Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1815-02-11

uoT more tS1D. ten QavS distant, on WniOh
they shall; meet, to hear complaints against
the estimates, add to make corrections
therein.
The court martial is also bound to make
ort alphabetical lists of all the commissioned
and staff officers of the militia, residing
within the regiment, and of al free persons
residing therein, being exempt from militia
duty, aud who own any property appearing
ON the commissioners books, whether such
persons be male or female infants or adults,
Ii person owns taxable property within
the regiment, but does not reside there such
person is not to be put on the list. The val
uation OF the property OF militia officers, and
resident eXeinpts, and the lists with respect
to them and their property. is to be made 10
the same way, in which those duties are
partormed.as to the nonscom nissioncd ON j.
GERS, musicians and private.. Those lists
| are to be recorded in the regimental book
| AMI fair copies transmitted to the clerks of
the counties. 1t will be observed that any
omissions or errors, in these lists, last men
toned, or IL the estimates, cannot be cor
rected by the Court mariial, but may be by
the county courts, at any time before the
levy is made.
The court martial will then proceed ac,
coTding to the directions of the 5th section
OF the act to arrange into classes all the non,
commissioned officers, musicians and pri,
Yates, as follows: Each class must consis.
OF fifteen persons: Divide the whole mum.
Der otDon commissioned officers, mus;c.ars
| and priVates IN the regiment by the number.
| iiFsen. which will give the number of class
es [thus, il the whole number of the reri.
ment amounts to $50, there will be SO class
es.G II any number of persons remain after
| ascereaining the number of classes. then
that number viii be distributed araong the
| classes formed (hus, if the regiment con.
s'sti CT 500, there viii be only 3S classes,
ana the remaining 5 militia men must be
distributed amongst five of the ciasses.)
The several courts marital are advised.
IN CHASING the nilitia, to take care, that
there shall be a. least seven persons in each
class, who are not religlously scrupuloas
| as ainst bearing arms.
| Tie most difficult part of the duty of the
/ court martial then follows The law saws.
In arranging the ciassce, the value of the
! whole properly belonging to he individuals
! OF each cia $, shall bc made rs neariy equal.
as IS conSlsteAl with prudent regard to
| the convenient residence Of the nefnbers
near Zach other. /! the value o. she whole
/ properly belonging to the members of one
class, should notwithstanding exceed the
| average value of he whole properly be,ong
| Ing % the members IF otre? classes. nv p
sum greater than one tenth part of such a.
verage value ; then such excess of vaIue
! shalt De made chargeable in some other
! Class or Classes, in the regimen wherein
the value oi thS property may be below the
! average. Inc excess 50 elaGe chargeable
IN the other ella sses, shall be CO the property
OF the Weather flen in the class, and shall
ne regulated, So as always 90 leave in the
4 Clacc ~ ,yi;ci,
! proportion OF their wealth, than is assirned
to any other class" To plain this cla,,se
il NAV be proper to Illustrate bv example
/ suppose the court to have asccrtained rho
number OF classes TO be one hundred. thew
! have already ascertaihed the value of the
| property OF each non com Rissioned officer.
/ musician and private: BY adding together
these several values, they ascertain the va
'ne OF ali nr them, in the regiment. Di
| VIDE me aHlcunt by the number of class.
! es' and you get tie average value Of tle pro.
| pertS OF each Class, Thas IL tue ~ hole. mo
! pcrty OF al the non commissioned Officers
! MUSICIANS and privates withia the reyin,ent
amounts TO 100000 dollars, divide that SUM
! by 100. the supposed number Of Glasses. and
! it results Sl.at 5000 i, the average value of
| tie property of each class. the Classes in
| such cas- ought 70 be laid off. so as 20 make
I tHe Va'ue OF the properly of each class as
nearly the average value (,hat is $4,000 in
the supposed case) as possible; having re
! gard however to the Convenient residence of
| tie members.
1T IN the arrangement Of the classes. il is
+. found inconvenient or impossible to equal
ize the property Of the classes, so that the
yalue OF the property of one class, exceeds
one tenth of the average value Of all The
classes, thea such excess of value shall be
| made chargeable. in some o,her class.
! those property is below the AVERAGE value.
! Ihus ia tie case before supposed, where
the average value o the property of each
class is 1000 The tenthpart of this a.
ycrage value is s 400. If class No. 1. owns
! property to the amount IF S 5000, then
Ehe said class, No. l will be chargeable 70
some otEer class or classes, whose proper.
/ ty IS below the average ia the sum of s 1000
lin other words, will be liable TO DaV (ac.
! cordiug 70 another section cf this law) one
bali OF one per cent. oa that excess to those
otner classes, IN case a soldier is furnish ed
by them, when such excess does take place
in tne property of any class. That excess
so chergeable on that class (iB favor of the
other classes) shall be of the Weather men
Ot the c'ass, bat in such manner that more
of their property shall remain in their owr
class than in the others. After the classic.
cation IS thus made, The Glasses shall be
numbered in regular or1er--the clerk OF
| the court martial to make plain and dis
| tinCt roll of each class, and to deliver a co.