The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-08-06
April II, 1857.
AN ACT
No. l73 !

NJ 40 AN AL
TO amend sections SIX aud Of the 'a,t further
to prescribe the duties of County Commission
ers, passed April s, 1886.
SEC. |. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Ohio, That section six and N Of
the act passed April 6th, 1856 EMIT ed act fur
ther to prescribe the duties of county cOmmso err
be so amended as to read as follow Sc g. That
it shall be the duty Of the County Commissioners
in any county having, according to the federal
census of the year 1880, population greater than
one hundred thousand inhlbitauts, to designate to
the County Treasurer the place or places at which
and the person or persons with whom he shall de-
pOsit the public m1ueys received by h m during
the time said money shall properly he in his Gus
toly; and it shall moi be lawful for the said Treas
urer to make any such deposit of public nancy
without the assent and approval of the Commits
sioners to be entered in tbs minutes Of their pro-
ceelings; AMI it shall be the duty of the said
Commissioners to make any contrac. or agreement
with such deposta'y or depositare', for the safe
keeping of Puolic moneys, and Tor the payment
of any consideration therefor which shall b. paid
into the county treasury and shall oelOn5 to the
county; and said Commissioners are also require
to take from such depositary or depositarles, a
bond or bonds, with good and sufficient suretie'
to their satisfaction, for the safe keeping and re
payment demand of such deposit; and all
money in the county treasury, which hall not be
deposited for safe keeping as her-ln provided
shall be kept the office of the Treasurer; and ii
sha all be the duty of the County Commissioners, al
least once IN every three months and OIteher, II
they deem it proper TO make PERSONAL eXamna
| ton of the books, papers. accounts and vouchers
| of the treasurer, aud count the mon y in hi
| Office and ascertain the amounts drpO -ited, and
| 10 enable them to ascer ain the true condit IN 0
the treaju V, they author zci IT, nterrDgae the
Ire surer aud his deputies clerk and as, stAnt-
and to require answers from them under oath, to
be administered by the said Commissioners: Pro
vided, however, that the county Treasurer and his
sureties shall continue AM remIin Liable for tbs
safe keeping and prompt payment, according to
| law, OF all money ID aging the county tire su
r aud nol kept deposited elsewhere than in tlit
office Of The county Treasurer, uuder the direction
Of the county Commissioners ald tort he faithful
account OF ali money d .sbursed by him: PcIviicd
| further, that the County Commissioners in any
county in which the population, ascer,ained a
AbpYe is less than oge hundred thousand inh hit
ants may, at their discretion, max, such designa
tion As is prescribed in the preceding part of thi
section; but in case shall any County Commis
siOner b. such depD>itary, ur otherwise receive o
use.
Sec 10. That sections one, +wo, FIVE and eight
sh all only apply to sucl counties ~ at tue taxing
Of the federal of the year lSj0, cont !ined
population greater than one hun ired thou san in
hab tant,, an tina, section, SIX and ten of tht a.
to which this is am=udm mt, b. and the sam
is hereby repealed. This asJ to take effect and b
in force from and after its passage.
Nh VAN Worries,
Speaker of the House of K -sent4tives.
THOMAS II FORD
President OF the Senate.