The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-01
MILITARY no rEs.

luA aM nVaE0s
Just at present there.s very little astir the Ma
tionaI Guard, and until the drill season will have
arrived there will be nothing OF interest In the mill
tia, unless IL be excursions and clam bakes-
Speaking OF excursions, the old Fifth company,
Seventh regiment, will 90 to Camp Scott for days
sport on the 8th inst One would think that every
company Of the Seventh had got lis fill Of sport dur
ing Its late Saratoga trip; but there is end TO
fun wnere Rider has say.
Company A, Sxty-ninth, left the city yesterday for
New Haven, where they are to have splendid tine
They win return on Monday.
The Examining Board OF the Forty venth reRi-
meni will convene at the armory on Tuesday, August
g. at eight r. NJ; also on the first Tuesday OF every
month at the same hour and place. Lieutenant A.
II. Doughty has been elected Captain OF company B.
vice Dunbar resigned Adtutant Geo. f. Norton,
Captain company d, vice Cooper resigned Lieu
tenant W. 7. DE Eyse, First Lieutenant company B,
second Lieutenant company B. Sergeant i Major
Guy +. Gosman has been appointed Adjutant. vice
Geo. Z. Norton elected Captain company D.
The court martial for the trial Of Colonel Kreh-
biel, Of the Ninety-sixth regiment infantry, on
charges preferred By TIE Second brigade com
First regiment cavalry, West Thirteenth street. and
adjourned 10 meet in september.
Battery X FIRST artillery, Captain James Hexbner,
VIII go on their second annual picnic, mounted with
SIX pieces, to Elm Park, Ninety second street. be-
tween Eighth and Ninth avenues on Monday An.
gust 23. Why eartn the battery want to take SIX
pieces OF artillery along with them Is more than
most people can understand Gould not the men ell
JOY themselves bette better without the guns Capta
Morrsana, on Thursday, August s, at haltpast nine
O'Clock A. M. They Will have Jolly time, for the
AdIutant Bush has been elected Maor OF the Fifty
sixth regiment This Is just the kind of a Bush tile
regiment has wanted for SEINE time
The grand picnic and summer nights festival OF
the Fifth regiment drum corps will take place at
Funk's Union PARK Sixty third street aQd East river,
Tomorrow. The committee have pleuged them
selves to make this festival one of the finest of the
season.
The following circular interests every member Of
GENERAL OgpFRs No. 49,
GENERAL HkAh9gATssEs STATE 1s NEW yoHK3
A"''iASr 4 AhshsSi .S, Gt ss ,ssa
The following opinion q the ATTORNEY General relation
Guard is published for the Information Of All
OFFICE OF TIE ArTossEy efsrnAI,
To his E.ceency JOHN T. HorrMas, aoyerso ~ l''s
,, SIR The question ,pemed BY recent
involving aaSry Whether e ssa an. exemptions %si
By section i4s of chapter Of the law, of 1854 these
were enlarged from those declared by
Al oaseIs musician. and private. of til. military forces
during u. time hey military service and from
ao s: s M d:y
sqst g ssas, y
q ": =: long :. :,
taxes IN each year and resident of any city
e.
Section i% Of chapter So Of tho laws of 1896 repealed all
: .S.r s1smp'ssa. s1esg! from fury duty during the time
lection Is Of essDssr u of IL svs o. 1857 he.
'TSS In: , wrs ssnssss ana .Ienas
exempt from gry duty darins the time they performed milf
sessment OF their real property TO the amount
81 as. 70 ~ % on and
r s. y.
ssa sun ss% oss $1,000 cavalry
The following il the provision incorporated IN the General
Approp,a.on aos q The present which claimed
sscson ilS Of chapter ss4 law. of 1854. which exempt.
taxes and which entities them TO deduction in The a.
sssmeR. o. real ana property to the amount Of
TIL. attempted repeal, is obvious, directed a. tn.
Al hs a. time ne, Of s passage the member. Of the
chapter Of laws Of But such sae% eaSn 40 Se p
gwen by the provision contained in the law Of 1887
II has been suggested that, although the wrong sa.ue ia
subject matter Of the provisioo to saee. s
subject matter ected /. as varan, from ,h. exemption
declared BY the law of 1887 from the description q the
TSsrs IL day : sSSs sES
~ Ss ss.4ss in Il: M Of ss
1885, wh'eh exeP members OF the National Guard
payment OF highway taHes clearly identifies the provision OF
he section anu chapter specified by the subject
Ieren 20 as tue one Intended TO De repealed
empton is contained In the act OF 1857.
Again this paragraph provides furtner which en,i
Hes them 70 deducon IN the assessment Of psrs
sonai property 70 the amount OF s6oo hereby repesed
asea ia ali ssses Al 400 " p'ope"y allowed wa
BY the act Of 1857 such exemption when sovod IL a.d
at $500 EACH to ali ocers musicians privstss cxcspt
cAvnrymcnI arsierymen and mounted enoers who wers
saSr vn', NE 20 Al s.enp 4, ~ o. nLW
ar In
and not those Contained IN the sct Of in7 n r. seos
of repeating the ssser ~
portion Of the members Of the National Guara which
would noS operate equally 70 anuenee the Legislature re-