Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1863-04-11
AN ACT
For the relief Of the Families OF Soldiers
and Marines in the State eRndUnited states
service. .

assembly IF lie State Of Ohio. That for
the relief of the necessities Of the families of
soldiers hereby is levied and assessed, for
the year eighteen hundred and sixty three
one mill on the dollar valuation on tie
grand list of taxable property of tie state.
And the board of county commissioners
Of any county in This state are hereby a..
thorzed, if in their opinion the same shall
be necessary for the purpose cf sffOrding
the relief con cmplaied by this act, to levy
aud assess an additional amount, not ex
cCediug one half Of one mill on the dollar
valuation on the grand list OF taxable pro.
perty Of the county aud the amount so
levied and assessed shall be collected in the
same manner as other state aud county
taxes are collected.
SEC. 2 1t shall be the duty Of the os.
SCISSORS in the several wards, election dis
tricts and townships 10 the state, when
they are making the assessment Of eighteen
hundred and sixty-thrce, to take al enum
Grafton, by name, Of oil the soldiers aud
marines who are in the service Of he state
or United States, from their several wards
townships, aud election districts, beng re-.
sidrnts therein when entering said service,
naming the company and regiment TO which
they belong, and make an accurate reiurO.
under oath, 10 the trustees of their respec.
tive townships, wards, and election dis
trIcls, designating those who havesfami eS
aud hose who have not, and where there
are families, TIE number, sex and ages, nam
ing such as are UeceS>ilous and it shall be
the duty Of said trustees TO revise the same,
Inserting such names as may have been
omitted, aud return Such revised enumera
tion to the auditors Of their couuties ON or
before the third MDndly of Nay, eighteen
hundred aud six y-ihsee. Persons who
have died or been Disabled in the service,
shall he included in this enumeration -
This acl shall not apply to the family Of
any soldier or marine who has been dis
houorably dismissed. or deserted the ser.
vice
: SEC. 3 That it shall he The duty Of the
: auditors Of the several counties 10 fu nish
, TO the assessors Of their respective counties,
such blanks as may be necessary for taking
the aforesaid enumeration and said audi
tors shall, within iweny days nfer said
enumeration is returned to them, make out
and forward 10 the auditor of state, state
: ment showing the number Of soldiers aud
marines Included in said enumeration
SEC 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the
auditor of state TO open proper accounts
, sith each couUty in the state, and nppor
, ton the fund so rised upon state levy ac
e cording TO the enumeration and returns
y made to him by The several county auditors
Is and pay over the same to The county trea,
Is urers, at their sGmi.aunual settlement wit
J The state.
SEC s. That the commissioners Of tht
: several counties, respectively, shall taxi
. control of said fund, for The purposes nam
/ ed in this act, when paid into the county
ueasnFles, aud shall apportion the same t,
Ihe several townships, wares, aud election
districts in their respective counties, accord
ing to the necessities aforesaid, as returned
by the uuS ees of the scve: al townships
wards and clectio district, as provided fol
: in section two, which shall be paid to TN
{ several township treasurers, and in cilie!
/, Of the first class to the treasu"ers thereof
4 and shall be drawn out upon the order 0
8 lie trustees of the several toan@hips
y wards, and election districts, aud he dislri
buted by them for the relief Of the necesSi
ties Of the families Of non commissions,
{ officers, musicians, and privntes in the ser
: vice aforesaid, in money, as their neressi'ic'
y may require, uud"r such rules and regu!a
: tonS as said commissioners may prescribe
u but if it appears to the trustees that any
t family is making improper use Of the money
they may provide for the necessities of sail
: families. Said trustees shall continne Il
. afford the relief contemplated by this act
= to the family of any soldier or marine here
tofore or hereafter disabled in The servic
aforesaid Ia all counties in his sta;
Il in which the commissioners levied
tax for the year eighteen hundred an
: sixty.two greater than that authorized b.
. law, for the relief Of the families of volun
y teers, the payment Of such unauihorize
e tax, 10y the persons charged therewill
shall he taken and held 10 be paymen
upon the tax of one halt mill authorized /
be levied 10y the commissioners under III
provisions of this act and the treasure
3 and audit or of such county shall, in TN
III collection of said half mill, to be levied a
aforesaid, deduct all such payment OF sue
II erroneous tax from the said local levy III
u der this act The tru''ees shall report
" the commissioners Of the county as to ii
ulSpOhlllOH VI tue 40 tHC Cou
missioners may from time 10 time direct
No money raised 10y the state levy authors
10 ed by this act, shall be usel 10y the col
C. missoners or trustees otherwise than
le meet the future necessities Of said faI
IL lilies.
&C. SIC 6. In all townships and cities ha
ing no treasurer, the county treasurer sb'
perform the duties required by this act.
Sec. I. To anticipate the receipts wbI'
may come into the county treasures
virtue of the tax levied under the autbori
Of this act, the said commissioners are heI
of by authorized aud required to borro
'r. from time to time, as may be deemed n
IA ceSsary, such sums Of money as shall not
ge ceed, in the aggregate. four-ffIhs of the
ey proportion Of the tax levied by this az
lp' aud may, to that extent. temporarily trar
les fer money from any othe. fluid except t
It. school fund The money so borrowed sh
'ty he repaid with interest, not exceeding .
nd nor .aut nor a IN nm ont Of the relief fup