The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1844-04-11

TO REGULATE THE MILITIA.


TO REGULATE THE MILITIA.
SEC. /. Be It enacted by the General Assem-
bty Of the State Of Ohio, That the training of the
rank and file of the militia shall hereafter be dis
pensed with, in time of peace, except as provided
for in this act.
SEC. 2. That every able bodied white male
nhabtant, resident within this State, who is or
shall be of the age of twenty-one years, and un-
der the age of forty-fve years, excepting persons
who may be members of volunteer companies,
persons absolutely exempted by law, idiots, and
lunatics, shall be enrolled in the militia.
SEC. 9. That it shall be the duty of the town
ship assessors, annually, to prepare list of all
persons liable to be enrolled as aforesaid in their
respective townships, and every keeper of any
tavern or boarding house, and every master of
any dwelling house, shall upon application of the
assessor within whose township such house may
be situated, or of any person acting under them
give information of the names of all persons resi-
ding in such house and liable to enrolment as
aforesaid; and every such person, so liable, shall,
upon like application, give his name and age,
and if any such keeper, master, or person, liable
as aforesaid, shall refuse to give such information
or shall give false information, he or they shall
be fined in any sum not less than five dollars for
each offence, to be collected in an action of debt
before any justice Of the peace for the proper
township, and it is hereby made the duty of the
assessor, forthwith, after the occurrence of any
such offence, to commence such action, in his
official capacity, in the name of the State of
ONO, against any person or persons, so offending
and prosecute the same to final Judgment and
collection, if possible; and all moneys, so col
lected, shall be, by such assessor immediately
paid over to the treasurer of the proper township;
and it is hereby made the duty of such treasurer
to appropriate the duty of the same for the use
OF common schools, in the proper township, in
like manner as other school funds are now, by
law, appropriately and it shall be the duty of the
township trustees to require and accept such ad-
ditional security as will, in the opinion of such
trustees, be sufficient to insure the faithful per-
tormance of the duties enjoined upon said asses
sors by this act
SEC. 4. That the township assessor shall, an
nually, at the time of assessing taxable property.
make out roll or list Of all names or persons IL
able to be enrolled, as aforesaid, and shall place
it in the hands of the clerk of the proper township
who shall record the same in the book of record
of such township, and it shall be the duty of such
clerk to return, annually, in the month of May OF
June, an accurate copy of such record Of enroll
ment to the commandment of the proper brigade
said commandment of brigade shall make returns
to the commandant of division to the adjutant
general OF the State, as now required by law.
Sec. 5. That it shall be optional with every
Iperson, enrolled as aforesaid, either to become
an active enrolled member of volunteer compa-
ny or pay, annually, as commutation for military
duty, the sum of fifty cents, as hereinafter prov
ded, or perform two days. extra labor on some
public highway in the road district, in which he
may reside
SEC. =. That it shall be the duty of the town.
ship assessor, in their respective townships, an
InualIy, at the time of making the enrolment
aforesaid, to demand, either personally Or by writ
ten requirement, from each person so enrolled
the aforesaid sum of fifty cents, and if the said
sum shall not then or thereafter be paid on OF
before the first day of August then next ensuing
said assessor shall, forthwith, proceed 10 collect
the same by distraning the property of such per.
sons, in like manner as county treasurers are now
Iby law, authorized TO sell property for the coec-
: ton of delinquent taxes, provided that said sum
of fifty cents shall not be collected from any per,
; son who shall exhibit to said assessor a certificate
of membership as uniform member at the time
J being OF volunteer company, signed by the com.
} mandant thereof, or from any person who shall
exhibit a certificate as an active duty-member OF
any regular organized fire, hose or hook and lad
J der company, or from any person who shall ex-
hibit certificate from the supervisor of the road
district in which he may reside, that he has per-
formed two days extra labor on some public
highway in said district.
Sec. 7. All moneys collected by township
assessors, under the provisions of the preceding
section of this act, shall be by them Immediately
Ipaid over TO the treasurer of the proper county
who shall place the same to the credit of the br.
gade in which said moneys may have been col
lected, in whose hands it shall constitute mill
tary fund for the use of said brigade, to be dis
bursed as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 8. That the township assessors shall take
duplicate receipts for all moneys by them pait
over to the county treasurers under the provisions
of this act, one of which they shall deposit with
the auditor of the proper county; and said town
ship assessors shall be paid the same rate of com
{, pensation as is allowed by law for the perform
ance of their duties in assessing property for tax
alton, provided, that they shall be entitled to re-
ceve pay only for such time as they shall be ac
ltually employed in the discharge of the duties
ICiJoihSu uPoh uSlh ny llis dClj sdlu CollPousd
ton to be paid out of the military fund by the
county treasurer, on the certificate of the trustees
of the proper township.
SEC. Q. That The military fund in the hands
of the county treasurer, provided for by this act
shall be paid out by said treasurer upon the orde
of the commandant Of brigade; and the count,
commissioners, in their annual settlement witt
! the county auditor and treasurer, shall examine
and compare the receipts and disbursements b.
the county treasurer of the military fund in hi
hands, and shall allow said treasurer two per cen
n tum ON the moneys so received and disbursed, AM
T include and publish statement of the same il
: the annual exhibit of county receipts and expen
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