Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-06-16
Militia Communications.
To the Enrolled Militia Of
Holmes County.
AUDITORS OFFICE, HOLMES COUNTY,
MIILERSDul,G, May 26, 1864. !

PY the "act to organize and discipline the Mil
ID tia of Ohio" passed March 3lst, 1854.
.All white male citizens, residents of this
State, being Eighteen years of age and under
the age of Forty-tve years, are required to bo
enrolled in the militia and perform military du-
ty, IN such manner, not incompatibie with tho
Constitution and laws of the United States" &c.
''Sccton provides that
"All persons who are subject to military duty
under the provisions OF this act, and who arc
not now members of some volunteer organiza-
tion, shall either become mGmbers of some vol
untcer organization, or shall pay into the coun-
ty treasury, annually, the sum of -Four Dollars,
which sum shall be u communication for fines and
penalties for neglect to perform military scrVi-
ces, except under calls to prevent or repc inva-
sion, or suppress insurrection: PROVIDED, new
crthclcsS, that ii the number of any volunteer
company shall he reduced below the minimum
standard, draft may be made from @ a. the enroll
ed militia us hereinafter proNlded lor.'
Section provides that,
EVERY person physically disabled may be ex-
emptcd irom military duty, If he hles with tho
ry year, a statement of u reputable physician or
surgeon, certifying that such person is unfit for
biiity or bodily fnfirmity, which shall be desert
bed in said statement. This statement must be
snrraon eraon If s any '' person shall % knowinsy or
williuiiy make false aifidavlt IN tnis matter
he shall be deemed guilty ct perjury
Section provides that,
"IJpon the filing of the rolls with the county
! Auditor, he shall give two weeks notice, by gen
cral publicationin the county papers, requitiins
| the county treasury, for which the treasurer
shall give duplicate receipts one OF Wich S,i,'it
be filed with the County Auditor, on tiic llhIiE
of certificates of exemption, on or before tususS
18th of that year, and also giving notlce tnitt IL
any person Shall fail TO file such exemption p1i pa
perS or pay the communication money, the Auul-
tor shall proceed to collect the same, with pen
} atty added thereto of thirty per cent. The Au-
lditor is hereby required to collect the same py
distress together with the penalty, and such
costs hs are allowed TO county trS3~rsr nns hnD rn
by empowered to appoint collectors, at a femu-
Ineration of not over twenty per cent. on the
amount collected, together with costs.
Notice is hereby given, that the rolls of tho
! militia of the several townships of Holmes coun-
ty are now on file in this office, and those who
fail to file certificates of exemption or pay into
treasury FOUR DOLLARS communication on or be-
: fore the 18th day of August will be subject to
the collection of said sum, with thirty per cent.
, penalty, and such costs rs are allowed county
treasurers, upon distrant for taxes, all of which
A the Auditor is required to collect by distress.
BY the 18th section of the act, real estate and
, personal property of such persons, ofevery kind
,phhom exccptiOn, shall be liable for the pay
: ment" of fines and combinations and costs
"and shall be a lien upon real estate until paid.
After the 18th of August, rolls of the delin'
o quents for each township will be placed In the
hands of collectors for collection, as required by
I law.
}, Should draft be ordered to I'LL up any organ
lied company, 1t will be made first from those
J. who have not paid their communication.
= JOHN WEITMAN,
= Auditor of Holmes county.
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