The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1863-06-18
miscellaneous.
The Ohio Militia Law.

last session OF the Legislature:
Section first provides for the enroll
ment of all white male citizens between
the ages of eighteen aud forty-fve.
The second section directs the Asses
sor to prepare two rolls of all persons
enrolled, and place one in the Clerks
Office Of their rospe ective townships, and
the other in tho Auditors Office Of the
proper county. And it is the duty o.
the Auditor annually on or before the
1st of June to return true copy Of such
enrolment to the Adjutant-General,
who will report to the War DEPARTING MT
on the 1st of January. If any person
of whom information is required by any
assessor in order to enable him to com
ply with the provisions of this act, shall
REFUGE to give such information, or shall
give false information, be, she or they
shall forfeit and pay not more than ten
nor less than three dollars for each
offense, the money to 90 to the militia
ry fund of said county. The comman.
dant of each company within the bounds
of whose company any person liable to
perform military duty may come to re-
side, within ten days after he shall be
informed Of such residence, is required
to enroll such persons, also, all persons
who may from time to time arrive at the
age of eighteen. Section three provides
that the Township Clerk shall, within
ten days after receiving said list Of en-,
rolIment, give written notice thereof by
posting the same in five public places
within said township, which said notice
shall also state that the Township Trus
tees will hear and determine claims for
exemption from military duty, within
twenty days next ensuing. Each per-
son claiming exemption, shall, before
lie is excused from said military duty,
produce to the Trustees of tie township
the certificate Of surgeon Of acknow!-
edged skill, stating clearly that such
person is physically unable to perform
military duty, and such other evidence
in the case as the Trustees may require.
Sold evidence to be produced within
twenty days after the posting up ol
said written notice And on satisfac
tory evidence of disability, the Trustees
shall give certificate ofexcmption, which
shall be valid so long as the disability
shall continue, and no longer. After
organization the commandunts are to
hear and determine claims for exemp-
tion. Section five requires Trustees to
form company districts Of 60 to l2O
men for duty, number the districts, and
fix upon a place, for the election OF
company officers. The first election to
be held on the first Saturday of July
next, a. the poll-book to be returned
forthwith to the Sheriff of the county.
Section eight makes it the duty of the
Sheriff, on or before the 10th Of July
next, to organize the several companies
within his county, into regiments OF not
less than eight nor more than ten COM
panies each, and to report to the Adju
tant-General. Ii is also the duty OF
the Sheriff to order elections for field
officers.
Section eighteen allows each uompa-
ny or battery to adopt its own constitu.
ton and bylaws, which shall be bind
ing on all the members. Section nine
teen requires commandants of vOlun
teers to mako returns to the Adjutant
General, on or before the first day O
November in each year. Section TWEEN
ty-one fixes the term of five years fo
every commissioned and non-commis
stoned officer and soldier Of any Volun
teer company or battery, to be held Il
duty. Section twenty eight provides
for a muster of the militia of the Stat
by companies within their respective
bounds, on the last Saturday of Septem
Der in each year; and each voluntee
company and battery shall, besides sucl
muster, have two or more additions
musters in each year; and also in eacI
year one squadron, battalion or regi
mental muster on the next Tuesda
r following tho last Saturday in Septem
Der. That at all musters, the officer
and privates shall appear on their re
spective muster grounds on the da
appointed, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, an
each absentee, non-commissioned Office
or private, shall pay the sum of on
dollar and fifty cents, and each com
missioued officer for such refusal q
neglect, shall pay the sum of not les
e than three dollars, nor more than fv'
II to be collected as other debts. An