Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-03-04
Ohio Soldiers RsHefLaw-PassedF February 18th,

1854
An Act for the relief of the families of SOL
diers and marines in the State and United
States service, and of those who have died or
been disabled in such service.
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 SOL
diers and marines who now are, or hereafter |
may be, in the service Of the State or United
States, enlisted from this State, or have died |
or been disabled, or hereafter may die or be |
disabled in such service, there be, and hereby |
is, levied and assessed, for the year eighteen |
huBdred and sixty-four, two mills en- the dol |
lar valuation on the grand list of the taxable |
property in the State. And if the sum re-
ceived in any county of this State from such |
State levy shall be insufficient for the purpose
| of affording the relief contemplated by this
act, the board of commissioners from each
| county are hereby authorized and required tOi
| levy and assess an additional amount, not ex-
cesding one mill on the dollar valuation Of the
grand list of the taxable property of the
county. And City Councils of cities of the
| first and second classes, are hereby authorized,
Il in their opinion the same shall be necessa-
~ for the purpose of afording the relief con-
templated by this act, to levy and assess an
additional amount not to exceed One-half mill
on the dollar valuation on the general list of
the taxable property of the said city, and the
amount so levied and assessed, shall be collect
ed in the same manner that other State and
county taxes are collected.
SECTION 2. 1t shall be the duty of the As
SCISSORS, in the several wards, election districts
and townships in the State, when they are
making the assessment of eighteen hundred
and sixty-fOur, to take an enumeration, by
name. Of all the soldiers and marines who are
Il in the service OF the State or United States,
or who have died or been disabled in such
service, from their several wards, townships
and election districts, being residents therein
when entering said service, and also of those
whose families are residents of said ward,
township or election district by removal into
the same, and also designating any who were
residents therain when entering the service,
but whose families have since removed from
said ward, township or election district, nam
ing the company and regiment to which they
belonged, and make an accurate return to the
Trustees Of their respective townships, wards
and election districts, designating those who
I have families and those who have not and
where there are families, the number, sex and
ages, naming such as are necessitous. IT
shall be the duty of said trustees to revise the
same, inserting such names as have been omit
ted, ard return such revised enumeration to
the auditors of the counties on or before the
fourth Monday in May, eighteen hundred and
sixty-four This act shall not apply to the
family of any soldier or marine who is dis
honorably dismissed, or a deserter from the
service.
SECTION g. That it shall be the duty of
the auditors of the several counties to furnish
the assessors of their respective counties, such
blanks as may be necessary for taking the
aforesaid enumeration, together with list OF
the enumeration of their respective townships,
t wards or election districts, returned in 1863
and said auditors shall, within twenty days af-
ter said enumeration is returned to them,
make out and forward to the auditor of State,
) a statement showing the number of soldiers
t and marines included in such enumeration.
SECTION L. 1t shall be the duty of the
i, auditor of State to open proper accounts with
each county in the State, and apportion the
f fund and raise upon the State levy according
to the enumerations and returns made to him
by the several County Auditors, and pay over
the same to the County Treasurers, at their
semi-annual settlement with the State.
SECTION 5. That the Commissioners of the
several counties, respectively, shall take con-
] troll of said fund, for the purpose named in
! this act, when paid into the county treasures
t and shall zoportion the same to the several
) townships and wards in their respective coun-
ties, according to the necessities of the families
: aforesaid, as returned by the Trustees of the
: several Townships, wards and election dis
tricts, as provided for in section two, which
E shall, on the warrant Of the City Auditor, be
; paid to the several township Treasurers, and
in cities of the first class, to the Treasures
. thereof and shall be drawn upon the order of
the Trustees of the several townships, wards
; and election districts, and be distributed by
= them to the relief of the necessities of the
: families of non-commissioned officers, musi-
: clans and privates 10 the service aforesaid, in
money, az their necessities may require, under
: such rules and regulations as said Commits
. sioners may prescribe but if it appears to
D the Trustees that any family is making an i'm
5 proper use of the money, it is hereby made
u their duty to provide otherwise for the neces-
) aities of said families. Said Trustees shall af-
? ford the relief contemplated by this act, to
/ the family of any soldier or marine heretofore
. or hereafter deceased, or disabled in the SER
: vice Aforesaid. No money raised by the
, State levy authorized by this act, shall be
: used by the Commissioners or Trustees other
wise than to meet the future necessities of said
2 families, Provided, that this act shall not be
[ so constructed as to exclude from its benefits
+ the families of colored soldiers or marines ac-
tualIy in the service of the United States, or
j, who have died or been disabled therein Pro
vided further that the benhft of this act shall
t be extended by the Township Trustees and
+ the County Commissioners aforesaid, to the
] necessitous families of all soldiers or marines
D in the service of the United States, and who
] were residents of this State at the time of their
enlistment, without regard to the locality
/ from where such soldiers entered the service.
SECTION s, And the Trustees of the
i Township shall keep on hand an accurate ac-
: count Of all moneys expended for the relief of
| the families of any soldier or marine, in the
service of the State or United States, as afore-
said, and now being resident of such town
E ship, when entering the service, and certify
D said accounts with the vouchers for the same,
! to the Trustees of the Township of which such
E soldier or marine was a resident at the time
i of bis entering said service, and such Trus-
r tees shall cause, from the funds for the relief
t of the families of volunteers in said Township
the amount so paid to be repaid to the township
{ paying the same, and upon refusal, may be
: compelled by civil action, brought before
> any Justice of the Peace, or Court of Com
mon Please of the County in which either or
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