Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1862-07-30
Crrcplar from Gov. Tod.
The STATE OF ONO, ExfcrTrvE DEP'T,

The STATE or OHIO, EXECUTIVE DEPT,
Columns, July y, 1862
To the Auda5rs Of he Srrsral C0QHt;es Of he
STATE Of Ohio:
regret to be compelled to announce,
that but little attefition was paid to the
provisions of the Act of April 18th, 1861,
providing for the enrolment of the Mir
Tia of the State /; and hence the great
State of Ohio is really without any militia
force. This, even in = time of profound
peace, should not be suffered to exist ;
much less should we sit with our arms
folded, when our southern border is seri-
ously threatened BY an armed and lswless
mob.
l therefore, call upon you to issue, at
once, the necessary instruction to the sew
eral Assessors of your counties, to dis
charge, promptly, the duties incumbent
upon their predecessors. by the provisions
OF the first section of the act referred to.
A copy of so much Of said act as points
out this duty, is hitherto attached.
The compensation of the several asses
sors, for Ia performance of the duty now
demanded of them, will be the same as
that provided for their other duties
Should the Commissioners of any of the
counties OF the State, neglect or refuse to
audit and pay the account of any assessor,
| pledge the faith of the State to all such,
that provision shall be made for the pay
ment thereof. Il
Ifeelit q further duty to announc that
promptness and vigilance, in the exeeu-
ton of this duty, are i~ndispensabIy neces-
sary to the well being of our State.
DAVID TOD, Gorernor.
SECTION /. BE Il eneacted BIZ The General
assembly Of TIE 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 allthe duties requir-
ed 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 sever
al cities, to prepare a list of all persons
subject to military duty, in their respec-
tive wards, townships, or districts, save
and except members of uniform volunteer
companies, at the time of making the an
nual assessment of property, in the year
ISOI, and thereafter at each time of taking
the census of white male inhabitants, as
provided by law, which list should be de-
posted in the auditors Office of the proper
county and it hal be the duty of such
auditor, annually. on or before the hrst
day OF November, to return an accurate
copy of such records of enrolment to the
a~dJutant general of the state, to be by
him filed in his Office. and an abstract of
the aggregate number so returned shall
be forwarded by the adjutant general of
the state to the wa department at wash
ington city. on or before the first day of
January of each year; and if any assessor
shall neglect, 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, per-
sons having boardersin their families, and
every master and mistress of any DWELL
ing house, shall upon application of any
assessor, give information of the names of
all persons residing or lodging in such
house liable to be enrolled, and al other
information concerning such persons as
such assessor may demand. If any per-
son of whom information is required BY
any assessor, in order to enable him to
comply with the provisions of this act
shall refuse to give such Information, or
shall give false information, he shall for
felt and pay not more than ten dollars for
each offense. Any person who shall refuse
to give his own name, and proper infor-
nation. when applied to by any assessor,
or shall give false name or Information,
shall forfeit and pay Q like sum, such pen
alties to be recovered in any court of
competent jurisdiction in the name of the
State of Ohio; and it is hereby made the
duty of the assessors to report the names
of all persons who may incur any penalty
in this section prescribed, to the com
mandant of the brigade in which they re-
side. All moneys collected under the
provisions of this act shall be paid to the
county treasurer, and go the military fund
of said county.