The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-06-03
JUNE 8, 1864.
Notice to Men Subject to Military Duty
under the Ohio Militia Law.

the benefit Of all concerned;
sEcrIoN !. Be IL euactcd by he General
.4ssembiy Of he STATE Of OHIO. That all
white malo citizens, residents Of this state
beipg eighteen years of ago and under the
age of forty five years, shall be enrolled in
the militia. aud perform military duty in
such manner, not Incompatible with the
constitution and laws Of the 4 .'itcd otcs.
rs hereinafter prescribed.
SEC. All persons who are subject to
military ty.uuder tho provisions of tbs act,
and who arc not now members o: some
volunteer Organization. shall eithor become
mombers of some volunteer organiz,tion, or
shall pay into the county ueasu:y annually
the sum OF four dollars, which sum shall be
n Communication for fines and penalties tor
neglect to perform military services. except
under calls to prevent or rcpol INVASION or
suppress insurrecion. Provided. neverthe.
loss, that 1t tho numbers of any voluutoor
company shall be reduced below the mini.
mum standard, a draft may bo made from
the enrolled militia, as hereinafter provided
for.
SEC. 6. Ia addition to tho persons alb.
solutoly exempted from enrolment in the
militia by the laws of tho United States. tho
persons hereinafter exempted shall be ab.
LIST, All persons in tho army or navy or
volunteer forces OF the United States.
I'd. Persona who have been or hereafter
may be bouorably discharged from the army
or navy of tho United States, in conseq u once
OF the performance OF military duty for Que
year.
3D. Commissioned officers serving updor
this act, who shall have served as such in
the militia of this state for tho space of FIVE
years; but no officer shall DO so oxempt, un-
less by his resignation after such term of
service duly accepted. or in some other law.
ful manner he shall have been bonorably
discharged.
4ih. Every non commissioned officer.
musician and private OF every uniformed
company raised. or hereafter to be raised
slnco May lst, 1868, uniformed according to
the provisions .of any law OF this state, and
who shall have performed services in such
company or troop for tho space of i've yoars
from the time OF his enrolment therein.
shall DO exempt from military duty. except
III cases of war, insurrection or invasion.
9th. Every person physically Disabled
may be exempted from military duty, If no
hles with tho county auditor, on or before
August 18th OF every year. statement of
reputable physician or surgeon. certifying
that such person is unfit for military duty
by reason ot such physical disability or bodi.
ly iufirmity, which shall be described in said
statement This statement must be yeri.
fled by tho affidavit of said physician or
surgeon, Ii any person shalt knowingly or
willfully make a false atli lavit in this mat
ter. he shall bo doomed guilty of porjury.
9th. Idiots, lunatics, aud feons convicted
OF infamous crimes, unloss pardoned shall
not be subject to military duty. ..
SE. 81, A. l. .--
tho county auditor, ho shall give two weeks
notice, by general publication in tho county
papers, requiring tho payment OF tho com.
mutation money into the county treasury, !
for which tho treasurer shall give duplicate |
receipts, one of which shall be fled with !
tho county auditor, on the filing OF ccrtif /
catos OF exemption, on or before August ljlh !
or that year, and also giving notice that if
any person shall fail to flo such exemption
papers or pay the commutation money. tho !
auditor shall proceed to collect tho same.
with penalty added tharuto of thirty nor
cont. Tho auditor is hereby ruqnirod to
collect tho same by distress, together with |
the penalty, and such costs as are allowed
10 county troasurers, upon distraint for
taxes, and for that purpose is horeby en-
powered to appoint collectors, Mt a remu.
neraton OF not over twenty per cent on
tho amount collected, together with costs,
Inc auditor shall receive such compensa
ton for extra services under this act as the
county commissioners may allow, not to TX.
coed five per cent. on the amount collected.
Commandcrs of companies shall, on or bo
fore the ID h of August of each year ,doiycr
to tho proper county auditor certified copies
OF tho company rolls, showing tho persons
exempt from the payment OF communication
money and is boreby authorized to draw
MS order on tho county treasurer for tho
amount o: tho costs of publication required
by this act in favor of tho party TO whom
tho same is due Provided, tho sum paid
Tor such publication shall not exceed ono
dollar per sqnaro.
SEQ. 8 All moneys collected by tho nu.
ditors OF tho respective counties md or the
provisions of this act. shall DO paid into tho
county treasury, which shall together with
the aforesaid Communication money paid into
the county treasury, and fines and penalties
collected under this act, constItnto tho mil.
itary fund OF tho county; and no money
shall be drawn therefrom except for tho
boneilt of tho volunteer force of tho county,
on tho warrant of the county auditor, on
the certificate OF the ranking military Off
cor OF tho county, approved by tho ndjuani-
general, or as hereinafter may DO provided
IN special cases.
Notice is heroby gvon that all persons
who arc subject to military duty under tho
provisions Of the above recited act, and who
are not members of somo volunteer orpani.
zaton, arc required to pay into tho County
Treasury, on or before tho 18Th day Of
August next, the sun OF four dollars, which
sum, whom SO paid, shall be commutation
for fines and penalties for neglect to por-
form military services for tho yoar 1864.
- II any person subject to military duty
shall fail to flo q certificate of exemption as
provided In Section 9th of tho above act, or
fai! to pay tho Communication money, on or
before tho 10Th day of August next, shall
proceed to collect tho samo, with a penalty
added thereto of thirty per cort aud costs
AS provided IN Section Seven of the aboye
act. G, C.FlELD, Couaty .ladiior.
Chardon. May 9th. 1864.
The WEED OF DISSATISFACTION. TRY for
day, besecch you, to preserve yourself in