The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1856-05-14


counted for and paid into the county
treasury.
See. 4. That eeeh Of said officers
shah keep full and regular accounts, sub
ieet al AL times, TO the examination Of
the county commissioners Of all sans
charged and collected By him, but the
treasurer aud auditor shall not be requi-
red to keep a separate account of any mat.
ters appearing from the tax duplicate.
Sec. 5. That il. after deducling from
the whole amount OF the costs, fees, per
crHtages, aud penalties collected by each
Of sal tfsers respectively during each
year, the amounts allowed and paid for
the compensation Of deputies, clerks,
book keepers. and other assistants and
othsr recessqTy exl enses Of the said Off
GERS sey,rslly, there shall remain so much,
each Of said officers shall be allowed 10
receive for his own use ont OF the costs,
fees. per ceutages and penalties collected
by him as follows: In counties having,
by the last preceding enumeration Of
white male inhabitants above the aye OF
twen;y-one years, taken under the au-
thorily Of tl.ls Stale, no moie than two
thousand fonr hundred such Inhabitants,
the probate Judge eight hundred, treasa-
rer eight hundred, clerk nine hundred.
auditor nine hundred, sheriff ten hundred
and recorder seven hundred dollars for
each year; and in counties. having more
than two thousand four hundred such r.-
habitants, each of the aforesaid officers
may reSsiye the like sums, and in a5di-
ton thereto may receive for each year
the sum Of twenty five dollars for each
addition Il two hundred such inhabitants,
above twenty-four hundred in the county;
and in counting such Inhabitants above
tweuty yfour hundred, If there be any
fraction of two huGdred greater than one
hundred, such fraction shall be reckoned
as two hundred; provided that no sheriff
or treasurer shall receive in any year, in
any county, more than three tht usand
five hundred dollars, and that 10 clerk,
auditor or probate judge shall receive in
any year, more than three thousand dol
lars, and no recorder shall receive in any
year, in any county, more than two thou.
SAM dollars, and the compensation to be
allowed, according to the provisions of
this act, TO the officers named herein, af.
ter the taking of any future enumeration
of white male inhabitants under the au-
thority of this Stale, shall be as herein
established, in every couaty according to
the amount Of its population as herein
classified, as ascertained form time TO
time by such enumeration.
Sec. 8. That each OF said officers, sf-
ter 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, percentages, penalties, and per-
quisites, Of every sort; collected by him
during the said quarter; but if in any
quarter there sha not have been collec.
ted a sufficient amount Ct fees, costs, per
eentages, or penalties, by any officer, TO
pay to him the proportion due him for
bis own use as herein limited, he shall
be entitled to receive the amount of any
such deficiency out of the collections
made by sim in any succeeding quarter
OF quarters during his official term, al;er
deductns therefrom the amounts allowed
for TIE compensation Of his deputies,
clerks and assistants, and other necesea.
~ expenses. as hereinbefore provided.
Sec. 7. Nothing in this act shall be
SO construed as to make the county COM
missioners Of any county liable to any Of
the officers named herein or their depu.
ties, clerks and other assistants, for the
payment OF any selary or compensation
except out OF the fees costs, percentages
and penalties, collected by ouch officers
respectively.
Sec. 8. The county commissioners OF
very com ty are hereby authorized an
required, when, in their opinion, it sFa'l
be necessary to employ collector o. col
lectors for the purpose Of collecting the
unpaid fees or costs reported to them,
and allow TO such collector or collectors,
such compensation, payable out Of the
same, as they sha deem reasonable;
and the commissioners are also atthori-
zed 10 cause executions or other proper
legal process, to be issued for the pur-
pose Of collecting such unpaid costs and
fees, but any officer failing to use due
diligence in collecting any fees or costs
receivable by him, shall be personally H.
able for the payment thereof to the coun-
W, and the same shall be charged to
him by the county commissioners.
Sec. 0. In case any officer named in
this act, shall fail to pay over into the
county treasury any money found to be
due from him, upon bis settlement with
the county commissioners, under this act,
for the period Of thirty days after the
same shall have been ascsrtained and
found by them, and notice thereof given
TO him, or any Of said officers shall, with
intent to violate this act, fail to furnish
the statements and reports herein requi.
red, at the time, and in the manner here
in specified; or If any ofsuch officers shall
wilfuly make any such report or state-
ment false in any material matter, know
ing the same to be so, he shall, upon
conviction upon indictment or information
in the court Of common pleas Of the pro-
per eounty,be adjudged guilty of miseon-
duct in office, and be Immediately reno
we'd from office, and in addition, forfeit
all compensation to which he. would be
otherwise entitled, and be condemned to
pay fine for the use Of the county. Of
not less than three hundred nor more
nan one thousand dollars, for the pay
ment OF which forfeiture and fhe as well
as any amount otherwi 3 due from him
in bis official capacity; his survties shall
also be liable upon their bond, to be re-
covered ia ciyil action in the name CT
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