The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-06-08
MILITIA CONTINUATION.
TO THE ENROILED MILITIA
HARRISON COUNTY.
AUDITORS OFFICE, HARRISON COUNTY, /
CAnIZ Mnv 30 1854

| AUDITOR S OFFICE, HARRISON COUNTY,
CADIZ, May 30, 1864.
| I'D the "act to organize and discipline tho
I'D Militia of Ohio" passed March 31st,
"All white male citizens, residents of this
| State, being EIGHTEEN years of age and un-
| der the age of FoRrY-FIVE years, are requi-
| red to be enrolled in the militia and perform
| military duty, in such manner, not incom-
! patable with the Constitution and laws of
the United States," &c.
| Section provides that
| "All persons who are subject to military
I duty under the provisions of this act, and
who are not now members ofsome volunteer
organization, shall either become members
of some volunteer organization, or shall pay
into the county treasury, annually, the sum
of FOUR DOLIAlt.. which sum shall be d
communication for fines and penalties for neg
lect to perform military services, except un-
der calls to prevent or repel invasion, or sup
press insurrection: Provided, neverLi! oless,
that if the number of any volunteer COMPANY
shall be reduced below the minimum STAN
dard, a draft may be made from the enroll
ed militia, as hereinafter provided for"
Section Gproyides that,
every person physically disabled may be
exempted from military duty, if he files
with the county auditor, on or before August
18th of every year, a statement of a reputa-
ble physician or surgeon, certifying that such
person is unfit for military duty by reason
of such physical disability or bodily mfr
nifty, which shall be described in said state
ment. This statement must be verified by
the affidavit of said physician or surgeon
If any person shall knowingly or wilfully
make a false affidavit in this matter, he shall
be deemed guilty of perjury"
Section provides that,
"Upon the filing of the rolls with the coun-
ty Auditor, he shall give two weeks notice,
by general publication in the county papers,
requiring the payment of the communication
money into the county treasury, for which
the treasurer shall give duplicate receipts.
one of which shall be filed with the County
Auditor, on the filing of certificates of eX
empton, on or before August 18th Of that
year, and also giving notice that if any per-
son shall fail to file such exemption papers
or pay the communication money, the Auditor
shall proceed to collect the same with pen
atty added theret of thirty per cent. The
Auditor is hereby required to collect the same
by distress, together with the penalty, and
such costs as,are allowed to county treasu-
rers, upon /distraint for taxes and for that
purpose iYhereby empowered to appoint col
lectors, at y remuneration Of not over twen-
ty per cent. on the amount collected, tOSeth-
cr Withco4ts.
Z NOWCE IS HEREBY GIVEN
That the rolls of the Militia of the several
townships Of Harrison county are now on
file in this office, and those who fail to file
certificates of exemption or pay into the
treasury FOUR DOLLARS commutation on or
before the 18th day of August, will be sub
ject to the collection of said sum, with thirty
per cent. penalty and such costs as are al
lowed county treasurers, upon distraint for
taxes, all of which the Auditor is required
to collect by distress.
BY the 57th section of the act, 'the real es-
tate and personal property of such persons
of every kind, without exceptions, shall be
liable for the payment of fines and commu-
tations and costs, "and shall be lien upon
the real estate until paid"
After the 18th of August, rolls of the de-
linquents of each township will be placed in
the hands of collectors for collection, as re-
qured by law.
Should draft be ordered to fill up. any
organized company it will be made first
from those who have not paid their commu-
taton.
SAMUEL KNOX,
Auditor Harrison County.
June l, lS6+2t.