Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-21
11rLTrIA coMmUTATIoNs.
To THE ESRoLLED MILITIA OF MosrooNrRY
CousTY, ONO
auditors Office, DoytoH,
June 18th lSGA

June l0th, 1864
BY the Act Of March 3lst 1854 ell white
male citizens, being Is years Of age, and IN
der As, shall be enrolled aud required to per.
form military duty.
Section 4 provides that
"a persons who are subject 10 military do.
ty under the provisions oil this act, and who
are not now members Of some volunteer a..
ganization, shall either become members Of
some volunteer organization, or shall pay in-
to the county treasury, annually, the sum Of
FOUR DOLLARS which sum shall be "a
commutation for zines and penalties for neg
lect to perform military services, except mn
der calls to prevent or repel invasion, or sup
press insurrection Provided nevertheless
that if the number Of any volunteer company
shall be reduced below the minimum stand
ard, draft may be made from the old militia
as hereafter provided for
Section 6 provides that
Every man physically disabled may be ex.
empted from military duty, Il be files with The
county anditor, on or before August 18th Of
every year, abatement Of reputable pbysi-
clan or surgeon, certifying 1hat such person
is unfit for military duty by reason Of auch
physical disability or by bodily inirmity,
which shall be described in said statement
This statement must be veried by The affidavit
of sold physician or surgeon. II any person
shall knowingly or wiIfully make a ialse
affidavit in this matter, he shall be deemed
guilty Of perjury
Section provides that,
Upon filing Of the rolls with the county
auditor, he shall give two weeks notice, by
general publication in the county papers re-
quiring the payment Of the commutation
money into the county treasury, for which the
treasurer shall give duplicate receipts one Of
which shall be filed with the Auditor, on the
filing Of certificates, on or before August
18th of that year and al0o Giving notice that
If any person shall fail TO me su.u exemption
papers or pay the commutaton money, the
Auditor shall proceed to collect the same,
with penalty added thereto Of thirty per
cent. The auailor is hereby required TO col.
lect the same BY distreas, together with the
penalty, md such costs rs are allowed to
county treasurers upon dislraint for taxes,
and for that purpose is hereby empowered to
appoint collectors, at "a remuneration of not
over twenty per cent, on the amount collected
together with costs.
Notice is,hereby given, that those who fail
to file certificates Of exemption or pay into
the treasury Four Dollars commutation on or
before the 18th day Of Augustus will be sub
ject to the collection Of said sum, with thirty
per cent, penalty, and such costs ns are al
lowed to county Teasuters, upon ds'raint for
taxes ell bf which the Auditor is REolREp to
collect by DISTRESS
By the 57lh section Of the act, "be real
estate and personal property, Of such persons,
of every kind, without exception, shall he
label for payment" of fines and commuta-
tions and costs, "shall be lien upon real
estate until paid
After the 10Th Of August, rolls Of the de.
lnquents Of each ward and township shall be
placed in the hands of the collectors for col.
lection as required By law
Should draft be ordered to Gil up any Or
Ranized company, it will be made fret from
those who have not paid their commutation.
We will be ready to receive combinations
in this Office on aud after Wedossday, tie 6n
day of July
Thomas o Lowe, Auditor
June l5, 1864. dl-w3t