Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1861-07-05
I No. 7S.1 AN ACT
To prohibit the circulation of the Notes

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SEC. 2, Any bank, banker, broker,
exchange broker, or other money dealer
or incorporated company that shall vlo-
late the provisions of the first section of
this act, shall forfeit and pay for
each offense sum of money equal !
to one fifth of the nominal value |
of the notes so put in circulation con-
trary to the provisions of this act, to-
gether with costs of prosecution, to be
recovered in an action in the name Of
the State Of Ohio, before any justice of
the peace, Or court of common pleas
having Jurisdiction; and all forfeitures
recovered and collected under this act
shall be paid into the treasury Of the
county in which the action is brought,
for the use of the county.
SEC. 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force on and after the first day OF
June next.
P. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ROBERT c. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed May 3, 1861.
| NO. OIL. AN iAC4
To further provide for the election of
Supervisors Of roads and highways.
SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the Gen.
eral assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
it shall be unlawful for any person to
vote for any candidate for supervisor of
roads and highways who is not an actual
resident of the road district in which
such person voting resides, and if it
shall appear to the satisfaction of the
trustees that any person or persons have
voted for any person or persons fer the
Office Of supervisor. other than for the
district in which he or they reside, tie
same shall be deemed void so far as that
Office is concerned; and if upon further
examination it shall appear that there
were more votes given for any supervi-
sor or supervisors than there were resi-
dent electors voting in their respective
districts at said election, then and in
that case the trustees shall declare the
office vacant, and proceed to fill the same
as in other cases.
SEC. 2. That any person violating the
provisions Of this act, shall be fined in
any sum not exceeding ten dollars, at
the discretion of the court; suit to be
brought before any court having com
petent jurisdiction.
SEC. 3. That any moneys collected
under the provisions of this act, shall be
paid over to the treasurer of the proper
township, to be applied for the use of
common schools.
Sec. 4. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
P. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed May 9, 1861.
mo. e2.l AN ACT
Relating to the organization of the
militia volunteers called into service
under the act entitled can act to pro-
vide for the rapid organization of the
militia of Ohio, enlisted under the
requisition of the President of the
United States, passed April %, 1861,
and the act entitled can act to pro-
vide more efeetually for the defense
Of the State against INVASION" passed
April 26, 1861.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gene
raj assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
the Governor is hereby authorized to
appoint one chief Of engineers and one
chief of artillery, each with the rank of
colonel, and one medical director, with
the rank Of lieutenant-colonel, who shall
be assigned to such duties as the COM
~, ndar obi i,P, ,,o,, 6iroof
Sec. 2. The majo general serving un-
der the first above recited act is author
lied to appoint on his staff one assistant
adjutant general with the rank of lieu
tenant colonel, and each brigadier gen
eral serving under either of the above
recited acts is authorized to appoint on
his staff one assistant adjutant general
with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and
in addition to such staff officers, the ma
jor general and brigadiers general may
respectively appoint upon their stats
such staff officers as are authorized to be
appointed by similar officers by section
forty-one Of the act entitled can act to
organize and discipline the militia and
volunteer militia, passed May %, 1857,
except that there shall not be appointed
a brigade surgeon, or brigade engineer,
and no other staff officers shall be al
lowed to such generals unless upon the
requisition of the President Of the United
States for troops mustered into the SER
vice of the United States. Upon the ex-
piration Of the term of service of the
troops with whom they serve, or upon
such troops being sooner disbanded, the
commissions Of the officers appointed by
authority of this section shall terminate.
| Sec. 3. There shall be assigned to
each regiment, organized under either of
the above recited acts two additional
first lieutenants to serve as regimental
adjutants and quarter masters, who shall
be commissioned on the appointment of
the commandants of such regiments; but
this section shall not authorize the ap-
polntment of any regimental adjutant or
quarter master in addition to those now
authorized by law.
Sec. 4. All militia volunteers, ac-
cepted under either of the above recited
acts, shall, from the date of such accept
ance by the governor, be governed by
the military laws of this State, and by
the rules and articles of war of the
United States
Sec. 5. Promotion in such militia vol
unteers shall be allowed for merit, or by
seniority; and all vacancies may be .em-
porarily filled by appointment by the
governor.
Sec. 6. This act shall take effect upou
its passage.
P. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ROBERT G. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
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