Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-06-03
THE NORTHWEST


For tho Beneflt of Indleeut Soldier
and Their Families. -.
The following bill, Of great interest b
ex-soIdien and their families, passe'
the Legislature and is now law:
A Bill TO provide for the relief Of In
digent Uulon soldiers, sailors and ma
rines, and the INDECENT wives, widow
and minor children of INDECENT or de
ceased Union soldiers, sailors and ms
rines.
Section /. Be It enacted by the Gen
efal Assembly of the State OF Ohio, tina
the board of county commissioners o
the several counties Of this State an
hereby authorized TO levy. IN addition
to the taxes now authorized to be levied
by law, tax not exceeding one-tentf
Of one mill upon the taxable property
Of their respective counties, to be livied
AND collected as now provided by Law
for the assessment and collection ol
taxes, for the purpose ofcreating o fund
for the relief ofindigent Union soldiers
and marines and the indigent wives
widows and minor children ofindigenl
deceased Union soldiers, sailors or ma.
rines, to be disburse as hereinafter pro-
vided.
Sec. 2. It Is hereby made the duty
of the board of trustees of the several
townships In this State to make writ
ten report to the county commissioners
Of their respective counties, on or before
the first Monday In June In each year,
containing list of the names of all the
resident indioent Union soldiers. sailors
and marines, or the INDECENT wives,
widows or minor children OF the same,
requiring aid and entitled to relief un-
der the provisions OF this law, and the
probable amount necessary Tor that
purpose Tor the ensuing year. And at
their June session the county commits
sioners OF the counties shall make such
levies as may be necessary to raise the
required relief.
Sec. =, The Judge OF the court OF
common pleas IN each county OF this
state In which the township trustees
nave made return OF indigent soldiers,
marines, or indigent wives, WIDOWS or
orphan cnlidren as PROVIDED IN section
OF tnis artlcie, shaii, on OF pelore tne
nrst MONDAY OF Octooer aiter sucn re-
port Is maze, appoint tnree persons,
residents OF SUCH county, at least two OF
Whom snail De honoraDiy discnarged
Union soldiers, one 10 serve three years,
one 10 serve Two years, one TO serve one
year rom GATE OF appointment, and
eacn year tnereaiter one person for
teree years. Sucn person so appointed,
wnen organized by tne selection OF one
OF their numbers chairman, ana one as
secretary, snail De designed ana known
as SThe Soldiers' Keller Commission."
sec; =: The SOLDIERS teller Commis-
sion snail meet at the once OF the coun.
y commissioners on Or before the first
Monday OF december IN each year, ana
~ sucn otner times as may De necessa-
~, ana carefuliy examine tne iists OF
snose reported as needing AID under the
provision OF this ACT, ana being satisfied
tnat tnose so reported are IN need OF as
slstance ana enttied tnereto under the
provislons OF TINS act, snail nx the
amount 10 oe PAID In each case 10 SAID
person or family: SAID Commission
may also Iurnisn reiiel 10 any indigent
Soidier, sailor or marine, or INDECENT
Wlie, wlaow or MINOR cniid OF the same,
living within the county, whose name
may not De FOUND on said lists, whose
rgnt 70 sucn reliei under TINS act shall