Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1844-03-05


ton OF the county commissioners; aud it
shall be the duty oCthe said auditor, re-
corder, sheriff and clerk to present their
said cash books, verified by their respec-
tive written adidavits thereto, TO the com.
missloners Of their county, at the regular
session Ofsaid commissioners, on the first
Monday Of June, Of each year, for The
purpose OF being admitted end settled;
and the said commissioners shall carful-
ly examine the cash books so presented,
and if they shall be satisfied that the
same are correct in every particular, They
shall ascertain snd determine what bal.
lance, if any, remains in the hands Of
such officers after deducting the amount
due them for services, according TO the
maximum Of salary as herein before pro-
vided by this act, and the balance thus
ascertaineA shall be paid by the officer in
whose hands it may be found, into the
county treasury within ten days after such
settlement, and the officer making such
payment shall take duplicate receipts
therefor from the treasurer, one Of which
he shall retain, and the other file with the
auditor Of the county, who shall charge
The treasurer herewith; after such settle.
ment the cash books, verified by uifida-
Wits as before provided, shall remain and
be preserved in the auditors Office as
part OF the public records OF the county,
provided that nO,hing herein contained
shall be construed as 10 require any offs
Ger in this section named TO account for
any money received, for any fees or COSTS
actually due prior to the first of juno
next, for services performed prior to that
time.
SEC, SO. Tha; if any auditor, recOr.
der, sheriff, or clerk shall, after settle.
ment with the commissioners, ,usglect or
refuse 10 pay over 10 the treasurer the
balance iu his hands. after deducting the
amount Of his salary, within the time pro.
Vded by the thirly.ffth section of this
act, he shall thereby forfeit his office, and
be forever after disabled from holding
any office Of trust or profit under the laws
Of this State; and sail Office shall be i'm.
mediately filled by the appointment of
another person thereto, in The manner
now provided by law for filling any such
vacancy.
Sec. 81. Ii shall be the duty of the
county Commissioners Of each county in
this State, after settlement with the coun
ty Auditor, Recorder, Sheriff and Clerk
as provided in The thirly>ffth section of
this act, forthwith 10 furnish the county
Treasurer, with an abstract OF such set.
Element, and the said county Treasurer,
after the expiration of The Ten days lin.
tied for payment TO him of any balance
found due from any county Auditor, Re.
corder, Sheriff or Clerk, in case such
balance shall not be pod at the time
limited. shall forthwith notify, the county
Commissioners of such failure, and pub,
lish the same in some newspaper having
general circulation in his county; and the
said Commissioners, after receiving such
notice, shall forthwith cluse TO be insti~
tuted, against such delinquent officer and
his sureties, suit on his official bond
for the recovery OF the balance remain.
ing in his hands,with interest, ,and len per
cent. penalty thereon, which suit may be
brought in any court having competent
Jurisdiction.
SEC, 3S. If any Auditor, Recorder,
Sheriff or Clerk shall make false report
in his cash book 10 the county Commits
sioners, or shall make any false entry
therein, with intent to deceive said Com
missioners, and defraud the county, or,
shall neglect to make any entry of fees
received, he shall be deemed gully of a
misdemeanor, and upon indictment and
conviction therefor, in the court Of CON.
mon pleas Of The proper county, shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding five hun.
dred dollars, nor less than one hundred,
and be imprisoned in the dungeon of the
county Jail for term not exceeding thir.
ty days at the discretion of tho court.
SEC. 80. 1t shall be the duty of each
county Auditor in this State, in every
comfy, where more than one newspaper
shall be regularly published, prior to the
publication by him of the exibit OF receipts
and expenditures Of the county, as re,
quired hy law, aud prior to the pubIica.
lion of the delinquent list of lands, de-.
iauted for non'Payment OF taxes, and
prior TO the publication Of the list of lands
forfeited to the State for non payment Of
taxes, 10 advertise in some newspaper
published in his said county, for the Pc
riod of twenty days 5efOre the lime, when
by lew, The said several publications are
reQuirep to be made, that he will receive
at his office, sealed proposals for The
printing of said exhibit and list, aud at
the expiration Of tho said twenty days
he shall publicly open and read the sea
ed proposals, If any so received by him,
in the presence and bearing of the person
making the same, and after the same
shall be so opened and read, he shal let
the contract for publishing said ex
h'blt and lists, to The lowest bidder
therefor, who in the regular Duhlisher nC