Many immigrants settled in Moresnet so they would be exempt from military service, but in 1854 Belgium began to conscript its citizens who had moved to Moresnet, and Prussia did likewise in 1874.
Mange immigranter bosatte sig i Moresnet for at undgå militærtjeneste, men i 1854 begyndte Belgien at indkalde borgere som var flyttet til Moresnet til aftjening af værnepligt, og Preussien gjorde det samme i 1874.