Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-05-15
TERMS $3.50 A YEAR, In ADVANCE.
WHOLE NO. 927


Judgment, but all such urcollecfed fees and costs
shall he reported in full in the next quarterly re-
pDrt after the ssit sc. matter proceeding shall
have been determined oy final order or Judgment;
and. provided Iu-tEer. that the shall
be required TO report Inc ess per centages PEN
alties receivable bv him for Collecting taxes that
are charged upon the tax duplicate until his SET
tement with the county auditor, but shall report
the same 20 the county commi +soners in gross as
made sut by the county auditor in his cuartey r.-
port after such settlement AMI that the cnuny
auditor shall not be required ID report the fees re-
ceivable by him for vices rendered tor the coun
~ and plvable 10 him our OF the county treasury
except at his annual settlement with the county
commissioners as now pr .vided by law.
Sec 3. The county commissioners shall re-
gulate the number, and tx the comp6 nsatinn of
all deputies. clerks. bookkeepers AMI other assist
ants TO be employed by he treasurer, auditor AMI
recorder; which compensation shall be pail 10 them
upon the allowance of the coun,y commissioners
out of the county treasury upon the warrant nf the
county AUDITOR; and the number and compensation
of the deputies and assistants OF the probate Judge
shall be regulated and fixed bv the court of com
mon pleas of the county. which compensation shall
be allowed by the county auditor upon the cert;fi-
cate of the court of common pleas and D i'd ont of
the county treasury. AMI the number and comDsn-
satinn of the deputies and other assistants of the
clerk or clerks and sheriff shall be regulated anil
liked by the court of common pleas of the county;
but where the clerk or sheriff il the off .er of more
than one court the nunher AMI comp 'ns1tion of
the deputies and assistants necessary for the trans
action of the business of each court, shall be re-
Gulated and fixed by such co1rt and the conpensa.
tion of said deputies and assistants shall he pail
on the certificate of the court or courts fixing the
same of the aulsunts due. out OF the county treas
ury on the warrant of the county auditor. The
county commissioners shall also allow and order
be paid, other claims arninSt the county, all 9TH
or reasonable expenses necessary the proper dis
-, ooft tbat t,.tiaa n Of fna ahn aai
officers: Provided, however. that the compensa-
ton OF all deputies and assistants, and all other
necessary expenses of any such officer hereby au-
thorzed 10 he paid shall be first paid out of the
fees, COSTS per centages or penalties colected by
such officer and accounted for and paid into the
county treasury.
Sec a. Tha, each Of said officers shall keep
full and regular accounts, subject at all Tins, ~
the examination of tie county commissioners of
all sums charged and collected by him. bur the
treasurer and auditor shall not be 'eqnred 10 keep
a separate account Of any matters appearing from
the tax duplicate
Sec. >. That if, after deduciiag from the whole
amount of the cosi., fees. per csnragss, and PEN
allies collected BY each of said officers raspectiv ely
during each year, the amounts allowed and p1ld
for the compensation of deputies, clerks, book
keepers nnd other assistants and other necessary
expenses Of the said officers sHvrally there shall
remain so much. each @ saii off shall be al
lowed to receive for his own out of the costs,
preceding enumeration of white ma le inhabltants
above the age OF twenty -one wears. taken und"r
the authority o this State no more than two thou
snnd four HUNDRED such inhabitants. the probate
judge eight hundred, treasurer esght hundred
olerk nine hundred. aul,or nine hundred. sheriff
ten hunired and recorder seven hundred dollars
for each year, and in counties having more than
two thoasand four hundred such inhabitants, each
of the afo esaid officers may receive the ike suma
and in addition thereto NAV receive for each wear
IS Ill nd,
two hundred such inhabitants, above twenty-fonr
hundred in the county: and in c.lnt ng sich iEAa
btants above twenty iour hundred. il there lie
snv fraction of two hundred greater than one hud-
dred greater than one hundred. snch traction shall
be recko ed as two hundrrd provi led, that no shn
county, more than three thousand hive hundred
dollars, and that clerk. auditor or probate judge
shall receive in any wear more than three thousand
dollars, and no recorder shall recri1e in anv year,
in any county more than twJ th1usini dollars; &
the rouiprnsarinn to be allowed. according. to the
provisions OF This act tn the Off ,ers named h-rI,
alter the tst ng OF AM future enumeration o white
male iIabitpnis under the author,g of this State,
shall be herein estIhi-hed, in every county ac-
corling 10 the amount o.; its population rs herein
classified ascertained from tin3 to time by such
enumeration.
Sec 6. That each Of said off ,ars af er deduct
ing the proper proportion of the amonnIs allowed
bv This act, TO bs retained by him for hrs own lse,
snail. nj the end OF earH Q11rtrr pay llO rue cOuH-
ty treasury. md account for ..ie county c)mmis
sioner5. tor the of the county. all tbs remain
der of the fees costs, per cenrageS DeDaltles and
perquiSt.s, of every sort, collected by him during
the said quarter; but it in ann quarter there shall
not have been collected sIfic mt amount OF fees
COSTS per centages. or penalties, hv any officer. 10
pay TO ply 10 him the proportion due him t1r his
own Use. as herein limited, he shall be entitled 10
receive the amount of anv such DEFICIENCY ont OF
the collections nale hv him in any succeeding quart
ing therefrnm the amounts allowed fur the COM
pensation Of his deputies, clerks and assistants,
and other necessary expenses, as hsrelnSeore pro-
vided
Sec T. Nothing in this act shall be 81 construed
as to make the county commissioners of any coun-
" liable 10 any of the officers named herein their
deputies, clerks and other assistants tor the pay
ment OF any salary er compensation except out of
the fees costs. per centages and penaliieS, collect
ed by such officers respectively
Sec. g. The county commissioners OF every
county are hereby anhnrzed and required, when,
in their opinion. it shall be necessary 10 employ
collector or G, Electors for the purpose of coecting
the unprid fees cOsts reported tornen & TO allow
to suchcoecior OF collectors, such compensation,
2ava5e out of the same, ,as they shall 'em reason
able; and the commissioners are also authorized 10
cause executions or others proper legal process
be issued for the purpose OF collecting such unpait
costs and fees. hut any officer failing To due
diligence in collecting anv fees or costs receivable
Nv MIN snail 0e pnrsOn1ilV lldOe tle nayment
thereof to the county,, and The same sli be curg
ed to him bv the county commissioners.
Sec. In case anv officer named in this net.
shall fail to paw into the county Gausury any
money found 10 BE- due from him. upon his settle
ment with the county commissioners under this
act for the period of thirty DAYS after the same
shall have been ascer.ained AMI found by them.
and notice thereof given . him. IL anv o. s1id
officers shall with intent To violate this act fail 10
furnish the statements and reports herein required
at the time and in the manner herein specified or
if any Of such officers shall wilfnllv mike nnv snch
report or stateman, inlss in anv material matter,
knowing the same 20 be So he sh1ll, upon convic-
lion upon Indictment or Information in the court
OF common pleas Of the p-ooer county BE- n1in gel
guilty. Of misconilc; in ofi,e md he inme iinIev
removed from Office. and in addition. forfeit all
10 which he W ,ud BE- Otherwise
titled, and be condemned 10 nav a fin" for the use
of the county of not less th,n three hunired nor
more thln one Thousand dollars. thr tn PAYMENT
OF which forfeiture and tine well IA any rnnu1t
otherwise due from him in his nffi'ill capacity:
his Sureties shall also he liable uuo1 heir bond 10
be recovered in civil ac'ion in tha of the
state Of Ohio. for the of the county il which
he WIS an officer.
Sec 10. The official bonds rcqIi-ed hv law and
hereafter taken from anv officer nlmad in this act
shall be deemed and held 10 'mlke the parties 10
the same Liable or any vio All M the p1rt OF The
officer for whom thew are sureties of anv of the
of nil the ds dhsEeSf f. and foI the tnih'u performance
Sec. IL. This net shall take eff ct and re in
force from md after the first iav Of April eighteen
hundred and fifty siy: Provided however. TINT no.
thing in this act shall be 80 construed eff'cI
the salery compensation of any officer during
the term OF Office for which prior the taking ell
feet nf this hc shall have been elected. and the
tees of each of thr officers herein named remaining
unpaid ut the end Of his official term. shall in
wise belong TO- or he the proD-riy of any such Of
iicer but shall o, collectable by his in
Office and shall 5e held to be- public monies and
property of the county and shall constitute part
Of the found, on, Of which thu expenses aud COM
OF such successor in offic- shall be paid
N. r. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of tho House Of Representatives.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of the Senate
April s, 1856.
AN ACT.
to an Act entitled An Ac; to Pre-
vent Nuisances,', passed FEBRUARY IS, 1881.
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