Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1865-07-20
THE MILITIA LAW.
{ THE following is the Militia Law as
amended by the last Legislature:
EXEMPTIONS.

Sec 9th Of the law OF 1864 mas
been amended to read as follows:
tin addition to the, persons alb
soluteIy exempted from enrolment
IN the miIitia by laws of the United
States, the persous hereinafter ex-
empted shall be absolutely exempted
from enrolment, viz: -
1. All persons in the army or
navy or volunteer forces OF the United
States.
2. Persons who have been or
hereafter may be honorably dis
charged from the army or navy of
the United States, after having per-
formed military duty for one year or
more during the existing rebellion.
8. 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 ser
vice duly accepted, or in some other
lawful manner he shall have been
nOnoraOly dlScharged.-
4. Every non-commissioned Off
eer, musician or private of every uni
formed company raised, or hereafter
to be raised, since May l. 1868, uni-
formed according to the provisions
of any law of this state, and who
shall have performed services in such
company or troop for the space of
five years from the time of his en-
rollment therein, shall be exempt,
from military duty except in cases of
war, insurrection or invasion.
5. Every person, physically dis
abled may be exempted from mill
tary duty, if he files with the County
Auditor, on or before August 18th
OF every year, a statement of the
county military surgeon, certifying
that such person is unfit for military
duty by reason of Such physical disa-
bility or bodily infrmity, which shall
be described in said statement.
s. Idiots, lunatics, and felons con-
yicted of infamous crimes, unless
pardoned, shall not be subject to
military duty.
Sec. g.. That section seven be
SO amended as to read as follows:
On or before the first day of Sep
tember, the County Auditor shall
cause to be made a correct duplicate
list of all persons liable to military
duty, and from whom such commu-
tation money is due, and transmit
the same to the County Treasurer.
Immediately upon the treasurer's re-
ception of this duplicate, (to) the
county auditor shall give notice, by
general publication in the county
newspapers, requiring the payment
of the Communication money into the
county treasury on or before the fif-
teenth day of September; after which
time the treasurer shall proceed to
collect the same by distress or other
wise, with a penalty of thirty per
cent. with costs in the same manner
as for other taxes, and for this pur-
pose the treasurer shall hereby be
empowered to appoint collectors at
remuneration ofnotmore than twenty
per cent. on the. amount collected
with costs. The treasurer and audi
tor shall receive such compensation
for extra services under this act as
the county commissioners may allow,
not to exceed five per cent. Com
manders of companies shall on or
before the fifteenth day of August of
each year, deliver to the proper
county auditor certified copies of the
company rolls, showing the persons
exempt from the payment of commu-
tation money, and the auditor is
hereby authorized to draw his order
on the county treasurer for the
amount of the costs of publication
required by this act in favor of the
party to whom the same is due; pro-
vided the sum paid for such publica-
ton shall not exceed one dollar per
square. %
Sec. 4. That there shall be ap-
pointed by the governor, in each
county of this state, military sur
geon, who shall be commissioned for
the term of three years, unless sooner
discharged, with the rank OF major,
who before entering upon his
duties shall take an oath to faithfully
perform the duties of his office.
From the 1st day ofJuly to the 18th
day of August in each year, it shall
be the duty of said surgeon to keep
an Office at the county seat, and ex-
anime all applicants for exemption
upon the payment to him by the sp-
plicant of.the sum OF fifty cents to-
gether with such stamps as may be
required by law, and if he is of opin-
ion that the applicant is unfit for the
performance of military duty, he
shall give him certificate as re-
quired by section two of this act
If any such surgeon shall knowingly
give a false certificate, he shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor,
and be fined in any sum not exceed
ing fifty dollars for each offense, to
be recovered by indictment in the
proper county, for the benefit of the
military fund. The examination and
Recommendation ofthemedical board
shall not, be- required from said
county military surgeons, sae4 ~
SEC B. The county military sur
geon shall keep record showing
the name Ind residenoe of each per-
son exempted. and the reason there
for, and shall make report thereof