American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-05-13

Sums - NioltCy 30 CC1uueN1 uua uloo QCAiNCt
ban all The books. Rccouuts, youehets, official
papers, and coTrespondsnce Of whatsoever
kind, together with all other property, bonds,
securities, clsiIns, assets and effects belonging
to the state OF to any county OF township or
organized city in this state, as the case may be,
and neither the out going treasurer nor his Sc
lcurliies shall be discharged from his OF their
liability to the state or to any county or town.
ship oTiorganlzed city in this state, as the case
may be,,until such settlement, payments, and
ldehvery OF books, accounts, vouchers, official
peppers, property, bonds, securities, claims, as.
sets and Effects and other papers aud cores
pondence hefeinbefoTe enumerated shall have
been made. M 81 -.
Sec. 23 Immediately after the taking effect
| OF this act there shall be appointed, by the 60
werner, by and with the advice and consent Of
the senate, a comptroller ofth treasury, whose
teTm.of Office shall continue until his success
oT is elected aud qualified, as is hereinafter
provided, and at the annual electionin Octo.
ber, 1858, and every three years thereafter,
there shall be elected by the qualified electors
Of the state, such comptroller, whose term Of
office shall be threel ears from thelsecond Mon
day in 1ahuaTy following, and until his sue
crssoF shall be elected and qualified, and who
shall receive as acompensation a for his services
The. sum oftwelye hundred dollars per annum,
payable quarterly from the state slate treasury,
upon the warTsnto of the auditor Of state. The
said comptroller, before entering upon the Gu
ties Of his Office, shall execute bond to the
slate OF Ohio, in the penal sum Of fly thou
sand dollars, with six or more securities to the
acceptance Of the governor, conditioned for
| the faithfRi performance OF his Official duties,
and shall take an oath Of Office which shall be
indorsed ON said bond and subscribed by the
said comptroller, and the said bond shall be
deposited with and recorded BY the secretary
Of state before the SAID comptroller shall enter
upon the duties OF his Office, and the state
house commissioners shall Immediately fur
nsh to the comptroller an office in the state
house, with all the necessary furniture and
safes for the same. ,sssl tatI c'r
Sec. "a. All costs and expenses Of the safe
keeping and disbursements Of the public mo-
ney belonging TO the state, shall be paid by
the treasurer of state out Of his contingent
fund. upon the warrant OF the auditor Of slate,
counteTsigned by the comptroller Of the treas
uTy. .,,.rt -s.-t.-.
Sec. 25, All costs and expenses Of tie safe
keeping and disbursement Of the pubIiemoney
belonging to the several counties shall be paid
by the treasurer Of the county upon the allow
ance OF the county commissioners OF such conn
ties, but no county treasurer shall be permit
ted to charge or receive more than one half Of
one per centnm on any money belonging 10
the state or belonging to any county, that may
be deposited or paid into such county tTeasu-
ry by any officer, agent or person, other than
the money arising from taxes upon the tax du-
plicate. Nor shall there be any allowance
made 10 such county treasurer over and above
the said one half Of one per centum for the
transfer or paying out the same.
Sec. 26. The state house commissioners
are Hereby required to proceed forthwith 10
construct, in the most perfect manner, in the
Office OF the treasurer Of state, in the state
house, all such vaults, and provide all such
hre proof safes as the treasurer Of state may re-
qure Tor the perfect protection and safety Of
the public money kept or to be kept therein.
Sec. 81. The county commissioners OF each
county in this state are hereby required TO pro-
vide, as soon as practicable after the passage
OF this act, all such rooms or Offices, and con-
struct all such vaults, and provide all such
fTe proof safes in the Office CT the treasurer in
the public buildings Of each county as may be
needed by the county treasurer for the perfect
protection and safe keeping Of the public mo-
| ney therein.
Sec. 2s. That sections twenty.eight 49,
twenty nine 1897 thirty 1907 thirty one (3l,)
thirty two (32,l thirty thee (33,) thirty four
(S4,] Thirty five 1851 thirty six 1861 and thirty
seven (37,l of"an act prescribing the general
duties OF the auditor. treasurer and secretary
OF state" passed January thirty hrst'[ !, one
| shOuoduu C'But uuuutGQ uuu lHHty Ouo 1901
sections one hundred and twenty four (l24,
and one hundred and thirty eight (l3s,) Of an
"act TO provide for the protection OF the canals
OF the state OF Ohio, the regulation Of the nav
igation thereof, and for the collection Of tolls,
passed March twenty third (23d,) eighteen
hundred and forty (l840,) section seven ~ o.
lnn ''act to provide for paying the temporar,
liabilities Of the state, the interest Of the state
debt and other purposes" passed March sew
enth 9th, one thousand eight hundred and
fcrty two 1882 sections seventy three 73
and seventy four [74,l OF an "act to regulate
the navigation and collection Of tolls on the
canals Of this slate,' passed February twen
ty third t23d,j one thousand eight hundred and
thirty 1880, section four Al of an "act tC
provide Tor keeping accounts in the severa
departments Of the state government and The
public institutions," passed April 8, 1857,
sections one (l) and two [2) OF an "act In ad-
dition to the act to create sinking fund for
the payment Of the principal and interest OF
the public debt and the act amendatory there
of" passed Apnll 1857, also the act passed
and took effect March 3oth, 1857, entitled ''an
act supplementary to the act prescribing the
duties of the auditor and treasurer OF state re-
lative TO lhs receipt, safe keeping and dis
bnr-enient Of public moneys, and accounting
therefor, passed April lS, 1856, also section
six OF an act entitled ''an act further to pre-.
scribe the duties Of county commissioners" !"
passed April 10, 1855. the act passed April II
1857, entitled can act TO amend sections ant
ten OF the act entitled an act further to pre-,
scribe the duties Of county commissioners,' y
passed April 8, 1886, the act passed March So
1907, entitled ian act supplementary TO the
act prescribing the duties OF the auditor and
treasurer of stale relative to the receipt, safe
keeping and disbursement OF the public moneys
and accounting therefor" passed April 8, 1886
the act entitled can act to punish tho embez.
Element and unlawful use OF public moneys"
passed April 10, 1856, the act entitled "nn aet
IN addition 10 the act TO create sinking fund
for the payment Of the principal and interest
OF the public debt, and the acts amendatory
thereof" passed April IL, 1857, and the acl
entitled "an act prescribing the duties OF the
auditor and treasurer Of state relative 10 the
receipt, safe keeping and disbursement Of pub.
lie moneys and accounting therefor" passed
April 3, 1856, and all other laws and parts oi
laws inconsistent herewith, be and the same
are hereby repealed Provided, however, that
all crimes or offences committed against the
provisions of any OF the said acts which ere
! hereby repealed, and, all causes Of action, OF
rights growing out OF them, as well as all
prosecutions and actions at law now pending
under them, shall be prosecuted to conviction
or final judgment, as ifthis act had not been
passed, and shall in no wise be affected by
| this act.
Sec 30. This act shall take effect from and
after the fourth day Of July next.
e WILLIAM 8. WOODS,
Speaker ofthe House Of Reps.
MARTIN WELKER,
President of the Senate.
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