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

| vi al sums Tor winch certificates Shall have
| been granted These proportions shall, be
| asccrtaiued by reference to the estimated
value of the property of each indiy;dual.of,
ticer and exempt.
The sum so assessed shall be collected by
the sheriff in the same manner in which he
| collects other County levies, and shall be
| paid over by him, after retaining five per
| cent. for collection, to tn holders Of the Ger.
tiacates aforesaid, on or before the first day
OF October alter the ASSORTMENT shall have
been made. On failure to pay the same
on demand alter it shall be dIc, the whole
Amount due the holder of any certificate
withou. any deinction for the collection. may
be recovered. with ten per centurl DANA
ges thereon, from such sheriff. or his secu.
| rites, or any OF them, or from the execu.
! tors or administrators o: either of them, by
| motion. on ten days previous notice, in the
court OF the County on which such assess
ment was made.
| Set - BE IL enacted, That in addition
to the bounty winch may be given, to any
| such recruit, by the class in whose behalf
/ he is furnished, he shall be entitled to re-
| cie"e sron the commonwealth, unier the Ii.
| mutations herein provided, a certificate of
public stock for one hundred dollars, bear.
ing IN interest OF eight per centYm per an
NUN, payable quarter annually at the tr.a.
sury, the principal sum whereof shall be
| payable and redee nablc, at the same time
| and in the same mode, as prescribed in re.
lation to other similar stock, by the act, en-
titled, " an ac. authorship loan of one
million one hundred thousand dollars in aid
of the revenue of the year eighteen hundred
aud hiteen," which PASSED during tue pre-
sent session of Assembly.
Upon producing to the treasurer of tb;s
! n mi r, u,s a ,it
| by the officer receiving the recruit, verifyin,
that such recruit is entitled to this bou,lv'
| the treasurer sha! record The statement
and issue 4 certifc tie signed by himself, our.
| porting that the recruit aforesaid, IN person
| upon producing a regular discharge from
the army, ~ that his legal re personalities.
! upon producing evidence that he died in rho
| service, or was dolly discharged and died AZ
| terward,, will be entitled to a certi6cata of
stock, OF tine description above mentioned .
| and that, il the mean time, interest as sfnre
said, "a cOmmenoe from the late of the en-.
listment Will be pad. At the treasury, to sucn
recruit, or his order, until he period of his
| service shall have expired.
Accordingly, interest shall be paid there.
on and, ut the expiration OF such service,
tue certificate OF stock shall be granted as
| i"resaid to the said recruit or his legal re
ed. snail be transferred only ia the BOOKS OF
the treasury, AMI before granted, the right
thereto snail be in no manner whatever. 81 Y.
Their asSignable or transferable
sec. O. and be it further enacted. That the
several officers appointed as aforesaid, 10 re.
ceive and mUstert the said troops and take their
enlis'ments, shall give to the respective elias
ses or the members thereof, that may iupni 81
soldier as aforesaid, receipts therefor, designa
ing IN each receipt the number OF the class,
which receipts Ito the end that the said priv,
ieges and immunities may be secure 20 Zach
c;assij shalt be returned TO the cerz of the
SAID couct-martiai vino shall make a reei. ter
thsreoi, and carefully file away and preserve
them. The said mastering officer shall a,so
MAKE return To the comnandant of the re.i
T'ent, statiag the number Of the classes that
may have furnished soldier as aforesaid AID
It shall be the duty of the said clerk TO exa
mine the said receipts, asc .rtain the militia
men that may belong to the classes to whi:h
they are given, and notify the several comman-
dants OF companies, ~ which they may respec-
lively belong, thereof in order that the said
commandment NAV note OF his muster-roll all
those that may be thus entitled to the privile.
ges and immunities Aforesaid.
Sec. And be i. further enacted, That if a
ny class or major p'rt thereof shall fail to flr>
nish an able bodied man, as aforesaid, for the
space OF twenty days after that appointed by
the Governor for receiving recruits in the re.
gIment--a1y two persons who will furnish one
L. supply such efficiency at their own expense
shall be d eemed thereby each of them to have
performed tour of militia service equal to
four six months tours Of duty. And if any four
persons will turai,h one, they shall be in like
manner deemed each of them to have perform.
ed thereby tOu' of militia service equal to
two six months tours of duty. The persons so
furnishing recruit for two years, shall each
be protected from militia drafts in the same
manner if they had respectively actually
performed such tours in addition to any 1ther
services which they may heretofore have per-
formed And in every or such cases, the like
proceedings shall I've hal 20 secu. the said i'm.
munities to those entitled 20 them, as is direc.
ted by the preceding section.
ltany class of militia, laid of, as directed by
this act, shall have failed, for the space OF
twenty days rs above said, 20 furnish a soldier,
such class may, nevertheless at any time there.
after, furnish one, upon the same terms, and
with the like powers, rights and privileges in
all respects, rs they could have done before tie
expiration of such time save oaly that they
shall not be allowed to bring into contribution
.or the payment ofany part Of the bounty which
they have given, or agreed to give, the proper.
ty OF airy person, VINO before that time, may
have ayailed himself of the benefit OF the pre-
ceding section.
The classes laid .iP as afoFe said, and the 80
luntary associations of four persons, or two
persons aforesaid, at any time, for the pur
pose OF keeping up the ranks Of the army, to
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