The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-08-12
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No. 173 AN ACT,
To amend Sections six and ten of the
"act further to prescr ibe the duties of
County Commissioners" passed April
9Th, 1856.
SECTION 1. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eraL Assembly ofthe State Of Ohio, That
S ction six aud ten of the act passed
April 9Th, 1856, entitled al act further
to prescribe the duties of County Conn
missicners, be SO amended as to read as
follows: Section 6, That it shall be
the duty of the County Commissioners
in any county having, according to the
federal census of the year 1850, a popu-
lation greater than one hundred thous-
and inhabitants, to designate to the
County Treasurer the place or places: at
which. and the person or persons with
whom, he shall deposit the public mo-
neys received by him during the time the
said money shall properly be in his Gus
tody; and it shall not be lawful for the
said Treasurer to make any such deposit
of public money without the assent and
approval of the Commissioners, to be
entered in the minutes of their proceed
ings; and it shall be the duty of the
said Commissioners to make any CONTACT
or agreement with such depositary or
depositaries, for the safe keeping of pub
lie moneys, and for the payment of any
consideration therefor, which shall be
paid into the county treasury, and shall
belong to the county and said Com
nissioners are also required to take from
such depositary or depositaries, a bond
or bonds, with good and sufficient sure
ties to their satisfaction, for the safe
keeping and repayment IN demand of
such deposits; aud all money in the
county treasury, which shall not be de-
posted for safe keeping as here in pro
vided, shall be kept at the Office of the
treasurer; and it shall be the duty of
The county Commissioners, at least once
in every three months, and o%ftener, if
they deem 1t proper to make a personal
examination of the books, papers,, ac-
counts and vouchers of the treasurer,
and c1unt the money in his Office, and
ascertain the amounts deposited, and to
enable them to ascertain the true con-
dition Of the treasury they are author
lied to interrogate the Treasurer and
his deputies, clerks aud assistants, and
to require answers from them under oath,
to be administered by the said Com
m~issioners Provided, however, that the
county Treasurer and his sureties shall
continue aud remain liable for the safe
keeping and prompt payment, according
to law, of all money belonging to the
county Treasury, and not kept or de-
posted elsewhere than in the Office of
the county Treasurer, under the direc
tion Of the county Commissioners, aud
for the faithful account of all money dis
bursel by him Provided, further, that
the county Commissicuers in any county
10 which the population, ascertained as
above, is less than one hundred thous-
and inhabitants, may, at their discretion,
make such designation as is prescribed
in the preceding part of this section;
but in no case shall any county Commits
sioner be such depositary, or otherwise
receive or use any of the funds of his
county for his own use.
Sec. 10 That sections one, two, five
and eight, shall Only apply to such coun.
ties as at the taking of the federal GEN.
sus of the year 1850, contained a popu-
lation greater than one hundred thous-
and inhabitants aud that sections six and
ten of the &C: to which this is an amend
ment, be and the same is hereby repeal
ed. This act to take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Reps.
THOMAS II. FORD,
President of the Senate. =
April II, 1857.
IENo. I741 AN ACT,