Litchfield enquirer., 1874-10-01

ani o.,er ta =sar tl. r.ai either orally h. leIy 5n wEi.Ieil i'.i.si w.th tEe8n al taelr usual places oi ai''ie CT y pi.osillng Ii ii; tIsr--f some nes-l printed in the coGny v. Ii wc!i ai: Isi3: IS si'' .'i, aii ;y posting like tie t;= Hi: sign pests ill s=d t"wn; and s:ln t-i; aid t:iefc i i. -t su'i IrIiit'c- FOt sIch militia, accrpt such nuIer Uf yo;In- tctr>, the or.ie- .f ti. E-ii-ciet snail
 r-.I;i.i aI,I s!,aii fet.lr tI,e 1 j. al names sf persons drafted, enlist. |, Ii,r salt der, wh' shall taeTeF.,on ss sIii~ct :e is "r'eF Il t- .n':eEln clse ai4s! ii e-'eiilan "t aEs s,Ii | rt cI..:sy S:iEi such or der, H.. cohiah"'- Ii-ei:itf Ill! si''i't :oi';. pc;.i :-cr;., h t.. @i e "2:' is .! such town, YiI s;. ii :' le ,Ei; ." ii '! '; iU iii' | adiutait-.eneTa!
 Sec f. The I:as.s e! .: .i.i iiz .l:ia stai" between ii.e aiss "i e;r:hi a'i |" ty-hVs y-ars si.aii s:.'Iay betw'Ii h- -.:is !Ig "i NseiiliIeI and the fist day f ii"ceIhsFs ia o.sioi q aiisit caliS by the selectii, .i ii,': i.;Iu m ~c.r tlty s;tctvey reside s.Ic;i enEli,Ii. tists, and op,,cst tine uaH-s "f every "rnfi .Nem; t9n;I Iil- itary duty t,:. 4 tive n1iiifIa tli' se!ectme sal write -ex' II pt and tia l..is'n Ii sGch exes,pfi.l s.Et Hi.ii::J, the nlaH is a:,.! shall si sIii ists, ".d lie tine ofiles of tieir resistiv. iosn clerks, ad annually before the fifth i:s oi ie:etIue make
 c'riIi,r re,r't to tii fjutant-gei' raj oi the tt number enrolled oa 'ir;r rellective :oWn lists, th2 nm.i,tel marked Cx"nit y of disability. th2 I,uni;Sr exempt hJ feasib ' 't:i'E c'i>cS the Gi- her liabie military dsy. anu the nGmEer iabit to Lay communication IS ilsreinaiier provided, and that they believe ss lsts q be correct The adjU tanteueral saii forwar,, the return of the humber liable to Pay eommdaIion tax 10 the state treasurer
 See h. The following reaso.ss shalt exempt from such military duty, viz: 1st, such physical mental disabilities s:ii be prescribed ii general orders issued bS the surgeon general and approved by the eomnandorin chief 2d, all rsOns who have served in the army navy ofthe United States during the late rebeOu and have been hororably discharged theretrom- 3d, membership for the time being a volunteer fire company in this state 4th, service for five years consecutvey in the active mlitla in this state, or m any volunteer fire company ill this state 5th, warden and deputy wartens of state prison 6th any further reason expressly provided by law {; pro Uid hetreUeF that the reasons specified in tue clauses marked ?, and 4, in this sectiOn shall exempt from military duty in time of war, invasion, belion, or reasonable apprehension thereof.
 Sec. 6. The selectmen of every town shail every rate bill for it's annnal tax. add tax Of two dollars every person so enrolled liable to military duty, except minors and members of the active miiiiiI, wlcih tax shall be in commutation of military duty and collected and paid into the town treasury at the time and i'll the manner provided for town taxes. The town treasurers of the towns shall pay to tine treasurer of the sta.e before the twentieth day ot February annually, the amount of such military conlut2ton tax due as determined by the returns of the seectmen to the adjutantgeneral and the treas uler shall have the power to eforce such pay ment as lie has i'll the case of any state tax.
 Sec. :. Any selectman negiecting refusing to faithfully perform the duty as enrolling officer quired by this chapter shall pay a fine of five hun find from the returns of the selccten in any town, that they have not made true report of the number tation tax aud under the provisions of this aet he notify them by mail that they have failed to make such report, and if they shall not make true report of the number Of such persons as nearly as the be ascertaned within twenty days after such mo- tice the adutant general shall notify the treasurer of the state thereof the treasurer of the state shall notify tho attorney Of the state in the county which said seecmen reside and said attorney for the stas shall proceed to collect the penalty required in this section.
 sec 8. Any person knowingly and wifuly rfus- ing nfornatinn or giving false information to any seiectran making such enrolment, ectiTg the name age, residence occupation military service or service in rny fire company, physical mental disability of himself, his ward person in hls employ or boarding with hm, shall bc fined twenty dollars. In case of doubt to exemption from military duty or from the payment If such cormutati oI tax, the burden proving sucn excm- ten shall be the perscn claiming it. and all enroll ing officers may require the persons examined by them to testify un r oath, and may administer snch cath.
 Sec. 9. TEe commander in chief may appoint post surgeons, removable at his pleasure, to determine exemptions from military duty by the standard Of afore said All decisions Of such post surgeons shai be subject to review and reversal by tne surgeon general.