The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1863-04-10
Law wofOhio.
For The Relief of the Families of Sol
,liers and Marines in the State and
United States Service.
An ACT

SECTION l. Be it enacted By the
General Assembly. of The State of Ohio,
That for the relief of the necessities of
The families of soldiers and marines in
the service Of the state or United States,
there be and hereby is levied and. ASSESS
ed, for the year eighteen hundred and
one mill on the dollar valu.
alton on the grand list of taxable prop
erty of the state And the board Of
county commissioners ofiany county in
this state are hereby authorizeds If in
their opinion theisame shall be necessa-
ry for the purpose Of affording the re-
lief contemplated by this act, to levy and
assess an additional amount not exceed
ing one-halfof one mill on the dollar vail
uation on the grand list Of the taxable
property of the county; and the amount
so levied and assessed shall be collected
in the same manner as other state and
county taxes are collected. s2H af
SEC. Q. 1t shall be the duty Of the
assessors, in the several wards, election
districts and townships in the state,
when they are making the assessment of
eighteen hundred and sixty three, to
take an enumeration, by name of all the
soldiers and marines who are in the SER
vice of the state or United States, from
their several wards, townships, and elec..
tiou districts, being resident therein
when entering said service, naming the
company aud regiment to which they
belong, and make an accurate return,
under oath,i to the trustees of their re-
spective townships. wards, and election
districts. designating those who have
families and those who have not, and,
where there are families, the number,
sex and ages, naming such as are neces-
si,ous; and it shall be the duty of said
trustees 10 revise the name, inserting
such names as may have been omitted,
and return such revised enumeration to
the auditors of their counties, on or be.
fore the third Monday of May, eighteen
huudred and sixty-three. Persons who
have died or been disabled in the service.
shall be included in. this enumeration. =
This act shall not apply to any soldier
or marine who has been dishonorably
dismissed, or deserted the service.
Sec, 8. That it shall be the duty Of
the auditors of the several counties to
furnish to the assessors of their respec-
tive counties, such blanks as may be
necessary for taking the aforesaid emu.
meration: and said auditors shall, within
twenty days after said enumeration is
returned to them, make out and forward
to the auditor Of state, a statement show
ing the number Of soldiers and marines
included in said enumeration. e.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty Of the
auditor Of state to open proper accounts
with each county in the state, and ap'
portion the fund SO raised upon. state
levy according to the enumeration and
returns made to him by the several coun'
iy auditors, and pay over the sums TO the
county treasurers, at their semi-annuai
settlement with the state. a .ls
Sec. 8. That the commissioners o.
the several counties, respectively, shal
take control of said fand, for the, pur
poses named in this act, when paid into
the county treasures, and shall apportior
the same to the several townships, wards
and election districts in their respective
counties according to the necessities o
the families aforesaid, as returned by th,
trusteesu0f the several townships, wards
and ele( on districts, as provided for il
section two, which shall be paid to th'
several township treasurers, and in cit
les of the first class to the treasurer
thereof, and shall be drawn out upon tn
order of the trustees of the several town
ships, wards, and election districts, ant
be distributed by them for the relief o
the necessities of the families. of non
commissioned officers, musicians, AM
| privates in the service aforesaid, in mon
ey, as their necessities may require, IN
der sucharules and regulations as sail
commissioners may prescribe; but if
appears to the trustees that any famil
is making, improper use of the money
they may provide for The necessities Q
said families Said trustees shall con
?. tinue to afford the relief contemplate
l,by this act, to thesfamily of any soldie
ior marine heretofore or hereafter deceas
ed, or disabled in the service aforesaid
Ia al, counties in this state in which I'll
commissioners levied a tax for the yea
eighteen hundred and sixty.two create
than that authorized by law, for the re
lief of the families of volunteers, th
pay ment of such uthorized tax, b
the persons charged herewith, shall B
taken and, held to be payment apo
q the tax of one, half mill authorized t
be levied by the commissioners .uud'
tsths provisions of this act; and the trea
curer aud auditor of each county shall,
the collection of said halt- mill, to be le'
led as aforesaid, deduct all such pa.
meUt of such erroneous tax.from thesai
local levy underthis act. The truste,
shall reportt to the commissioners of Il
county asto the disposition Of the. fun,
as the-county commissioners may fro
time to time direct. No money raise
by the state levy authorized by this &C
shall be used by the commissioners
; trustees otherwise than to meet the fl
! ture necessities of,said Famihss. Va IA.
SEC. G.. In allstownShips and citi
having no treasurer, the county treas
i rer shall perform the duties required
SEC. I. To anticipate the receip
which may come into the county treas