Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-06
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TO THE
Enrolled Militia !
AUnITOR'S OFFICE,

MlblERSBtR Rti, June ~, lSbJ J
The attention of the Enrolled Militia of the
county of Holmes is called to the following IL
mcndmrnts to the militia law, made 10y the
General Assembly of Ohio, April l2tl, 1866:
SE,rrIoN = on or br fore the first ,lav of Sep
tcmbrr, the county auditor shall causc to bc
made II correct duplicate list of all persons liza
bic to military duty and from whom such com
mutation money is due, ANA transmit the same
to TIA" county treasurer. Immediately upon the
trcasurcr's reception of this duplicate, uu) the
county auditor shall give notice, by general
publication in the county newspapers, reguir-
ing TIA" payment of the continuation money
into the county treasury on or before the 18th
day "i september; hlicr wtlcli Time lhG treas
urcr shall proceed To collect the same 10y dis
cent? with COSTS IN the sam" manner as for 9th
cr taxes. and for this purpose the treasurer shall
hereby he empowered to appoint collectors ut n
remuneration of not more than twenty per
cent. ON the amount collected with costs. The
treasurer and auditor shall receive such COM
p"nSHtiun tor extra services under this act aS
the county commissioners may allow, not To
exceed iiNc per cent. Commanders of colnpa-
nics shall ON or before the fifteenth day ot Au-
ntlst ot each year, deliver to the proper county
auditor certified copies of the company rolls,
showing the persons exempt from tile payment
% communication money, and thcaudttor is here
10y authorized To draw his order ON she county
treasurer lur the amount of the costs of puhli'st
/ tion required 10y tins act in favor of t!e party
! to whom the same ~ due; provided, the sum
paid for such publication shall not exceed one
dollar per square.
| SEC. I. That there shall he appointed by the
governor, in each county of this state, II militia
! surgeon, VINO SllitIl hc commissioned iOt Inc
term of three years, unless sooner discharged,
with the rank of major, who, before entering
upon his duties, shall take oath to faithfully
perform the duties ofhiS office. That from the
first duy of July to the fifteenth day of August
in each year. il shall he the duty of said surgeon
Ia keep an office at the county seat, and exam
inc all applicants for exemption upon the pay
ment 10 him by the applicant ofthe sum offlfty
cents, together with such stamps aS may he re-
uuircd 10y law, and he is Of opinion that the
applicant is unlit for the performance ofmilita-
~ duty, ho shall give him ccrt ifcate rcuui-
red by section two of this act. lfany such sur
geOn shall inHly give "a false certificate, he
shall he deemed guilty of n mtSdCmeanor, and
bC fined in any sum not exceeding nifty dollars
for each otlCnSC, to he recovered by indictment
IN the proper county, for the benefit of the mil
itarA fund. The examination and recommen'
datiOn OF the medical board shall not bc rCquir
ed from said county military surgeons.
SEC. =. The county military surgeon shal
, keep a record showing the name and reSidenC,
ofCNch person exempted and the reason there
for, and shall make report thereof To the sur
Gcnn- general on or before the first day of Sep
T tcmhCr in each year; and in all his duties Shal
be governed by such rules and regulations ~
the surgeon general may prescribe.
SEC, Il. At any time after the 18th of Angus
ana before payment, the adjutant general Il
, authorized upon the certificate of the military
surgeon of the proper county. and upon boini
satisfied that no application was made for ex
emption to the county auditor, before the l5tf
omission to grant to any applicant n certificate
of exemption, upon the payment by the appli
cant of all costs of diStraint, which may hav,
accrued previous to the presentation OF sucl
, certificate To the county auditor.
In pursuance of section four, rccitcd above
DIR. joel Pomcrcne
has been appointed by the Governor. Exami
nations viii he made from the Isl day of Jul,
to the 18th of August.