The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1861-07-26
LAWS OF OHIO.

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LAWS OF OHIO.
RIxaLIsHED by AUTHORITY.
mo CO AN ACT
Relating to tho bonds Of certain officers.
SEcrIoN /. Be IL enacted In The Gen.
erdt assembly Of lie State of Ohio. That
the quarter master genera, ,corn,nissary gen.
oral, psymaster general, and all quarter
masters, commissar ariss. pay masters aud other
disbursiDg officers aud such other person
having custody or control of pnblic moneys
or other property, In tho military service of
tho state. as tho governor may from time to
To time designate. shall soverally give bonds
with two or more sufficient suretics, to the
satisfaction Of tho governor conditioned for
the due and faithful discharge of their re-
spective duties in such form as may be pre-
scribod by the governor. Every distrib-
uting officer and every person having the
custody aud control of tho property or
moneys Of tho state or Of tho trans portation
or Subsistence OF tho forces of the state shall
from time TO time mako report iB such form,
and TO such department. as tho governor
may rc1uire.a and all accounts Of expenditure
for, shall once in tbreo months, be filed in
tho oflice of tho auditor of the state. who
shall audit and determine the validity Of the
same.
SEC. 9. This act shall tLke effect on its
passage.
p. HITCHCOCK. pro TEN.
Speaker of the House of Representatives..
ROBEKT c. KIRK.
President of tie Senate.
Passed April, % 1861.
mo. COL NACT
To regulate telegraph companies.
SECTION l. BE- IL enacted BY the General
.4ssrn,biy Of The State Ohio, That the gov
ernor of this state be au horized to cause to
DO administered to all telegraph operators
in this state ar oath to sopport the consti-
tuition of the United States and of the Slate
of Ohio, and that they will not knowingly
use the telegraph lines of this state, or
permit :hem to bc used, for the purpose of
conveying any reasonable message or dis
patch whatsoever.
any telegraph operator TO enlist in the mill.
tin Of this state, or in the United States
army, unless the permission of the Cover MOI
be first had and obtained.
SEC 3. This act shall take effect from
its passage.
p. HITCHCOCK. pro fem.
| Speaker of tie House Of Representotives,
ROBERT c. KIRK,
President Of tie Senate.
Passed April "a, 1861.
mo. 7O.1 AN ACT
! 10 amend tho act entitled an act for the in
sp.ction of certain articles therein emu
nerated, passed March oh, 1881.
SECTION I. BE IL enacted By the Gen.
erai AssemJiy Of tie .Stote of Ohio, That
/ il shall be tho duty Of tho court of common
pleas of each county in this stute at their
first or any subsequent session after the
passage Of this act to appoint where it may
be necessary ono gauger and inspector OF
domestic aud foreign spirits, ,linseed oil, lard
oil and coal oil one Inspector OF flour, meal
aud biscuit; ono inspector Of beef, pork
lard and buttcE; ono inspector OF pot and
pearl ashes, who shall each have tho power
of appointing as many deputies to act under
require; for the conduct of tho deputy the
principal shall DO accountable and liable.
SIC. 2. Aforesaid section one of the acl
to which this is an amendment, is hereby re-
peaicd. This act shall bc in force on anC
after It's passego.
p. HITCHCOCK pro TEN,
Speaker ofthe House Of Representatives.
| ROBERT e KIRK.
President of tie Senate.
Passed April e5, 1861. .
mo. III AN ACT
] lr L., Iaf1
of tho state against Invasion.
! SECTION 1. BE II rndctrdb By The CrIerdf
.4ssrntJiy Of the State of Ohio, That the
governor bo and he is hereby authorized, in
case of invasion of the state, or danger
thereof, TO take measures to call into active
service such numbers of the militia of the
state as in his opinion may be necessary to
defend tho state and repol such invasion -
and when so called into active service, the
said militia shall serve at such place or
! places as in the judgment of the governor
,uay be best adapted to repel the invasion
and defend tho state against the same, and
shall DO governed by the military laws OF
this state, and the rules and articles OF war
of the United States. and organized IL nc
cordance with tho provisions or the act en-
titled IAN act to provide for the rapid or
ganizatiOn of the militia of Ohio, enlistod
under tho requisition OF the President of the
United States" passed April %, 1861.
SEC, 2 That the governor DO and he is
hereby authorized if he shall deem it ex-
podient, to continue in the service Of tho
state for torn not exceeding three months,
the militia of the sta 0, who have volunteered
under the requisitiOn of tho President Of tho
United States and the proclamation of the
governor, but not exceeding nine regiments
in addition to tho thirteen regiments called
out on behalf of the federal government. and
also accept not exceeding eight companies TO
be organized in part as cavalay and in part
as batteries of artillery, in such proportions
as he may think expedOnt The regiments
and companies so continued in service, shall
be subject TO be transferred to the service Of
the United States at any time.
SEC. 8. In addition to the brigadiers
general provided for by the act entitled ian
act to provide for the rapid organization Of
the militia of Ohio enlisted under the requi-
sition of the President Of the United States
passed April 23. 1861. the governor may
designate from among the general officers
now in commission two additional brigadiert
general. to take such command rs he may
assign theut.
SEC. 4 All contracts hereafter made for
the subsistence of volunteer militia shall be