M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1861-05-09
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT
To enroll the Militia of the State.

To enroll the Militia of the State.
Section /. it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Ohio, That the
county auditors of the several counties of
this state shall instruct the assessors Of the
several townships, and wards of cities, to
perform all the duties required of them by
this act.
That it shall be the duty of the township
assessors Of the several townships, and the
assessors Of the several wards OF the several
cities, to prepare list of all persons subject
to military duty, in their respected wards,
townships or districts, save and except me m
bers of uniform volunteer companies, at the
time of making the annual assessment Of
the property, in the year 1861, and thereaf.
ter at each time Of taking the census Of
white male inhabitants, as provided BY law
which list should be deposited in the audi.
tors office of the proper county; and it shall
be the duty Of such auditor annually, on or
before the first day of November, to return an
acc urate Of such records OF enrolment to the
adju,ant general Of the state, to be b, him
filed in his office, and an abstract of the ag-
gregats number OF persons so returned, shall
be forwarded by The adjutant eneral Of the
state to the war department. at Washington
city, on or before the first day Of January Of
each year. And il any assessor shall neg
lect, or from any cause omit to perform his
duties, the other assessors, 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 every master or mistress
Of any dwelling house shall, upon The appli.
cation Of any assessor, give information oil
the names OF oil persons residing or lodging
in such house liable 10 be enrolled, and all
other information concerning such persons
as such assessor may demand, If any per-
sou Of whom information is required by any
assessors in order 10 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
more than ten dollars for each offense. A ay
person who shall refuse 10 give his own
name, and proper information, when
applied to by any assessor, or shall give ia lse
name or information, shall forfeit and pay
like sum: such penalties recovered in any
court OF competent jurisdiction, in the name
OF tha state Of Ohio; and It is hereby made
the duty of the assessor TO report the names
Of all persons who may incur any penalty
in this section prescribed, to the command.
mt Of the brigade in which they reside. All
moneys collected under the provisions Of
this act, shall be paid to the county treasur.
er, and 60 TO the military fund OF said county,
| Sec. Q, That besides the active militia
there may be organized from the militia o.
the state, enrolled under the last rany fu.
ture enrolment, militia Of the reserve. as
follows, viz: whenever forty or more mem.
berS o! the enrolled militia shall forward Ia
the adjutant-general their enlistment-roIl
similar in general features to that for the
organization Of the active militia, except il
may be foI a period not less than one year
he shall make record of the same, and Gauss
the brigadier general of the brigade wherein
said enrolled militia are citizens, to order
an election for officers Of said companies ,and
said election shall take place as provided fol
election Tor officers OF the active militia .ex
Ecept that said company may elect their uwr
judges and clerk Of election: and immediate
/ ly upon said election, and its returns to the
adjutant. general, commissions shall issue tc
the officers elect, as of the militia of the re-
5erve; and whenever the public service re-
quires larger force than the active militia
said militia Of the reserve shall be the Dor.
tion of the enrolled militia first called into
such service. ,g t5t ..
Sec. 8. When called into service said mil.
itia fthe reserve shall be attached to such
battalllons or regiments as the commander
in .chiel shall direct. and upon being so at,
tached and uniformed shall be commission.
ed as active militia, and they shall rank as
such therefrom; Provided, that among diff
ferent companies of said militia Of reserve
so called into service, their relative rank
shall be determined by the date of their first
enlistment.
Sec. 4. That the transfer of companie:
into active militia shall be by order Of the
commanderin chief 10 the brigadisr general
of a given brigade, directing what compan.
les within his brigade limits shall be SO
transferred, whereupon said companies shall
become parts ofgiven regiments or battal
ions, the same as II originally enlisted al
active militia.
Sec. 5. The officers OF said militia Of tn,
reserve, and the active militia hereafter com
missioned, shall consist oil the following, viz
for infantry and cavalry, of one captain an,
two lieutensnts, and for artillery, one cap
tain and one lieutenant. ...'..
Sec. 8. That division courts shall be hel,
during the month Of October Of each year
for the assessment OF fines and other cause
upon the basis prescribed for the brigad
courts now authorized by law, andwith lk
powers, two weeks notice being first givel
Of the holding of said court; and in case
where no encampment has been held, Their
shall also be q brigade court called upon lik