Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-01-26
No. i5--WHOLE No. Asa

ltemS ol money received or payments
made 10 him for fees, costs, allowances,
per cenlage, or N any manner whalsO,
ever as such officers, with tho name Of
the person from whom and tho limo
"hen such money was received Or pay
ment made. and Tor what services;
which book shall be, at all times, subject
to the Inspection Of the county commts=
sloners And ~ shall be lha duty Of the
said auditor, recorder. aGd clerk to pre-.
sent their sal1 cash books, rhed by
their respective written afiiavis there
10, 10 the commissioners Of their county
al the regular session Of said commiss
sioDers OIL the first Monday Of June of
each year, for the purpose OF being an.
dlioj and settled; and ne said commis-
soners shall carefully examine The CASH
books, 50 presented, and, # they shall
be satisfied that the same are correct in
every particular they shall asce rtain
aud determine what balance. II any, re-.
mains IN the hands Of said officers alter
dsduCIng tho amount due them for SER
wees according to ihs maximum Of saIa-
ry, as bereinbeiore provided by his act;
and the balance thus ascsrtained shall
be paid by The officer, 10 whose hands il
may be found, into the county treasury
within Ten DAYS after such settlement,
aud the officer making such payment
shall take duplicate receipts therefor
from the treasurer, one Of which he shall
retain, and The oJher file with the audi
tor ol the county, who shall charge Tho
treasurer herewith. Alter such settle.
menl tho cash books verified BY stfiia'
Wits as befOrs provided. sha be preser-
eed 10 The auditors Office as part Of the
public records Of the county, provided
that nothing herein contained shall bs
90 construed as to require any officer in
this section named TO account for any
money received for any fees or costs ac'
iually due prior to The first Of March
next for the services performed prior 10
that time.
Sec. 9. lfany auditor, recorder, or
clerk, shall after settlement with tho
commissioners, neglect or refuse 10 pay
over 10 the treasurer the balance in his
hands, after deduc!ing the amount OF his
salary, within the time provided by the
eighth section 0! this act. he shall there
by forfeit his office. and be forever alter
disabled from holding any Office Of trust
or profit under the laws Of this state /;
and said office shall BE- Immediately fl-
ed by the appointment Of another per-
son thereto, IN the manner now provi.
ded by law for filing any such vacancy.
Sec. 10. II shall be the duty OF tho
county commissioners, OF each county IN
this state, alter settlement with The
county audllor, recorder, ard clerk, as
provided in the thirty third section Of
this act, forthwith to furnish the county
treasurer with an abstract of such set.
Element, and the said county treasurer.
after the expiration OF the ten DAYS Iimi.
ted for payment 10 him OF any balance
found due from any county auditor. re.
corder, or clerk, in case such balance
shall not be paid at the time limited,
shall forthwith notify the county com.
mssonsrs Of such failure, and publish
The same in some newspaper having
general circulation in his county; and
the said commissioners after receiving
such notice, shall forthwith cause to be
instituted, against such delinquent off.
Ger and his surelIss, a suit on his Official
bond for the recovery OF the balance re.
naming in bis hands, with interest and
ten per cent penalty thereon which suit
may be brought in any court having
competent jurisdiction.
Sec. IL. Ii any auditor, recorder, or
clerk, shall make a false report in his
cash book, TO the county commissioners
or shall make any false entry therein,
with intent 10 deceive said commission
srs, and defraud the county, or shall ne.
Iecl 10 make an entry of fees received,
he shalt be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor, aud upon indictment and con-
vclion therefor, in the court Of common
pleas Of the proper county, shall ba fl.
ned in any sum not exceeding five hun'
dred dollars, nor less than ous hundred,
and be imprisoned IN the dungeon of tho
county Jail for a term not exceeding lhir
ty DAYS, a! the discretion of The court.
Sec. IL 1t shall be the duty of each
county auditor 10 this slate, in every
county where more than one newspaper
shall bs regularly published, prior TO the
publication Of him Of the exhibit of re-
pts and expenditures of the county,
as required BY law, and prior 10 the pub
IicatIon Of the delinquent list Of lands
dsiaUlled for nonpaymsnt OF taxes, and
prior TO the publication of the list OF
lands forfeited 10 tho STATE, for noupay.
ment Of taxes, 10 advertise in some news
paper published in his sad county, for
the period of twenty days before the
time when by Law the several publica-
lions are required TO be made, that he