Preble County Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1857-1859, 1858-04-29
LAWS OF OHIO.
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No. SGT AN ACT,

To establish the Indep ndent Treasury
of the State of Ohio.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of the State OF Ohio,
| That the rooms assigned to the treasurer
of state, in the capitol atsGolambqs, to-
5acfll n i i the 81 fll.lE
4 bralsess ssI sse.fsss 4of the Sc
tcurity and safe Keeping of the public
money thereto belonging, shall consti
tute the treasury of the state of Ohio;
and the treasurer of state shall be re-
Iquired to use the treasury SO constituted
as the sole place for the deposit and safe
keeping of the money of the state: and
the money in the treasury shall not be
drawn or paid out except In the man
ner herein after provided, and pursuant
to appropriations made by law.
SEC 2. That it shall be the duty
of the county commissioners, of each
county in this state, to provide without
delay, in the same as has been already
done, a suita ble room Cr rooms, with
fire proof vaults or sfaes, and all other
necessary means for the security and
safe keeping of the public moneys in
the county, and the same shall constl-
tute the treasury of the county; and the
public money paid in the county treas
ury, whether it belongs to the state, or
other party, shall be kept by the county
treasurer. in the treasury Of the county,
and shall not be drawn or paid out ex
eept in the manner provided by law.
SEC. 3. The state treasurer and each
county treasurer shall be required to
keep safely in his treasury. without
loaning, using or depositing in banks,
or elsewhere, all the public moneys of
whatsoever character, paid into such
treasury, or otherwise, at any time placed
in his possession and custody, till the
same is ordered by the proper depart
ment or office OF state government TO be
transferred or paid out according to
law; aud when such orders for the trans
fer or payment are received, faithfully
and promptly to make the same as
directed, aud also to do and perform ak
other duties as fiscal agent of the
state, which may be imposed by this act
or any other law ofthis state, or by any
other r., or regulation Of the treasury
made i'll conformity to law.
SEC. 4. For the purpose of securing
more full and perfect system OF ac-
lcountabilty among the officers of the
| hSCdl uCpal VI tiC SNA'Ns 'hS'N
shall be created comptroller of the
treasury. whose term Of Office shall be
three years, aud it shall be his duty to
make diiligent inquiry after all claims
aud account of every description in favor
of the state and require prompt payment
of the same; and in case the payment of
any such claim be resisted, to place the
same in process of collection, under the
charge of the attorney general Of the
state. and he shall perform such other
duties, and receive such compensation,
as shall be prescribed BY law.
SEC. 5. Every payment of money
into the state treasury shall be made on
the draft of the comptroller. drawn III
favor the OF state treasurer, upon the per-
son making payment; and no payment
into the state treasury shall discharge
the liability of Itol the state, unless it
be made on the draft of the comptroller,
as aforesaid. And it shall be the duty
of the comptroller to preserve dupli-
cate copy Of every such draft, aud to
keep an accurate record of its number,
amount, date and name of the person
upon whom drawn. designating 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 auditor of state shall an accu-
rate record of every such weekly re-
port of the comptroller, aud charge the
amount thereof, specifically to each ac-
count kept in the auditors office, of
receipts and disbursements of tn, state
sltreasurer.
Sec. 6. No money shall be drawn or
lpaid out of the state treasury, or trans
ferred from 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
upon the state treasurer, countersigned
: by the comptroller, on the treasurer for
the payment of any money, unless the
same shall have been appointed by law,
for the purpose for which twas required
to be paid. 1t shall be the duty of the
auditor of state to preserve duplicate
copy of every such warrant and also to
keep an accurate record of the number,
amount and date of every such warrant,
and the name of the person in whose
| favor drawn, specifying the fund from
: which payable, and to report the aggre-
f gate amounts thereof to the comptroller,
5 at the close ofevery week, showing the
f specific amount belonging to each fund
1t shall be the duty Of the treasurer OF
state to keep accurate records of the
5 number, amount, and date IF ever draft
of tht comptroller, in favor of the
treasurer of state. and to whom payable
as we'll as of every warrant of the audi.
i tor of state on the treasurer, presented
and paid, and his books shall at al
times show the exact amount of every
g payment into, and every payment out o
= the treasury, and the exact condition O.
every fund.
SEC. Z. The auditor of state ant
comptroller shall, at the close of every
a three months, or oftener if they see fit
after comparing and adjusting tbci