Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-08-19

ernor and Senate, unless they shall be sOOne
removed by the Governor and said Board, fol
the causes, and in the same manner provided il
this act. Every person appointed TO office un
der the provisions of this act, may DO removed
at any time before the expiration of his term
by the person or persons, or body corporat,
from whom such officer holds his appointment
for neglect of duty, or other maifeasance in Of
fee. The person to be removed shall be fur,
nished with written specification If the eaust
of his removal and before the taking effect Of
such removal, shall have twenty days to producs
testimony before the person or persons by whom
he is removed, to show that the causes of re.
moyal are untrue and if he shall so produce
satisfactory evidence that the charges against
him are not true then he shall be restored to
his office; Provided, that the person os persons
desiring to make such removal, shall have pow.
! er to appoint person for the time being, tC
/ take charge of the business OF such Office. Ev-
| cry officer appointed under the provisions OF
this act, shall, before entering on the duties OF
! their office, take and subscribe an oath that he
will faithfully and diligently discharge all the
duties appertaining to his appointment, and pro-
mote to the extent Of ais ability the interest of
the State, SO far rs the same may be legally in
his power. Every collector or other officer, in
anywise interested with the collection or dis
bursement of tolls, or other revenue pertaining
to the public works, shall, previous to assum-
ing the duties of his appointment, give bond to
! the State Of Ohio, for the faithful discharge of
the duties of his office, which said bond shall
be made to the acceptance of the ting COM
missioner who has in charge that division Of the
Public Works in which said officer is located.
and having been approved, shall be immediate
ly deposited in the office of the Auditor of State
Such bonds shall be made in such penal sum as
may be ordered by the Board of Public Works !;
Provided, it shall i'll no case be less than fifty
per cent. of the amount OF public money col-
lected or disburscd by the same officer in the
same officer in the preceding year, an shall be
conditioned for the faithful collection, disburse-
ment, paying over and accounting for all mon
eys which shall come into his hands, belonging
to the State Provided That if any officer
named in this act, whose duty it is to collect or
disburse any of the public moneys, shall be
found by any member Of the Board, Engineer or
Governor, acting dishonesty with said moneys,
he shall be forthwith removed and another per
son appointed to take charge Of such Office by
the person first discovering such dishonesty
and should such removal be by a member Of the
Board or Engineer, their action in the case shall
be by them forthwith reported to the Governor
for his approval.
! SEC. I. 1t is hereby made the duty of the
Auditor Of State to cause all the rolls abstracts
| and accounts of the collectors of oils upon the
Canals and slack-water improvements Of this
State, for the last season Of navigation, to, be
thoroughly examined and compared with each
other so that any discrepancy between the
amounts credited by the collectors receiving any
moneys and the cheek kept by each other colec-
tor, shall be ascertained; and in case Of any such
discrepancy, the clearance upon which moneys
purports to have been received. shall be exanl-
ined for tho purpose of ascertaining the true
amount received; and if the said Auditor slull,
after having ascertained the state of the accounts
for the last season, deem it for the interest Of
the State to examine and compare as above, any
part or all the rolls, abstracts and accounts,
for previous years, he is hereby authorised to
cause such examination to be made, and also
for each ensuing year; and for the purpose of
such examination, if necessary, he is hereby
authorized to employ an additional clerk foI
such time as he may find necessary.
Sec. 8. Collectors of canal tolls, shall re-
ceive for their services, O fixed minimum salary
of four hundred dollars per annum, to be paid
out OF the State Treasury; in quarterly install.
ments at tho close of each quarter and in addi
ton thereto, the Auditor of State shall, annual
ly, on the fifteenth day of November, ascertain
the amount ofmoney collected and paid into the
State Treasury, by each collector, and allow tc
each of said collectors, six per centum on the
first thousand dollars, five per centum on any
sum between one and two thousand dollars, ,foul
per centum on any sum between two and three
thousand dollars, three per centum on any sun
between three and four thousand dollars, two
per centum on any sum between four and five
thousand dollars, and one per centum on any
sum over five thousand dollars by him collected
and actually paid into the State Treasury, dur
ing the year ending ON the fifteenth day Of
November; Provided, the compensation above
authorised, shall in no case exceed fifteen hun
dred dollars per annum;and no additional charge
OF allowance shall be made for Office rent OF
clerk hire. Engineers shall receive an annua
salary of Fifteen Hundred Dollars. Inspectors
weigh masters, and supcrintendents shall eacl
receive an annual salary of six hundred dollars
The compensation provided in this section
shall, in each case, be paid in equal quarterl,
instalments, hy the draft of the Auditor 0
State, drawn the close of each quarter, on tn
second Monday in February, May, August ant
November, annually.
Sec. 9. The original sctons 8, 4, 5, 6,
and 8, of the act to which this amendatory, ar
hereby repealed.
\ F. c. LEBLOND,
Speaker of the House of Representatives
ROBT, LEE;
President of the Senate, pro ten