True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1856-05-07

no more tnan TWO thousand four hundred
such inhabitants, the probate Judge eight
hundred, treasurer eight hundred, clerk
nine hundred, auditor nine hundred, sheriff
ten hundred and recorder seven hundred dol
lars for each year; and in counties having
more than two thousand four hundred such
inhabitants, each OF the aforesaid officers
may receive the like sums, and in addition
thereto may receive for each year the sum
Of twenty-five dollars for each additional
two hundred such inhabitants, above twen-
ty-four hundred in the county; and in coun-
ting such inhabitants above twenty-four
hundred, if there be any fraction of two
hundred greater than one hundred, such
fraction shall be reckoned us two hundred;
provided, that no sheriff or treasurer shall
receive in any year, in any county, more
than three thousand FIVE hundred dollars,
and that no clerk, auditor or probate Judge
shall receive in any year, more than three
thousand dollars, end no recorder shall re-
ceive in any year, in any county, more
than two thousand dollars and the COM
pensation to be allowed, according to the
provisions of this act, to the officers named
herein, after the taking of any future emu
meratlon of white male inhabitants under
the authority ofthis State, shall be as here
in established, in every county according
ty the amount of its population as herein
classified, as ascerta ined from time to time
by such enumerations.
SECTION 6. That each of said officers,
after deducting the proper proportion of
the amounts allowed by this act, to be re-
tanned 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 CEN
tages, penalties, and perquisites, of every
sort collected by him during the said quarter;
but if in any quarter there shall not have
been collected sufficient amount of fees,
costs, per centages, or penalties, by any Of
ficer, to pay to him Incorporation 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 quar-
terS during his official term, after deducting
therefrom the amounts allowed for the COM
pensation of his deputies, clerks and assis.
tants, and other necessary expenses as here
inbefore provided.
SECTION 7. Nothing in this act shall be
SO construed as to make the county commits
sioners of any county liable to any of the
officers named herein or their depu-
ties, clerks and other assistants, for the
payment of any salary or compe usation ex.
cept out of the fees, costs, per cent
ages and penalties, collected by such Off
GERS respectively.
SECTION 6. The county commissioners
of every county are hereby authorized and
required, when, in their opinion, it shall
be necessary to employ collector or COL
lectors for the purpose of collecting the un-
paid fees or costs reported to them, and to
allow to such collector or collectors, such
compensation payable out of the same, as
they shall deem reasonable; and the COM
missioners are also authorized to cause ex-
ecutions or other proper legal process to be
issued for thepurpose of collecting such un.
paid costs and fees, but any officer failing
to use due diligence in collecting anv fees
or costs receivable by him, shall be person.
ally liable for the payment thereof to the
county, and the same shall be charged to
him by the county commissioners.
SECTION 9. In case any officer named in
this act, shall fail to pay over into the coun-
ty treasury any money found to be due from
him upon his settlement with the county
commissioners, under this act, for the Pc
riod of thirty days after the same shall
have been ascertaned and found by them,
and notice thereof given to him, or if any
of said officers shall, with intent to violate
this act, fail to furnish the statements and
reports herein required, at the time, andin
the manner herein specified; or if any Of
such officers shall wilfully make any such
report or statement false in any material
matter, knowing the same to be SO, he shall
upon conviction nupon indictment or infor.
nation in the court of common pleas of
the proper county, be adudged guilty of
misconduct in Office, and be Immediately
removed from office, and in addition, for
felt all compensation to which he would be
otherwise entrtled, and be condemned to
pay fine for the use Of the county, Of not
less than three hundred nor more than one
thousand dollars, for the payment Of which
forfeiture and fine aswell as any amount
otherwise duejfrom bimin his official ca
pacity his alsureties shall also be
liable upon theil bond, to be recovered in a
civil action in the name Of the state of