The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1865-07-12
MILITARY COMUTATION.
AUDITORS Office Monroe County, o

10y Tug FIRST SECTION OF THE ACT
ID Ito organize and discipline the militia of
Ohio, and to repeal an act therein named" It
is provided s.That all white male citizens, re-
sidents of this State being ltIGHrEEN 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" s,-t
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 enrollment 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 .talf persons who
are subject to military duty iunder the pro-
visions of this act, anu W ho are not now men,
oers of some volunteer organization, shall
either become mem oers of some volunteer Or
gan:zation, or shall pay into the county treas
ury, annually, the sum OF foir dollars, which
sum shall be commutatlon for lines and
penalties fer neglect to perform military SER
vice, except under calls 10 prevent or repe! in
vasion, or suppress insurregtion.'
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list OF the retarnso of the assessors is now fled
with the county treasurer, ter collection, and
all pers ons ueglecting or refusing to pay to
the treasurer FOUR DOLLARS, or file certih-
] cate of exemption, Oh or before lhe 18th OF
september, will be charged THIRTY PER
CENT. additional which the treasurer is le-
qulred to collect by distress or otherwise, with
costs, in the same manner as tor other
taxes.
The following described persons are exempt,
and if the proper evidence is produced, viii
be stricken from the Iolls such evidence must
be produced and lied on before the 9TH
of August:
Section 6. 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 yexemptea from enrolment, viz:
| 1st. All persons in the army or navy oil
| volunteer forces of the United States,
2d. Persons who have been or hereafter
| may be honorably discharged from the army
or navy of the United States, after having
performed military, uuty for one year or lnort
during the existing rebellion e
3D. Commissioned officers serving undel
this act, who shall have served as sucn III tn
militia OF this StGte for the space of i've years
but no officer shall be SO exempt unless b,
his 6Slgnatlon aItef sucn terh Va eotsiS'
duly accepted, or in some other hWfGl man
: ner he shall have been honorabby dIscAarg
ed.
= 4th. Every on-commissioned ofhcer
musician and private of every uniformed COM
papy raised, or hereafter TO be- raised, sine
May, 1853, uniformed according to the pro
visions OF any law of this State, and who sha
. have performed services Ill such company Q
troop for the space of i8e years from the tim
: of his enrolment therein, shall be exelnl
o from mi itary duty except incases Of war, IL
It surrection or invasion. 4
Z 5th. Every person physically disabled ma
% be exempted from military duty if he hlt
20 W tn the county auditor, on or before Augu
> Is of every year, statement OF the count
- military surgeon, certifying that such perso
~ is unfit for military duty by reason OF sue
physical disability or bodily infrmity, whlt
Id shall be described in said statement.
r 9Th. Idiots. lunatics and felons conviote
in of infamous crimes, unless pardoned, shs
,e not be subject to military duty.
Applications for certificates Of dissibl
ity must be made to Mr. SAMUEL GRIl
to SHAW, Military Surgeon for Monroe Gou
ut Ety, between the 1st day of July and Il
d. 10Th day of August, as provided by Il
i'll 4th section of al acts'To amend and su
[plimentary to an act entitled" an act
of organize and discipline the militia of On
and to repeal an act therein named, pass
al March 81, 1864 Passed April II
1865. a ~ ~
os m. EKOK1FEAEEs.
ed Auditor Monroe County, Oh