The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1850-05-24
March 7, 1850.
An ACT

AN ACI
Requiring annual settlements by County Officers.
SEC. /. BE II eaat ted by The General Us
semJiy OlIhe Siate 0f ohio, That It IS llereOv
made the duty OF the prosecuting attorney
OF each county IN this State, 10 report to the
county commissioners, annually, at their
ju unc ses sion, II certified statement OF the
0ulnber of criminal prosecutions pursued IT,
huaI conviction, and sentence, under his oI
h2lal care, IN the court of common pleas
dufng ,he year GeXt preceding the time Of
making such statement, naming the part,
or parties To each, snd the amount of linr
ASSESSED by the court in each case; and also
the nuuber Ot reCognIzanCe forfeited during
the same period. and the amount collected
~ each case.
SIC. 2. That the clerk Of the court Of
common pleas IN each county shall report
TO Tie county commissioners at their June
session, annually, Il cettlf d statement OF
the amount Of fines assessed by the court IN
criminal cases during the year next proceed
n5 the time OF making such statement, ana
also the amount Of lines collected during the
same period, naming the party or parties to
each case, together with statement Of the
Amount of funds paid by him, pursuant tu
law, into the county treasury, naming the
source or sources from whence such funds
were derived; aud he IS also hereby re
qnlred to pay over to the county treasurer
pursuant TO the third section ol an act eni.
lied IAN act for the disposition OfunciaImed
costs passed March Is, 1889, al unclaimed
costs ~ his possession, and include IN The
statement required AS above, e statement oi
the account otsuGh costs 50 by INN paid into
the county treasury,
SEC. 3. That the sheriff Of each county
snail report to the county commissioners at
their June session, annually, a certified
statement Of ali fines and costs IN criminal
prosecutions, collected bv him during the
year next preceding the tine of making such
statement, on execution of otherwise, aud
the amount Of lines and costs 50 collected
aud paid over by him TO the clerk OF the
court Of common pleas, or TO the county
| treasurer.
! SEC. a. That the treasurer of each coun
" shall, at the time Of making his unnuu
settlement with the county commissioners
furnish a certified statement Of all money.
received by hlm during the year next pre-
ccdlng the time Of making such statement
Designating the several sources and the a.
ln0Hnt from each
SEC. D The county commissioners are
directed to examine aud compare the sev
eral statements rendered as above aud take
measures 10 reCtlfy the same, should any
errors or discrepancies be discovered; snd
after such examinations, the county auditor
shall record the several statements in q
book Kept specially for that purpose.
SEC. u. That II any oIliCer named in the
tirsL, lhrd aud iodrth sections of this act
saaII iall or neglect 10 perform any ol tho du
tius required Oy this act at the time and II
the manner specified, every officer 81 lalin!
shall he liable TO, and pay fine OF not esi
Lhan htty, nor more than one hundred dol
lars, which fine shall be collected by the
county commissioners by u suit against tn,
officer 50 falling or his suretcs, before an
justice Of the peace Within the county, II
an action otde6t in the name Of the county
and upon the Judgment rendered in the case
no stay of execution shall DO allowed
SEC. Z. Should the clerk of the court o
common pleas neglect To pay over to tn,
county treasurer the moneys required by til,
second section Of thus act, aud also all IN
claimed costs IN his posseSsior as require,
! by the thlrd section OF the act of March Is
ls30, he or his suretles shalt be liable to
and shall pay II fine Of not less than threr
nor more than Gvc hundred dollars, whicI
shall be collected by the county commits
slonGrs ina II action ofdebt in the name OF th
county, against such clerk or his sureties
before the court OF common pleas.
BENZ AMIN +. LETTER,
Speaker Of the House Of Reps.
CHARLES q. cow ERS,
Speaker ofihe Senate,
March %, 1850