The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1815-02-08

which viii tend to e!ucidate the principles
| laid down III the law, and in these ips.ruc
| tons.
For the Information of the classes, it is pro-
| per TO state that each class. or a majority of
| the class must make the contract with the
| recruit neither the militia officers nor the
cXeupts have any thing to do with il : the
law has properly conhdec that business to the
| militia classes OF fifteen, who have the great
est interest in procuring the recruits, as upcn
their success depends their exemption from
| militia service the class or majority of it,
| fixes the bounty, and they are not limited in
the sum they will give. by any thing but til n
| own discretion. All the recruit IS 20 receive,
they must pay themselves, except ore hundred
dollars, to be paid BY the State III the manner
prescribed by the law, which needs no fur
ther explanation /; and one hundred and sixty
acres of land given by the y. States. The
class is afterwards entitled TO receive from
the militia oiiicers and exempts, a propor-
ton, OF the bounty that proportion is TO be
regulated by the proportion, which the whole
taxable property ri the militia officers and
eSempts, bears TO the whole taxable proper
" Of the classed militia. Thus, suppose the
property of the oaSsed militia Of the reg-
ments to be 100000, & o.the militia officers
& .eXem t to be 100000 the class has gwen
$500 to be given by the State, the class may
receive from the militia officers and exempts
$500 II they give larger sum, shey must pay
the excess themselves. For the payment from
the e2<emrts, the class & not the recruit, APP
plies ~ the county Court, who gives them
a certificate that they are entitled to GER
tain sum out of The w The court will fix.
what each militia ofncer and exempt shall
pay.
NFN ,pxv to SAT.
to bind the whole class, does not accrue to
the majority, unless the class shall fail Ito
produce an able-bodied free white man at
the time and place to be appointed by the
Governor upon such failure the majority are
at liberty to employ a recruit and to recover
from the other members ard from the other
persons, part of whose estate is chargeable
IN such class. their several proportions of the
bounty gwen
i is to DC understood, that no member of
class can be compelled 10 pay more than
tity cents for every hundred dollars of the
e Nnated value OF his property, nor can they
claim Of the exeuptS and militia officers. a
proportion OF any bounty they may give, be-
yond the ono hund,edth part of the estima-
ed value OF the property of such class and
IN, no case, more than fifty cents in the hun
dred dollars. In limiting the power Of clas-
SeS, 10 force contribution from its Own mem
bers or from others, the Legislature LEFT the
uncontrolled power to add whatever might
be necessary from their own funds by voIun-
ttry contribution. 1t is believed nothing need
be said to convince the militia, they cen ne
yer expect to procure an exemption for
themselves upon easier terms, than when
the government of the United States, of this
State, and tiie exempts, contribute so largely
towards the payment OF the bounty, as they
are made to do, by the act of Congress of
the q tn Jan. 1915, am the act authorisng a
regular force for the defence of the Com
monwealth.
ltany or ali the classes should fail to furnish
to the officer appointed in each regiment to
receive the recruits, which they now have an
opportunity of dong, for the space of twenty
days after the day appointed for recea wing
recruits, then any two militia men may ex-
enipt themselves from four drafts of full tours
OF duty, by furnishing to the officer appointed
to receive rec ruIts, che able bodied man 70
serve tor two years, or any four men may by
a similar proceeding exempt themselves from
two full tours of duty
1t, from any cause, the classification should
| not be made in any regiment the inspecting
| and receiving officer, TO be hereafter APP
| pointed, may receive such recruits AS may be
rendered by voluntary associations of four
OF two persons, after the time has expired in
| which he is authorised to receive recruits
| from the classes.
WILSON CARY NICHOLAS.