The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1858-06-18
Tuus If OBto.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT

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To farther provide for the better rogula.
.ion Of the receipt. disbursement and
safe keeping of ths public revenue.
Section 1. Be it enacted BIZ t6s Geaerat
assembly Of the STATE of Ohio. That
the auditor Of state shall be the chief ac-
counting officer Of the treasury depart
nient; no shall keep his office in the state
house. at the seat Of government. In
which he shall keep all accounts pertain.
ing TO his Office in relation to the receipt
and disbursement Of the public moneys Of
the state, together with all vouchers and
records thereof. and all property under
his care aud in his custody, and manage
| and direct all negotiations aud oorfes.
pOndence in his official capacity concern
ing che sume, for the best interests Of the
state, aud no moneys shall be paid out Of
the state treasury except on his warrant;
and the books and accounts in his office
shalt, At all times, show the exact amount
Of every payment into and odt Of che
state treasury, and he shall keep in seper-
ate sets Of books, the exact amount Of
each particular fund.- aud the auditor Of
state, treasurer Of state, and comptroller
Of the treasury, shall each respectively
keep an account, in books prepared for
that purpose, Of each and every appro-
priatlon made by law, and shall enter to
the credit Of each account thereof, and
charge against it every payment made on
account Of the same.
Sec. 2. Every person making payment
into the state treasury shall inform the
comptroller Of tho treasury, thereof and
furnish him with pertinent description
Of the liability or indebtedness on account
Of which such payment is TO be made.
and shall exhibit TO him all accounts,
vouchers or documents, necessary TO ena-
BILE him to ascertain che true amount to
be paid, (unless the comp proiler stall
have in his Office che means of determin-
ing the same;) aud the comptroller, after
a careful examination Of such vouchers
aud other documents, or of the accounts
records, or vouchers in his Office as the
case may require, shall certify to the
treasurer the amount TO be paid into tha
treasury, and the fund to which the sum
shall belong, and shall likewise certify To
the auditor of state; aud every sucn Ger
ticate shall be deli cred TO the treasurer,
by the person making payment thereon,
at or before the time Of making such pay.
ment, and together with the accompany.
ling draft in favor Of the treasurer, shall
be numbered, filed, and carefully pre-
served in the treasurer's Office; and on
receiving payment thereon, tho treasurer
shall give to the person making such pay
ment triplioate receipts for the money so
paid. specifying therein the liability on
account Of which such payment shall have
been made according to the description
contained in such certificate. The audit
or and the comptroller Of the treasury
shall examine all claims and accounts pre-
sentsd for payment.
Sec. 8. The auditor and comptroller
shall, severally, carefully examine all
claims and demands Of every kind, pre-
sented for payment out of the state treas
ury, and shall, first, be satisfied that the
claim is just and legal. and ought to be
paid. before he shall allow and audit, or
certify, countels'gn, or register the same;
and, secondly, he shall ascertain whether
any money has been appropriated for the
payment Of the same; and being satisfied
Of the foregoing requirements, the audit
or shall issue his warrant on the treasurer
for the payment Of the same, out of the
appropriate fund for which the claim or
demand is required to be paid, aud he shall
credit himself with the amount of the
warrant so issued, as against the fund out
of which the same is to be paid, 50 as to
keep an exact debit and credit account
with each particular fund in the treas
ury.
Sec. 4. The auditor and comptroller
shall, severally, keep fair record of all
claims and demands presented for pay
ment which shall have been allowed aud
audited, and certified. and a warrant is
sued for the payment Of the same as
aforesaid and carefully file the same in
his Office. with a receipt or duplicate
thereof Of the person receiving such war
rant for the payment of the claim or de-
mand, whi5h receipt shall be taken, on
the face Of such claim, in full for the
same. And the original Of all such
claims aud receipts shall be kept by the
auditor. and the duplicates by the comp
troller.
Sec. 8. The auditor ol state shall not
at any time draw any warrant upon the
state treasury, unless there is money there
in belonging TO the fund upon which the
same is drawn to pay the samei nor shsl
the comptroller OF the treasury certify.
countersign, or register, any warrant
drawn by the auditor Of state on the
treasurer of state, unless the same bC
drawn by authority Of law aud in conlor.
nifty with appropriation made by law, and
on money at the time actually in the
treasury according to the accounts Of hil
Office, subject to the payment of the
same.
Sec. 6. The treasurer Of state shall, on
presentation. pay all warrants drawn on
the treasury by the auditor Of state. duly
. certified aud countersigned by the comp
ROLLER, when in funds of the particular
fund on which the warrant is drawn, il
such money and funds in the state treas
ury as shall have been received for taxes
aud other revenues of the state; aud OF
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