The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1858-06-25
Laws of Ohio.
AN ACT

10 further proVlue f0r the Dettet regulation
Of the receipt, disbursement and safe.
keeping Of the public revenue.
SEcTioS /. Be IL enacted by the Gen.
eral Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That the
Auditor Of State shall be the chief account.
ing officer Of the treasury department.; he
shall keep his Office in the Stale House, at
the seat Of government, in which he shall
keep all accounts pertaining TO nis office ia
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 and in his custody,
aud manage and direct all negotiations and
correspondence in his official capacity con.
cerning the same, for the best interests Of
the STATE, and no money shall be paid out VI
the state treasury except on bis warrant;
and the books and accounts in his office
shall. at all times, show the exact amount OF
every payment made into and out Of the
state treasury; aud he shall keep N separate
sets OF books, the exact amount Of each par
ticuiar fund: and 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 aud evefy appropriation made by
law, and shall enter to the credit Of each
account the amount thereof, aud charge
against 1T every payment made or account OF
the same.
SIC. 2. Every person making paymen I
into the State u. aSury shall INFORM the
Comptroller Of the Treasury thereof, aud
furnish him with reEtlnent description OF
the liability or indebtedness on account Of
which such payment is 10 be made; and shall
exhibit 10 him all accounts. vouchers or
documents necessary 10 enable hlm to as.
certain the true amount 10 be paid, (unleSs
the Comptroller shall have IN his office the
means OF determining the same;) and the
Comptroller, after careful examination OF
such vouchers aud other documents, or OF
the accounts, records and vouchers in his
Office, as the case may require, shall certify
10 the Treasurer the amount TO be paid into
the treasury, and the fund 10 which the same
shall belong, and shall likewise certify the
same 10 the Auditor OF State; and every such
certificate shall be delivered TO the Treas
ureI, by the person asking payment thereon.
at or before the time OF making such pay
ment, and together with the accompanying
draft in favor OF the Treasurer, shall be
numbered, filed, and carefully preserved IN
the TIeasurer's Office; and, on re,eiving
payment thereon, the Treasurer shall give
to the person making such payment, trpli.
cate receipts, for the money SO paid, speci'
flying therein the Liability on account oI
which such payment shall have been made
according to the description contained IN
such certificate. The Auditor aud Comp
Ioiler Of the treasury shall examine all
claims and accounts presented for payment.
Src. 8. The Auditor and Comptroller
shall, seyerally, carefully examine all claim!
and demands, Of every kind pIeser.ed iol
payment out Of the state treasury, aud shall
first. be satisfied that the claim is just and
legal, and ought to be paid, before he shall
allow and audit, or certify, countersign, o.
register the same; and, secondly, he shall
ascertain whether any money has been ap'
prOptiated for the payment OF the same, and
being satisfied of the foregoing require
meats. the Auditor shall issue his warrant
on the Treasurer for the payment OF th'
same, out of the appropriate fund for whicl
the claim or demand is required 10 be paid
and he shall credit himself with the ana !,
OF the warrant 50 issued, as against 80 ~ ~
out of which tlsesatne " tc 81 sgsto,i n h w;tb T. IN
keep an exact debt and cissft, cisst,easSTv. % ''
each particular fund NJ and Comp,ro,,e,
sEo, :. The AAeEep a fair record of all
shall. lanes presented for paymen
hin S's;',s V.,l have been allowed and audited
wu,.n WI liiied, and a warrant issued for The
ssdehr Of the same as aforesaid, and care
July file The same In his Office, with a re-
ceipt or q duplicate thereof on the person
receiving such warrant for the payment o.
the clam OF demsnd, (which receipt shall bt
taken, OH the face VI such claim, IN full iol
the same. And the original OF all sucl
claimsand receipts snail be kept by the Au
ditOr, and the duplicates by the Comptrolle
SEC. 5. The Auditor OF State shall no
at any time draw any warrant upon the state
treasury, unless there is money therein be-
tn h.. F,In no m.
is drawn to pay tie same; nor shall til,
Comptroller oil the Treasury certify. coun
tersign, or register, any warrant drawn b.
the Auditor OF State on the Treasurer o
State, unless the same be drawn by authori
ty OF law and in conformity TO appropriation
made by law, and on money at the time &C
tually in the treasury according 10 the &C
counts of his Office, subject TO the paymen
Of the same.
SIC. 8. The Treasurer Of State shall, ol
presentation, pay all warrants drawn on tn,
treasury by the Auditor Of State, duly certi
fed and eOu pte rs xned by the Comptroller
when ihGAdb fJtLe lpaJticuIst 1Hnd o
whica the warrant is drawn, in such none
add funds in the state treasury as shall hav
beeu received for taxes, and other revenue
a n sss S1 & nssGs Il = ssS ss@s
ing SAID warrant aud entitled 10 the same
on on the & iaSS sAsSA nsat an s ~ ,ss ali ,ls,S 10
uref shall write on The face thereof the wps
"Paid;' which warrant when 80 paid au
cancelled, ssHsit ~ nuYnbsFea in the order
which 1t is paid, aad he shall record th
same, In the appropriate book kept lor tbs
purpose. and, file tbs, same in his office, Z
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warrant pafa, On sis acsbdass sSsfxst II
particular fund appropriated, and for whic
AsAes statss9 bl4ssf "a hstel3PI9y1Sdy1.
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c6unt0fe-9h pasticulsi I'D m his dfhc
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