The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-07-19
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN Acr

urer State relative to the rec pit, safe keep
ing and disbursmrnt of Public money! and
accounting lhentvr.
SEcTIoS l. Bs il enacted by the G,m raj As
sembly of the Siute of Ohm, That lie auditor
OF state shall BE- the principal accounting othcer
of the treasury department. H. shalt keep IN
his office ut Columbus, all accu nuts relating To
the receipt aud disburs smcnt ol The monys oi
the State, aud manage aud conduct negotiations
aud correspoI hnce concerning he same un
less otherwise prescribed by law provided lhat
The power her III conferred on the AUDITOR shoil
not b construed to prevent the treasurer from
carving on correspondence relating exclusive
ly TO the busarss OF his office. All payments
of money into the state irensury SHAH be made
ON his certificate order or draft, aud no money
shall be paid out of the treasury unless on his
wat.a ant order, or draft that he shall at all
times know aud have in his off L all account OF
every pawn mt into or oui ot The treasury.
SfcfIoY ,. All mon vs. belonging to the State,
whether p it to the treasurer or To any person OF
company by his order OF rrocur 'menl or depoS-
tied placed, or kept subject TO his order or con
itol, Shall b. deemed to have been paid into the
treasury.
SEcrloN J. Every payment into the treasury
made elsewhere than at the treasury office III
Columbus slal be made on the Written draft or
orlr OF the auditor drawn payable to the treas
urer or his otd, with which draft or order the
auditor shall charge the treasurer at the time OF
the delivery thereof, aud il such draft or order
shall b. protested for non payment the auditor
shall on rstun thereof at his office credit the
treasurer Herewith.
Section 4. Each OF such drafts or ord'rs shall
sp .cify tie cain, demlnd or liability on account
of which it is drawn, and when paid shall be a
legal discharge of such claim, demand or liabiIi-
", or of so much thereof as shall be 81 paid
SECTION 5. Every payment into the treasury
office in Columbus, on wha soever account shall
b. made on the certificate or the auditor, which
shall contain pertinent description Of the
character of the Indebtedness on account of
which the payment is to be made, and shall state
the sum so to b. paid
SEcrIOS 6. To enable the anlitor to make out
such certificate tn. person intending TO make
the payment shall, before making the same, in
form the auditor thereof, and give him perti-
nent description of the liability or Indebtedness
on account OF which such Payment Is 10 b.
made, and shall exhibit to him all accounts,
vouchers, or documents necessary to enabli the
auditor IL ascertain the true amount to be paid,
unless the auditor shall alreidy have in his Of
flee mans Of determining the amount; and
tue auditor, after careful examination Of such
accounts vouchers AMI other documents, OF OF
the sccounts records and files in his Office, as
the case may require, shall certify to the treas
urer the amount TO be paid into the treasury
SECTION Z. Every such certificate shall be de
TO max payment thereon, or By the AUDITOR al
or before the time of making such payment, and
shall be numbered, filed and carefully preserved
in the treasurers Office, and on receivlnS pay
nent thereon, tn, treasurer sbnll give to the per
sou making such plym nj. his receipt Tor
the money SO paid, specifying therein th'
liability on account of which such paymen
shall have been made, according to the descrlp
tion contained in such certificate.
SErTTON g. Every OnTSOu making any SuCl
payment shall Immediately deliver to the AUDIT
or the tressurers receipt for the money 50 paid
who shall carefully file and preserve the SAINT
in his Office, aud forthwith charge the treasure
herewith, i'll the proper account, and shall llere
upon issue aud deliver to the person makint
snch payment, his receipt specifying thereil
the sum or sums paid the liability or indebted
ness on account Of which such payment shal
have b,en made, and such receipt OF the andito
shall be held 10 b, a legal discharge OF such liza
bility or indebtedness, or much thereof as shal
have been so paid; but the rensurers receiP
shall not be held to be legal discharge OF sue
liability or Indebtedness, or any part Thereof
unless the same shall have been delivered to III
auditor.
SEcrIoS O. All bills, drafts or warren
dawn by the auditor OF State in conformity wit
the laws of this State, shall be received By tt
treasurer of state in payment of public due
or redeemed in money, at the option OF the hol'
er and on redeeming any such bill, draft
warrant, or on receiving the same in Paymen
he shall cause the person presenting such oil
draft or warrant, to endorse the same, and Il
treasurer shall write on the face thereof Il
wtrd red sened, and shall euteT in his book
in separate colums the number, date, amour
tbe name of the person TO whom payable, Il
appropriate IN on account OF which 1t is draw
the date of payment, and the amount OF int
es if any, paid thereon
SECTION 10. The treasurer shall file and pl
serve in his Office all drafts ard warrants by hi
paid and on the first Mond y OF March, Ju
and September, and on the Cond Monday
November annually he shall in the presence q
with the assistance OF the auditor and attom
general carefully compare the same with the E
tries in his books as required by the ninth ST
tion, and if it shall be found that such entr
are correct and truly describe such bills, dIa
and warrants they shall certify the same in S;
books, and a copy Of such entries on the boo
of the treasurer, and the certificate Of the aud
or treasurer and attorney general shall be
posted in the office of the auditor, but If tn
should b. found any material discrepancy
tween the entries made as aforesaid, and
bills, drafts and warrants vouching the sal
such discrepancy shall be forthwith reported
the auditor to the General Assembly if in s
sion, and if not, to the Governor. by spec
communication.
SEcrIoN II. No money shall be paid out
the treasury unless the same shall have been
propriated by law to the purpose for with it s.
be paid, and every such payment shall
charged both by the auditor and the treasl
against such appropriations.
Section II. No money belonging or due
the State shall be deposited, placed or kept
the treasurer or by his objection, order or as;
elsewh-re than in the treasury Office at Col
bus without taking in every ins ance, secu
therefor. eithrr by the pledge Of United State
Ohio State Stocks when il is practicable to
tain such security or by the bonds of indi
ual residents of the Stale Of undoubled pecu
~ responsibility, all which securities shal
given to the State of Ohio, shall be depos