M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1856-05-08
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President pro tenn. Of the SEN
mo. 1851 AN ACT
To regulate and limit the compensation Of certain
county officers

| mo. ll5'l AN ACT
Toreguate and limit the compensation Of certain
| county officers.
| SECTION !. Bet enacted 6y the General Assem-.
| by Of the &dteg ohio, That the fees costs, per
ccntages, penalties, and otherperquisites of what
ever kind, which by any law the clerk of any
court, probate judge, sheriff, either as such or as
special master commissioner, or receiver in any
case, treasurer, recorder and auditor, in every
county within this Stae, is or may hereafter be au-
thorized to charge, receive and collect for any
services rendered by him or them, shall hereafter
be received and collected by the said officers re-
spectivoly, to and for the sole use Of the county
treasury. of their respective counties, as public
moneys belonging to said counties and not other
wise, and shall be accounted for and paid over as
| such, in the manner hereinafter provided.
SEoTIoN2. That it is hereby made the duty of
the several officers named in the first section Of
this act, to report to the county commissioners of
their respective counties, quarter yearly during
each year Of their official term, certified and
sworn statement Of all the COSTS fees, per centa-
ges, penalties and other perquistes, of every kind
charged in his office, whether taxed in any cause,
matter or proceeding 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 there
Of, how much thereof has been received by him,
how much thereof remains un-collected, the
names OF the persons from whom any Of the same
are due and the amounts due from each, and the
reasons why the same have not been collected
Provided, however, that the sheriff. clerk and pro-
bate judge shall not be required to report as to
any uncollected fees or costs in any suit, matter
or proceeding, which, at the time for making such
quarterly report, shall be pending and not deter
mined by final order or judgment, but all such
uncolected fees and costs shall be reported in full in
the next quarterly report after the said suit matter
or proceeding shall have been determined by final
| order or judgment; and, provided further that
the treasurer shall not be required to report the
fees, per centages or penalties receivable by him
for collecting taxes that are charged upon the tax
duplicate, until his settlement with the county
auditor, but shall report the same to the county
commissioners in gross as made outby the county
auditor in his quarterly report next after such set
tlement, and that the county auditor 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 an
nual settlement with the county commissioners as
now provided by law.
SECTION 8. The county commissioners shall re-
gulate the number and fix the compensation of all
deputies clerks, book kkeepers and other assistants
to be employed by the treasurer, auditor and re-
corder; which compensation shall be paid to them
upon the allowance of the county commissioners
out Of the county treasury, upon the warrant of
the county auditor; and the number and compen-
saton Of the deputies and assistants of the pro-
bate judge shall be regulated and fixed by the
court of common pleas Of the county, which com
pensation shall be allowed by the county auditor
upon the certificate of the court of common pleas,
and paid out of the county treasury, andt the num-
Der and compensation Of the deputies and other as
sistants Of the clerk or clerks and sheriff. shall be
regulated and fixed by the court of common pleas
Of the county; but where the clerk or sheriff is
the officer of moro than one court, the number
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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 fixing 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, oil other reasonable
expenses necessary to the proper discharge of the
duties of any Of the above named officers: Pro-
vided, however, that the compensation Of all de-
puties and assistants. and all other necessary ex-
penses Of any such officer hereby authorized to be
paid, shall be first paid out of the fees, COSTS per
centages penalties collected by such officer and
accounted for and paid into 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 commissioners oi
all sums charged and collected by him, but the
treasurer and auditor shall not be required to keeI
a separate account Of any matters appearing from
the tax duplicate.
SECTION 5. That if, after deducting from the
whole amount of costs, fees, percentages, and pc
naltes collected by each of said officers, respect
lively during each year, the amounts allowed and
paid for the compensation Of deputies, clerks
book-keepers and other assistants and other nee
essary expenses Of the said officers severay, there
shall remain so much, each of said officers shall
be allowed to receive, for his own use, out Of the
costs, fees, per cottages and penalties, collected
by him, as follows: In counties having, by the
last preceding enumeration Of white male inhabi-
tants above the age of twenty one years, taken
under the authority Of this State, no more thar
two Thousand four hundred such inhabitants, the
probate Judge eight hundred, treasurer eight hun
dred, clerk nine hundred, auditor nine hundred
sheriff ten hundred and recorder seven hundred
dollars for each year; andin counties having mort
than two thousand four hundred such inhabitantl
each Of the aforesaid officers may receive the like
sums, and in addition thereto may receive fol
each year the sum Of twenty-five dollars for eaci
additional two hundred such inhabitants abov,