The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-01-21


immediate notice to be given as far as is p, ac-
tlcabie to the individuals Of their companies, of
the time and place Of the assembling of the
court-Iliarta. 81
it shall be the duty of the officers afore-
said TO attend accordingly, & they shall com
pose the court. Bsta iaajorty Of them, one
at least being a held-ofiicer, shall Constitute
quorum tor the transaction of business *
any smaller number may adjourn from S,av To
day. in the absence OF any commanding of
ticer ota troop or company, his place may
be supplied by either of his suhalterns detail
ed therefor by the commandant of the repi-
ment or the president OF the court.
he clerk and provost martial Of the req
iment shall attend the court, and shall he
paid tor their services in the same manner, in.
which they are paid for attending egiment
al courts of enquiry Provided, the said Clerk
shall not receive for his services more than
dollars per day.
Before the Court proceed to business. the
clerk shall administer to all the members tn.
following oath: You To- solemnly swear (o,.
athrm) that you will impartially and 10 the
best or your skill and Judgement, execute the
duties required of you as members OF this
oourt-martal So help you God %. The Co
vernon shall cause mustcr-rolls or cu,,jes of
muster-rolls OF ali troops OF cavalry. and o.
ther volunteer companies Of militia in actual
SERGE at the time OF holding such court, TO
be procured and laid before the court IN such
manner as he may find expedient.
Sec. 5 BE il further enacted, That the
court thus organized shall proceed without
delay, in the execution of its duties governed
by such Instructions as they Shall rec i've from
the Governor of thus Commonwes lth and
that they shall continue their session from dav
to day and from time to time, until all tile
duties required of themby thls Act shall be
performed.
They shall examine the muster-rolls re-
turned to them by the commanding officers of
troops and companies, and correct all errors
and omissions appearing therein TAXI q care
that no person properly belonging to any troop
or company shall be omitted from the roi
because Of any absence on a tour of militia
duty, or because Of any other temporary alb
Sence.
After having corrected the muster-rolls.
they shall proceed to assess the property, &
TO class the militia of the REGIMENT in the
manner herein prescribed.
Sec. r. Be IL enacted, That the court
shall call upon the clerks of the county &
corporation courts within the bounds OF their
regiment 10 lay before them the Commission
ers' books, or certified copy thereof last re-
turned before the meeting of such COURT and
they shall then proceed to ascertain by refe-
renee to the said Commissioners books the
amount Of all the taxable property of every
non commissioned officer, musician and Dri
vate within the regiment, allowing for such
changes of property as shall appear TO the
court to have occurred since the books were
made out, and to estimate the value thereof
IN the manner flowing, that is to say, wher-
ever a valuation Of such property shall h v
been entered n the said Comm ssioners'
books, the Court shall be governed by such
valuation, except il regard TO the value of
lands and as to the value Of all lands, aid
any taxable properly, where from the nature
OF the subject, no such valuation shall have
been entered on the Commissioners bo,ks,
1t shall be the duty of the court, to make
reasonable * uniform estimate Of value there
OF The court shall also, have power to exam
inc any disinterested person, on oath, touch
ing the subject of their duty, and il any per
son, the value Of whose estate is ascertained
as aforesaid, shall desire to be heard, on
oath, IN relation thereto, he shall be heard
accordingly, and such respect paid TO his
statements as the Court may think them en-
titled to,
The court having gone thro' this assessment,
they shall cause a fair alphabetical list of
the non Commissioned officers, musicians and
prlvates OF each troop aud company, to be
made by their clerk 4; and with The estima-
ted value of the estate of each placed opposite
his name, sejiup at the most public door Of the
house IN which their session is held, for the
inspection of all interested therein. They
shall then also appoint some cay, not less
than three nor more than ten days distant
on which they shall proceed to hear any
complaints against the estimates so made, &
to make such corrections as TO them shall
seeh fit The day thus appointed shall be no
ted at the foot of the list set up at the door as
above prescribed.
The court shall thel. make out alphabet
cal lists of all the commissioned and staff Of
hcers Of the militia residing within the regi-
ment, and of all free persons residing therein
exempt from militia duty, and owning any
property appearing on the Commissioners
books as aforesaid, whether such person be
male or female, infants or adults The
court shall estimate the value ofthe estate of
each individual thereon, in the same manner
as they estimate the value Of the property of
the non commissioned officers, musicians &
prvates of the militia and shall cause such
estimated value to be in like manner placed
opposite the names of each OH the list When
the bounds OF the regiment include more
Counties than one, they shall distinguish be-
tween the residents OF each county, and make
separate lists tor each. The lists thus made
shall be recorded by their Clerk in the regi-
mental book, and a fair copy Of each trans
mitted by him to the Clerk of the court Of
the county, in which tic persons named
therein reside. The Clerk ofJhe county Cotta
shall preserve these lists among the files Of
his Office for the iugDection of thcep ,,,t,,.~.