The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1861-06-21
s. A. SPEAR, Proprietor.]
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED sY AurnonIrY.l
mo. SOL AN ACT
To enroll the militia Of the state.

To enroll the militia Of the state.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Genera
Assembly Of the state Of Ohio, That tn,
County Auditors OF the several counties o
this state shall instruct the Assessors OF tn,
several townships, and wards Of cities, tt
perform all the duties required Of them b,
this act.
| That IL shall be the duties OF the Township
Assessors OF the several townships, and the
Assessors Of the several wards OF the severa
cities, to prepare list OF all persons subject
TO military duty, in theft respective wards
townships or districts, save and except mem
bers Of uniform volunteer companies, at the
time OF OF making the annual assessment oil
the property, in the year 1861, and thereafter
at each time Of taking the census Of white
male inhabitants, as provided by law, which
list should be deposited in the Auditors Of
fee OF the proper county; and IL shall be
the duty of such Auditor annually, on or be-
fore the first day Of November, TO return an
accurate copy of such records Of enrolment
to the Adjutant General OF the state. to be
by him filed in his office, and an abstract oi
the aggregate number Of persons so returned,
shall be forwarded by the Adjutant General
Of the state to the War Department at Wash
ington City, on or before the first day OF
January Of each year. And if any Assessor
shall neglect OF from any cause omit TO per-
form his duties, the other Assessors, or either
OF them. Of the city. town or ward, shall per.
form such duties. All Tavern Keepers,
keepers OF boarding houses, persons having
bOarders in their families, and every master
and mistress OF any dwelling house shall,
upon the application of any Assessor, give
information Of the name Of all PERSONS re-
siding or lodging in such house liable to be
enrolled. and all other information of the
names Of all persons residing or lodging in
such house liable TO be enrolled, and all
other information concerning such persons
as such Assessor may demand. II any per-
son Of whom information is required by any
Assessor, in order to enable him TO comply
with the provisions of this act, shall refuse
to give such information, or shall give false
information, he shall forfeit and pay not
iuOIS tha" ten loii.'s so, ouvi' OnOusv. A-Y
person who shall refuse to give his own
name and proper information, shall forfeit
and pay a like sum; such penaltiesto be re-
covered in any Court OF competen, iurlsdic-
ton, in the name Of the state Of OHIO; and
It is hereby made the duty Of the Assessors
to report the names OF all persons who may
incur any penalty IN this section prescribed,
TO the Commandant OF the brigade IN which
they reside. All moneys collected under the
County Treasurer, and go TO the military
fund OF said county.
SIC. 2. That besiues the active militia OF
the state, enrolled under the last OF any fu-
ture enrolment. a militia OF the reserve. as
follows. viz: whenever forty or more men,
bers OF the enrolled militia shall forw ward to
the Adiutant General their enlistment roll.
similar in general features 10 that for the or.
ganIzation Of the active militia, except It
may be for period not less than one year,
be shall make record OF the same, and cause
the Brisadier General Of the brigade where
IN said enrolled militia are citizens, to order
an election for officers OF sai6 companies,
and said election shall take place as pro-
vided for election OF officers Of the active
militia, except that said company may elect
their own Judges and Clerk Of Election; and
immedl lately upon said election. and its re-
turns 10 the Adiutant General, commls onS
shall asue 10 the officers elect, as Of the
militia Of the reserve; and Whenever the
public service requires a larger force than
the active militia, SAID militia Of the reserve
shall be the portion Of the enrolled militia
first called into such service.
SEC. :. When carried into service, said
militia OF the reserve shall be attached 10
such battallons or regiments as the Comman
der in. Chief shall direct, and apOn being so
attached and uniformed shall be commls-
stoned as a tive militia, and they shall rank
as such therefrom. Provided, that among
different companies Of said militia OF the
reserve so called into service. their relative
rank shall be determined by the date oil
their first enlistment.
! SEC. 4. That the transfer Of companies
/ into the active militia shall be by order u'
the Commander in. Chief 10 the Brgadier.
General OF a given brigade, directing what
companies within his brigade limits shall
be so transferred, whereupon said companle:
shall become parts Of given regiments OF
battalions, the same as II originally enlisted
as active militia.
| SEC. s. The officers of said militia of IN,
reserve, and of the active militia hereafte
commissioned, shall consist Of the following
viz: for infantry and cavalry, Of one Captain
and two Lieutenants, and for artillery, on
c Captain and one Lieutenant.
i SEC. 6. That division Courts shall be helt
during the month Of October Of each year
for the assessment Of fines and other cause
upon the same basis prescribed for the Brig
ade Courts now authorized by law, and wit
like powers, two weeks notice being FRS
| given of the holding Of said Court; and i
cases where no encampment has been held
there shall also be Brigade Court, calle
upon like notice, during the month OF DC
/ tober, the sam. as in cases provided for b
law where an encampment has first bee
held.
SIC. 7. Il shall be the duty Of the Ad
: jutant General to furnish the Auditor
each county of this state with blank forl
Z for the returns required by this act.
j. SKc. 8. That this act shall take effet
from its passage.
RICHARD c. PARSONS,
q Speaker of the House Of Representative