The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-08-10
Important Military Order from
the Adjutant General OF Ohio.
GEN'L.. HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF OHIO, !
ADJUrANT GENERALS OFFICE, :

Important Military Order from
the Adjuiant General OF Ohio.
GEN'I. HEADQUARTERS, STATE OF OHIO,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
COLUMBUS, June Is, 1864.
VgvIIE following information is published
for the benefit OF all persons concerned:
The Act to organize and discipline the
militia of Ohio" passed March 3lSt, 1861,
provides for an enrolment of all white male
citizens, residents ofthis State, being EIGH
TEEN wears of age and under the age of FOR
TY-FIVE yGnrS, in the militia, and that they
shall perform military duty, in accordance
with the laws of the State und the United
States.
Ctxtain persons are exempt from enroll
mcnt in the militia, as follows:
lSt. All persons III the army or navy, or
volunteer forces of the United States.
2a. Persons who have been or hereafter
may be honorably discharged from the army
or navy Of the United States, in consequence
of the performance Of military duty for one
year.
Sd. Commissioned officers serving under
this act, who shall have served rs such i'll the
militia of this state for the space of five
wears; but no officer shall be 80 soeXen1pt, un-
less by his resignation after Sucl1 term of
service duly accepted, or in some other law
full manner he shall have been honorably
discharged.
sician and private of every uniformed COM
pany, raised or hereafter to be raised, since
May lst, 1863, uniformed according to the
provisions of any law of thisState, and who
shall have performed services i'll such COM
pany or troop for the space oftive years from
the time of his enrolment therein, shall be
exempt from military duty, except in case
of war, nSurrectiOn or invasion.
5th. Every person physically disabled may
he exempted from military duty, If he files
with the county auditor, on or before August
18th of every year, Il statement of Il reputa-
bic physician or surgeon, certifying that such
person is unfit for military duty by reason
of such physical disability or bodily intir-
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 wilfully
make Il false affidavit i'll this matter he shall
be deemed guilty Of perjury"
In examinations under this class of cX-
emptiOn, touching aperSOn' $ physical ability
to perform military duty, the same rigid OK
animation as is required under U. S. Army
Regulations for soldiers in the general ser
vice must not be made The question O
phvsical disability comprphends only the
ability of the person tOperform the ordinary
military duty required underline State laws
| This clause must not be SO construed a.
| to allow county auditors, on the affidavit o.
| y
| any member of the National Guard. Al
such exemptions are null and void, and will
not protect the person claiming exemption
under them from prosecution for refusal tt
! obey the orders Of his commanding officer
7th. All persons absolutely exempt from
enrolment under the laws of the United
| States.
This class Of exemptions hNs givor rise tt
anumbcr of inquiries as to what pcrsOliS are
| exempted under the laws Of the UhitcC
States All exemptions from Military duty
under the laws eff the United States prior L
| March I'd, 1868, were set aside, and the act o
Congress known as the "Conscrption Law
passed March 3D., 1868, provided for differ
| ent class of exemptions. Under the provis
still further changes were niade in the class
es exempt from Military duty. Section tel
of the Act Of Congress passed February II
| 1861, being the act amendntOry Of the Con
scription Law" provides;
"'fhat the following persons be, and the,
are hereby exempted from enrolment am
draft under the provisions of this act, and q
the act to which this is an amendment, to
wit: such as are rejected as physically o
mentally unfit for service, all persons actu
ally in the military on naval service OF I'll
United States at the time Of the draft, and al
persons who have served in the military o
naval service two years during the prcscn
|
therefrom; and no persons but such as "
herein exempted, shall he exempt.
4 person who has been drafted and ha
| been released on payment of three hlndre
dollars Communication is not thereby eXeml
from the operation Of any further draft, an
will not, therefore, be exempt from enroll
ment and the payment of commutation TN
der the law of the State 4 person, however
who has been drafted, and has been release
by reason of having furnished substitute
provided said substitute is not subject
draft is exempt during the period for whic
said substitute is not liable to draft, but n
exceeding the time for which said subStitui
has been accepted. Such person will, there
fore be exempt from enrolment and I'll
payment of commutation under the laws {
the State during the period for which he
exempt from military duty under the Law
of the United States: provided the substitu
so furnished shall not be liable to perforl
military duty under the laws of the State.
+ No provision is made for the correction
the enrolment by county Auditors, by adC
ing to it the names OF such persons aS MA
have arrived at the age of eighteen yea
subsequent to the annual enrolment by tE
assessOrs' This can only be done ut tho al
nual enrolment next succeeding, and III Il
manner prescribed by law.
Persons exempted under the provisions
the State, or of the United States, who sha
pany of National Guards, will beconsidert
as waving their right to exemption und
those laws, add can only be released fro
military duty therein by the Governor
f the Stare. Is. X. COWEN,
Aliutant General of Ohio.
AUDITORS OFFICE, HARRISON Co., o.,
CADIz, July 6, 1864.
All white male citizens between the ages
Is and 45 years, are hereby notified to ma
payment of Communication, or file eXen
: lions, on or before August 18th, otherwise
penalty of 30 per cont, or 81 20 in additi
will attach, and will be collected by distrai
rs required by law, with thefurther additi
of the costs of collection.
SAMUEL KNON,
Auditor Of Harrison County
, July 6, 1864.
II A N G Y $ 0 A p S