Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1854-08-11

nOfuluE appointments VOul Tue DOaIu VI
Public Works, by renewing their bonds,
shsll continue in their offices until the same
shall be filed by the Governor and Senate,
unless they shall be sooner removed by
the Governor and said Board for the caus-
es, and in the same manner provided in
this act Every person appointed to office
under the provisions Of this act may be re-
moved at any time before the expiration Of
bis term, by the person or persons, or body
corporate from whom such officer holds his
appointment, for neglect of duty, or other
malfeasance in Office. The person 10 be
removed shall be furnished with o written
specification OF the cause of his removal;
and before the taking effect Of such remov
al, shall have twenty days TO produce ties.
timony before the person or persons by
whom he is removed, to show that the cas-
es Of removal are untrue; and ifhe 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 or person or persons desir-
ing to make such removal, shall have pow,
er TO appoint person for the time being
to take charge Of the business Of such Of
flee.
Every officer appointed under the pro-
visions of this act. shall, before entering on
the duties Of their Office, take and subscribe
an oath that he will faithfully and dilIigent-
ly discharge all the duties appertaining to
his appointment, and promote to the extent
of his ability the interest of the State, so
far as the same may be legally in his pow
err Every collector or other officer, in any
wise interested with the collection or dis
bursemeut OF tolls, or other revenue per.
tanning to the public works. SHALL previous
to assuming 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 ac-
ceptance of the accting commissioner 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 Secretary
Of State. Said bond shall be made in such
penal sum as may be ordered by the Board
of Public Works Prouided, it shall in no
case be less than fifty per cent of the
amount Of public moneys collected or dis
bursed by the same officer in the preced-
ing year, and shall be conditional fer the
faithful collection, disbursement, paying
over and accounting for all moneys 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 dis
burse any of the public moneys, shall be
found By any member Of the Board, Engin-
eer, or Governor, acting dishonesty with
said moneys, he shall be forthwith removed
and another person appointed to take charge
of such office by the person first discover
ing such dishonesty; and should such re-
moval be by member of the Board or
Engineer, their action in the case shall be
by them forthwith reported TO the Cover
nor for his approval.
Sec. T. It is hereby made the duty Of
the Auditor of State to cause all the rolls,
abstracts and accounts Of the collectors of
tolls upon the canals and slack water i'm
provements OF this State, for the last seas
on Of navigation. to be thoroughly examin-
ed and compared with each other, SO that
any discrepancy between the amounts cred
tied by the collectors receiving any mon
eys and the check kept by any other colec-
tor, shall be ascertained; and in case Of any
discrepancy, the clearance upon which said
moneys purports to have been received,
shall be examined for the purpose of ascer-
tanning the true amount received; and if
the said Auditor shall, after having ascer-
tanned the state of the accounts, for the
last season, deem it for the interest Of tal
State to examine and compare as above,
any part of all the rolls, abstracts and ac-
counts for previous years. he is hereby au-
thorized to cause such examination to be
made, and also for each ensuing year; and
for the purpose of such examination, II nee
esssry, be is hereby athorized TO employ an
additional clerk for such time as he may
find necessary.
Sec. s. Collectors of canal tolls shall re-
ceive for their services, fixed minimum
salary Of four hundred dollars per annum,
to be paid out of the State Treasury, in
quarterly instalmen,s, at the close of each
quarter; and in addition thereto the Audit.
or of State shall, annually, on the fifteenth
day of November, ascertain the amount Of
money collected and paid into the State
treasury, DJ eacn cohcctor, anu aIiO" 10
each Of said collectors. six per centum or
the first thousand dollars, FIVE per centun
on any sum between one and two thousand
dollars, four per centum on any sum be
tween two and three thousand dollars
three per centum on any sum between
three and four thousand dollars, two pc
centum on any sum between four and five
thousand dollars, and one per centum or
any sum over FIVE thousand dollars BY hin
collected, and actually paid into the State
Treasury, during the year ending on the
said fifteenth day Of November; PrOpided
the compensation above authorized, shall il
no case exceed fifteen hundred dollars PEE
annum, and no additional charge or allow
ance shall be made for Office rent or clerl
hire. Engineers shall receive an annua
salary Of fifteen hundred dollars. lnspec
tors, weigh masters, and superintendent
shall each receive an annual salary Of ST
hundred d. llars. The compensation pro
vided in this section. shall, in each case
be paid in equal quarterly installments, b,
the draft Of rhe Auditor Of State. drawn a
the close of each quarter, on the seconl
Monday Of February, May, August and Nc
yember, annually.