The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1864-06-10
JUNE 10, 1864.
Notice to Men Subject to Military Duty
under the Ohio Militia Law.


The foiloving Sections Of an Act to or.
gsnife and Discipline the Militia of Ohio
passed March 3lst, 1854, arc published for
the benefit of all concerned
SECTION /. Be il enacted By he General
assembly Of the Sioie Of Ohio. That all
white male citzeus residents of this state,
being eighteen years Of age and updor the
pge OF fcrty fvo years shall be enrolled in
the militia, and pertorni military duty in
such manner, not Incompatible with the
constitution and laws of the & ,iod $ ates
as hereinafter prescribed.
SEC All persons who arc subject to
military duty, under tho provisions of tbs act,
and who are not now members of some
volunteer organz,ton, shall cthor become
members Of some volunteer orgaUzi itcn or
shall pay into the county treasury annually
the sum OF four dollars, which SUN shall DO
q commutation for fines and penalties for
neglect to perform military services, except
under calls to prevent or rcpel invasion, or
suppress insurrcction. PROVIDED, noyortho.
less, that if Tho numbers of any volunteer
company shall be reduced below the mini.
mum standard, draft may DO mad1 from
the enrolled militia, as hereinafter provided
for.
SEC. 6. Ia addition to tho porsors alb
soutely exempted from enrolment in tho
militia by the laws OF tho United States. the
persons hereinafter exempted shalt be ab.
solutely exempted from enrolment, viz:
LIST. All persons in tho army or navy or
volunteer forces of tho United States.
I'd. Persons who baye been or hereafter
may be honorably discharged from tho army
or navy of tho United States, ia consequences
of the pertormanco of military duty for one
year.
Sd, Commissioned officers serving undcr
this act, who shall havo served as such in
tho mifda of this state for tho space of five
years; but no officer shall bo 80 exempt, un.
less by his resignation after such term of
service duly accepted or in some other law.
ful manner he shall have boon honorably
discharged.
4th. Every non.commissionod officer,
musician ana private of every uniformed
company raised, or hereafter to be raised. |
since May 1st, 1868. uniformed according to
the provisions OF any law of this state, and
who shall have performed services in such
company or troop for the space of five years
from tho timo of his enrolment therein,
shall bo exempt from military duty, except
in cases Of war, insurrec,ion or invasion.
5th Every porson physically disabled
may be exempted from military duty, if no
files with tho county auditor, on or before
August 18th of every year, statement OF a
reputable physician or surgeon, certifying
that such person is unfit for military duty
by reason of such physical disability or bodi
ly inirmity, which shall DO described in SAID
statement. This statement mast be veri.
fed by tho affidavit OF said physician or
Surgeon IfaDy person shall knowingly or
willfully mako a false ufli layit a this mat.
ter, he shall be doomed guilty of perjury.
9th. Idiots, lunatics, aud felons convicted
of infamous crimes, unless pardoned, shall
not be subject to military duty.
SEC. T. Upon the filing of tho rolls with
tho county auditor, no shull give two weeks
notice, by general publication in the county
papers, requiring tho payment of the com.
mutation money into Tho county treasury,
for which tho treasurer shall givo duplicate
roceIpts, ono of which shall DO flied with !
the county auditor, on tho filing OF certif
Gates of exemption, OH or before August l5.h
OF that year, and also giving notice that if
any person shall fail to ti!e such exemption
papors or pay the Communication money. tho /
auditor shall proceed to collect tho Same,
with ponalty added thereto of thirty por
cent. Tho auditor is hereby required to
collect the same by distross, togolhur with
tie penalty, and such costs as arc allowed
to county troasurers, upon dstraint for
taxes, and for that purposo is 'horeby ON
powered to appoint collectors, at u remu. |
u,
the amount collected, together with costs. !
Tho auditor shall receive such componsa.
tion for extra services under this act as Tho !
county commissioners may allow, not to ex |
coed ilye per cent. on tho amount collected.
Commanders of companies shall, on or DO
fore tho ID h of August of oacb year deliver
to tho proper county auditor corti(iod copies
of tho company rolls, showing tho persons
exempt from tho payment OF Communication
money aud ia horeby authorized to draw
his order on tho county treasurer for the
amount o. the costs of publication required
by this act in favor of tho party to whom
the same is duo Provided, tho sum paid
for such publication shall not exceed ono
dollar per square.
SEC. 8 All moneys collected by tho au.
ditors of tho respective counties under the
provisions of this act shall DO paid into the
county treasury, which shall, together with
the aforesaid commutation money paid into
the county treasury, and fines and penalties
collected under this act, constitute tho mil
itary fund of tho county, and no money
shall be drawn thererom except for tho
benefit of the volunteer force of the COUNTY
on tho warrant of the county auditor, on
tho certificate OF tho ranking military OIL
Ger of tho county, approved by tho adult
general, or as hereinafter may bo provided,
III special cases.
Notice is hereby givon that all persons
who are subject to military duty undor tho
provisions of the above recited act, and who
are not members of somo voluneer organi-
zation. arc required to pay Into tho County
Treasury, on q before the 18th day OF
August next, the sum Of four dollars, which
sum, when SO paid, shall be a commutation
for fines and penalties for neglect to per-
form military services for the year 1864.
If any person subject to military duty
shall fail to flo certificate of exemption as
provided in Section 6 IN of tho above act, or
fail to pay tho Communication money, on or
before tho 10Th day of August next, shall
proceed to collect tho samo, with penalty
added thoreto of thirty por cont aud costs
as provided in Section Soven of tho above
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