Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-07-20
NOTICE
10 THE
Enrolled Militia
AUDITORS OFFICE,

MILLEiSBuR,;, June -, 1866.
The attention ofthc Enrolled Militia of the
county of Holmes is called to the following ~
mcndmcnts to the militia law, made by the
General Assembly of Ohio, April l2th, 1866:
SEcTIoN7. on or before the first day of Sep
temher, the county auditor shall cause to be
made II correct duplicate list of all persons liza
Bile to military duty and from whom such COM
mutation money is due, and transmit the same
to the county treasurer. Immediately upon the
trcasurerS reception of this duplicate, Uo) the
county auditor shall give notice. by general
publication in the county newspapers, rcguir-
ing the payment of the cOmmutattOn money
into the county treasury on or before the 18th
day OF september; after WEIGH time the troas-
urCr shall proceed to collect the same by dis
tress, or otherwise, with a penalty of thirty per
cent, with costs in the same manner as for 9TH
cr taxes; and for this purpose the treasurer shall
hereby be empowered to appoint collectors at II
remuneration of not more than twenty per
cent on the amount collected with costs. The
treasurer and auditor shall receive such COM
penSaton for extra services under this act as
the county commissioners may allow, not to
exceed tiNc per cent. Commanders of cOmpa-
niCS shall, on or before the fifteenth day of Au-
gust of each year, deliver to the proper county
auditor certified copies of the company rolls,
showing the persons exempt from the payment
of communication money, and the audit tOris here
by authorized To draw his order ON the county
treasurer for the amount of the costs of publica-
tion required by this act in fjtvor of the party
to whom the same is due; provided, the sum
paid for such publication shall not exceed one
SEc. /. That there shall he appointed by tho
governor, in each county of TINS state, II militia
ry surgeon, who shall he 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 Ofhis Office. That from the
iirst duy of July to the fifteenth day Of August
in each year, ii shall be the duty of said surgeon
| to keep an Office ut the county seat, and exam
inc all applicants for exemption upon the pay
mcnt to him by the applicant oi the sum offifty
cents, together with such stamps aS may he re-
quircd by law, and If he Is of opinion that the
applicant is unfit for the performance of militia
ry duty, he shall give him certificate rs rcuui'
red by section two of this act If amy such sur
gcon shall knowingly give false certificate, II,
shall he deemed guilty of n msdemeanor, ant
| he fined in any sum not exceeding hity dollars
| for each otlcnSc, to he recovered by indictmen
itary fund. The examination and rccommcn
dation Of the medical board shall not he requir
cd from said county military surgeons.
SEC. D. The county military surgeon shai
keep II record showing the name ana residence
of each person exempted, and the reason there
| for, and shall make report thereof to the sur
gcon- general on or before the first day of sep,
| tpmhur in each year; aud in all his duties Shal
| the surgeon general may prescribe.
SEC. Il. At any time alter the 10Th of August
and before payment, the adiutnnt general l.
authorized, upon the certificate of the military
surgeon of the proper county, and upon bcinl
sat iStCd that no application WuS made tor cN
lcmption, To the county auditor, before the lItl
of August, and of n reasonable excuse for sucl
omission, 10 grant 10 any applicant u certificat,
of exemption, upon the payment by the appli
cant of all costs of diStraint, which may hav,
accrued previous to the presentation of suci
certificate to the county auditor.
In pursuance of section four, recitcd above
DIR. Joel POmcrcnc
has been appointed by the Governor. Exami
nations will he made from the LIST day OF Jul!
to the 18th of August.