The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1856-06-28
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
No. ll5. AN ACT
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times, to the examination Of the county com
missoncrs of all sums charged aud collected By
him, but the treasurer and auditor shall not BE-
required TO keep separate account Of any ma I.
tcrs appearing from The tax duplicat
SECTION D. That if, after deducting from the
whole amount OF the costs, fees, per ceniages,
and penalties collected by each OF said officers
respectively during each year, the amounts al.
lowed and paid for the compensation Of denu.
ties, clerks, book keepers, and other assistants
and other necessary expenses OF the said officers
severully, there shall remain SO much each OF
said officers shall be allowed to receive for his
own use out of the costs, lees, per centages and
penalties collected by HIM as follows: la coun-
tues having BY the last preceding enumeration
oi white male inhabitants above the age ofI
twenty-one years, taken under the authority of
this State, no more ;han two thousand four
hundred such inhabtDnts, the probate Judge
eight hundred, treasurer eight hundred clerks
niue hundred, suditor nine hundred, sheriff ten
hundred and recorder seven hundred dollars for
each year aud in counties having more than
two thousand four hundred such Inhabitants
each Of the aforesaid officers may receive the
Nke sums, and in addition thereto may receive
for each year the sum Of twenty five dollars for
each additional two hundred such inhabitants
above twenty-fuut hunlred in the county aud
IN counting such inhabitants above twenty four
hundred, il there be any fraction of two hundred
greater than one hundred, such fraction shall be
reckoned as two hundred provided, that the
sheriff or treasurer shall receive in any year in
any county, more than three thousand five hun.
dred dollars, and that no clerk, auditor or pro-
bate judge shall receive in any year more than
three Thousand dollars, and no recorder shalt re.
ceire in any year, in any county, more than two
thousand dollars and the compensation TO be
allowed, according 10 the provisions of this act
10 the officers named herein, after the taking OF
any future enumeration of white male inhab
itants under the authority of this Safe
shallsbe as herein established, in every county
according 20 the amount of lis population as
herein classified, ascertained from time to
time by such enumeration.
SECTION q. That each of said officers after
deducting the proper proportions of the amounts
allowed by this act, TO be retained by him for
his own use, shall, at the end of each quarter
pay into the county treasury, and account for
to the county commissioners, for the use of the
county, all the remainder of the fees, costs per
centages, penalties, and perqnsilies, of every
sort, collected by him during the said quarter ;
hUt IT, IN any quarter there shall not have been
collected sufficient amount of fees; costs per
centages or penalties, by any officer to pay to
him the proportions due him for his own use, as
herein limited, he shall be entitled to receive
the amount of any such deficiency out of the
collections made by him in any succeeding
quarter or quarters during his official term, af-
ter deductng theTelrom The amounts allowed
for the compensation of his deputies, clerks and
assistants, aud other necessary expenses as here
inbefore provided.
Section z. Nothing in this act shall be so
construed as to make the county commissioners
Of any county liable to any of the officers named
hereng or their deputies, clerks and other assist
ants. Tor the payment of any salary or compen-
satIon except out of the fees, costs per centages
and penalties, collected BY such officers respect.
ively.
SEcrloH 8. The county commissioners of eve
~ county are hereby authorized anil required.
when, Ill their opinion, it shall b. necessary to
employ collector or collectors for the purpose
OF collecting the unpaid fees or costs reported
to them, aud 10 allow to such collector or col
iectors, such compensation, payable out of the
same, as they shall deem reasonall. aud tie
commissioners are also authorized to cause ex-
ecutions or other proper legal process, to be is
sued Tor the purpose OF collecting such unpaid
costs and fees, but any officer failing to use due
diligence in collecting any fees or costs receiv-
able by him, shall be personally liable for the
payment thereof to the county, and the same
shall be charged TO him by tn, county COM
missioners
SEcrIoN 8. In case any officer nam.d in this
act, shall fail to pay over into the county
treasury any money found to be due from him,
upon his settlement with the county commits.
sioneis. under this act. for the period of thirty
days after the sans shall have been ascertained
aud found by them, and notice thereof given TO
HIM, or If any of said officers shall with intent
TO violate this act, fail 10 furnish the statements
and reports herein specified OF if any of such
officers shall willfully make any such report or
statement false in any material matter know
ing tbs same TO be SO, he shall, upon conviction
upon indictment or information i'll the court Of
common pleas Of the proper county, be adildg-
ed guilty Of misconduct in Office, and be imme.
diately removed from Office, and in addition,
forfeit all compensation TO which he would be
otharwlse entitled, and BE- condemned to pay
flne Tor the use OF the county, of not less than
three hundred nor more than one thousand dol
lars, Tor the payment OF which forfeiture and
ine as well as any amount otherwise due from
him IN his official capacity ; his sureties shall
also be liable upon their bond to be recovered
IN civil action in the name OF the State OF
OHIO for the use Of the county in which he was
all officer.
SEcrlos 10. The official bonds roquired By
lave and hereafter taken from any officer named
in this act shall be deemed aud held to make the
parties to the same liable for any violation on
The part OF the officer for whom they are sure.
ues OF any OF the provisions hereof and for the
faithful performances ofall the duties hereby re-
quired.
SEcTIoE IL. This act shall take effect and be
IN force from and after the first day of April
eighteen hundred and ffty-six: Provided, how
ever that nothing in this act shall be SO con.
strued as to effect the salary or compensation OF
any officer during the term of Office for which
PRIOR to the taking effect of this act he shall
have been elected and the fees of each of the
ofhcers herein named remaining unpaid at the
end OF his official term, shall in nowise belong
TO, or be the property Of any such officer but
shall be collectabe by his successor in office
and shall be held TO be public monies and prop.
eIty OF The county and shall constitue part OF
the fund, out Of which the expenses and com.
Pensauon OF such successor in Office shall be
paid.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives
THOMAS II, FORD,