The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-07-26
MILITARY COMUTATION.
Auditors once Monroe County, O.


DY THE FIRST SECTION OF THE ACT
ID .To organize and discipline the militia of
Ohio and to repeal an act therein named, !" it
/ is provided "That all white male citizens. re-
sidents of this State, being EIGHTEEN years
of age and under FORTY-FIVE, shall be en-
rolled in the militia, and perform military
duty in such manner, not incompatible with
the Constitution and laws of the United States
as hereinafter prescribed"
| The second section provides that the asses
sors of the several wards and townships, shall
annually, in the month of May, enroll all per-
sons living within their respective limits,
liable to enrolment, and return certified
copy of said enrolment to the Auditor of the
county who is authorized, upon satisfactory
proof, to correct said enrolment, by adding
the name of any person omitted, or striking
off any person improperly enrolled.
Section four provides that "all persons who
are subject to military duty under the pro-
visions of this act, and who are not now men,
bers of some volunteer organization, shall
either become members of some volunteer or
ganization, or shall pay into the county treas
ury, annually, the sum of four dollars, which
sum shall be a communication for fines and
penalties for ne glect to perform military SER
vice, except under calls to prevent or repel in
vasion, or suppress insurrection."
As provided by this act correct duplicate
list of the returns of the assessors is now filed
with the county treasurer, for collection, and
all persons neglecting refusing to pay to
the treasurer FOUR DOLLARS, or file certif-
cate of exemption, on or before the 18th of
September, will be charged THIRTY PER
CENT, additional which the treasurer is re-
quired to collect by distress or otherwise, with
costs, in the same manner as for other
taxes.
The following described persons are exempt,
and if the proper evidence is produced, will
be stricken from the rolls; such evidence must
be produced and fled on or before the 18th
of August:
Section G. In addition to the persons alb
solutely exempted from enrolment in the
militia by the laws of the United States, the
persons hereinafter exempted shall be abso-
lutely exempted from enrolment, viz:
1st. All persons in the army or navy or
volunteer forces of the United States.
Cd. Persons who have been or hereafter
may be honorably discharged from the army
or navy of the United States, after having
performed military, duty for one year or more
during the existing rebellion
Sd. Commissioned officers serving under
this act, who shall have served as such in the
militia of this State for the space of five years;
but no officer shall be so exempt unless by
his resignation after such term of service
duly accepted, or in some other lawful man.
ner he shall have been honorabby discharg-
ed.
4th. Every non-commissioned officer,
musician and private of every uniformed COM
pany raised, or hereafter to be raised, since
May, 1868, uniformed according to the pro-
visions of any law of this State, and who shall
Il,
troop for the space of i've years from the time
of his enrolment therein, shall be exempt
from military duty, except in cases of war, in
surrection or invasion.
5th. Every person physically disabled may
be exempted from military duty if he files
with the county auditor, on or before August
10 of every year, statement of the county
military surgeon, certifying that such person
is unfit for military duty by reason of such
physical disability or bodily infrmity, which
shall be described in said statement.
6th. Idiots. lunatics, and felons convicted
of infamous crimes, unless pardoned, shall
not be subject to military duty.
Applications for certificates of dissibil-
ity must be made to Mr. SAMUEL GRIM
SHAW, Military Surgeon for Monroe Coun
ty, between the 1st day of July aud the
10th day of August, as provided by the
4th section of an act "To amend and sup
plimentary to an act entitled" an act to
organize and discipline the militia of Ohio
and to repeal an act therein named, passed
March 81, 1864" Passed April 18th
1865.
M. FOEFFLER.
Auditor Monroe County, Ohio.
July II; 1S65.-3w.