The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-02-17

A MILL
fOr the Reiicf Of hc tdlHRitS Of Soldiers
and NdriHcS in The STATE dQi UHRcd States
Strricc, dp2 Of those Who hare dieR or
been diSdbl-i ia such Scrrire.
Section |. Be IL enacted bg he General
Assembly Of tie State Of Okio. That for
the relief of the necessities of the fami-
lies of soldiers aud marines who are
now III the service OF the State or
United States, ur have died or have
been disabled in such service, there
bc and hereby is levied and assessed, for
the year eighteen hundred and sixty -four,
two mills on tho dollar valuation on the
grand list of taxable property Of the State.
Aud If the fund received in any county ul
this State, from such State levy, shall be in.
sufficient for the purpose of atiording the
relief contemplated by this act, the Board
ot Commissioners of such county are hereby
authorized and required to levy and assess
an additional amount. not exceeding one
mill on the dollar valuation on the grand
list OF the taxable property Of the county.
and the amount 80 levied and assessed
shall he collected in the same manner as
other State and county taxes are collected.
Sec. .. 1t shall be the duty of the assess.
Ors. in the several wards. election districts
| and townships in the State, when they are
making the assessment of eighteen hundred
and sixty-tour, to take an enumeration hv
name, and of all the soldiers and marines
who are then in the service Of the State or
United States, or who have died or
been disabled in such service, from their
several wards, townships and election dis
tricts, being residents therein when enter
ing said service, naming the company and
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accurate return, under oath, 10 the trustees
of their respective townships, wards and
election districts, designating those who
have families and those who have not, and
where there are families, the number, tho
sex and ages, naming such as are necessi.
tous. 1t shall he the duty of said trustees
to revise the same, inserting such names
AS may have been omitted, aud return such
revised enumeration to the Auditors of their
counties, on or before the fourth Monday
of May, eighteen hundrcd-and sixy-four.
This act shall not apply 20 the family of
any soldier or marine who is dishonorably
dismissed, or deserter from the service.
See. 3. That it shall be the duty Of the
Auditors Of the several counties to furnish
to the Assessors of their respective coun.
ties such blanks as may be necessary for
taking the aforesaid enumeration, together
with list of the enumeration of their re-
spective townships. wards, or election dis
tricts returned in 1860; and said Auditors
shall within twenty days after said enum
Grafton is returned to them make ont and
forward to the Auditor of State statement.
showing the number of soldiers and marines
included in said enumeration.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of the Audto,
OF State 10 open proper accounts will
each county in the State, and apportion t,
the fund so raised upon State levy, accord
ding TO the enumeration and returns made
TO him by the several County Auditors
and pay over the same to the County Treas
urers, at their semi-annua settlement witt
the State.
Sec. 5. That the commissioners of the
several counties, respectively, shall take
control of said fund. for the purpose named
in this act, when paid. into the county treas
uries aud shall apportion the same TO the
several townships and wards, in their re-
spcctive counties, according to the neccssi
ties Of the families aforesaid, as returned BY
the trustees of the several townships, wards
and election districts, as provided for in
section two, which shall on tho warrant oil
the county auditor, be paid to tho several
township treasurers, and in cities of the
shall be drawn out upon the order of
the trustees of the several townships
wards, and election districts, and be
distributed by them for the relief OF
the necessities of the families of non.
commissioned officers, musicians and pri.
Yates in the service aforesaid, in money
as their necessities may require, under
such rulos and regulations, as said commits
sioners may prescribe ; but if it appears Ia
the trustees that any family is making an
improper use OF the money! it is hereby made
their dnty TO provide otherwise for the ne
cessitics of said families. Said trustees
shall afford the relief contemplated by this
act, to the family of any soldier or marine
heretofore or hereafter deceased, or dis
abled in the service aforesaid. No money
raised by the State levy authorized by this
act, shall be raised by the commissioners
or trustees, otherwise than to meet the fu-
ture necessities OF said families provided
that this act Shall not he so construed as Ia
exclude from its benefits the families OF
coIorea soldiers or marines actually in the
service OF the United States, or who have
died or been disabled therein; provided
further, that the benefits of this act shall be
extended by the township trustees and the
county commissioners aforesaid, to the ne.
cessitious families of all soldiers or marines
in the service of the State or the United
States, without regard TO the locality from
where such soldier entered the service.
Sec. 6. That said trustees shall, on the ST
Tuesday of April and October of each year,
render an account TO the commissioners OF
their respective counties, of all funds that
have or may come into their hand under
any law Of this State, for the relief of sol.
dierS' families and the CnuntV au,litnr cba n
make an abstract thereof, showing the mum.
ber of families relieved, the aggregate
amount paid put for that purpose, and the
amount levied, if any, by the Board of Com.
missioners of their respective counties, and
forthwith forward the same to the Auditor
of State.
Sec. 7. That in case of neglect refusal or
disability OF the trustees of any township.
ward, or election district. to discharge aud
perform the duties by this act cnjoined up
on them, The commissioners OF the proper
county shall appoint not more than two
suitable persons in each township, ward.
or election district. 10 discharge and per
! form the sad duties, who shall have full
power, and are hereby authorized to do all
and singular the acts and duties which said
trustees could, or might, under the provis-
| ions Of THE act
Sec. Z. In all townships and cities hav-
ing no treasurer. the comfy treasurer shall
perform the duties required by this act.
! Sec. 3. To anticipate the receipts which
may come into tho county treasures bv
virtue of the tax levied under the authority
of this act The said commissioners are
hereby authorized anl required To borrow,
from time to time, as may be doomed he.
cessary, such sums oi money as shall not