The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-06-23
The New Militia Law

|, The following sections of the supplement-
ary Militia Law, passed at tho last session
of the Legislature, will be found of interest
at this time:
SEC 6. In addition to the persons abso.
lutely exempted from enrolment in the
militia by the laws Of the United States. tho
persons hereinafter exempted shall be abso
lutely exempted from enrolment. viz.
lst. All persons in the army or navy or
volunteer forces of the United States.
I'd. PersoDs who have been or heresf
ter may DO honorabIy discharged from the
army or navy of the United States. nfr,,r
having performed military duty for ono
year or more during tho Cx sting rebellion.
Sd. Commissioned officers serving under
this act, who shall havo served as such in
the militia of this state for tho space OF five
years; but no 'cfficer shall be so exempt up.
less ny hls resignation after such term of
service duly accepted, or 10 somo other law.
ful manner no shall have boon bonorably
discharged.
4tb. Every non commissioned officer.
musician and private OF every uniformed
company raised. or hereafter TO be raised
since May l, 1868, uniformed according to
the provisions of any law of this state. and
who shall have performed services in such
company or troup for the space of FIVE
years from the time of bis enrolment there
IN, shall be exampt from military duty, cx.
cept 10 cases oi, iDsurrection or invasion.
9th. Every person physically disabled
may be exempted from military duty, if he
files with the county auditor, on or before
August ID OF every year, a statement of the
county military surgeon, certifying that
such person is unfit tor military duty by
reason OF such physical disability or bodily
intirmity, which shall bo described IN said
statement.
Oh. Idiots, lunatics, and felons convict
cd OF Infamous crimes. unless pardonoJ,
shall not be uject to military dutv.
SEC. ). That section seven be 80 amend.
cd as to read as follows:
SEC. 7. On or before tho first day OF
September. the county auditor shall cause
to be made correct duplicate list of all
persons liable to military duty and from
whom such Communication money is due, and
transmit the same to the county treasurer.
Immediately upon the treasurer's rccep ton
of this duplicate, (to) the county auditor
shall give notice, by general publication iD
the county newspapers, requiring The pay
mcnt OF the communication money into the
county treasury on or before the fifteenth
day OF September; after which time the
treasurer shall proceed to collect tho same
by distress, or otherwise, With q poual.y of
thirty per cent, with costs in the same
manner rs for other taxes and for this
purpose the treasurer shall hereby bo em.
powered to appoint collectors at a remu.
nerat'on OF not moro than twenty per cent.
on the amount collected with costs. The
treasurer and auditor shall receive such
for extra services under this
act ss the county commissioners may allow,
not to exceed five per cent. Commanders
OF companies shall, on or before tho fit.
tecnth day of August of each year, deliver
TO the proper county auditor certified COP.
les OF tho company rolls, showing the per
sons exempt from the payment of commu
tntion money, and the auditor is hereby au.
thorized to draw his order on tho county
treasurer for tfe amount OF The costs OF
publication required by this act in favor o,
the party to whom the same sum is due ::
provided the sum paid for such publication
shall not exceed one dollar per square.
SEC That thore shall be appointed
by the Governor, in each county of this
state. military surgeon. who shall be com.
mlssioned for tho term of three years, un-
less sooner discharged, with the rank OF
major, who before entering upon bis duties
shall take an oath to faithfully perform the
dutios of his Office. That from the first
day OF July to tho fifteenth day of Angus,
in each year, it shall be the duty of said sur.
geon to keep an. Office at the county scat
and examine all applicants for exemption
upon tho payment to him by tho applican,
of the sum of fifty cents, together with such
stamps as may be required by law, and If
he is of opinion that the applicant is unfit
for the performance of military duty. he
shall give him certificate as required by
section two OF this act. II any such sur.
geon shall knowingly give false certificate,
he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemean.
or, and be fined in any sum not exceeding
fifty dollars for each offense, to be recovered
by indictment in the proper county. for the
benefit of the military fund. Tho exsmi.
nation and recommendation of the medical
boa, shall not be required FROM said coup.
ty military surgeons.
SEC. 8. The county military surgeon
shall keep record showing the name and
residence of each person exempted, and tbs
reason therefor, and shall mako report
thereof to the surgeon general on or before
the first day of Septennb Der in each yca,; and
in all his duties shall be governed by such
rules and regulations as tho surgeon gener.
al may prescribe.
1n accordance with the provisions cf the
above law, / shall open an office at the
Court House in Chardon, on the first day
of July, and continue until the fifteenth
day OF August next. Examinations will be
made from A. NJ, until l2 NJ, and from /
until p. NJ. 1t is desirable that all who
wish to avail themselves OF ,he privileges of
exemption should be preseptNor examina-
ton as early as possible.
l.. A. HAMILTON,
Military Surgeon for Geauga Co.