Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-21
Bin for Relief Of Families of Volunteers.

The following is the bill as it finally passet
the Ohio Legislature making provision for th,
support of families of Volunteers:
/ section l. Be IL enacfcd By the General As
sembig Of the State Of OHIO, That for the re
lief of the necessities of the families OF volun
| teers who are now, or hereafter may be, in tn
service of this State or the United States
there be and hereby is levied and assessed
for the year 1862, thrce-ffths of one mill Oh
the dollar valuation on the grand list of tht
taxable property OF the State; and the amount
so levied and assessed shall be collected il
the same manner as other State taxes are col
IcctctI.
Sec. . 1t shall bc1Iie duty of the asses
sors in the several wards and townships in tho
State, when they are making the assessment oi
1862, to take an enumeration, by name, OF al
the volunteers who have enlisted from theiE
several wards and townships. being residents
therein when enlisted and are then in the ser
vice of the State or United States. naming
the company and regiment TO which they be-
long, and make an accurate return, uuder oath
TO the auditors of their countless on or before
the third Monday of May. 1862, designating
those who have families and those who have
not, and where there are families, the number
sex and ages.
Sec. B. That it shall be the luty of the
auditors of the several counties TO furnish 10
the assessors of their respective counties such
blanks rs may be necessary tor taking the a
foresaid enumeration; and within twenty days
after said enumeration is returned to them
make out and forward to the auditor of State
u statement, showing the number Of volunteers
who have enlisted from their respective couE-
ties, and are then in the service Of the State
or United States
Sec. 4. 1t shall lie the duty of the auditor
OF State, to opeE proper accounts with each
county in the State, and apportion the fund so
raised upon the enumeration and returns made
to him by the several county auditors, and
pay over the same to the county treasurer AT
their semi-annual settlement with the State,
taking the proper receipt therefor.
SIC. 5. That the commissioners of the sew
eral counties respectively, shall take control oil
said fund for the purposes named in this act,
when raid into the county treasures. The
fund raised by the levy authorized by this act,
shall be distributed by said commissioners Cor
nou-conamssuned officers musicians and pri-
Yates in The service aforesaid, in money or 9th
crwisc, as their necessities may require, under
such rules and regulations as said commissions
ers may institute; said commissioners may
CON inue 10 aiHnd the rcc,ief contemplated by
this act, TO tie family Of any volunteer hereto
fore or hereafter killed, deceased or disabled in
the service aforesaid.
Sec. 6. TO anticipate the receipts which
may come into the county treasures by virtue
of the tax levied under authority of this act.
the said commissioners are hereby authorized
ard required To borrow, from lime TO time, lS
may be deemed ncce ssary, such sums of money
as shall not exceed three-fnurtIs of their pro-
portion cl the TAX levied by this act or may
to that extent temporarily transfer money from
any other fund except the school fund.- The
money no borrowed shall be repaid with intel
est, not exceeding eight per cent per annum.
ont Of the relief fund WHEN paid into the coun
~ treasury. The word family, as used in this
act, shall be construed TO mean only wife,
dependent minor child or children, and deI,cll-
dent parent or parents, residing in this State,
Sec. Z. Any moneys transferred as afore-
said, shall be reimbursed to the proper fund
from moneys obtained un'ler the provisions OF
this act. And said commissioners arc hereby
auihoriz d, out of any money that may br
borrowed as aforesaid, or out OF said relief
fund when paid into The county treasury, to
pay any amounts that may have been provid-
eG under and in conformity TO the relief act
passed May 10th, 1861, over the amount of
the Iand raised by authority of said act.
Sec. s. No compensation shall be allowed
to any officer or person for any services rem
dered under the provisions of this net.
Sec. .. That the families of all volunteers
who may have been killed, disabled or taken
prisoners (und held as such) in any engage
ment with the rebels, shall be entitled to the
benefits Of this law, though they may not have
been regularly mustered into the service Of the
State or United States
Sec. 10. Soldiers enlisted since April st
1861, in the regular army of the United States
shall be deemed volunteers for all the purpOs-
es of this act.
Sec. IL: This act shall take effect from and
after its passage.