The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-06-22
MILITIA cOMMuTaTlOk.
70 THE ENROLLED aHITIl
HARRISON COUNTY.
orres, HAAH.sox COUNTY,

cAbIzy ifny 80, 1854.
ID y % "act to organize szd discipline the
I'D -Iilitia of ohie," passed March slsts
1864.
"All white malo citizens, resiacAts of this
| State, being EIGHTEEN years Of nge and un-
der the age of FoRTY-FIvE wears, arc requi-
red to I've enrolled in the militia and perform
military duty, in such manner. not ineoIn-
pstalle with tho Constitution and laws Of
| The United States" &c.
| Section provides that
"All PERSONS who arc subject to military
duty Under the provisions Of this act, and
| who are not now members Of some volunteer
| organization, shall either become members
! of some volunteer organization, or shall pay
/ into the county treasury, anBtfally, the sum
! of FOUR DOLLARS, which sum shall be n
commutation for fines and penaltios for neg
lect TO perform military services, except un-
| der calls TO prevent or repel invasion, or sup
press instruction: Provided, nevertheless,
that ifthe number of any volunteer company
shall be reduced below the minimum stan.
dard draft may be made from the enroll
ed militia, as hereinafter provided for"
Section 6provides that,
"Every person physically disabled may bq
exempted from military duty, II he files
with the county auditor, on or before August
18th of every year, statementof a reputa-
BILE physician or surgeon, certifying that such
person is unfit for military duty by reason
of such physical disability or bodily mfr
nifty, which shall be described in said state
ment. This statement must be verified by
the affidavit of said physician or surgeon
If any person shall knowingly or wilfuly
make a false affidavit in this matter, he shall
be deemed gailty Of perjury"
Section protides tftat,
Upon the filing of the rolls with the coun-
ty Auditor, he shall give two Weeks notice,
by general publication in the county papers.
requiring 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 County
Auditor, on the filing of certificates OF ex-
emption on or before August 18th of thst
year, and also giving notice that if any per-
son shall fail to file such exemption papers
or pay the communication money, the Auditor
shall proceed to collect the same, with pefl-
atty added thereto of thirty per cent. The
Auditor is hereby required to cOllectthe same
by distress, together with the penalty, and
such costs as are allowed to county treasu-
rers, upon distraint for taxes, and for that
purpose is hereby empowered to appoint col
lectors, at a remuneration of not over twen-
ty per cent. on the amountcollected, togeth-
er with costs.
NOTICE IS HEREBY. GIVEN
That the rolls of the Militia of the several
townships of Harrison county are now on
file in this Office, and those who fail to file
certificates of exemption or pay into the
treasury FOUR DOLLARS communication on or
before the 10Th day of August, will be sub
ject to the collection of said sum, with thirty
per cent. penalty, and such costs as are all
lowed county treasurers, upon distraint for
taxes, all of which the Auditor is required
TO collect by distress.
By the 57th section OF the act, "tfte real es-
tate and personal property of such persons,
of every kind, ,oithout exceptions, shall be
liable for the payment of fines and commu-
tations and costs, land shall be lien upon
the real estate until paid.'
After the 18th of August, rolls of the de-
linquents of each township will be placed in
the hands of collectors for collection, as re-
quired by law.
Should draft be ordered to fill up any
organized company, it will be made first
from those who have not paid their commu-
tation.
SAMUEL KNOX,
Auditor Harrison County.
June l. iSfi-2t,