The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-17
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
mo. Sc. AN ACT
To establish the Independent Treasury o.
the State Of Ohio.

Assembly Of the Stale Of Ohio, That tn
rooms assigned to the treasurer of state, Il
the capital at Columbus, together with tn
safes, vaults and other proper and necessar,
means for the security and safe keeping O
tho public money thereto belonging, thal
constitute the treasury Of the state OF Ohio
and the treasurer OF state shall be require
to use the treasury so constituted ac The sol
place for the deposit and safe keeping of tn
money Of the state, and the money in tn
treasury shall not be drawn or paid out ex
cept in the manner hereinafter provided
and pursuant to appropriations made by law
Sec. 9. That it shall be the duty OF tn
, county commissioners, of each county il
this state, to provide without delay, If tn
same has not been already done, a sui,nbl
room or rooms, with fire. proof vaults o
safes and all other necessary means for tn,
security and safe keeping of the public
moneys in tho county; and the same shal
constitute the treasury of the county; ant
the public money paid into the county treas
ury, whether it Belong to the county, state
or othet party, shall be Kept by the county
treasurer, in the treasury of the county, ant
shall not be drawn or paid out except 10 the
manner provided By law.
Sec. 8. The state treasurer and each
county treasurer shall be required to keeF
safely in his treasury, without losning, Using
or depositing in hunks, ot elsewhere, all the
public moneys To- 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 de-
partment or officer Of the state government
to be transferred or paid out according tc
law; and when such orders for the transfer
or payment are received, faithfully anC
promptly to make the same as directed, ant
also to do and perform all other duties as ;
ascal agent of the state, which may be i'm
posed by this act, or any other law of th
state, or by any other rule or regulation o
the treasury made in conformity to law.
SEc. 4. For the purpose of securing
ttiore full and perfect system of accounta
bility nmong the officers Of the fiscal de
partment of the state, there shall be Great
ed u comptroller of the treasury, who's
term of office shall be three years, and
shall be his duty to make diligent inquir
after all claims ard accounts of every des
scription in favor of the state, and requir
prompt payment of the same; and in cas-
the payment of any such claim be resisted
to place the same in process of collection
under the charge of the attorney general O
the state, and he shall perform such othe
duties, and receive such compensation, q
shall be prescribed by law.
SEC. s. Every p yment Of money int
the state treasury shall be made on the draf
of the comptroller, drawn in favor of tn
state treasurer, upon the person making pay
Rfnt; and no payment into the state treas
ufy shall discharge the liability Of tel tn
state, unless it be made on the draft of tn
comptroller, as aforesaid. And it shall b
the duty of the comptroller to preserve
duplicate copy of every such draft, and t
keep an accurate record Of its number
amount, date and name of the person upo
whom drawn, designating the fund to whic
it belongs; and to report the nggregat
amount of such drafts to the auditor of stat
at the close Of every week designating tn
exact amount belonging to each fund.-
The auditor Of state shall keep an accurat
record of every, such weekly report OF III
corjptroller. and dischafs5 the amour
thereof specifically to each account kept i
the auditors office, of receipts and disburse
ments Of the state treasurer.
Sec. 6. No money, shall be drawn G
paid out of the state treasury, OF transferre
from the state treasury to any county treas
ury, or to any other place, for use or di
bursement, unless it be on the warrant {
the auditor Of state drawn hpoh the etu:
treasurer, countersigned BY the comptroller
on the treasurer fof the payment of an
money, unless the same shall have been al
pointed by law, for the purpose for whic
it is required to be paid. 1t shall be III
duty of the auditor of state to preserve
duplicate copy of every such warrant an
also to keep in accurate record of the nun
Der, amount and date of every such Watrar
and the name of the person in whose fave
drawn, specifying the fund from which poJ
able, and to report the aggregate a1toan
thereof to the comptroller, at the close {
every week, showing the specific amour
belon ging to each fund. 1t shall he tn
duty Of the treasurer of state to keep acct
rate records of the number, amount an
date of every draft OF the comptroller, in fs
vor Of the treasurer Of state, and to Whol
payable. as well as Of every warrant Of 2h
auditor OF state on the treasurer, presente
and paid, and his !. books shall at oil time
show the exact amount Of every paymeE
into, and every payment out, of the treasur.
and the exact condition OF every fund.
Sec. z. The auditor of state and CONF
troller shall, at the close Of every thre
months, or oltener if they see fl, after con
pairing and adjusting their records Of tn
drafts Of the comptroller in favor of th
treasury and the warrants of the audte
against the same, settle with the treasure
Of state, and ascertain the precise conditio
of the state treasury upon the books, ar
also, by actual inspection, ascertain the az
tual amount OF money remaining in I'll
treasury, together with all other propert
bonds, securities, claims, assets and effect
which should be in the custody and posse
sion of the treasurer, and report the resu
of such settlement and examination to Ii
gov ernor. ,.l
Sec. 8. All payments Of money in
the, cotintry treasury, of every description
excepting the payment of taxes charged {
the duplicate and made before the return
the treasurer OF the delinquent list for VI
paid taxes, shall be paid to the county trea
urer, on the draft of the county auditor,
favor of the tteasutet, and the county aud
tor shall preserve duplicate copy Of evel
such draft, and the auditor and treasure
shall each keep an accurate record OF Il
number, date and aamount, of every sns
draft, specifying. the respective funds in q
vol, of which they are drawn; provide
however, that in case of a payment or tran
| fer Of motley from the state treasury to q
county >tEeasory. abe same shallgbe made
\ the warrant, of the auditor Of state, inste,
nf the draft Of fha county auditor; and