The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1864-03-03
Established 1925.

sItleS Vi Salu lAmlllcs. ba1Q trustees
shall afford the relief contemplated by
this act, to the family Of any soldier OF
marine heretofore or hereafter deceas.
ed, or disabled in the service aforesaid
No money raised by the State levy au.
thorized by this act, shall be used by
the commissioners or trustees other.
wise than to meet the future necessi
tics Of said families; Provided that
this act shall not be so construed as to
exclude from its benefits the families
Of colorcd soldiers or marines aci ual.
ly in the service of the United States
or who have died or been disabled
therein; provided, further, that the
benefits Of this act shall be extended
by the township trustees and county
commissioners aforesaid, to the neces-
sitious families Of all soldiers and ma
rines, in the service Of this State or the
United States, and who were residents
of this State at the time OF their en- g.,
listment, without regard TO the local..
ty from where such soldier entered the
service.
SEC. 6. And the trustees of the
township shall keep fair and accu-
rate account Of all moneys expended
for the relief Of the families of any SOL
diers or marnie in the service Of the
State or United States, as. aforesaid,
and not being a resident of such town
ship when entering said service, and
certify said account, with the vouch-
ers for the same, the trustees Of the
township, of which such soldier or ma-
rine was resident at the tine OF his
entering said service; and such trus-
tees shall cause, from the funds for the
relief Of the families Of volunteers in
said township the amount so paid, to
be repaid 10 the township paying the
same; and upon refusal, may he com.
PEELED by civil action brought before
any justice Of the peace or court OF
common pleas Of the county in which
either or both of the townships may
be situated: and the trustees of. each
and every township in this State are
hereby empowered to sustain actions
against the trustees of any other town
ship in this State for thus giving re-
lief to the family of any soldier or ma
rine removing from one township to
another as aforesaid.
SEC Z. That said trustees shall, on
the first Tuesday Of April and October
Of each year, render an account to the
commissioners oftheir respective coun-
ties, of all funds that have or may come
into their hands under any law of this
State, for the relief of soldiers fami-
lies, and the county auditor shall make
IN abstract thereof showing the num-
Der of families relieved, the aggregate
amount paid out tor that purpose, and
the amount levied, if any, by the
board Of commissioners of their re-
spcctive counties, and forthwith for
ward the saline to. the Auditor Of State
SEC. s. That in case of tile neglect
refusal, NAL conduct, or disability of
the trustees Of any township, ward or
election district in the discharge and
performance of the duties by this act
cnjoihed upon them, the commission
ers Of the proper county shall appoint
not more than two suitable persons in
such township, ward, or election dis
triet, to discharge and perform the
said duties, who shall have full power,
and are hereby authorized to dc all
and singular the acts and duties which
said trustees could, or might do, under
the provisions of this act; and in case
Of the like neglect, refusal, mal-con-
duct or disability of the commissioners
of any county, or majority thereof,
in the performances oftheir duties Under
this act, the Governor Of the State, be-
ing satisfied of such neglect, refusal,
NAL conduct or disability, whereby the
distribution and proper application Of
the funds provided by this act is hind
cred, delayed or improperly perform
ed. shall appoint one or more suitable
persons, citizens of said county, TO
serve during his pleasure; and the per-
sons so appointed afe hereby authOriE-
ed and required, with due diligence, to
do andperfofm all and sihgularthe acts,
powers and duties conferred and en-
joined upon said county commissioners,
BY ahd under the provisions of this act
Any monies in the treasury of such
county, provided under this act, shall
be paid and disbnrsed upon their order,
in like manner as the same could have
done by the order of the said county
commissioners in the discharge of their
duties under this act, or any former
act, for the relief Of the necessities of
the families Of soldiers and marines.
SEC. 9. In all townships and cities
having no treasurer, the county trea-
surer shall perform the duties required
by this act.
Sec. 10. That in case any ofthe fam
lilies included in the revised returns of
the enumeration made by the trustees
of the several wards, townships and
election districts to the auditors of
their counties, as provided for by sec
tion two of this act, shall remove from
one ward, township or election district
to another, shall producefro the titus
tees of the ward, township or election
district, from which they shall have
removed, a certificate, showing they
had been duly enumerated and 'eturn.
ed, and the amount of relief received
from the trustees of the ward, town
ship or election district, from which
such family shall have removed, to the
trustees of the ward, township or elec.
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