Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1866-04-11

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Amending section lO2 of the justice
Code Is. and C. page 7S7) by striking on
the words, cor any part thereof afte
the word property in the second line o
the section. Amends section l03, so tha
it reads: "If the claimant or claimant
fail to establish his or their right to sucl
property the justice shall render judg
ment against such claimant or claimants
for the costs that have occurred on &C
count of such trial and issue execution
therefor, but if the claimant or claimant
shall establish their right to part only
of the property, the justice may award
and tax tosts, and apportion the sam,
parties as in his discretion he may think
right and equitable, and issue execution
therefor, and in no case shall the consta
bic be liable to the claimant or claimant
for the property so taken"
For the establishment, support anC
regulation of "Childrens' Homes" in the
several counties of the State, by th'
Commissioners of any county when il
their opinion the interest of the public
demand it. Provides for an asylum fol
children between one and twelve year
of age, who by reason of orphanage, Of
neglect or inability of parents to care fol
them, are destitute.
To amend the act relating to juries 81
as to prevent township trustees from Sc
lecting persons exempt by law for jurors
To increase the compensation of mem
bers and officers of the General Assembly
to five dollars per day.
To authorize cities of the second elias:
and villages to become seperate road dis
tricts and to provide for the appointment
of street Commissioners.
To authorize rail road companies to lay
additional rails, so as to change theiI
guage or width of tracks in certain cases
To enroll the militia of Ohio to organ,
ize a volunteer militia and to repeal all
other militia laws, including the "fve
dollar Communication law" The provisions
of the bill are in no wise mandatory, but
voluntary. Col. Schneider, of Stark
County, is the author of the law, and has
succeeded in producing very satisfactory
law.
All persons in the army or navy, OF
volunteer forces of the United States,
and persons who may be exempt from
service in the militia by laws of the the
United States, at the time of making the
enrolment.
2. Every person, who, by reason of per-
manent physical disability, may be unfit
for the performance of military duty, and
who shall be in possession of a state
ment of a reputable physician or sur.
geon, certifying such permanent disabili.
and describing the nature thereof.
8. Idiots, lunatics and felons convicted
of infamous crimes, unless pardoned.
1. All members of religious denomina.
tions whose articles of faith prohibit
their performing military duty.
The following persons shall be enrolled
but shall be exempt from service in the
militia, except in case of war, insured
ton, invasion, or the reasonable appre-
hension thereof, unless they shall volun-
tarily enlist in the organized militia, when
they shall be subject to duty therein:
l. Persons who have been or hereafter
may be honorably discharged from the
army or navy of the U. S., after having
performed military duty for one year or
more during thel ate rebellion.
2. Every person who shall have served
five years in the militia of this State; but
no officer shall be exempt unless after
such term of service he shall be honor
ably discharged in some lawful manner.
8. Every member of the National
Guard of this state, who enlisted in the
military service of the U. S, under the
call of the Governor, in 1864, for the SER
vice known as the 100 days service, and
who having enlisted for personal service
under said call, was thereafter honorably
discharged from said service by reason OF
physical disability, or was honorably mus
tered out with his regiment or company.
4. Every active member in good stand
ing, of any fire engine, or hook and lad
der, or hose company, organized under
and subject to the authority of any incor-
porated city, town or village within this
State; provided, that the number oi
members af such engine company shall
not exceed 40, and of such and ladder
company 80, and of such hose company
20; and provided further, that no per-
son who is receiving pay for his services
shall be exempt.
The Governor is directed to order, with
in one month after the passage of this
act, the honorable discharge of all off
GERS and members of the National Guard
If, however, 90 members of one company
desire to retain their organization, he
may authorize them to do so, and the
company shall be recruited to the re-
quired minimum strength. No person
shall be retained without his consent Civ
en- in writing.
The organized companies shall be COM
posed of such companies of the National
Guard as are not discharged, and such
new infantry, cavalry and infantry organ
izations as may be authorized by the Gov.
ernor it may be ordered into actual ser
vice by the Governor to aid civil officers,
to suppress or prevent riots or insurrec-
tions, or to repel or prevent invasion, and
shall in all cases be first called into ser.
vice. Each company shall not exceed
the maximum strength of companies of
like arm in the army of the U. S., and
the original minimum strength shall be
so men; and shall be entitled to receive
from the State treasury $50 annually to
meet current expenses. A compensation
of 81 for each day and night is allowed
when called out to enforce the law or
suppress insurrection, and when called
into active service, the pay shall be the
same as is allowed volunteers by the Gen
eral Government. The organized militia
may be called out to suppress riots, &C.,
by Mayors of cities or villages, Sherifs,
and Judges of State or United States
Courts.
All staff officers, except the Adjutant
General, whose duties are described at
length-are dispensed with, unless in the
case of war, when they may be restored.
Whenever, in the case of war, insur-
rection, or invasion, or the reasonable ap-
prehension of insurrection, riots or any
forcible obstruction to the execution of
the laws, the Governor may call for vol
unteers to assist the organized militia, if
it should prove insufficient. If volun-
teers cannot be secured, then a draft
shall be ordered. No drafted person shall
be retained in the service longer than 100
days"
The bill is quite lengthy, but the above
synopsis embraces its leading features.
To amend the act directing the mode
of serving mesne process against railroad
companies, so that process can be served
upon any local agent of a company own
ing the road. A similar bill has also be-
come law, providing that process may
be served upon local agents of a company
who may have leased road.
There, Mr.. Editor, your readers have a
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