The freeman. (Fremont [Ohio]) 1849-1850, 1850-05-11

Dy law IOr bne reCoEuHS 1ncAOOl, any. Heeu,
mortgage, power of attorney or other instru-
ment of writing required to be recorded, which
shall be delivered or rendered to them at their
respective offices for the purpose of being re-
corded.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of House Reps.
CHARLES, G. CONNERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
March %, 1850.
AN ACT
Requiring aunuel settlements by county officers.
Sec. l. Be 1t enacted Jy the General as
sens5ly of the State of Ohio, That it is here
by made the duty of the prosecuting attorney
of each county in this state, to report to the
county commissioners, annually, at their June
session, certified statement of the number of
criminal prosecutions pursued to final convic-
ton and sentence, under his official care, in the
court of common pleas, during the year next
preceding the time of making such statement,
naming the party or parties to each, and the
amount of fine assessed by the court in each
case; and also the number of recognizance
forfeited during the same period, and the
amount collected in each case.
Sec. 2. That the clerk of the court of COM
mon pleas in each county shall report to the
county commissioners at their June session, an
nually, a certified statement of the amount Of
fines assessed by the court in criminal cases
during the year next preceding the time of
making such statement and also the amount
of fines collected during the same period, nam
ing the party or parties to each case, together
with statement of the amount offunds paid
by him, pursuant to law, into the county treas
ury, naming the source or sources from whence
such funds were derived; and he is also here
by required to pay over to the county treasur-
er, pursuant to the third section of an act en-
titled Gan act for the disposition of unclaimed
COSTS" passed March 18, 1889, all unclaimed
costs in his possession, and include in the state
ment required as above, statement of the
amount of such costs so paid by him into the
county treasury.
SEC. g. That the sheriff of each county
shall report to the county commissioners at
their June session, annually, a certified state
ment of all fines and costs in criminal prose-
cutions collected by him during the year next
preceding the time Of making such statement,
on execution or otherwise, and the amount of
fines and costs so collected and paid over by
him to the clerk of the court of common pleas,
or to the county treasurer.
Sec. 4. That the treasurer of each county
shall, at the time of making his annual settle
ment with the county commissioners furnish
a certified statement of all moneys received by
him during the year next preceding the time
of making such statement designating the
several sources and the amount from each.
Sec. 5. The county commissioners are di-
rected to examine and compare the several
statements rendered as above, and take meas
ures to rectify the same, should any errors or
discrepancies be discovered: and after such
examination, the county auditor shall record
the several statements in book kept special
ly for that purpose.
Sec 6. That if any officer named in the
first, third, and fourth sections of this act, shall
fail or neglect to perform any of the duties re-
quired by this ect at the time and in the man
ner specified, every officer so failing shall be
liable to, and pay fine of not less than fifty,
nor more than one hundred dollars, which
fine shall be collected by the county commits
sioners by suit against the officer so failing
or his sureties, before any justice of the peace
within the county, in an action of debt in the
name of the county, and upon the judgment
rendered in the case, no stay of execution shall
be allowed.
Sec. Z. Should the clerk of the court of
common pleas neglect to pay over to the coun-
ty treasurer the moneys required by the sec
ond section of this act, and also all unclaimed
costs in his possession, as required by the third
section of the act of March 1s, 1880, he or
his sureties shall be liable to, and shall pay a
fine of not less than three or of more than FIVE
hundred dollars, which shall be collected by
the county commissioners in an action of debt
in the name of the county, against such clerk
or his sureties, before the court of common
pleas.
BENJAMIN F. LETTER,
Speaker of the House of Reps
CHARLES G. CONVERS,
Speaker of the Senate.
March %, 1850.
AN ACT
To amend the act entitled can act 10 provide for
the sale oflands belonging to the state. the
Mercer county Reservoir passed February "a,
1S49.
Sec. 1. Be 1t enacted 6y the General As
sens6Ly Of the State of Ohio, That the Board
of public works be, and they are hereby direct
ed to cause an appraisement to be made of the
lands belonging to the state. and lying be-
tween the water line as established by the sur
vey, made in conformity with the act to which
this is an amendment and the margin of the
reservoir, which lands shall be appraised in
parcels conformable to the line running north
and south of the adjacent tracts heretofore
sold or now owned by the state, extended to
the margin of the water
Sec. 2. That the appraise'nent so to be
made shall not be by the acre, but in a total
sum for each tract and in reference to the
probable f1uctuation in the level of the wa
ter, and when made shall be deposited with
the register of the State land Office at Lima,
and the land shall be subject to entry at the
appraised value; Provided, that in all cases
where the adjoining land on the back line of a
tract has been sold by the state. the proprie,
tor of such adjoining tract shall have the ex-
elusive right for the period of one year, after
the land is open for entry, to enter the same
and where the adjoining land on the back line
is owned by the state, such tract shall be ad'
ded to the adjoing land and become part there,
of