The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1863-06-10
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To the several Up. Trustees of Ashland CO.
TIE Eegislaf1fezof Ohio, at itsIate session,
passed an act forthe reffef OF the families of
Volunteers, in which it mixes it your duty to
distribute the funds Evied Tor fhatPpfpjse,
under such rnles and Regulations as the Com
missioner, may prescribe.
It is almost an imp1ssibility to prescribe
rules foI the Distributes of that fun / so that
the really needy only shall receive it and such
only are the ones which, the law c~ontemplates,,
shall receive aidsHsYou. will therefore have
fto exercise a judicious adiscretion, and ssas
near as can be, observe the following general
rules in the distribution of the same I
h lst.xNo famly,shal receive aid from said
Fund unless in positive cases of necessity.
a2d.iNo family shall receive aid unless such
family were sbona6de residents Of Ashland
County at the time ofZfhe enlistment of their
frepresehfatiyeiaEthe army.
Sd. No woman shall receive aid wha has no
children to support, unless such woman he un=
able to labor for her W support. i-as s4ssd 3
<4th- Everything else equal, an equitable
difference should be made between those who
pay, and those who do not pay rent sesa ets
9th. No. family. whose husband or son is at
home on parole, discharge or furlough,,z shall
receiqe. aid unless such husband or son is una
bio. to labor for their support &z2s1ssAA
9th. The widewtof any deceased, or family
ofsany disabled OF: discharged soldier, who
are unable to support themselves; shall receiys
aid from said Fund for the spice of 6ns year
from the death or disability { - re 80
You will report to us on Monday tho 22drof.
June at the auditors Office the number of
families in your several Townships, whom it
will be necessary to- aid, and the probable
amount it will require for your Township per
month, and at each oil our regufar sessions in
September, December, March and June, you
will make a detailed statement of the several
amounts paid for such relief in your Town
ship, and to when paid. Herewith find SO
much of the above named act rs. relates ito
your duties in the premises 8da 81 511 -
sk7Hss" iAa ROBERT CowAN, ashland
.ass hHs ss7s AJAedBs IsMERIcKs) iCoanfygO.
AN ACT ssfss : So
Relief of the families of Soldiers
and Ma.ines in the State and United States
service. r- II .,.s
SEQ. 2 This
Act shall7not apply to the family Of any sol
dier or marine who has been dishoaordbly5d dis
missed, or deserted the service.
SEC. 5. That the com nisssioner s Of the sew /
eral counties, respectfully, shall take control
of said fund for the purposes namol in this
act, when7paid intothc eeupty treasures, andd
dPpOrtHOu tuV lille W buo oSfciAt tUWu-
ships, wards and election districts, instheir re-
spective Counties, accordingt to the necessities
Of the families aforesaid, as returned by the
trustees Of tho several townships, wards, and
election, districts, as provided for in, section /
two, which shall be paid to the Several town
ship treasurers, and in cities of the first elias
to the treasurer thereof; and shall be drawn
out upon the order of the trustees Of the sew
eral toWnskip,, wards and election districts, |
and be distributed by themy for the relief off
the necessities of the families of non-con-
missioned officers, mtIsicians and privates in
the service aforesaid, in. money, as their ~neees-
sites Of Ahe families may require, under such
rules and regulations as said commissioners
may describe; but If it appears to the trus-
tees that any family is making an improper
use of tho mon y, they mly provide for the
necessities of stfd families. Said trustees
shall continue to afford the reliefsc ontemplatod
by this act to- ths family Of any spider or
marine heretofore CIR hereafter deceased or dis
abled in the service Aforesaid. The trustees
shall report to- the commissioners of the coun-
ty, as to the disposition of tho fund, as the
com6issionsrsof the c5anty may; from me
to time, direct. No money raised by the state
levy authorized by this act shall be used by
the commissioners or trustees otherwise than
to meet the futur1 necassitieso of said families.
I SEC. 7. *s&@A3* 2 The
W ord family as used in this act, shall be COM
strued to mean only a wife, dependent minor
child Or children, and dependent parent or
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