Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1862-03-14
AN ACT
tho Relief of Families of Volunteer

SECTION /. Be 1t enacted by the Gene
raj 1lssembts Of the 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, thrse-ifths of one mill on
the dollar valuation on the grand list Of
the taxable property Of the State. and
the amount so levied and assessed shall
be collected in the same manner as other
State taxes are collected.
SEC ? 1t shall be the duty of the
assessprs in the several wards and town
chips in the State, when they are
making the assessment Of 1869, to take
an enumeration, by name, of all the
volunteers who have enlisted from .heir
several wards and townships, being res
idents therein when enlisted, and are
then in the service of the State or
United States, naming the company and
regiment to which they belong, and
make an accurate return, under oath,
to the auditors of their counties, on or
before the third Monday of May, 1862,
designati ting those who have families and
those who have not and where there arc
families, the number, sex and ages. {.
SEC. ). 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 may be ne
cessary fer taking the aforesaid enumer-
ationi and, within twenty days after said
enumeration is returned to them. make
out and forward to the auditor of State,
a statement, showing the number of
volunteers 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 tie
| auditor of State, to open proper accounts
with each county in the State, and ap-
portion 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 treasurers
at their semi annual settlement with
the State, taking the proper receipt
therefor.
SEC. 5. That the commissioners of the
several counties respectively, shall take
control Of said fund for the purposes
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 commissioners for
the relief of the necessities Of the fami-
| lies of H-commissioned officers, mu-
sicians AID privates in the service afore-
said, in money or otherwise, as their ne
cessities may require, under such rules
and regulations as said commissioners
may institute; said commissioners may
continue to afford the relief contem-
plated 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
urles by virtue Of the tax levied uuder
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 az
gresatc, three feurths of their proper
tion Of the tax levied by this act, or may
to that extent temporarily transfer
money from any other fund except the
school fund The money so borrowed
shall be repaid with interest, not ex-
ceeding eight per cent. per annum, out
of the relief fund when paid into the
county treasury. The word family, as
used in this act, shall be construed TO
mean only a wife, dependent minor
child or children, and dependent parent
Or parents, residing in this State
SEC. z. Any moneys transferred as
aforesaid, shall be reimbursed to the
proper fund from moneys obtained un-
der the provisions of this act. And said
commissioners are hereby authorized,
out Of any money that may be borrowed
as aforesaid, or out Of said relief fund
when paid into the county treasury, to
pay any amounts that may have been
provided under and in conformity to- the
relief act, passed May 10th, 1861, over
the amount of the fund raised by the
authority of said act.
SEC. 8. No compensation shall be al
lowed to any officer or person for any
services rendered under the provisions
Of this act.
/ SEC. 9. That the families of all volun-
tcers, who may have been or shall be
killed, disabled, or taken prisoners (and
held as sueh) in any engagements with
the rebels, shall be entitled to the bene-
fits of this law, though they may not
have been regularly mustered into the
service of the State OF of the United
States.
SEC. TO- Soldiers enlisted since April
1st, 1861, in the regular army of the
United States, shall be deemed volun.
teers for all the purposes of this act,
SEC. H. This act shall take effect frvTn
and after its passage.
p,esaJ Eabru,ry e 1860