The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-25
4" Ttpo Dollars ?"


The officers whose duty It is. under Nc laws
Of Maryland. to enroll the citizens II the STATE
as militiamen. or 10 exempt them Tor the iriaiag
sum u two dollars pee year" cash in advance"
are again nj work. aud the people are being
called upon Ia declare their intentions" How
many have paid their two dollars We lhnvc no
means Of knowing. but we most earnestly hope
but few have supported. or will SUPPORT. this
monstrous humbus by even such aljght con-
tribution. Last year. quite a large Wshount Of
money was collcctcd-what became Of itl We
saw no grca, good accomplished by Il , those
who did not pay were just as fully exempted
as those who did aud the money paid In was
not applied To the purpose Of arming aud
clmpng the militia. for among the laws en-
acted by the late Legislature was one appro
priating three hundred thous aud dollars to pay
the debts contracted last year by Swans Adj
jutant aud Inspector Generals. Two dollars
| from each person ia the State liable to military
duty would make large sum TO be wasted in
the tinscl and show we see exhibited IN the
" law parn'cs Of the militia and triilng a.
tho sum H. there are very many harl work ing.
honest men IN the state whom It would srri.
ously Inconvenience tn pay IT, Every dollar
they can cara srcquitod 10 support themselves.
their wives and children. aud thcy have not
even the merc f-ids' Of fco doilars to invcs, In
military irappings.
! Aud while ou this subject. We propos" ash
a few questions;
! Frsi.-ls IL q part ~ the duty of the enroll
ing officer. uHdcr Ne lac, 70 s'rcar persons into
| TIC military sfrricc for three years; or can la
e .,ructinns invcs, him with powers no, grant
c'l To him by the law
! ScoHd Are the enrolling officers empower
/ 81, By 49,. laN ~ by 'n-t-urtions, 10 apply il
, decent All obs cte teparts ~ thn,r who re-
I pccilully ask for Information nlo,, the r"tuir,
IA .ni4 ct til' law
| HHr' -fwcnl, hy" Pcr cent of every tao
dollar, received by the enrolling officer, eue.
I g. mahr mp their compensation hut wha,Wil
I become "i the balance People .pinchnw. 40
way like t. know " where The money goes"
/ fos.h. ~ IL" enrolling others for The
prc-"n' year authorized. ny IL, r.s a, - u.
s,rnoti.h' e. collect TOUR dollars from y,raons
/ who dli nui pay last ycat that h.. i've dollars
for last year aud tw" for the present me And
ia ;hi' connection We will say that the prc.cn,
( militia law WAS not IN existence last year.
F.1..- s"r, HaHy % or citizens enlisted
| ~ ,he tnicd STATE. .rrvioc IN 1859, isna al, !
iNdi 90 lhrsr years.. ''uulcs, sooner discharged ."
by tn law, al the Gated Siaica. those men.
alter serving thu, term. were rclicyed from mil
! iiary du'y tor "a t"rm q years equal I" the I.r
rod o' 'h.ir enlistment. A. the militia law
of Mnrylanl c-r-ciali, ovonpI. those whoarc
excup, h., The laws "i the unitci siairs. ars
our returned .'liicrs yet liibl" 10 militia duiy
| IN 81. STAT.
oaf .i.i.' tn ~ is t. promptly nui truth.
fully r"'""r aii rr"i"'. r.Ssii'n- nFopogndcd
by rnr 'iins "iic. =. aud I" make oa,h g, y",.,
.l.w"r- d required To give them any inl,r.
MA, they may dc,irc as t" your age. resi-.
, drnr", hv-icai condition. 6c but doH't yay
hra ',so Ioisr.. II reeds be-. let these officer
err 80 YOU IA the National 1ua.i. Ind tkr.,
! eiA"i ,w sell all have good time -
traiuin'"