Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-06-18
MILITIA COMMUTATToNs.
To THE ENROLLED MiLiriA or MoNrooNERr
COUNTY, ONO
auditors Office, Dayton,

COUNTY, ONO
auditors Office, Dayton,
June 18th, 1864
By the Act Of March 3lst, 1864, all white
male citizens, being ls years Of age, and un.
der 40, shall be enrolled and required to per
form military duty
| Section 4 provides that
"All persons who are subject TO military du.
" under tho provisions Of this act, aud who
are not now members OF some volunteer or.
ganizaton, 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
commutatiou for fnes and penalties for neg
lect TO perform military services, except mn
der calls TO prevent or repel invasion, or sup
press nsurrection Provided nevertheless,
shall be reduced below the minimum stand
az hereafter provided for
Section provides that
Every man physically disabled may be ex-
empted from military duty, ifhe iles with the
county anditor, on or before August 10th Of
every year, abatement Of reputable phYsi-
clan or surgeon, certifying that such person
physical disability or by bodily inhrmity,
which shall be described in said statement -
This statement must be veried by the affidavit
Of said physician or surgeon If any person
shall knowingly or wilfully make false
affidavit in this matter, be shall be deemed
guilty Of perjury.
Section Z 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 Communication
money into the county treasury for which the
treasurer shall give duplicate receipts, one of
which shall be filed with the Auditor, on the
fling OF certificates, on or before August
10th of that year and also giving notice that
if any person shall fail to file such exemption
papers or pay the communication money, the
Auditor shall proceed TO collect the same
with penalty added thereto of thirty per
cent. The auditor is hereby required to col
lect the same BY distreas, together with the
penalty, dnd such costs as are allowed to
county treasurers, upon distraint for taxes,
and for that purpose is hereby empowered to
appoint collectors at remuneration of not
over twenty per cent, on the amount collected
together with costs.
Notice islhereby given that those who fail
to file certificates Of exemptions or pay into
the treasury -Four Dollars Communication on or
before the 10Th day OF Augustus will be sub
ect to tue collection Of said sum, with thirty
per cent, penalty, and such costs as are al.
lowed to county ireasurers, upon distraint for
taxes all of which the Auditor is REotRED to
collect hy DISTRESS
BY the 51th section Of the act, ''the real
estate and personal property, of such persons
Of every kind, without exception, shall be
iabel for payment" of fines and commuta-
tons and costs, shall be lien upon real
estate until paid
After the 10Th of August, rolls of the de.
inquents 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.
ganized company, il will be made FIRST from
those who have not paid their eommutalion
We will be ready to receive communications
in this Office on and after Wednesday, the 6h
day Of July
Thomas 0. Lowe, Auditor
June 10, 1864 dl-w3t