M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-04-23
MILITARY NOTICE TO TIE
ASSESSORS.

| kSHE End section cf the Act passed AprilI4.
l 1853, "ro organize and discipline the Mil
itin Of Ohio" provides, "That the Auditor of
this State shall Issue his order 10 he County An
ditors Of the several counties, requiring them IN
instruct the Assessors Of the several townslips
10 perform all the duties required of them by
this act.n
The Sd section of the acc presc ibes the duties
ofCOunty Auditors and Township, Ward and
| District Assessors, and 40 much thereof us re-
lutes thereto is a. follows /:
Sec. 8. That it shall he the duty of town
ship assessors Of the several townships, and the
assessors of tho several wards and of the several
cities, to prepare list ofall white male citz,ns
! residents of this State being eighteen years of
age, and under tic age Of forty Ave yenrs, with
oIt any exceptions, in their respective wards.
townships, Or districts. Townships. wards, or
district asSessor~ aforesaid, shull annually, at
the time ofnsessing taxable properly, make out
two rolls or lists Oi all names or persons enroll
ed as aforesaid, and place one 10 the clerk off
Ice OF their resi- ecive township, ward, or dis
tIiet and the other in the auditor'S office olthe
proper county and it shall 70 hc luty Of such
auditor annually. On or before the first day Of
June, % return IN accurate copy ofsuch records
OF enrolment t. the aAiutnnl- of the
state. to be by lin ti'eG IN his office, and un ni-
stract Of the aggregate number If perso MS as re
turned shnll be lorGared by the adiutni general
of the state to the wa- department ~ Washing
ton city, on or beinre the first day Of January of
each year. And il any assessor shall neglect
or from any cause omit to perform hiI duties
the other assessors or either Of .hom, of tho ity
town. ward or county shall perform such duties,
ny order of the county auditor or eommandant
Of regiments. All tavern keepers, keei crs Of
boarding hnnses, persons hayin. boarders in
their families, and every master or mistress of
my dwelling fou'e, shall upon the application
nf any assessor. give information of the names OF
Ill persons residing or lodging in such house lin
bleto he EN- rolled, AMI all other information con
cerGing such persons aS such assessors maY de-
mand. fany persons of whom information is
required by any assessor IL order 10 enable hin
20 comply with the proyi. iohs of ihis act shall
refuse to give sIch information, or ,hall give
false information. he she, or they shnl! forfeit
md pay not mole than ten nor less than three
,lolIars for each tffence. Any person who shall
refuse to give his own name and proper infnrma
ton when applied IT, by any assessor, or shall
Iive O false name ar Information. shall forfeit
And pay a like sum: and i j. hereby made the
luty Of the assessors to report the names ofal per
sons who shall incur any penalty prescribed in
this section, to the sheriff OF the county in
which they reside, who snail ifthe same were
properly returned. proceed to collect of each
and every person therein included so much of
the above penalties az in his Judgment may be
proper and right: Provided, that no fine shall
be assessed for less sum than three dollars
All moneys collected under the provisions of
this act shall he raid to the cohnty treaou rcr;
and go to the military fund Of snid county. The
ASSESSORS shall be rompe nsatod far their services
In making the enrolments required by this act
at the same rate and IN like manner as they arc
compensated for II aking the annual assessment
of property" %"
1t is important that the christian name NJ
each person enrolled should he written in full,
and that the names Of all .hould he correctly
spelled. AN, COZ AID,
Apr. 23- 63--ow Aud'r Goo.