The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-05-10
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT
To enroll the Militia OF the State.

the several townships, and waros OF c,"eS'
to perform all the duties required oil them
by this act.
That il shall be the duty Of the town
ship assessors OF the several townships,
and the assessors OF the several wards OF
the several cities, to prepare list oil gu
persons subject 10 military duty, in thc'r
respective wards, townships or districts
save and except members Of uniform vol
nnteer companies, at the time oil making
the annual assessment OF the property IN
the year 1861, and thereafter at each time
of taking the census Of white male in'
habitan:s, as provided by law, which list
should be deposited in the auditors oih;e
of the proper county and 1t 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 oi en-
rolment to the ad utant general ol the
Stale, to be by him filed in his Office, and
an abstract Of the aggregate number OF
persons so returned, shall be forwarded
by the adjutant general OF the Stale 10
the War Department at Washington city,
on or before the first day of January OF
each year. And il any assessor, shall
neglect, or from any cause omit 10 perform
his duties tho other assessors or either Of
them, of the city, town or ward. shall
perform sach duties.
All tavern keepers, keepers OF board
ing houses, persons having boarders In
their families, and every master and
mistress Of any dwelling house shall, upon
the application Of any assessor, give iu-
Al: Al # al rp-
sidiug or lodging in such house liable to
be enrolled, and all other information con-
cerning such persons as such assessor
may demand. Ii any person 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 in
formation, he shall forfeit and pay not
more than ten dollars for each otfense.
Any person who shall refuse to give his
own name, and proper information. when
applied to by any assessor, or shall give
false name or information, shall forfeit
and pay like sum such penalties TO be
recovered in any court OF competent lu'
risdiction, in the name OF the state o.
Ohio and it is hereby made the duty o
the assessors TO report the names OF al
persons who may incur any penalty If
this section prescribed, to the command
art of tke brigade in which they reside
All moneys collected under the provisions
of this act, shall be paid TO the county
treasurer, and 60 to the military fund o
said county.
Sec. 2. That besides tho active militia
ahere may be organized from the militia o
khs State enrolled under tho last or an
future enrolment a militia of tho reserve
as follows, viz: whenever forty or NOR
members of the enrolled militia shall for
ward to the adiutant-goneral thor enlist
ment-roll, similar In general features &
chat for tho organization OF the active militia
except it may be for period not less that
one year, he shall make record of tho same
and cause the brigader general OF tho brig
ado wherein said enrolled militia are cilzeDs
to order an election for officers OF said com
pauies, and said election shall take place a
provided Tor election for officers OF tn
active militia, except that said compan
may olect their own judges and clerk o
election; and Immediately upon said eec
tion, and Its returns to the adj jutant general
commissions shall issue to tho officers elect
as of tho militia of the reserve; and whom
ever tho public service requires large
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Sec. &. The officers of said militia of Il
resery., and the active militia heroaft
.ommissioned. shall consist of tho followin
viz, for Infantry and cavalry of ono ca
tain and two Iie1tenanls, and for artiller
one captain and one lieutenant.
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