M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1863-04-30
MILITARY NOTICE To THE
ASSESSORS.

1.-THE 2nd section cf the Act passed April IL,
i 1868, "To organize and discipline the Mil
litia of Ohio" provides, "Thatthe Auditor Of
this State shah issue his order 10 The County Au
ditors of the several counties, requiring them to
instruct the Assessors Of the several townships
to perform all tho duties required OF them by
this act.h
The 81 section Of the act prescrbes the duties
Of County Auditors and Township, Ward and
District Assessors, and so much thereof as re-
lates thereto, is as follows 4:
Sec. 3. That it shall be the duty of town.
ship assessors of the several townships, and the
assessors of the several wards and OF the several
cities, to prepare list ofall white male citizens
residents of this State being eighteeh years of
age, and under the age offorty- five years, with
out any exceptions, in their respective wards
townships, OF districts Townships, wards, or
district assessors aforesaid, shall annually, Rt
tho time of assessing taxable properly, make out
two rolls or lists Of all names or persons enroll
ed as aforesaid, and place one in tho clerks of
ice of their respective township, ward, or dis
trict, and tho other in the auditors office of the
proper county and it shall TO tho duty of such
Ieuditor annually, on or before the first day Of
June, to return an accurate copy ofsuch records
of enrolment TO the adjutant-general Of tha
state, to be by him fled in his Office, and an ab-
stract of the aggregate number Of porsO MS as re-
turned shall be forwared by the sdjutant- general
| of the state to the. wa: department at Washing
ton city, OF or before the first day Of January Of
each year. And ii any assessor shall neglect.
or from any cause omit to perform his duties,
the other assessors or either of them of the city
| town. ward or county, shall perform such dutiesy
by order of the county auditor or commandAnt
Of regiments. AL tayern-keepers, keel ers Of
boarding horsos, persons having boarders in
| their families, and everY master or mistress Of
any dwelling Fouse, shall, upon the application
Of any assessor, give information Of the names oi
all persons residing or lodging in such house liza
bic to be enrolled, and all other information con
ccrning such persons as such assessors may de-
maud. If any persons Of whom information Is
Ireauired by any assessor in order TO enable him
to comply with the provisions Of this act. shall
refuse to give such information, or shall give
false information, he, she, or they shall forfeit
and pay not mOle than ten nor less than three
dollars for each offence. Any per son who shall
refuse to give his own name and proper informa
ton when applied to by any assessor, or shall
give false name or Information, shall forfeit
and pay like sum; and il Is hereby made the
duty of the assessors to report the names ofa 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 Us in his judgm ent 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 be paid to the county treasurer,
and 90 to the military fund OF said county. The
assessors shall be compensated for their services
in makiug the snrollments required by this act
at the same rate and IN like manner as they are
compensated for making the annual asseSsment
of property
Ii is important that the christian name Of
each person enrolled should be written in full,
and that the names Of all should be correctly
spelled. AN, C0ZAD,
Apr. 23-63-2w Aui'r Y Coo