Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-20
MILITIA COMmUTATIONs.
To rBx ENsoLLgD MitIriA or MONTGOMERY
Comfy, ONO.
auditors Office, DaytOs,

AOlNTI, OhtO-
auditors office, Daytos,
June 10Th, 1864
BY Act of March 3lst, 1864 all white
male citizens, being Is years Of age, and un-
der 45, shall be enrolled and required to per.
form military duty.
Section provides that
"a persons who are subject to military du-
ty under the provisions OF this act, and who
are not now members Of some volunteer or
gani-ation, shall either become members Of
some volunteer organization, or shall pay in
to the county treasury, annually, the sum of
-FOUR DOLLARS, which sum shall be a
Communication for fines and penalties for neg
Iect to perform military services, except mn
der calls to prevent or repel invasion, or sup
press insurrection: Provided, nevertheless,
that il the number Of any volunteer company
shall be reduced below the minimum stand
ard, dra!t may be made from the old militia
rs hereafter provided for,
Section provides that
Every man physically disabled may be ex-
empled from military duty he files with the
county auditor, on or before August 18th Of
every year, a'statement of reputable physi-
clan or surgeon, certifying that such person
is unfit for military duty by reason Of auch
physical disability or by bodily in6rmty,
which shall he described in said statement
This statement must be veried by the affidavit
of said physician or surgeon If any person
shall knowingly or wilfully make a false
affidavit in this matter, be shall be deemed
guilty of perjury
Section provides that
Upon filing Of the rolls with the county
auditor, he shall give two weeks notice, by
general publication in the county papers. re-
quirinq the payment of the commutation
money into the county treasury, for which The
treasurer shall give duplicate receipts, one of
which shall be filed with the Auditor, on the
filing Of certificates, on or before August
10Th of that year and also giving notice that
if any person shall fail to file such exemption
papers or pay the communication money, the
Auditor shall proceed to collect the same,
with a penalty added thereto of thirty per
cent. The auditor is hereby required to col.
lect the same By distreas, togetheE with the
penalty, md such costs as are allowed to
county treasurers, upon distraint for taxes,
and for that purpose is hereby empowered to
appoint collectors, at remuneration of not
over twenty per cent, on the amount collected
together with costs.
Notice ishereby given, that those who fail
TO file certificates of exemption or pay into
the treasury Four Dollars Communication on OF
before the 18th day of Augustus will be sub
ject to the collection Of said sum, with thirty
per cent, penalty, and such costs as are al
| lowed to county treasurers upon distraint fol
taxes, all Of which the Auditor is REolRED tc
collect by DISTRESS.
| By the 9Th section of the act, "the rea
estate and personal property, Of such persons
Of every kind, without exception, shall b.
label for payment" of fines and commuta
tions and costs, shall be a lien upon rea
estate until paid
After the 18th of August, rolls OF the de
linqurnts Of each ward and township shall b.
placed in the hands of the collectors for col
lection as required by law
Should draft be ordered to Ell up any or
ganized company, it will be made FIRST from
those who have not paid their commutation
We will be ready to receive commutation
in this Office on and after Wednesday, the 6d
day Of July
THoNAs o. Lowe, Auditor.
June 10, 1864. dl-w3t