Eaton Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1843-1856, 1854-06-08


thereof, signed BY the Governor, and counter
signed by the Secretary Of State; and those
appointed by the board Of public works, shall
receive o certificate thereof; signed by The
President of'said bond. No person shall be
appointed under the provisions Of this act, for
q longer period than one year, and until their
successors are appointed and qualified, except
those appointed by The Governor and Senate.
which shall be for two years; Provided thatthe
collectors OF tolls, inspectors and weigh mas
tiers, now holding appointments from the
board of public works, by renewing their
bonds, shall continue in their Offices until the
same shall be filed by the Governor and Sen
ate, unless they shall be sooner removed by
the Governor and said board, for the causes,
and in the same manner provided in this act.
Every person appointed to Office under The
provisions OF this act, may be removed at any
time beforethe expiration or hisiterm, by the
person or persons, or body corporate from
whom such officer holds his appointment, for
neglect of duty, OF other mafeasance in Office.
The person to be reToyed shall be furnished
with written specification of the cause of
his removal, shall have twenty days to
produce testimony before the person or
persons by whom he is removed, TO show
that the causes of removal are untrue
and if he sha SO produce satisfactory
evidence that the charges against him are not
true, tben he shall be restored to his Office;
Provided, that the person or persons desiring
to make such removal, SHALL have power 10
appoint person for the lime being, 10 take
charge Of the business Of such office. Every
officer appointed under the Provisions Of this
act, shall, Iefore entering upyn the duties of
his Office, taIe and subscribe an oath that he
I will faithful and diligently discharge all the
duties appertaining to his appointment, and
promote TO the extent OF bis ability the inter.
est If tho Slate, so far as the same may be ls-
galy within his power. Every collector, or
other Off er. in any wise connected with the
collection or disbursement of tolls, or other
revenue pertaining to the public works, shall,
previous 10 assuming the duties of his appoints
ment, give boid TO the State of Ohio, for The
faithful discharge of the duties of his office,
which said bond shall be made TO the accept-
ance of the acting commissioner, who has in
charge that division of the Public Works IN
which said offer is located, and hav wing been
approved, shall be imme iateiy deposited in
the Office of the Auditor of. State. Said bond
sna be made IN such penal sum as may be or
dered 5y the b ard OF Public WerkS; Provi-
cert. Of the amount Of public moneys collect.
cd OF disbursed by the same officer in the pre-.
cedng year, and shall b, Conditioned for the
ffithlul collection, dsbursr ment, paying over
and accounting for all mon Us which shall
come tito his hands, bsionging to the State
Provided, THAI i. any officer named in this act,
whose duty It is to collect OF disbnise any Of
the public moneys, shall be found by any
| moi ROard. Or
acting dishonesty with said moneys, he shall
be forthwith removed and a'iothe person sp-
pointed 10 take charge OF such office, by The
person FIRST discovering such dishonesty, and
$" uld such removal be by member of the
ard or Engineer, Their action IN the case
shall be by them forthwith reported to the
Governor for his approval.
Section Z. II is hereby made the duty OF
the Auditor Oh STATE 10 cause all the rolls,ab-
StraciS ana accounts OF me collectors OF tolls
upon lhe canals ana Slack-water improve
pTovemenfs OF this Stale, for the last season
oil navigation 10 De thoroughly examined and
compared with each other, SO that any dis
crepency between the amounts credited by
tne collectors receiving any moneys. and the
check kept Wy any other collector, shall be
ascertaineu; anu IN case OF any such uiscrep-
ency, the clearance upon which said moneys
Ipulpofts 10 have been received, Shall be ex-
amlned Tor the purpose oi ascertaInlng the
true amount received; ana II The said Auditor
shall, alter having ascertalned The state OF the
accounts for the last season, deem It fot the
interest OF the slate 10 examine and compare
os above, any part or all OF The rolls, abstracts
and accounts, Tor previous years, he IS hereby
authorized to cause such examination to be
made. and also ior each ensuing year; and for
the purpose OF examination, 1t necessary he
is hereby authorized 10 employ an additional
clerk for such time as he may find neces-
sary,
Section 8. COLLECTORS OF canal tolls, shall
receive for their services, fixed minimum
saIaiy OF four hahdIed dollars per snnum, 10
De paid out oil lhe olale treasury IN quarterly
instalments, at the close Of each quarter; and
in addition thereto, the Auditor OF State shall
annually, on the fifteenth day OF November,
ascertain the amount Of money collected and
ior, and allow to each Of said collectors, six
per centum on the first thousand dollars, four
per centum ON any sum between two and three
Thousand dollars, three per cenlum on any
lars, two per centum on any sum between four
and hve thousand oooais anu one PEI een,om u;,,
on any SUN oset ne tnousau a;S " ctnta n'
Treasury, during the year ending on said nj
| I,.a,.at;o,, ,bova ,,,botized ,ban In po case
pnos sf,sa. bnndrsd 5oIIors nor onnnm,