The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1856-07-17

titled 10 demand and receive inr inspecting inc nrI
cnsk barrel. or bottle aforesaid the sum Oft dol
lara and for every additional cask, barrel or bottle,
the sum oftweuty Ave couts and mieaGe at The rate
Of hye cents per milo for the distance y" may he com
pecd to travel In the dicharge OF his duty from The
owners Of the liquor Inspected, OF from he person oi
fering In sell. ,.
or obs,ruct attempt to resist. ubus' impede or
obstruc any inspector appointed uHdcr the provisions
Of tho act 10 which his is amendatary and supplement-
~. In the DISCHARGE ~ ms duty: eyeey person ;"
exceedng one hundred dollars nor than ten dollars
and shall also be Imprisoned in the Jail Of III, county
mot more than thirty days nor cSs than ten days.
SIC g. That original section four ofihe before reci-
N. II. VAN WORRIES.
Speaker Of tks House Of Rrp-eSentaficcS'
....... THOMS II. FORD.
President Of the Senate,
April 10th, 1855.
No. iiS.l An ACT,
To regulate and limit the compensation Of certain
county officers.
SEc. !. Belt enacted 6gthc General 8'sembg g
the state Of Ohio, That the fees, costs per ceht srs
penalties and other perqnistcs OF what 'Ver Klhd'
which by any law the clerk Ofany court probaeih"gc
sheriff either such or as special MASTER c"mms
sioner, receiver in any case treasurer Tecorner,
and auditor, in every county within this State' Is or
may hereafter be authorized To chargereceve ana co."
lect for any service rendered by him or ;hem shali
hereafter be received and collected by the snih "ccrs
respectively to and for the sole use OF the county, treas
ury their respective counties. as public m0neysbn
longng to said counties and otherwise. and shall
be accounted for and paid over us such III the manner
hereinafter provided.
SEC @ That it hereby made the duty of the sever
al officers named in tho erst section Of this act To re-
mort to tho county commissioners Of their respective
Counties quarter yearly durng each year of their ol
cial term certified and swern statement OF all me
costs, fees por cegtagc. penalties and other Pernuste
of eyery Kind charged in his office whether taxed i'll
any cansc matter proceedings and re-
eeivabe by him for any services rendered b.! him dn'
ring the quarter next preceding the tire of making
such tstemcni showing the whole nmont ther"" now
much thereof has been received hy him. how much
thereof remains uncollected The names OF the persons
from whom and Of the samo ar1 due ani thc amounts
due from enCh aud the reasons why the same nave nol
been collected. Provided, however, that The sheriff.
clerk aud probate shall not be required to re-
port any uncnltected fees or costs IN any SUIT.
matter or proceeding, which, at the time for making
any such quarterly report shall be pending ana not dr
terminedb by final order Or Judgment but all Snrh uh
collected fees sor costs shall be rrpoFtrd III id III e
next quarterly report after the siid suit, matt pro-
ceediig. shall have been determined by fna order
or Judgment: aud provided further. that tic treasurer
shall not he required report the fees. per centages
or penalties received by hin for collecting taxes that
are chged upon the tax duplicate until his settlement
with the county auditor, but shall report to the
county commissioners in gross nude out hy the c"uh
~ auditor in his quarterly report neat alter fuch set
tement, and that tie county auditor shall not Or re-
auired IT, report the fees receivable hy him for services
rendered for thu county and payable TO him out of tn"
county Treasury, except athiS annual settlement with
the county commissioners aShow provided ny law:
SEC. 3. The county commissioners shall regulate
clerks, book Keepers aud other assistants 10 be en-
ployed by the treasurer, auditor and recorder; which
compensation shall be paid 10 them upon the allow
ance of tho cyuhty commissioners ont 0t the county
treasury upon the Of the county auditor; and
the number ahd compensate "t the dsputic! aud as
stats Ofhe probate judge shall he regulated and hx-
ed by the court of common peas OF the county, which
conversation shull be allowed by the county auditor
upon the certificate Of the court 0f common pleas, and
paid out Of the county treasury, and the nuber anu
compensation OF the deputies and other assist tnts Of
the clerk clerks and hcr. shall he regulated and
fixed by the court W common pleas "fthc county; but
where the clerk or sherls the ntlecrOf more than one
court the number and compensation Of the deputies
ana assistants necessary for the transaction of the bns.
of each court, shall be regulate aud fixed by such
court, and the compensation of sal! deptcs and as
sstuitS shall be paid ON the Certificate OF thj court ar
courts fixing the same OF tine amounts due out Of lh1
county treasury the warrant Of the county auditor
The county commissioners shall also allow and order
t. be paid, other claims against the county, all other
reasonable expenses necessary to te proper discharge
Of the duties ofany of the above named oicers; Pro-
vided, howeve that the compensation o! all Deputies
and assistants. and all other necessary expenses OF any
such Office hereby authorized to be paid hall lie rst
paid out of the fees costs, per cehtngcs or penalties
collected by such officer, una aecouhed f'r and paid
Into the county treasury.
SEc A. That each of sua officers slal Ii keep full and
regular accounts subject at all times To the cxama.
tion "f the county commissioners of all sums charged
and collected by him but the treasurer and auditor
shall M" be- required to keep separate account Cfay
matters appearing from the tax duplicate.
SEC. s. That it, after dcducting from the whole a.
mount of the costs fees, per centgGs and pc lilies
collected by each Of said officers respectively during
each year, the amounts allowed and paid for the
pensaon of deputies, CLERKS, book Keepers an 9TH
assistants and other necessary expenses of the said
officers severay. there shall remain much each Of
said officers shall he allowed 10 receive for his use
of the COSTS fees per cenuGrs aud naltics coi-
lected by him fOilows: in counties having, by the
last preceding enumeration of white male ihlltaIts
above the age o twenty years, taken under the au-
thority Of this State. than two Thousand tour
hundred such inhabitants, the probate jut eight hum
dred. treasurer eight numbered, clerk nine hundred,
auditor nine hundr cd sheriff ten hundred. and record
seven hundred dollars for each year; and III c0li-
ties having more than thousand four hundred such
inhabitants each Of the said officers may receive the
like and IN addition theret" may receive for each
year the sum uf twenty-five dollars for each additional
iwo hundred such Inhabitants above twenty. four hun
dred in the county, aud in counting such inhabitants
above twenty -four hundred fthcre be- any fraction "i
two hundred. grcat3r than hundred; ch frsCt"n
shall be reckOnei rs two hundred; provided, TINT
no sheriff treasurer ahall receive in any year,
in any county, more than three tho1 I'd fve hun
drcd dollars, and that no clerk. aGditF or probate
judge shall receive in any year, in any county! m"re
than two thousand dollars; and the compensation t"
be allowed according to the provisions of this act 4"
the officers named herein, after tht taking Of any f-
ture enumeration Of white male Ehabit mt, under the
authority Of this State. s,a b. herein established,
in every equity according 10 the amount Of its popu
laton h1rein ctssi,. rs ascertain 81 ffJm time to
time by such enumeration.
SHc. 6. That each NJ said oAdcsra after deducting
the prop:r proportion of the amounts allowed by this
act to be retained by him for his nse, shall. at
the end OF each quarter pay into the county treasury
and account Tor t. the county commissioners, for tte
use OF the county, ali the remainder of fees. costs
per eentages. penalties and perqhi>ies Of every SORT
collected by him during the sHid quurter: but If III ANY
quarter there shall not have collected sufficient
amount OF fses, costs per centaSet or penalties By
any officer t. pay 10 him tho proportion due III for m
own nae. as herein limit 81, h. shall he eni cd t. re-
ceive the amount ofany suchd efficiency out fthe III C
ii ms made by hin in any su~coe quarter quarter
during hi' nfcial tF after cdnctng tlerefrom tie
amounts allowed for the compensation "f his deputies
clerks and assistants and other necessary expenses, ~
hereinbefUre provided.
SEU. z. Nothing In this act shall be construed
TO make tn, county cnnmi .sohcrs of any 'inty la
BILE to any Of tho officers uaned herrin, or their dept
ties clerks and other ass>t IA. for the payment
any sllary or compensation ecx"pt out of the fees
cost' per- entagcs and penalties eolleeted1y such OIL
c5rs respectively.
Scc +. Tie county com nissionnrs Of every county
are hereby authorized and required. when. II thc
opinion. II shall be necessary to employ collector
coectGrsfpr tho purpose Of collecting the unT id f1c
or costs reported to then and To allow tp such corc
tor or colleetorssnc c"mpen son payable ont 0i h
same. MS they shall deem reasonable. and :e cOmmS
soners are ais" authorized to eyecL tious 9th
proper legal pr0ce5..D bh iSS pd for the purpos
OF colleetT such unpaid costs anh fees. hut any off
Ger falling to due diligence in collecting anr fees
or casts receivable by him shall he personally liable
for the payment iheriOf to the county, ant tho slnt
saali be charged to him by the county commissioners
Se1. O. In any caS, any officer n1med in this act
shall fatn pay over into the caun'y trtsnry any mon
cy f'n"dtbbe due ON him. upon his settlement will
the c1lnty con nI.inlarS, unfef this act for the pc
oil Of thirty d.vs after tho shall hive been
tnh 81 a Ihhd ny thefh' ana notce thereOt gwen "
bf' or any n satlo officers Sh tit with uttnt To viz
lats this act fiI to furnish the statements aud repor
herein FsqHir d. al hstmc. AMI In the mInner hercir
epechi or II any Of such oirers shall wiully maxi
any such report or statement false 10 any materla nat
Yer. Knowing ths same t. he he shalt. convir
tionupon Indictment or infnrmItinn in the court %
common pleas of the proper couEty he adiudged gull
y yafmiscondctln nee. andb imnedi lteiy reiRnve'
from Office. and in addition. forfeit ail compensation
which he w0ui be 9th Fwise entitled. and h" condemn
ed tophy ne for the ofthe county. rss thai
m Opt nd
fbr the paytsnt of which forfeiture sd fine well
any nWnrnt otherwise dus from him N his official ca
pteify. .hlsnretes shall also be abc upon their bor
% % recovered ina civil action in he name of h'