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

the eJsempts have any thing 10 do with Il;
the law has properly confided that business
to the militia classes of fifteen. who have
the greatest interest in procuring the re-
cruits. &c uoon the success depends their
exemption from militia service the class
or majority of il. fixes the bounty, and
they are not limited in the sum they will
give, by any thing BUT their own discretion.
All the recruit is TO receive, they must
pay themselves except one hundred dollars,
TO be paid by the State in the manner pre-
scribsd by the law, which needs no fsrther
explanation and one hundred and sixty
acres ofland given by the United S,ates.--
The class is afterwards entitled to receive
from the militia officers and eXetnpts.
proportion OF the bounty that proportion
IS to be regUlatedbY the proportion, when
the whole taxable property of the militia
officers and cxeupts bears 70 the whole
taxah!e property Of the classed mililia.---
Thus, suppose tl4e property of the clsssett
militia ct the regiments to be 6 400. GOO, &
of the militia oFicsrs and exempts TO be
s 400, ro0'th class has given the recruit y
bounty ct s 400 over and above the LOG
to be given By the State, the class may re
ceive from the militia officers and exempts
s 200. Ifthey give n larger sum, ,hry
payment from the exempts, the class aud
not the recruit. applies to the county court,
who gives then q certificate that they are
entitled 10 certain sum ont ofthe levy
The court viii FIX what each militia off
| Ger and exempt shall pay.
The power given to a majority OF the
Class TO bind the whnle class, does not ac
crue 70 the majority, unless the class shall
fail to produce an able bodied tree white
man at The time aud place 20 be appointed
by the Governor upon such failure the
majority ace at liberty 70 employ recruit,
| and 20 recover from the other members and
/ iron the other persons. part Of whose es
| tate Is chargeab.e in such class, their seve>
| raj proportlohs of the bountygiven. "
L. is 10 be understood, that no member of
class can be compelled to paw more than
| hftv cents fof every hundred dollars Of the
estimated value of his property, nor can
| tney claim of che exempts and militia off !.
GERS, proportion of any bounty they may
| give, beyond the one hundredth part Of t1e
estima ed valne Of the property OF euch
C As 4; and in no csse, n ore han fifty cents II
the hundred dollars. In limiting the power
o lasseg, to orce contribution r m is own
members or from others, the Legislature
! left the uncontrolled power To add whate-
yer mishJ be necessary from their own funds
| ny voluntary contribution. Il is believed
! nothing need be said TO convince the militia,
they can never expect TO procure an eX
emption for themselves upon easier terms,
than when the government of me u. States
| of this State, and the eXempts, contributes
50 largely towards the pavement OF tae boan
! ty, as they are made TO d., BY the act of
Congress of the 9Th January 1875. and The
| act aushnrii ng a regular force for the de-
| fence OF tte Commonwealth.
Ii any or all the CLASSES should fell 10 fur
nisll To the officer appointed in each req.
Inent ia receive the recruits, which they
now have an opportuniiy of doing, for the
space of twentY days after the day appoir
red for receiving recraits, taen any two mi
Etia men may exempt themselves from four
drafts e fall tours Of duty, by furnishing TO
the odicer appointed to receive recruits.
one a5ie-5 man to serve for two years.
or any four men may bT similar Drocee-
dag exempt themselves from two full toury
of duty.
If, from any cause, the Classification
should not be made in any regiment the IN.
speeding and receiving officer, to be hereo
after appointed. may receive such recruits
as may he rendered by voluntary associa,
tons of four or two persons. after the time
has ex2ired N which he is authorised TO re-
ceige recruits from the classes.
WILSON CARY NICHOLAS.