M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-07-04
mo. ISL AN ACT

lNo' 'o'l AN AL
To punish treason and other crimes.
SECTION l.. Be IL enacted by the Gsner
al Assembly Of The StateG Ohio, That any
person or persons residing in this state, who
shall levy war against this state, or the Uni
ted States Of America, or shall knowingly
ndhere to the enemies Of this state, or The
United States, giving them aid and comfort
shall be deemed guilty Of treason against the
state Of Ohio, and, on conviction, shall be
imprisoned in the peritentiary, at hard labor
during life. @
SEC. 2. Any person or persons residing
within the stales who shall surrender or be.
trNy, or be in any way connected in surren-
leripg or hetrnying any military post, iorti.
fcation, arsenal, or mill tary stores Of this
state, or the United States, into the posses.
sion or power Of any enemies of either, or
Shall supply arms or ammunition or military
stores 10 such enemies, or who shall unlaw-
tully and without authority, usurp possession
and controlof any such military post, forti-
fcation, arsenal or military stores, or hav.
ing knowledge Of any treason against this
state or the United States, shall willfully
omit or refuse to give information thereof to
The governor, or some judge of this state, OF
TO the president Of the United States, shall
be deemed guilty as accessories to treason,
and, on conviction thereof shall be impris-
oned in the penitentiary, at hard labor, not
less than ten nor more than twentylyeafs.
SEC. That if any person SHALL within
this state, begin or set ton foot, or provide or
prepair the means for any Unauthorized mil
tary expedition or enterprize, to be carried
on from thense against the territory or peo-
pie of any Of the United States, every person
SO offending shallbe deemed guilty OF mis-
demeanor, and on conviction thereof, shal
be punished by imprisonment in the
penientlary Of this state. not less than one
nor more than ten years. Ia
Sec. 4. No peison Shall be convicted of
tsaso n Sutty the testimony of two lawful
witnesses to the same oyeS act ol trea son
whereof he stands indicted; unless be Coz
fesses the same III open court; aud no person
shall be convicted Of an of!ense .nnder the |
second or third sections Of this act, bu, by |
the testimony Of two credible witnesses,
Unless the person indicted confesses his guilt
in open court. -EEr1 o1'rl
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect from
and after its passage.
P. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker pro tenn. Of The House Of RePresen-
tatiyes, 1..
ROBERT C. KiRk,
President of the Senate.
Passed April S6, 1861.
mo. 74.l ANACT -s
Prescribing the fees Of county trea,ursrs.
SEcTioN /. Be il enacted By The General
Assembly Of The Stale Of Ohio, That the
county treasurer, Oh settlement semi.nnnu.
ally, with the county auditor, shall be How
cd for the collection, sale-keeping and dis
bursenent Of the money arising ffom the as
sessment of taxes on tie grand duplicate Of
the county. on any SUM 50 collected, not ex-
exceeding .fye hundred thousand dollars,
thrfe-fourths Clone per cert; aud Oh the ex-
cess of'uny snm over fivebu1dreu thousand
dollars, one-half oil one per III addi-
ton 10 said allowance, the county treasurer
shall, at such semi annual settlement, be paid
the further compensation Of three thousand
dollars out OF the county treasury. on the
wasantof the couutg auditory Pferlied, the J
percentageus The treasurers, INCUMBENT OF
elect, iOr the !esrsnding ScPtembe J., 1862,