Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1857-04-30
Very respectfully, yours,
FRANCIS NJ. WRIGHT, Auditor of Sta
SECTIONS OF GAN ACT

SECTIONS OF CAN ACT
TO oRGANIz AND DISCIPLINE THE MILITIA AND
T9LqNIEER ~ caI4STy ,r TAN AZ i KELA Anw ~
SHIP ASSESSORS.
SECTION 1. RE IT ENACTED BY TIE GENERAL Assem-
BLY, OF THE STATE OF ONO, That all able bodied, white
male citizens, resident Of this State, being eighteen years
of age, and under the of f~orty-ive years, excepting per-
sons exempt by law, shall be enrolled in the militia, and
the Constitution and laws of the United States, as here
MILITARY DIVISIONS.
SEC. 2. according to the provisions of section two
the militia Of the State shall be organized into divisions,
and the counties Of Holmes, coshocton and Tuscarawas
shall form the r~EsTT nRIe I6 als.s'on.I
county, except the county Of Hamilton, shall make a dis
tinct brigade, to be numbered in the order in which they
are mentioned in section second.1
STATE AUDITOR TO NOTIFY COUNTY AUDITORS.
SEC. L.. The Auditor of this State shall, by order of the
Commander-in-Chie Issue his order to ali of the coun-
ty Auditors of the several counties, requiring them to
instruct the assessors of the several townships to per
form all the duties required of them by this act, which
order shall be gisen in one or more newspapers, published
In each brigade or county, and if there be no newspaper
published in each county, to be published in any adloin'
ing county, belonging TO the same division, and to be
paid for as other public printing Of a like nature.
ENROLLED MILITIA.
SEC. S. That it shall be the duty Of the township as
SCISSORS of the several townships, and the ASSESSORS Of the
several wards of the cities, to prepare q list of all per-
sons liable to be enrolled as aforesaid, in their respective
wards, townships or districts, save and except members Of
uniform volunteer companies. Township, ward or dis,
trict assess0rg aforesaid, shall annually at the times oil
assessing taxable property, make out a roll, or list, of all
names Of persons enrolled as aforesaid, and place it with
the Auditors Of the proper county: and it shall be the
duty of such Auditors annually, on or before the first
dav of November, to return an accurate copy OF such
records of enrolment, to the Adlutant General OF the
state. TO be by him fled in his Office, and an abstract
of the aggregate plumber of persons SO returned, shall
he forwarded by the Adjutant Genreal Of the Sfatt
TO the Wal Department at Washington City, on oil
before the first day of January each year. And If any
Assessor shall neglect or from any cause omit to perform
his duties. the other assessors, or either OF them, OF thu
citv. town or ward, shall perform such duties Aitaverr
keepers, keepers of boarding houses, persons nasint
bosrdinp In their families and every master or mistress
of any dwelling house shall, upon the appncauon oil an.
assessor, give Information OF the names OF al person
residing or lodging in such house liable 10 De enroneo
and ali other proper information concerning sucn per
sons as such assessor may demand. IL any person =
whom information Is required by any assessor, IN orue
To enable him TO comply with the provisions OF TINS act
sball refuse to give such information, or shall give iais
informatiop. he shall forfeit and pay not more than tei
dollars for each offence. Any person who snail reIuse =
! give his own name and proper Information, when II
Piled to by any assessor, or shall give q false name OF ~
formation, shall forfeit and pay q like sum; sacn penn
ties to be recovered in any court OF competent yuIisu,e
ton, in the name Of the State of Ohio and II rs neIep
made the duty Of the assessors to report the NAMES y, =
, persons who may incur penalty In this section Prescriose
to the commandment of the brigade In which they resiot
all moneys collected under the provisions of this &C
shall be paid to the county treasurer and go to the mln
tary fund OF said county. The assessors shall DC CON
: pensated for their services In making the enrolment re
quired by this article At the same rate, and in like mar
ner as they are compensated for making the annual a
/. sesment Of property.