Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-05-26
Militia Communications.
TO the Enrolled Militia of
Holmes County.
AUDITORS OFFICE, HOLMES COUNTY
MILLERsBURG, May 26, 1861.


DY the ''act to organize and discipline the Mil
ID tia of Ohio" passed March 3lst, 1864.
"4All white male citizens, residents of this
State, being Eighteen years of age and under
the age of Forty-ve years, are required to be
enrolled in the militiaand perform military du-
ty, in such manner, not incompatible with the
Constitution and laws of the United States, &c.
section provides that
GAN persons who are subject to military duty
under the provisions of this act, and who are
not now members of some volunteer organiZa-
tion shall either become members of some vol
unteer organization, or shall pay into the coun-
ty treasury, annually, the sum of Four Dollars,
which sum shall be II Communication for fines and
penalties for neglect to perform military servi-
ccs, except under calls to prevent or repei inya-
sion, or suppress insurrcction Provided, new
ertheless, that If the number of any volunteer
company shall be reduced below the minimum
standard, a draft may be made from the enroll
cd militia, as hereinafter provided tor,'
Section provides that,
Every person physically disabled may be ex-
empted from military duty, if he files with the
county auditor on or before August 18th of eve-
ry year, a statement OF reputable physician or
military duty by Reason of such physical disa-
biity or bodily infrmity, which shall be desert
verified by the affidavit of said ply sician and
surgeon. If any person shall knf3NWSingiy fNSi @ or
he shall be deemed guilty OF perjury
Section provides that,
upon the filing of the rolls with the county
Auditor, he shall give two weeks notice. by gen.
the payment of the communication money into
the county treasury, Tor which the treasurer
shall give duplicate receipts, of which shall
be filed with the County Auditor, on the filing
of certificates Of exemption, on or before August
18th of that year, and also giving notice that If
any person shall fail to file such exemption pa
pers or pay the communication money, the Audi
tor shall proceed TO collect the same, with pen
atty added thereto of thirty per cent. The Au-
ditor Is hereby required to collect the same by
distress, together with the penalty, and such
costs are allowed to county treaSurers upon
distraint for taxes and for that purpose is here
by empowered to appoint collectors, at remu-
neration of not over twenty per cent. on tho
amount collected, together with costs.
| Notice is hereby given, that the rolls of the
militia of the several townships ofHolmes coun-
| ty are now 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 are allowed county
treasurers, upon distraint for taxes, all ofwhich
the Auditor is required to collect by distress.
| BY the 57th section of the act "real estate and
personal property ofsuch persons, ofevery kind
| ,olhou exception, shall be liable for the pay
ment" of fines and combinations and costs,
'.and shall be lien upon real estate until paid"
After the 18th of August, rolls of the delin-
auents for each township will be placed in the
hands of collectors for collection, as required by
law.
should q draft be ordered toslll up any organ
lied company, 1t will be .made first from those
who have not paid their communication.
| p JOHN WEITMAN,
| Auditor of Holmes county.
May 20, lS64-w6