The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1862-03-12
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Relief for Families of Volunteers.


Relief for Families of Volunteers.
The following is copy of the bill for
the Relief of Families of Volunteers,
which recently passed the Legislature
and is now law:
SECTION I. Be it enacted By tie Ger.
erol assembly Of tie STATE Of Ohio,
That for the relief of the necessities of
the families of volunteers who now are,
or hereafter may be, in the service OF
this State or the United States, there
be and hereby is levied and assessed,
for the year 1862, three-fitths of one
mill on the dollar valuation Oh the grand
list Of the taxable property of the Sta,e,'
and the amount SO levied and assessed
Ishall be collected in the same manner
as other state taxes are collected.
| SEC. q 1t shall be the duty Of tho
assessors in the several wards and
townships in the State, when they are
making the assessment of 1862, to take
an enumeration, by lame, of, all the
volunteers who have enlisted from their
shveral wards and townships, being res
lidents therein when eniisIed, and are
then III the service of the State or Uni.
ted States, naming the company aud
regiment to which they belong, and
bmake an accurate return, under oath,
to the auditors of their counties, 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 ard
ages.
SEC. s. That it shall be the duty Of
the auditors OF the, several counties to
furnish to the assessors of their respect
i've counties such blanks as be necessary
for taking the aforesaid enumeration;
and, within twenty days after said emu.
meration is returned to them, make out
and forward to the Auditor of State, 4
statement, showing the number of vol
unteers who have enlisted from their
respective counties, and are then in the
service of the State or United States.
SEC. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the
! Auditor OF State, to open prompt ac-
counts with each county IN the State,
and apportion the fund so raised upon
tile enumeration and returns made To
HIM by the several county auditors,
aud pay over the same to the county
treasurers at their semi annual settle
ment with the. State, taking the proper
receipt therefor. s1t1 4
SEC. 5. That the commissioners of
the several counties respectively, shall
take control of said fund for the pur-
poses named in this act, when paid into
the county treasures. The fund raised
by the levy authorized by this act.
shall be distributed by said commission.
ers for the relief of the necessities of
the families of non commissioned ofis
GERS, musicians and privates in the SER
vice aforesaid, in money or otherwise,
as their necessities may require. under
such rules and regulations as said COM.
missioners may institute said comrhis-
sioners may continue to afford the re-
lief contemplated by this act, TO the
family of any volunteer heretofore or
hereafter killed, deceased, or disabled in,
the service aforesaid.
SEC. 6. To anticipate the receipts
which may come into the county treas
uries by virtue of the tax levied under
the authority of this act, the said COM
missioners are hereby authorized and
required to borrow, from time to time,
as may be deemed necessary, such sums
of money as shall not, exceed in the,
aggregate, three fodrths of their pro.
portion of the tax levied by this act,
or may to that extent temporarily trans,
fer money from any other fund except
the school fund The money so Dor.
rowed shall be repaid with Interests
not exceeding eight per cent. per an
mum, out of the relief fund when paid
into the county treasury. The word
family, as used in this act, shall be con- /
strued TO mean only wife, dependent
minor child or children and depend
ent parent or parents residing in this
State. a ~ 2iE3 ia @@g fa s8sgsssA
SEo.7 Any moneys transferred as
aforesaid, shall be reimbursed to tho /.
proper fund from moneys obtained um-
der the provisions of this act. And
said commissioners are hereby author
lied, out OF any money that may beg
narrowed as aforesaid, or out of said I
relief fund when paid into the county
treasury, to pay any amounts that may
have been provided under and ID con.
tornity to the reliet act passed May
10th, is6l,g over tho amount Of the
fund raised by the authority of said i
act.I gba& 8 VjA M g ass@ hass@
SEC. s. No compensation shall sbs
allowed TO any officer or person for any
services rendered under The provisions7
Of this act ctass5 alsss ssss', SHssi'se sig soas
,snc. q, That tic fatniiies of IN Wi
unteers, who may have been or shan be J
killed, disabled, or taken prisoners (and
held as snch) in any engagements with
.berebels, shall besentitled to the BEN i
efts of this law, though they may not
have been regularly mustered into the
service OF the State or Of the United I
States. 5N y8af "A asls1a4 4 sA5svS ssaS
SEC. 10. Soldiers enlisted since April
Ist, 1861. in the regular army at the
United States, shall be deemed yolnn-
teers for All the purposes of this act. Y ~
SEc. IL. This act sha'lF take effect
from and after its passage.
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