The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-07-20
Important Military Order from
the Adiutant General Of Ohio.
5Ex'L. HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF OHIO,
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GEN'L. HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF OHIO,
ADJUTANr GENERALS OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, June Is, 1854. }
TENUE following information is published
for the henefit of all persons concerno1:
The "Act 10 organize and discipline the
militia OF Ohio" passed March 3lst, 1864,
provides for an enrolment o. all white male
citizcns, residents Of This State, being EIuH-
TEEN years OF age and under the age Of FOR
TY-TIyE years, in the militia, and that they
shall perform military duty, in accordance
with the laws Of the State'and the United
States.
Certain persons nre exempt from enroll
nent in the militia, as follows;
lst. All persons in tho army or navy, or
volunteer forces Of tie United States.
- ID. Persons who have boen or hereafter
may be honorably discharged from the army
or navy Of the United States; in consequence
of the performance Of military duty for one
year. ."
Sd. Commissioned officers serving under
this act, who shall have served assuch in the
militia of this State tor the space OF five
years; but no officer slall be 50 oeXempt, un-,
less by his resignation atter such term o.
service duly accepted, Of in some other law
full manner he shall have been .honorabIy
discharged.
18th. Every ynoT1-commissionedo officer, mu-
sician and private of every uniformed COM
panv, raised, or hereafter 10 be raised. since
May Ist, .lS33 uniformed according to the
provisions of any law OF this State, anil who
Shall have performed services ia such COM
pany or troop for tire space cffve years from
the time Of his eurollmsnt therein, shall be
exempt from military duty, except in case
OF war. insurrection or invasion.
9TH. Every person physically Disabled may
be exempted from military duty II 7o files
with the county auditor, on or before augist
10Th Of every year, statement Of reputa-
! ar ar -
person is unfit for military duty by reason
of such physical disability or bodily mfr
nifty, which shall be described in said state
mnnt. This statement must be verified by
the affidavit Of said physician or surgeon.-
II any person shall knowingly or Wilfully
make a. false affidavit in this matter, he shall
be deemed guilty of perjury"
III examinations under this class of eI-
enption, touching person. physical ability
| to perform military duty, the same rigid OK
animation as is required under U, s. Army
Regulations for soldiers in the general SER
vice must not be made The question Of
physical disability comproheRds only the
ability of the person toperform the ordinary
| military duty required under the State laws
This clause must not be 50 construed rs
| to allow county auditors, on the affidavit of
| physician, to exempt tr0m military duty
! any member Of the National Guard. All
! such exemptions are null and void, and will
| not protect the person claiming exemption
| under them from prosecution for refusal to
! ol}yy the orders of his commanding officer
| 7th. An persons absolutely exempt from
| enrolment ugi32r tho laws Of the United
| States.
This class of exemptions lIas sivcn riso to
| anumher Of inquiries rs 10 what por3ons are
| exempted under the laws Of tho United
States All exemptions from Military duty
under the laws ef the United States prior to
! March ID, 1868, We're set aside, and the act Of
! Congress known as the "Conscription Law, ?"
! passed March 81, 1858, provided for differ
/ ent class Of exemptions. Under the provis-
! ions OF the amended Transcription Law
! still further changes were made il the class
es exempt from Military duty. Section ten
! of 'le Act of Congress passed February "a,
| 1864, being the act amendatory OF the Ton
scription Law" Provides
"l'hat the following perEons be, and they
are hereby exempted from enrolment and
draft uuderthe provisions OF this act and Of
the act to which this is an amendment, to-
! wit: such as are rejected as physically or
mentally unfit for service, all persons actu-
| ally in the military or naval service of the
United States at the time OF the draft, and all
persons who have served in the military Or
| naval service two years during Tie present
| war and have been hcnornbly discharged
| therctrom and no persons but such rs sre
! herein exempted shall bo exempt
person who has b3cn drafted and has
| been released on payment OF three hundred
| dollars Communication is not thereby exempt
! from the operation of any further draft, and
! will not. therefore, be exempt from enroll
nient and the payment Of Communication m-
! der the law OF the Safe. : person, however,
/ who has been drafted. and has been released
by reason Of having furnished a substitute,
provided said substitute is not subject 10
draft il exempt during the period for which
said substitute is not liable to draft, but not
has bccu accepted. Such person will, there
fore. be exempt from enrolment and the
payment OF Communication under The laws 0i
the State during the period for which he is
exempt from military duty under the laws
OF the United St0toS: provided tbs substitute
50 furnished shall not be liable TO perform
military duty under the laws Of the state.
| No provision is made for tho correction OF
the enrolment by county Auditors, by add
ing to it the names of such persons AZ may
have arrived at the age Of eighteen years
subsequent to the annual enrollrtent BY the
n SCISSORS This can only be done az tho an
rual enrolment next succeeding, and III the
ma1ttlGr prescribed by law.
Persons exempted under the provisions OF
the State, or OF the United States, who shn J
voluntarily enroll them selves i'll any com
pany Of National Guards, will b. con 3iderGd
lS waving their right to exemption und9i
those laws, add can only be released from
hnlltuFy GGtN tntECLIl ny lIlC NTpNSIHDk "
the State. b. r. COWEN,
Adjutant General Of Ohio.
AUDITORS OFFICE, HARRISON Co., O.,
CADlz, July 6, 1861.
All white male citizens between the ages Q
IS and a. years, are hereby notified to make
payment OF Communication, or file cEemp
lions on or before August l5th otherwise
penalty of 81 per cent. ~ 81 20 in addition
will attach and will he collected by distrain
as required by law, with the further addition
OF the costs OF collection.
SAMUEL KNOX,
Auditor of Harrison County.
July 6, 1864.