The Democratic press. (Eaton, Preble County, Ohio) 1860-1865, 1861-08-08

such command as may be assigned
them; and in making such appoint
;ments, the gaYer nor isne l,astriGt'
ed to make tie same from ths
general officers in commission ii
the militia of the State, any law O.
the State to the contrary notwith,
standing.
Sec. 3. The governor is hereby
authorized to accept, under any
call of the President Of the United
States, the enlistment for the term
of three years, unless sooner dis.
charged, Of any or all of the thir.
teen regiments already accepted
under the requlsition of the Presi,
dent already made upon the State
for volunteer militia: Provided
that to I'LL any requisition from the
President of the United States, be.
yond that already made for thir-
teen regiments, resort shall first be
had to such regiments or companies
as have been already organized un.
der the authority of the State.
Sec. 4. That original sections
two and three of the said act, pass
ed April 26, 1861, are hereby re
pealed: but such repeal shall no
affect any act done Hereunder ant
this act shall take effect from it
passage.
P. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed May 8, 1861.
AN ACT
To afford relief to the families O
soldiers mustered into the servic'
of the United States, and in thu
service of the State, under thu
requisition of the President.
SECTION /. Be it enacted By til,
General assembly Of the State o
Ohio, That the board of county
commissioners of any county in thii
State, is hereby authorized to levy
in the year 1861, a tax not exceed
ing the one-half of one mill on tht
dollar valuation of the taxable
property of such county, for tht
purpose of afording relief to the
families of the Ohio Volunteer
Militia mustered into the servic,
of the United States, under the
requisition of the president, or int
the actual service of the state O
Ohio. -
Sec. 2. That the said boards O
county commissioners, shall, re
spectively constitute a board, fol
the purpose of affording direct il
the families of the Ohio Volunteer
Militia mustered into the service
of the United states, or into the
actual service of the State of Ohio
who were residents of such county
at the time of enlistment. To an.
ticipate the receipts which may
come into the treasury, by virtue
of the tax levied under the author
ity of this act, the said boards are
hereby authorized to borrow from
time to time, as may be deemed
necessary, such sums as shall not in
the aggregate exceed ee-fourths
of the total sum of the tax levied
for this purpose, which sums SC
borrowed shall be repaid with in
terest, at a rate not exceeding six
per cent, out of the money thereaf-
ter collected from such assessment.
The fund raised by authority of
this act, shall be distributed by
said boards to the relief of said
families as their wants and necessi-
ties may require under such rules
and regulations as may be pre-.
seribed by the rules and regulations
of said board. Such rules and reg.
ulations shall be adopted only by
the concurrent vote in their favor
of all the members composing such
board. The family of each soldier
may, in the discretion Of said board
be relieved from the date of enlist.
ment until one month after he il
discharged from the service of the
United States, or the State of Ohio
Provided, however, if he shall have
become disabled or shall have been
killed, or shall have died in said
service, the relief may be extended
for one year after the date Of such
disability or death. The word fam
lily, as used in this act, shall be con-
strued to mean only a wife, or mi
nor child, or children, or a depend
ent parent.
Sec. 8. The county commission
ers of any county which shall raise
a fund for the purposes mentioned
in this act, are authorized to trans
ter any portion of said fund that
may remain unexpended for said
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