Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-06-21

soldiers Relief Commission.
Section 2 of the Act of May 10, 1886,
for the relief of Soldiers and Sailors,
has been amended by the Legislature
OF last Winter, making IL the duty OF
the Soldiers Relief Commission, in each
county of the state, TO appoint for
each township Soldiers Relief Com
mittee consisting of three persons, who
shall be honorably discharged Union
soldiers, sailors or marines, and 1t shall
be the duty Of each such township SOL
plications for relief under the provis-
ions OF this net, from applicants resid-
ing in each township, to examine
carefully into the case of each applicant,
and on the first Monday in May of each
year, to make list Of the names of all
INDECENT Union soldiers, sailors and
marines, and the INDECENT parents,
wives, widows and minor children Of
the same, who are residents in such
township, who have been bona fide re-
sidents of the State one year, and
OF the county six months, next prior to
said first Monday in May, and who,
in the opinion of such township relief
committee require aid and are entitled
to relief under this act, and it shall be
the duty of the chairman of such COM
mittee to deliver such list TO the SOL
diers relief commission on or before the
last Monday in May, together with n
statement OF each applicant for relief, OF
the income, if any, Of the applicant, the
amount OF taxable property, real and
personal, from which an income or rev.
enue is derived by the applicant, and
in case any false statement is made
therein by any applicant for relief, or
guardian of such applicant, such appli-
cant or guardian shall be deemed guilty
OF a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
before any court of competent juris-
diction, shall be fined in any sum not
exceeding fifty dollars, nor less then
twenty dollars, and imprisoned In the
county Jail for u period not exceeding
sixty days nor less than thirty days.
And on said last Monday in May, said
Commission shall meet and determine
from said lists the probable amount nee
essary for the aid and relief of such
INDECENT persons for the ensuing year,
together with the amount sufficient, In
the judgement of said commission to
| furnish relief to any such INDECENT per-
sons not named on the lists, whose
right to such relief shall be established
TO the satisfaction of the commission
Such commission after determining the
probable amount necessary for the
purposes aforesaid, shall certify the
same TO the Commissioners of the
County, who shall make such levies as
/ shall be necessary to raise the required
relief, not exceeding three-tenths, ex
cept In counties where there is n Ma
tionnl soldiers home, not exceeding
five-tenths of mill per dollar on the
assessed value of the property of the
county. The County Soldiers Relic
Commission consists of Earl w. Merry
A. w. Adams, and John w. Canary
and have appointed the following al
Township committees:
Bloom-Jerry Loman, chairman
John Wagner, VIM. II. Frederick
Center-J. b. Newton, chairman, Johr
Russell, VIM. Noyes. Henry-JOhI
| IJnr,tnanr shnitn,nn Era1arlpx Elunl
gan, Wash. Young. Jackson-Jacof
Mundwiler, chairman, james Dean
Solomon Shelter. Liberty-L. w. Nc
Crory, chairman, Samuel Mercer
Joseph Mitchell. Lake-W. ]. Bailey
chairman, Jacob Pheils, VIM. Kurfes
Montgomery-Howa Carman, chair
man, Fred'k Bowers, Wilson Hamilton
Milton-J. b. Hill, chairman, b. B
Richardson, Charles Rhoda. Middle
tOn-Frank Rogers, chairman, N. S
Jones, John p. Tunison. Plain-R. +
Morrison, chairman, Fred'k Hartman
Abel Comstock Portage-John John
son, chairman, Jnmes Teatsorth, Prize
Clough. Perry-David Baird, chair
man, B. +. Simons, G. p. Norris. Per
rysburg-James Hayes, chairman
Edward Kingsbury, Fred'k Yeager
Troy-Michael Kopf, chairman, Charlie
Webb, Samuel Hathaway. Ross
Isaac Rideout, chairman, Albert Alden
Il. Whitmore. Freedom-Daniel Fish
chairman, Fred'k Laws, Herman Hoo
dlebrink. Grand Rapids-B. f. Kerr
chairman, John Long, j. Il. Huffman
Washington-C. G. Gundy, chairman
Edward Bevcrstock, Peter Peaney
Webster-Robert S. Davidson, chair
man, Elijah Haldorman, VIM. w
Dunipace. Weston-A. G. Wood
, chairman, j. III. Biddle, w. w. Hill