M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-08-17
COMPUTATIONS.
lliLIRY
AUDIToRE OFFICE VINroN County o.
Macarthur, August 10, 1868,
Aug. iS.I865-6:

HHk lheE EbHkSI SECIION VR
I'D THE act. "To organize and disclp-
line the militia Of Ohio, and appeal an act
therein named" it is provided Tint all
white male citizens, residents of this State,
being EIGHTEEN years of nge and under FoR-
TY.FIvE, shall be enrolled in the mililiO, Bnd
perform military duty in such manner, not
incompatible with the Constitution and laws
of the United States, US hereinafter pIesUrib-
ed"
The second section provides that the as
SCISSORS of the several wards and townships,
shall annually, in the month of May, enroll
all persons living within their respective Ii.
mits, liable lU enrol 'ment, and return
certified copy Of said enrolment TO the Au-
ditor of the county. who is authorized, upon
satisfactory proof, to correct said enrolment
by adding the name of any person omitted.
Or striking of any person improperly en-
rolled.
Section four proTides that "all persons
who IRE subject 10 military duty under the
provisions of this act, and who are not mem
bers Of some volunteer Organ cation, shall
| either beCOMe members of some volunteer
organization or shall pay into the county
treasury, annually, the sum OF four dollars,
which sum siuI be COmmuutiOn fer fines
and penalties for neglect to perform militia
ry service, except under calls to prevent or
repel invasion, Or suppress nvnsOn."
As provided by this act u correct dnpll-
cate list OF the ussessOr, will be filed with
the county treasurer, On the first day Of
September 1865 for collection, and all peo.
sons neglectilg or refusing to pay to thr
treasurer FOUR DOLLARS, or file certificate Of
exemption, on or before the 18th OF Septem-
Der, will be chaIgcd THIRTY PER CRNr.
additional, which the treasurer is required tC
collect by distress or Otherwise, with cost,
in the same mnnner as for other tuxes.
The following described are exempt, and
If the proper evidence be produced, will
be stricken from the rolls; such evidence
lfttst be produced and filed on Or before the
Is OF August ......s
Section 6. In addition 10 The persons tb-
soutely exempted from enrolment in the
militia by the laws Vi the Un tied States
the persons hereinafter exempted shall be
absolutely exempted from enrolment. viz:
lst. All petsOns in the army or navy ur
volunteer forces Of the United States.
Cd. Persons who have been OF hereafter
may be honotabiy dirchargrd from the army
or navy Of the United States, after having
performed military duty lorone yenr Or more
during the existing rebellion.
Sd. Commissioned officers serving unde .
this act, who shall have served as such in
the militia OF this State for the space Of
five years; butnO officer shall be 50 exempt
unless by his resignation after such term Of
| i I,,n -, al.
ful manner he shall have been honerabIy dis
charged.
= 4h. Every non-commissiOdeG officer,
musician Gnd private OF every uniformed
, company raised, or hereafter to be raised
since May |. 1868, uniformed according to
the provisions Of any law Of thi, State, and
who sball have performed services in such
company or troop for the space OF five years
from the time his enrolment therein,
shall be exempt from military duty. except
in case Of war, insurrection or invasion.
9th. Every person physically disabled
may be exempted from military duty il he
4 files with the county auditor, on or before
! August Is of every year, u statement oi
: the county military surgeon certifying that
such person is unfit for military dut y rea-
son of such physical disabity Or Bodily in-
firmly, whicn shall be described in said
statement.
! 9th. Idiots, lunatics, and felons convic.
/, ted Of infamous crimes, unless pardoned,
shall not be su ject to military duty.
j Applicants for certificates ofdisabill,y
) must be made to DR.. A.. E. Isaminger,
= = Militaly Surgeon for Vinton county, be-
r tween the lst day Of July and the 10Th day
b August. as provided by the 4th section OF
a the act "To amend and supplementary to an
> act entitled IAN act to organize and disclp,
line the militia Of Ohio, and TO rcpea! an
an act therein named,' passed March 81,
c 1884," passed April 18th, 1865. .
: ;- IL. c.. Moore,
Auditor of Viuton County.