Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-07-31
Enrolment Of thc Militia OF
O7Nip.

Under instruction from tho Auditor of
State, the Auditor of Franklin county
has issued the following circular to tho
Assessors of the several wards and town
ships. The same course will be pursued
in every county in the State. The enroll
ment is required to be completed and the
returns made by the 10th of August next.
This looks like drafting. Still it is only
a preparatory step, which may, or may
not result in an actual draft:
AuDiTon's OFFICE, FRANKLiN Co.,
COLUMBUS, July 26, 1862.
To-, Assessor OF
SIR: You arc hereby required 10 pro-
ceed Immediately to enroll and return to
this office on or before the 10th day of
August, 1862, full list Of the psrsons
in your ward or township subject to
military duty under the constitution and
laws of the State of Ohio, which in
cludes every able bodicl white male citi-
zen between the ages of Is and 45, save
and except members Of uniform military
companies.
The following is the section Of the law
relating thereto:
SECTION |. Bei enacted By tie Gcncr-
al ASSemJW Of tie ,Sote of Ohio, That
the county auditors of the several coun.
ties of this State shall instruct the assess
sors of the several townships and wards
Of cities to perform all the duties requir-
cd Of them by this act, That it shall be
the duty of the township assessors Of the
several townships, and the assessors of
the wards Of the several cities to prepare
a list of all persons subject to military
duty, in their les pectvc wards, town
ships or districts, save and except mem
bers Of uniform volunteer companies, at
the time Of making the annual assessment
Of the property, in thc year 1861, aud
thereafter at each time Of taking the cen.
sus Of white male inhabitants, as pro.
vidcd by law, which list should be de.
posted in the auditors office Of the prop
cr county; and it shall be the duty Of
such auditor, annuity, on or before the
first day of November, to return an ac-
curatc copy of such records of ollmcnt
to the adiutant general of the State, to
/ be by him filed in his Office, and an alb.
stract Of the aggregate number of per-
sons so returned shall be forwarded by the
adiutant general OF the State to the war
department at Washington City, on or be.
fore the first day Of January Of each year;
and il 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, persons having board
crs in their families, and every master
and mistress of any dwelling house, shall
upon the application ofany assessor give
sons information of the names Of all per
residing or lodging in such house liable to
ccrning such persons as such assessors may
demand If any person Of whom infor-
nation is required by any assessor, in or
der to enable him to comply with the
provisions of this act, shall refuse to give
such informaton or shall give false in
formation, he shall forfeit and pay not
more than ten dollars for each oilcnsc. -
Any person who shall refuse to give his
own name, and proper information, when
applied to by any assessor, or shall give
false name or information, shall forfeit
and pay a like sum, such penalties to be
recovered in any court of competent u.
r.diction 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 comman-
dant Of the brigade in which they reside.
All moneys collected under the provis-
ions Of ,his act shall be paid to the coun-
ty treasurer, and go to the military fund
Of said county
1t will be observed that tho law pro
vides, that if any assessor should neglect,
or from any cause omit to perform his du
ties, other assessors should perform them,
The late day at which the act was pass
ed in 1861, rendered it impossible to cX-
ecutc the law at that time, it therefore de-
wolves upon you to discharge that duty.
Should you not be able to complete
the work in your township or ward by
the 10th of August, one or more assis
tants will be appointed. The compen-
sation for assessors and assistants will be
the same as that provided for other duties.
ties
Blanks will be furnished at this office.
MATTHIAS MARTIN,
Auditor Franklin County.