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


prescribed by this act. shall cause proner
'orms to be male by the Adu,ant General.
and furnished whenever and wherever he
NAV think it necessary.
ihs Governor shall also appoint a conve.
nient time, and place in zach county at which
inc recruits 20 be furnished by the classes
iaid oft ~ aforesaid. shall be mustered. in
spected and received: And he shall appoin,
proper officer or officers in each county to
perform that duty. as we'll in regard To such
recruits, as IN regard to all others which
may be furnishd by this act.
IL any class, fornel rs aforesaid. shall n,
the time aud place appointed by the Gov
ernor Tor mat purpose, produce an nbie>
oodied tree white man, fit for military duty.
VINO shall actually enlist with the officer
appointed to receive him. to serve fo,. two
years as soldier in the army authorised nv
this act, every member of such Class shall,
I've exempted from draft until four tir,es as
many militia as there NAV be delipo,ent
classes are drafted, for six months, to,r
o' serv';e,:fro the militia belonging tn the
delinquent classes: And each member 81. all
be entitled, in all militia drafts. tn n full
credit tor such tour III addition to any other
which he may actually have performed.
Ii any class shall fail TO produce sucb An
bie'6odicd free white man, a. the time ,rd
place appointed as aforesaid, il shall no
lawful Tor the majority of such class. in the
name and in behalf Of the Whole. to nro
cure such person So 20 enlist by any bosntv
which they may think proper to give him ::
ana the enlistment of such person shall on !.
crate m favor of every ',namber of the class.
IN the same manner, To all intents and mr..
poses as !! Ic had been procured by them
and received at such time and Mace
In ascertaining what shall be considered
as tne majority OF Il class authorized RI ac,
under this law, those members of the class
belonging to the Sects OF Quakers, Menon.
s'S' OF DnhKards, whose religious tencts
p'e'ent them rom ac'ing at all in relation
20 ,"''tary subjects, Shall not be Counted i.
ana majority Of the residue, Tor all the
Eu'p o'e' u aU'"iS under this law, shall be
CONSIDERED i,si as a m'jority of the class.
ne majority SO having employed a re-
C'"'' sha'i oe authorized to recover from
the members, and from the other ne-snn.
P"' oi WHOSE e''ates Is chargeable in such
class, thcir several proportions of the bonn
ty so given TO be regulated as folIov>s
ne part of the county which shall he
borne by each member OF the class. and hv
SaCh person whose property is in mart
chargeaa.e in such class, shall he in nr,.
portion TO the estimated value of his nro
perry, or If that part therqof which may
nave cesa leti charg eabie, or made charge
able In such class Prorided Ao7yevey. thai
no person shalt be compelled to nav in
par: OF such bounty more than fifty Gems
tor every hundred dollars Of such estim. .
ted value,
If any person, so chargeable with auv
part OF the bounty given as aforesaid, shalt
Fail or refuse to pay the same, the persons
entitled to receive 1t, may, either Jointly,
or in The name Ut any one of them, for tn.
benefit ns the who:e, sue therefor, and re
cover me same with costs either ky war
rant before 4 single magistrate, or nv no.
ton in court, on ten days previous notice
as the sum may give Jurisdiction TO either
tribunal. On the trial of such motion or
warrant, the receipt of the ofJicer an
pointed to receive the recruit shall! be sIf.
iicient evi 4ence that the recruit has beer
furnished, and certified copy of the class.
roll shall be conclusive as to the Dr,,, oc,ion
which each person is TO pay
ii the majority of the class shall bind them
selves TO pay the recrnit so furnished. mis-
bounty, or any part thereof. at n future day,
they shall. in like manner. be at liberty to
recover. from the other persons properly
chargeably herewith as aforesaid, their
proportions of what the majority are So
bound to pay, at any time after the same
snail have become due.
The majority Of the class NAV moreover
execute an obligation, tt any recruit fur
nshei as aforesaid, for the payment of the
bounty which they agree to give him, or A.
ny part thereof and may, in such obliga
non, bind each member of the class and
each other person whose property is in part
rharSeab!e therein, for his just proportion
10 be ascertained and limited, as above
prescibed- u D0n such obligation, suir nav
ns brought and judgment obtained in like
manner, and upon like evidence, as above
provided.
No person against whom any judgmen,
TOR any bounty, or part thereof, given. OF
contracted to be given, shall have been
rendered, shall avail himself os the benefit
ut the Act, entitled can Act concernine
executions and for other purposes" passed
on the Goth day of November, 1914.
Whenever any Class shall have furnished
n recruit in the manner above provided
either by their own contract, or by the
contract Of a majority, and shall have paid
20 him his bounty, or bound themselves for
the payment thereof, such class shall be en-
titled TO receive from the militia officers and
eZempts aforesaid within the County, a
proportion of the bounty so paid, or con.
tracted TO be paid. which shall be regulated
BY the proportion which the estimated va
lne of the whole taxible property Of the
militia officers and eXenpts IL the county