The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1856-05-23

fNo itbl AN ACT
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tl,e fsas. costs, percentages Pellp,l'eS any
other perouisitios ot wha'''ei k'pu, "n'o"
III ann law che clerk oi any e8''I pro
6f. H., ei.ins either 9such, "r ~
special master commissioner Ur receiver
IN any case, treasurer, recoI Ter aud au-
ditor, in nevery county within this State,
Is or may hereafter boauthorizcd TO Charge
receive and collect, for any sc,yices ron
dered by him or them, shall hereafter be
received and collected by the said officers
respectively, To aud Tor the sole use OF the
county treasury Of their respective couu-
ties, as public moneys, belonging TO said
counties aud not otherwise, aud shall be
accounted Tor and paid over as such, IN
the manner hereinafter provided.
Section g That it is hereby made the
duty Of the several officers named IN the
first section Of this act, 10 report TO the
county commissioners of their respective
counties, quartere sarly during each year
OF their official term, certified and sworn
statement Of all the costs, foes, per oenla.
ges, penaluea and Other pcIquisities, OF
every kind; charged in his Office, wheth'
or taxed Ia any cause, matter or proceed.
ing or otherwise, and receivable by him
for any services rendered by him during
the quarter next preceding the Time Of
making such statement. showing the
whole amount thereof. how much thereof
has been received 10y him, how much
thereof remains m-culIeoted, the names
Of the persons from whom any OF the same
arc due and the amounts due from each,
aod the reasons why the same have not
boen collected. Provided however that
the Sheriff. clerk and probate judge, shall
not be required to report rs 10 any uucol-
lecled fees or costs In any suit, matter
or proceeding which NJ the time for ma
king any such quarterly report, shall be
pending and not determined 10y final or
der or Judgment. but all such uuco.lcclcd
fees and costs shall be reported In full in
the next quarterly report at.er the said
suit, matter or proceeding, shall have
been determined by q iiual order or iudg
mcnt; and, provided further, that tie
treasurer shall not be required 10 report
tho fees, per cenlages or penalties re-
ceiyable by him for collecting taxes
,.at are charg,d d upon the tax duplicate
until his settlement with the county au-
ditor but shall report the same to th.
county commissioners in gross as made
out by tho county auditor IN his quar-.
terly report next after such settlement
and that the county auditor shall not be
required To report tho fees receivable 10y
him for services rendered for the county
aud payable to him out of the county
treasury except AT his annual settlement
with the county commissioners us now
provided by law.
Section 3. The county commissioner,
shall regulate the number. aud tx the
compensation of al deputies. clerks,
bookkeepers aud other assistants 10 be
employed By the treasurer auditor and
recorder; which compensation shall bo
paid 10 them upou the allowance OF the
county commissioners cut OF the county
treasury upon the warrant OF the couu-
w auditor; and the number and com
pensation of the deputies aud assistants
Of the probate Judge shall be regulated
aud fixed by tho court OF common pleas
OF the county, which compensation
shall be allowed by tho county auditor
upon the certificate of the court ot COM.
mon pleas. aud paid cut OF the coun, y
treasury, and the number and compcu.
satiOn of tho depu.ies aud other assis-
tauts Of the clerk ar clerks aud sheriff,
shall be regulated aud hX5d by the court
Of oommou pleas OF the county; but
where the clerk or sheriff is the officer ol
more than ono court, the number and
compensation OF the deputies aud assis.
tants necessary for the transaction OF the
business OF each court, shall be regula.
va and fixed by such court, aud the
compensation OF said deputies and assis.
tauts shall he paid ON the certificate oi
the court or courts fixing The same ol
the amounts due, out OF tho county
treasury on tho warrant Of the coualy
auditor. Tho county commissioners shall
also allow aud order 10 be paid, as other
CLAIMS against the county, all other rta.
sOnable expenses necessary To tho proper
discharge of the duties OF any Ol The
above named officers: Provided, however
that the compensation of all deputies aud
assistants, and all other necessary cxppn-
SOS Of apy such officer hereby authorized
TO be paid shall be first paid out OF the
fees, costs, percentages or penalties col
lected by such officer aud a counted ior
and paid in,o the county treasury.
Section I. That each OF said officers
shall keep full aud regular accounts, sub
iect al all times, to the examination ol
Inc county commissioners of all sums
charged and collected 10y him, but the
treasurerand auditor siall no, be required
TO keep separate account ol any matters
appearing from lhe uN duphcMe.
Section 3. That II, M,er deduclng
from the whole amount OF the costs, fees,
per centages, aud penalties collected by
each Of said officers respectively during
each year. tho amounts allowed aud paid
ior the compensation OF deputies, clerks,
book keepers, and other assistants aud
other necessary expenses Of the said OF.
icors soverily, there shall remain So
much, each vi said officers shall no allowed
TO receive Tor his own use cut Of the costs,
fees. per cen.oges aud penalties collected
by him as follows: 10 counties having,
by the last preceding enumeration ofwhilo
male inhabitants above the aye of twenty
ma wars takan untpr the authority nf