Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1865-01-12

upon it, during the hundred days they were
in service. In view of this | appropriated
the sum of five thousand dollars from the
Extraordinary Contingent Fund, to this
class of families, which was disbursed by the
several county military committees, and ac.
complished much good. As we cannot
reasonably expect any material reduction in
the prices of living during the next year,
there would seem to be no resort but an
increase of the fund -For this purpose
suggest an increased levy Of one mill on the
dollar
The workings of the law have not been
rs smooth as L expected; and yet do not
know that any amendment or revision would
aid in the accomplishment OF its Objects -
The conflicting constructions OF its provis-
ions have. | believe, become reconciled.- -
As general thing, the county officers have
performed their duties under it with reason
able promptitude. Numerous, and in some
cases, serious complaints have been made
against Township Trustees. in regard to the
I distribution of the fund The military
committees have rendered very valua le as
sistance in investigating these complaints.
/ In some cases the omissions were found to
| be accidental in others they arose from the
insufliciency of the fund to meet the expec-
tations of the parties; in very. few. they
were found to be correctly stated, and pro
perly attributable to the political hostility
Of the officers not only to the provisions OF
the law, but to the prosecution of the war
and the cause of the country. In no case
reported to me, did thisamount to absolute
refusal to perform the required duties but
in some instances they we're tardily perform
ed in others, women were required to walk
long distances to get signatures to orders
in others, again, the payments to them were
accompanied with harsh, and in some cases
ungcntlcmanly language, which in many in
stances deferred females from second appl
cations. 1t is painful to be compelled tc
record these facts; yeti affords me pleasur,
to state that such conduct has not beer
generally manifested in the political part,
opposed to the government. The cases ar,
isolated and have usually been found con
ncctcd with ignorance or intense partisan
: bitterness.
The reports required by the 7th section o
the law are not made with sufficient prompt
itudc. At the present time of writing, re
ports have been received from only twenty
five counties and many of these are defec
tive, by reason of reports not having beel
made by trustees to county officers. In
) number Of the counties reported very con
/, siderable balances of the fund remained Of
, hand in October. In the remainder tn
balances are small, except the counties O
Holmes and Marion, which have paid on
t all the money received. These reports ar
q very important to thcState officers and Leg
isaturc. The neglect or delay Of them dc
. tcats one OF the most important purposes {
: the law. | suggest that reasonable pena
, ty be attacked to the neglect to make them
= either by township p or county officers.
Or the counties reporting, Coumbiani
Cuyahoga, Coshocton, Fulton, Guernsey
r Huron, Hamilton, Lawrence, Marion, Perry
q Prcble, Stark, Summit, Van Vert an
Wood made county levios in aid of the funt
, and to cover deficiencies in previous year
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CALLS AND QUOTAS OF MEN.
: Since the first of January, 1864, the Go,
= crnment has called upon this State for me
y for the army as follows:
: February list, ,lS6i.".....................5 5i,4Gj