The Ohio Democrat. [volume] (Canal Dover, Ohio) 1840-1900, 1844-03-07


SEc 49, That the several Clerks Of the Court. oF
Common Pleas and Supreme Court in this State oui of
such fees and compensalions nay be allowed V law
shall be permitted 10 appropriate TO lhcir use, the
Inst seven hundred dollars ProriSe said Clerks may
employ any number OF deputies which NAV be con,d
eed necessary by their respective Courts lor the per-
ormance of the business at compensation not exceed!
'ng three hundred dollars each, Tef annum TO be paid
out OF the fees of his said Office aer deucng the soln-
2pensati0n above mentioned
Sec a. That all other officers not herein ennroer,
|ted, hodss appointments under The laws ftis Stae
who receive compensation Tor their services hy fees Ia1
led at the time OF service and whose fees shall amount
TO more than two dollars per day. shall make semian
anuay return 10 the auditor oflhc proper county at
she time and in the manner pointed out in the thirty
fifth section Of this act regulating clerks &c of all fees
Wy them received and any excess over and above rv
dollars per day. while aelaaAy employed shall be Maid
over into the treasury OF the proper county for the use
of said county provided nothing in this section contain
led, shall be construed to extend 10 officers elected by
joint ballot of the general assembly and provided that
the provisions ofhis section shah moi be construed 10
Sextend to the county Of Hamilton
SEC. 50. That each county auditor county recorder
9sheri and clerk OF common pleas shaA after the first
day of JuEe next ensuing the passageof this act keep
in his respective Office, cash book in which he shall
charge himself with all the items of money received or
payments made to him for fees costs allowances rer-
centage or III any manner Whatsoever as such officers
with the name efthe person from whom and the tiue
when such money was received or aysent made and
flor what services which book shah at ainsS 6cssubec
70 the inspection of The county commissioners and Il
shall be the duty of said auditor recorder sheriff and
erk 70 present their sa cash books verified by their
respective written afdavits thereto 10 the commission.
crs OF their county, al the regular session of said
missoners on the first Monday of June of each wear
Tor the purpose Of being audited and settled; and the
said commissioners shall carefully examine the cash
Books SO presented and tsy sha be satisfied that the
Same are correct in every particular they shall aseer
tain and determine what Balance if any remains in the
hands of such officers after deducng the amount dine
Them for services accordingly the maximum of salary
as herenbefore provided by This act and the balance
thus ascerained Shall be paid by the officer in whose
len days ersuehsettlement and the officer making
such payments shall take duplicate receipts therefor
from the treasurer of which he shall retain and the
other file with the auditor of the county, who shall
charge the treasurer therewih after sucT senlemes the
cash books, verified by afiidavs as before provided
asee remain and be preserved ia the auditors Office as
part ofhepubc records Of the county, provided thav
nothing herein contained shan be SO construed as to re-
quire any officer nthis section named to account for
ANY money received for any fees or costs actually due
prior to the first OF June next for services perfomedpr
]or TO that time.
SEC. 36. That il any auditor, recorder sheriff or
clerk shal after settlement with the commissioners
negect refuse to pay over to the treasurer the balance
awhinthe time provided BY the .tRiny-fiM section OF
this act he shalfthereby forfeit his Office and be forey
Ter after disabled from holding any office Of trust or profit
3under the laws Of this State and said Office shall be ir
mediately filled by the appointment of another person
thereto intle manner now provided law for filing
ANY such vacancy.
Sec. 3d. 1t shall be The duty of the county Commits
soners OF each county in this State after settlement with
lthe county Auditor, Recorder, Sheriff and Clerk as
provided in the hiTyh section of this act forthwith,
atofufnlshthe county Treasurer with an abstract oil
such settlement and thesah county Treasurer after the
expiration Of the ten days limited for payment tohm OF
lahy balance found due from any county Auditor Re-
corder Sheriff or Clerk icase such balance shall not
1be paid at the time limited shall forthwith notify the
county Commissioners Of such failure and publish the
same in some newspaper having general ejaculation in
his county, and the said Commissioners after receiving
such notice. shall forthwith cause 10 be instituted a.
aganst such delinquent officer and his sureties suit os
Ibis official bond for the recovery of the balance remain
ling in his hands, with interest," and ten per cent penalty
thereon; which suit may be brought in any cout having
7competent jurisdiction.
SEc. So Ifany Auditor, Recorder, Sheriff or Clerk
shall make false report in his cash book to tie couht
Commissioners or shall make any false entry therein
with intent to deceive said Commissioners and deraud
he county, shall neglect 10 make any entry of fees
received, he'shal be deemed guilty of mIsdeneanor,
md upon indictment and conviction therefor in TIE
court OF common pleas OF the proper county shallbe
fined in any sum not exceeding five hundred dollars nor
less than one huhded and be imprisoned in the dungeon
of the county aiT0r term not exceeding thiiy DAYS.
at the discretion OF the court N .s'f's
SEC. 49, 1t shall be the ,dutyofeaeh csunty Aulior
in this State, in every county where more than one
newspaper shall be regularly published prior to the
publication by him OF the exhibit offeceips and exp.n
cultures OF the county, required BY Iaw and prior t
the publication of the delinquent list oflands deaulted
for non payment Of taxes, and prior to the publication
o the list Of lands forfeited 10 the State for nonpaymenr
Of taxes to advertise in some newspaper published is
his said county, for the period twenty DAYS before Tho
time, when BY law the said publications are required tn
be made that he will receive at his Office sealed promo
sails rthe prinngot idexhbit
ot thesaid twenty days. he shall publicly open read M
sealed proposals. if any so received by him in the r
ence hearing the persons making the same aficr
he same shall be so opened& read he shall let the con-
trae for publishing thesad exhibit and lists TO The ow
lest bidder therefor, whois the regular publisher Of a
newspaper in said county, and no extra allowance or
prce beyond the sum so bid shall be allowed or paid
by said Auditor, under any pretence whatever
SIC. 40 That shall be the duty oftlie county Cam
missioners to apply all moneys paid into the county
reasury under the provisions ofthis act to counSur
poses, and to no other purposes whatever
Sec. 4l That so much ofthis act as relates to cont
ofiicersshall not apply to the county Of Hamilton. n
SEC. A. That from and after the passage Of this
no docket fee shall be charged or TAXED in bill of costs
10 anycase OF awor chancery any of the courrsof
this STATE ~-l
SIC. 43. That all laws conflicting. with the nro..
visions os this act be and the sarme are hereby re.
pealed. ~
sre. "A. That ahsact shall take effect and be in.
lorce from and after its passage.
THE DEATH OF NICHOLAS BIDDIF,-
Nicholas Bidder What associations are conncc,eds
with that name. How at each repetition Of it, hosr