Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1858-05-07


State; and the money in the treasury
shall not be drawn or paid out except
IN the manner hereinafter provided, and
Ptfrstzant to appropriations made by
law.
Sec. 2. That it shall be che duty of
the county commissioners, of each
county IN tAis state, to, provide with
out delay, If the same has not been al
ready done, a suitable room or rooms,
with fire-proof vaults or safes, and all
osher necessary means for the security
and safe keeping Of the public moneys
In the county, and the same shall con-
stitute the treasury of the county; and
the public money paid into the county
treasury, whether it belong to tic coun-
ty, state, or other party, shall be kept
by tho county treasurer. iR tae. tressury
OF the county. and shall not be drawn
or paid out except in the manner pro-
yided by law.
Sec. g. The state treasurer and each
county treasurer shall be required tos
keep safely in his treasury, without
loaning, using, or depositing in banks,
or elsewhere, all the public moneys Tofl
treasury or otherwise, at any time
placed in his possession and cusfctfy,
till the same is ordered by the proper
department or oGscer of the state gov
ernment to be transferred or paid out
according TO" has~;;- and when such orders
frr the transfer or payment are received
faithfully and promptly to make tbe
same as directed, and also to do asses
perform all other duties as fiscal agent
OF the state; which may be ir@posed by
this act, or amp other law of this state,
or by any other rule or regulation of
the treasury made in eeAformay to
law.
Sec. A. For the purpose of secuff.zg
a more full and perfect system of ac-
countability among the officers of the
fiscal department of the state, there
shall be created a comptroller of the
treasury, whose term of office shall be
three years, and it shall be his dnty to
make diligent inquiry after all claims
and accounts ofevery description in fa-
yor of the state, and require prompt
payment of the same; and in case the
payment of any such elaisft be resisted, :,
to place the same frf process of cofFec-
ton, under the charge of the attorney
general of the state, end he sheA per-
form such other duties, and receive such
cornpensatioay as shall. be prescribed
by law.
Sec. 5. Every paymers of nso1iey
INTO the state treasury shall be made on
the drafts of the comptroller, drawn IN
favor OF the state treasurer, upon the
persos- ma@ing, aynaent; : and no pay
naent into the state treasury shah dis
charge the liability of Ttol the state
unless it be made ON the draft of the
comptroller, as aforesaid. And it shall
be the duty of the, conptroller to pre-
serve esldplicatecopyofevery such draft
and to keep an accurate record Of is,
number, amount, date and anne of the
person upon whom MISUNDERSTANDING
the fund to which it belongs: and to
report the aggregate amount of all such
drafts to the auditor of state at the
close of every week., designating the
exact amount Belonging to each fund.
The auditcr of state shall keep an ac-
euraEe record of every such weekly re-
port ofthe comptroller. and charge the
amount thereof, specifically to each ae-
count kept in the auditors office, of re-
ceipts and disbursements of the state
trst5i1fer.
Sec. 6. No money shall be drawn or
paid out ofthe state treasury, or trans
ferret@ fFonF the state treasury to any
county treasury, or to any other place,
for use or disbursement, unless it be on
the warrant of the auditor of state
drawn uPoIf the state treasurer, eoun-
tersiened BY the comptroller, ez9 the
treasurer for the payment of Sny nnorAL
ey, Unless the sanqe' shall have been ap-
pointed by law for the purpose FOR
which it is required to- be- paid. 1t
shall be the duty of tic auditor of state
to preserve duplicate copy of every
such warrant and also to keep an accu-
rate record of the number, amount and
date of every such warrant, and the name
of tie person in whose favor drawn,
specifying the land from which paya-
BILE, and to report the aggregate
amounts thereof to tilo comptroller, at
the close of every week, showing the
specific amount belonging to eaciriun1,
It shall be-the duty of the treasurer of
number, amount, and date of every
draft of the comptroller, in favor of
the treasurer of state, and to whom
payable as well as of every warrant Of
of the auditor of state on the treasurer
presented and paid, and his books
shall at all times show the exact
amount of every payment into, and
every payment out OF the treasury, and
the exact condition of every fund.
Sec. 7. The auditor of state and
comptroller shall. ut the close of every
three months, or oftener if they see fit,
after comparing and adjusting their
records of the drafts of the comptrol-
ler in favor of the treasury ard the war
rants of the au.titor against the same,
settle with the treasurer of state. an,i
ascertain the precise condition of the
state treasury upon the books, and also
| by, by actual inspection, ascertain the
actual amount of money remaining in
the treasury. together with all other
property, bonds, securities. claims, as
sets and effects, which should be in the
custody and possession of the treasu-
rer, and report the result of such settlo-
ment and examination TO tho governor.
Sec. 8. All payments of money in
10 the county treasurer of ev' ry do
scription, excepting the payment oi
taxes charged on the duplicate and
made before the return by the treasOrOE
of the delinquent list FOR unpaid taxes.
shall be paid to the county treasurer,
on the draft of the county auditor, IN
favor of the treasurer; and the county
auditor shall preserve duplh ate copy
of every such draft, and the auditor
aud treasurer shall each keep an accu.
rate record of tho number. date and
amount of every such draft, specifying