The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-07-06
Important Military order srOm
the Adjutant general of Ohio.
GEN'L. HEADQUA RTERs, STATE OF ONO,
AnII..rA ~. @ r. En AL,s NEELCE

VNHE following information is published
for the benefit of all persons concerned ::
The "Act to organize and discipline the
militia of Ohio passed March 3lst, 1864,
| provides for an enrolment of all white male
| citizens, residents ofthis State. being EIGu-
TEEN years of age and under the age of TOR
TY-FISE years, in the militia, aud that they
| shall perform military duty, in accordance
with the laws of the State and the United
| States.
Certain persons are exempt from enroll
| mcnt in the militia, as follows:
! lst. All persons in the army or navy, or
| volunteer forces of the United States.
Cd. Persons who have been or hereafter
may be honorahly discharged from the army
or navy of the United States, i'll consequence
| of the performance Of military duty for one
year.
Sd. Commissioned officers serving under
| this act, who shall have served as 5such in the
militia of this State for the space of five
| years; but no officer shall be SO exempt, un-
| less by his resignation after such term of
service duly accepted, or i'll some other law
ful manner he shall have been honorably
discharged.
4th. Every non-commssioned officer, mu-
Sician and private of every uniformed com
pany, raised, or hereafter to be raised, since
May LIST, 1868, uniformed according to the
provisions of any law of thiS.State, and who
shall have performed services in such COM
the time of his enrolment therein, shall he
exempt from military duty, except in case
OF war; inSurrection or invasion.
| 9TH Every person PHYSICAL V disabled may
be exempted from military duty, if he files
with the county auditor, on or before August
18th OF every year. n statement OF Il reputa-
bic physician or surgeon, certifying that such
person is unfit for military duty 10y reason
of such physical disability or bodily intir-
nifty, which shall be described i'll said state
ment This statement must be verified by
| the affidavit Of said physician or surgeon.-
If any person shall knowingly or wiltully
make Al false affidavit in this matter hc shall
be deemed guilty of perjury
In examinations under this class of cX-
eniption, touching person physical ability
to perform military duty, the same rigid eX-
animation as is required under l. s. Army
Regulations for soldiers in the general SER
vice must not he made. The question of
physical disability comprchends only the
ability Of the person topertornl the ordinary
military duty required underthe State laws.
This clause must not be so construed as
| to allow county auditors, on the affidavit of
| a physician, To exempt from 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
obey the orders of his commanding officer
7th. All persons absolutely exempt from
enrolment under the laws Of the United
States.
This class of exemptions has given rise to
| a number of inquiries as to what personsare
exempted under the laws of the United
States. All exemptions from Military duty
under the laws cf the United States prior to
Iarch 2d, 1863, We're set aside, and the act OF
| Congress known aus the transcription Law :"
! passed March 81, 1863 provided fnr differ
| ont class OF exemptions. Under the prOvis-
| ions Of the amended "COnscription Law
| still further changes were made i'll the class
es exempt from Mnltary duty. Section ten
| of the Act of Congress passed February a,
| 1864, being the act amendatory of the Con
scription Law" provides;
| THAT the following persons he, and they
are hereby exempted from enrolment and
draft undertho provisions of this act, and of
| the act 10 which this is IN 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 the present
| war and have been hOuorably discharged
| therefron and no persons but such as are
| herein exempted, shall be exempt.
\ person who has been drafted and has
| been released ON payment of three hundred
dollars commutation is not thereby exempt
| from the operation of any further draft, and
| will not, therefore, be exempt from enroll
mcnt and the payment of Communication I'M
der the law of the State. 4 person however,
who has beCn drafted, and has been released
| by reason OF having furnished substitute,
provided said substitute is not subject to
draft is exempt during the period for which
said substitute il not liable to draft, bur not
exceeding the time for which said substitute
has been accepted. Such person WILL there
| fore, be exempt from enrolment and the
payment Of communication under the laws of
| exempt from military duty under the laws
of the United States: provided the substitute
SO furnished shall not he liable to perform
military duty under the laws of the State.
No provision Is made for the correction Of
| the enrolment by county Auditors, by add
! ing to it the names of such persons as may
| have arrived at the age of eighteen years
| subsequent to the annual enrolment by the
| ASSESSORS This can only be done at the an
nual enrolment next succeeding, and i'll tie
mannerprescribed by law.
Persons exempted underline provisions of
the State, or of the United States, who shall
| voluntarily enroll themselves in any COM
| pany of National Guards, will beconsidered
| az waving their right TO exemption under
| those laws, add can only be released from
military duty therein by the Governor of
| the State. b. X. COWEN,
Adjutant General of Ohio.
| AUDITORS OFFICE, HARRISON Co, o.,
CADIz, July &, 1864.
All white male citizens between the ages OF
| Is and As wears, are hereby notified TO make
| payment of Communication, or file eXemp-
| tions, on or before August 18th, otherwise a
penalty of 30 per cent, or 20 in addition
will attach, and will be collected by dstraint
as required by law, with the further add tion
| Of the costs OF collection.
SAMUEL KNOX,
| Auditor of Harrison County.
July 6, 1864.