Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1861-05-21
'a AN ACT. os-r
To enroll the Militia of the State.

SIC. l. Be Il enacted by The General Asst,nbl,
Of the State Of Ohio, That the county auditors
of the several counties of this State shall in
etruct the assessors of the several townships
and wards Of cities, to perform all the duties
required of them by this act.
That shall be the duty of the township as
SCISSORS OF the several townships, and the asses
sors Of the several wards of the several eities
to prepare list of all persons subject to mill
tary duty, in their respective wards townships
OF districts, save and except members of pni-
formed volunteer companies,at the time of mall.
ing the annual assessment of the rropertv. in
the year 1861, and thereafter at each time Of
taking the census OF white male Inhabitants. aa
provided by law, which list should be deposited
in the auditors Office OF the proper county: and
1t shall be the duty of such auditor anuualiv. on
or before the first day of November, to return
an accurate copy of such records of eprollment
to the adjutant general of the State. 10 he hv
him filed in his office, and an abstract of the ac.
|gregate number of persons 30 returned shall he
forwarded by the adjutant general of the State
to the war department at Washington citv. nm
or before the first day of January of each wear,
And If any assessor shall neglect, or from anv
cause omitto perform his duties, the other as.
SCISSORS, or either of them, of the city. town or
ward, shall perform such duties. All tavern
keepers, keepers of boarding houses, persons
having boarders In their families, and everv
master and mistress of any dwelling house shall.
upon the application of any assessor, give in
formation of the names of all persons residing
or lodging in such house liable to be enrolled
and all other information concerning such ner,
sons as such assessor may demand. If anv ner.
son of whom information is required by any aa
SCISSOR, in order to enable him to comply with
the provisions of this act, shall refuse to give
such information, or shall give false informa.
ton, he shall forfeit and pay not more than ten
dollars for each ofense. Any person who shall
refuse to give his own name and proper infor.
nation, when applied to by any assessor, or shall
give ialse name or information, shall forfeit and
pay like sum; such penalties to be recovered
in any court OF competent Jurisdiction, in the
name Of the State of Ohio; and IL ia barehv
made the duty of the assessor TO renort M
names Of all persons who may incur any penaltv
in this section prescribed, to the commsndant q,
the brigade in which they reside All money
collected under the provisions of this act sba Il
be paid to the county treasurer, and 90 to tbe
military fund of said county.
SEC. 2. That, besides the active militia
there may be organized from the militia of tbe
state, enrolled under the lest or any future en-
rollment, militia Of the reserve, as follows.
viz: whenever forty or more members OF the
enrolled militia shall forward to the adiutant
general their enlistment roll, similar In gene.
raj features to that for the organization Of the
active militia, except 1t may be for period not
less than one year, he shall make record of the
same, and cause the brigadier general of the
brigade wherein said enrolled militia are citi.
zens, to order an election for officers of said
companies, and said election shall take place
as provided for election for officers of the active
militia, except that said company may elect
their own judges and clerk of election; and i'm. /.
mediately upon said election, and ite returns 10
the adjutant general, commissions shall issue to
the officers elect, az of the militia of the reserve:
and whenever the public service requires a larg-
er force than the active militia, said militia Of
the reserve shall be the portion Of the enrolled
militia first called into such service.
SIC. 3. When called into service, said militia
of the reserve shall be attached to such bat
talons or regiments as the commander n-chisf
shall direct, and upon being 60 attached and
uniformed, shall be commissioned as active mill.
tia and they shall rank as such therefrom: Pro
ylded, that among different companies of said
militia Of the reserve 30 called into service, theil
relative rank shall be determined by the date oI
their first enlistment.
SEc. A. That the transfer Of companies into
the active militia shall be by order Of the com
mander-in-chief to the brigadier general of Q
given brigade, directing what companies within
his brigade limits shall be 80 transferred, where
upon said companies shall become parts Of givel
regiments or battalions, the same as If original
ly enlisted as active militia. 1al-
SEo. 5. The officers Of said militia Of the re
serve, and the active militia hereafter commits
stoned, shall consist Of the following, viz: 70
infantry and cavalry, Of one captain and tw
lieutenants; and for artillery, one captain an
lone lieutenant.
SEo. 6. That division courts shall be he'll