more ,."lties than
ore, they shall distinguish between the re.
si6ents of each county and make separate
lists for each The lists thus male shall be
recorded 10y their Clerk in the regimcntal
lock, and a fair copy of each transmitted
by him to the Clerk of the court ofth coun-
ty, in which the persons named therein re-
side. The Clerk of the county court shall
preserve these lists amongst the files of his
Office for the inspection of those interested
therein And he shall cause fair copies of
them to be kept up, at the door OF the
Courthouse on every Court day, ter two
courts ct least after they shall have been re,
turned to him. ANY omissions or errors in
these lists, or III the estimates of property
therein made, may be correc ID by the
court of the county, on the application of a
ny person Interested therein, at any time
either at or before the court, at which the
county levy shall be laid.
5.Beh enacted, Tha, on the Cay appoin
ted for the re. examination add correc dion
of the estimates made of tue property OF
the non .commiSSioned officers. musicians
and privates, the court shall proceed accor~
dinghy, and shall correct all errors discov-
e!ed by them.
? The court shall then arrange into classes
all non.conmissioncd officers, musicians and
rrivates, upon the following principles -
The whole number shall he divided into IS
many classes, as can he, consisting each Of
the number which shall be prescribed by the
Governor of this Commonwealth. Any
number Of men, which may remain after
such division, shall be distributed at the dis
erection of the court, amongst the Glasses
formed. assigning not more than ore to any
class. In arranging the classes the value Of
the whole property belonging to the indivi.
duaIs Of each class shall be made as rearlT
equal as is consistent with a prudent &C.
gard 10 the convenient residence of the
members near each other. 1.-THE value OF
the whole property belonging to the mem
beers Of one class, should Notwithstanding
exceed the average value of the whole
property belonging 70 the members of the
other classes, by a sum greater than one
tenth part OF such average value then,
such excess of value shall be made charge
able in some other class or classes in the re-
giment, wherein the value Of the property
may be below the average. The excess so
made chargeable in other classes shall be o.
the property of the weather. men IN the
class, ard shall be regulated so as always to
leave in the class to which such men belong
greater proportion of thcir wealth than is
assigned to any other class.
When the classification shall have been
ses in regular order, from one ta the whole
number in the regiment and shall cause
their clerk to make plain aud distinct roll
Of each class. placing at the head If each
roll some rerson. tn whom copy thereof
can be conveniently delivered, aDd TO whom
il oaghf u he entFuste1- In ( lch roll the
name Of each person, belonging to tie class.
shall be set down in one column, and the
estimated value Of his whole estate, opposite
thereto, on another column. When any
part of this estimated value is made charge.
able in another class, then there shall be
thrd column, in which shall DC set down so
much only Of the estimate1 value Of the
property Of the individual. az remains