Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-06-06

sRw SOLDIERS RELIRF LAW

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Changing the Entire Matter From the
Township Trustees and CounciImen
to q Local Soldiers Relief Commit
tee for Each Township ana Ward.
SECTION 2 of the Soldiers Relief Law,
passed April <, 1888, has been amended by Act
Of the Legislature passed Aprih15, 1889, tax.
ing effect from and after its passage, to read
as follows: ..E. .| -.
SEo. 2. 1t Ia hereby made the duty of the
soldiers relief commission. hereinafter pro-
vided, in each county in the State, as soon "a
practicable after the passage of this act, and
annually thereafter on the first Monday in
January in each year, to appoint for each
township, in such county, and for each ward
in any city in any such county, a soldiers re-
lief committee, consisting Of three persons,
residents of each such township and ward, who
shall be honorably discharged union soldiers,
sailors or marines, provided that IL there are
no such soldiers OF sailors or marines who are
residents Of any such township or ward, then
there shall be appointed three reputable citi-
zens, one of whom shall be designated "a
chairman of such township or ward soldiers
relief committee; and to fill all vacancies that
may occur in any such committee, and to re-
move any member of any such committee for
cause; and it shall be the duty Of each such
in its respective township or ward, to receive
all applications for relief, under the provis-
ions of this act, from applicants residing in
such township or ward, to examine carefully
into the case of each applicant, and on the
first Monday in May in each year, to make
list of the names Of all INDECENT union SOL
diers, sailors and marines, and the INDECENT
parents, wives, widows and minor children of
the same, who are residents in such township
or rvapd xuho haua hoon shOna Ado rosidanta
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 any such
township or ward relief committee require
aid, and are entitled to relief under the pro-
visions of this act; and it shall be the duty Of
the chairman of each township and ward SOL
diers' relief committee, or other member of
such committee authorized by such commit
tee, to deliver such list to the soldiers relief
commission, hereinafter provided, or its sec
retary, on or before the last Monday in such
month of May, together with statement OF
each applicant for relief, of the income, if
any, of the applicant, the amount of taxable
property, real and personal, of (stocks. bonds,
moneys on hand, loaned or deposited in any
bank or elsewhere, shares in building assoc
iations, mortgages, notes or other articles of
value) from which an income or revenue is
derived by the applicant; said statement shall
be made upon blanks which shall be furnished
by the soldiers relief commission, and shall
be subscribed by the applicant; and in case
any false statement ia made therein by any
applicant for relief. or guardian for such ap-
plicant, such applicant or guardian shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction before any court OF competent jur-
isdiction, shall be fined in any sum not ex-
ceeding fifty dollars, nor less than twenty dol
lars, and be imprisoned in the county Jail for
a period not exceeding sixty day nor less than
thirty days. And on said last Monday in May
said commission shall meet and determine
from said lists the probable amount necessary
for the aid and relief of such INDECENT persons
for the ensuing year, together with an amount
sufficient, in the judgment OF said commits
sion, to furnish relief to any such INDECENT
persons not named in said lists, whose right
to such relief shall be established to the sat-
isfaction of such commission. Such commits
sion, after determining the probable amount
necessary for the purposes aforesaid, shall
certify the same to the county commissioners
of the county, who, at their June session, shall
make such levies as shall be necessary to raise
the required relief, not exceeding three -tenths,
except in counties containing a national SOL
diers' home not exceeding five-tenths, of a
mill per dollar on the assessed value of the
property of the county.
The law remains substantially as before,
with the only important changes as follows:
l. The commission are to appoint COM
mittee in each township and ward immediate
ly.
2. Said township and ward committees will
make out their lists to return, instead of the
township trustees and cOuncilmen.
3: written statement is to be signed by
each applicant, and filed by the township or
ward committee with the soldiers relief COM
mission of the county.
The May meeting of the soldiers relief
commission is for receiving from the town
ship and ward committees the lists and state
ments, and determining from said lists the
amounts to certify to the county commission
ers, at their June session.; while the Novem-
Der meeting is for critically examining each
case reported in said lists or otherwise; these
said two meetings, therefore, being substan-
TALLY for the same purposes as before.
The reports for May. 1889, were made out
by the township trustees under the old law,
but the new committees can report any new
cases as they may come to their notice to @.
E. Reynolds, Secretary of County Commits
sion. The County Commission consists Of
Sol. Zarbaugh, Chairman; G. E. Reynolds,
Secretary, and Louis Bockelman. I'D"
The Chairmen OF, the different township
committees are requested to call on the county
Secretary TO. their supplies of blanks. '.
The following are the township committees:
BARrIow--J. w, Boston, chairman, Sam.
Stevenson, B. M. Butler. l,H'g, "a
NAPoLEON-Dan. Hartnett, chairman, d.
M. Jones, j. P. Grim, ..-.--i -
L1BERTY-M. Weaktey, chairman, E. 7.
Martin, VIM, Randall. r.- ...
MoNRoE-J. o. Markley, chairman, VIM.
Fl. Booher, Geo. Ostrander. %.ta},
MARIoN-B. F. Garrison, chairman, Capt.
Barhite, 8. B. Hashbarger. I,, ..,. "a
PLRAsANT--J. NJ. Stout, chairman, ]. NJ.
McEwen, Asa Beach. .t..
RDaETnLE-Chas. Schroeder, chairman,
John Emery, L. w. B8rr. ".
WAsHINGToN-John Biggins, chairman, ].
Heiser, Robt. Snowman. a,.-@.l
HkRRIsoN-Nick Fast, chairman, Geo.
Reichert, D. V. Hartman.
FREEDoM J. Konzen, chairman,
Fred. Hograve, Henry Meyer.
: FLATRocK-Andrew Tuttle, chairman, G. II.
Wistenehauson. L. j. Calvin. ,r.
DAMASCUS Love, chairman, Capt. j.
]. CLARK, w. D. Johnson. ..... .,...f =
RIoHEIMD-Jos.W Ward, chairman, Alb, Yea.
ger, A. II. Foote. .,,,.... =.
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