The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1857-04-22

the I'd and Sd Sections of this act
50 Itls hoped that prompt and faith
Full compliance with the requirements Of
the Law will be shown by your Assessors,
and full returns made to. your Office by
them of all persons subject to perform
military duty under this act. 81 81 afva
lsei Very respectfully, yours. a.g'i
- ssa# FRANCIS Nj WRIGHT,
sat eoI 's2zaoaa Eost auditor of State
SECTIONS OF IAN ACT,
TO ORGANIZE AND DISCIPLINE THE MILITIA
AND VOLUNTEER MTLrTIA"--so FAR AS
RELATE TO THE DUTIES OF COUNTY AUD
IToRs AND TOWN SHIP ASSESSORS.
SECTION l Be itenacted By the General
Assembly Of the State of Ohio, That all
bodied, white male citizens, resident
of this State, being eighteen years of age,
and under the age of forty-fve years, ex-
cept persons exempt by law, shall be en-
rolled in the militia, and perform military
duty in such manner, not Incompatible
with the Constitution and laws of the
United States, as hereinafter prescribed.
't MILITIA DIVISION.
Sec. 9. That the militia of this State
shall be organized into divisions as fol-
lows viz: '' 3'''
The county of Hamilton shall form the
first division.
The counties of Butler, Warren Mont
gomery and Preble shall form the second
division .,-.s../ I,,.
The counties of Darke, Miami and Shell
by, shall form the third division.
The counties of Mercer, Auglalze, Al
len, Van Vert and Putnam. shall form
the fourth division
The counties of Padding, Defiance, Will
liams, Fulton, Henry and Lucas. shall
form the fifth division. 5s.
The counties of Wood, Ottawa, Sandus-
Ky and Seneca, shall form the sixth diyi-
sion. ..,.z,....,+ .--. t..f, s..- -.,
The counties of Hancock, Wyandott
Crawford, Marion and Hardin, shall form
the seventh division. a.
The counties of Logan, Union, Cham
paign, Clark and Madison shall form the
eighth division. IL ..r, ..... s..
The counties of Green, Fayette, Gin.
ton and Highland, shall form the ninth
division. ........s ......,
!, The counties of .Clermont, brown aud
A dams, shall form the tenth division.
The counties of, Ross, Pike. Sciota
Lawrence and Jackson, shall form th'
eleventh division.
The counties of Gallia, Meigs. Athens
T. Vinton and Hooking, shall form the twelf,l
: division. 49,. %. a-a..., e..
: The counties of Franklin, Pickawal
! ard Fairfield, shall form the thirteenth
; division. ..s,s -, .f.,. s,.,-.... -,
7 The counties of, Licking. .Muskingun
y and Perry, shall form the fourteenth Givi
n sion, go. ;..;,,.,.. y. --..., s.,
# The counties of Delaware, Knox ant
u Morrow, shall form the fifteenth division
.i The counties Of Richland, Ashland ant
n Wayne shall form the sixteenth division,
h The counties of IIuren, Erie, Lorai
9 and Medina shall form the seventeenth di
: vision. ...... s..l,....s s.,,.
y The counties of Cuyahoga, summit an
e Portage, shall form the eighteenth div
q sion.
y The counties of Lake, .Gauga, Ashtahu
'e la and Trumbull. shall form the nineicent
l. division. t.s-..
d The counties of Mahoning, Columbian:
= Stark and Carroll, shall form the twcl
q tieth division. Il r.
M The counties of Holmes, Coshecton an
II. Tascarawas shall form the twenty first. q
p" vlslon tn.E lllo,s-h .se ltaaA
he The counties of Jefferson, Harrison an
is Bslmoat shall form the twenty-sccond d
&c vision.4.- at IL .m3f .ge ai.
e. The counties of Washington. Morgan
e. Monroe, Noble and Guernsey, shall for
IN the twenty third division. M
81; BRIGADES.
oel SEC 8. That the divisions aforesa
r.: shall lie divided into brigades as follow
It, In the county Of Hamilton. in the first d
vision, the township Of Crosby, Whitcw