Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1856-05-08

aud collect Tor any services rendered by him
or them. shall hereafter be received and col.
lected by the said officers respectively, to and
Tor the sole use Of the county treasury Of their
respective counties, as public moneys, belong
ing to said counties and not otherwise, and
shall be accounted for and paid over as such, in
the manner hereinafter provided.
Section 2. That it is hereby made the duty
Of the several officers named in the first section
Of this act to report to the county commission
ers of their respective counties, quarter yearly
during each year, of their official term, certi.
fed and sworn statement Of all the costs, fees,
per centagcs, penalties, and other perquisites,
OF every kind; charged in his office. whether
taxed in any cause. matter or proceeding or
otherwise, and receivable by him for aEy SER
vices rendered by him during the quarter neTt
preceding tie time ofmakirg such statement
showing the whole amount thereof, how much
thereof has been received by him, how much
thereofremains uncollected, the names ofthe per-
sons from whom any of the same are due and the
reasons why the same have not been collected
Provided however, that the sheriff, clerk and
probate judge. shall not be required to report
as to any uncOlected fees or cost in any suit,
matter or proceeding which at the :ime for ma.
king any such quarterly report, shall be pend
ing and not determined by final order or judg
ment, but all such uncollected fees and costs
shall be reported in full in the next quarterly
report after the baid suit, matter or proceeding,
shall have been determined by final order or
judgment; and provided further, that the treas
urer shall not be required to report the fees
per centages nor penalties receivable by him
for collecting taxes that are charged upon the
tax duplicate until his settlement with the coun-
ty auditor, but shall report the same to the
county commissioners in gross as made out By
the county auditor in his quarterly report next
after such settlement and that the county au-
ditor shall not be required to report the fees
receivable BY him for services rendered for the
county and payable to him out of the county
treasury except at his annual sett lement with
the county commissioners as now provided by
law.
Section g. The county commissioners shall
regulate the number and fix the compensation
of all deputies, clerks, bOok-keepers and other
assistants to be employed by the treasurer, au-
ditor and recorder, which compensation shall
be paid to them upon the allowance of the coun.
ty commissioners out of the county treasury
upon the warrant of the county auditor; aud
the number and compensation Of the deputies
and assistants of the probate judge shall be re-
gulated and fixed by the court Of common pleas
of the county, which compensation shall be al
lowed by the county sudtor upon the certificate
of the court of common pleas, and paid out of
the county treasury, and the number and com
pensaton OF the deputies and other assistants
Of the clerk or clerks and sheriff. shall be reg
ulated and fixed by the court Of common pleas
of the county; but where the clerk or sheriff is
the officer Of more than one court, the number
and compensation of the deputies and as sistants
necessary for the transaction Of the business of
each court, shall be regulated and fixed by such
court and the compensation of said deputies
and assistants shall be paid on the certificate
of the court or courts fxing the same of the
amounts due, out of the county treasury on the
warrant of the county auditor. The county
commissioners shall also allow and order to be
paid, as other claims against the county, all
other reasonable expenses necessary to the pro-
per discharge of the duties ofany of the above
named officers Provided. however, that the
compensation oil a Il deputies and assistants,
and all other necessary expenses of any such
officer hereby authorized to be paid shall be
first paid out of the fees, costs, percentages or
penalties collected by such officer and account
ed for aud paid intS the county treasury.
Section 4. That each of said officers shall
keep full and regular accounts, subject at all
times, to the examination of the county COM
missioners Of all sums charged and collected
by him, but the treasurer and auditor shall not
be required to keep aseparate account Of any
matters appearing from the tax duplicate.
Section s. That if after deducting from the
whole amount of the costs, fees, per centages.
and penalties collected by each Of said officers
respectively during each year, the amounts al
lowed and paid for the compensation ofdepq-
ties, clerks, book keepers, and other assistants
and other necessary expenses of the said Off
GERS severally, there shall remain so much, each
of said officers shall be allo ed to receive for
his own use out of the cNsts, fees, pei centages
and penalties collected by him as follows; In
counties having, by the last preceding enume-
ration of white male inhabitants above the age