Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-04-27

"tl@ 1IfrSt Nuu CAlillHD tic DOOhu9 rec
ords and vouchers thereof; and if on
counting and inspecting the same, there
shall be found the full sum in money re
quired by the accounts Of the auditor, and
the accounts ard books, and legal souch.
] ess Of the treasurer, together with all
other property, bonds. securities, claims,
assets and effects, which should be in the
custody nnd possession of the treasurer;
the said Inspector shall certify the same
m writing. IN triplicate, one copy Of which
certificate shall be recorded ia the books
Of the TREASURY, and fled by the treasurer
IN his otfice, and one copy shall be re-
corded and filed by the auditor of the
county, and one other copy thereof shall
be duly reported to the said probate court.
and be enteged Of record. therein. And
the accountant SO appointed, on perform
Ing the duties herein required, shall be
paid at tie rate Of three dollars per day
for the time necessary to the performance
OF the same, out of the county treasury.
on warrant drawn by the county audi
tor, and approved by the certificate Of said
court, particularly specifying the duty
performed And every certificate as
herein provided, shall also contain a
statement of the exact amount Of money
so found in and counted in the county
treasury, and the exact amount belonging
to eachtparticular fund, together with ali
property, bonds, securities, assets and eff
fccts as aforesaid.
Sec. 13. On and after the 4th day of
July. 1859, all payments from the state
treasury OF twenty dollars and under, and
after the 4th day of July, 1859, all pay
ments Of fifty dollars and under, and after
the 4th day of July, 1860, all payments
of one hundred dollars and under, and af-
ter the 4th day of July, 1861, all payments
of two hundred dollars and under, and af-
ter the 9TH day Of July, 1869, all payments
of three hundred dollars and under. and
after the 4th day of July, 1868, all pay
ments of four hundred dollars and under,
and after lhe 4th day of July, 1864, all
payments ,cf five hundred dollars and un-
der, and after the 4th day of July, 1864.
all payments whatever, shall be made in
specie. All payments made from the
state treasury shall be held to be made by
the treasurer of state.
Sec. IA, On ard after the 4th day of
July, 1853. all payments out of every
county treasury Of FIVE dollars and under,
and after the 4th day of July. 1859, all
payments of ten dollars and under; after
the 4th day of July, 1860, all payments of
twenty dollars and under; after the 4th
day of July, 1861, all payments of thirty
dollars and under; after the 4th day of
July, 1869, all payments ot fifty dollars
and under; after the 4th day of July, 1868,
all payments of one hundred dollars AMI
under; and after the 4th day of July, 1865,
all payments of two hundred dollars and |
,Indar. and affar fha ~c T,.l., /
all payments whatever, shall be made in |
specie only.
Sec. Is. That if any officer or other
person charged with the collection, receipt, |
safe keeping, transfer or disbursement of |
he public money, or any part thereof, be-
onging to the state, or TO any county, or
ownship, or organized city or village in
his state, shall convert to his own use, or /
o the use of any other person or persons,
body corpofats, association or party what
'ver, in any way whatever, or shall use by
way of investment in any kind of secu-
'ity, stock, loan, property. land or mer-
,handise, or in any other manner or form
or shall loan, with or without in
crest, to any company, corporation, asso-
iation or individual, or shall deposit with
my company, corporation or individual,
my portion of the public money, or any
ther funds, property, bonds, securities,
ssets or effects Of any kind, received, con-
rolled, or held by him for safe keeping,
ransfer or disbursement, or in any other
1ay or manner, or for any Other purpose;
+ if any person shall advise, aid, or in
ny manner participate in such act, every
uch act shall be deemed and held in law
D be an embezzlement of so much of the
aid moneys or other property as afore-
aid, as shall be thus converted, used, in
ested, loaned, deposited, or paid out as
foresaid; which is hereby declared to De
high crime and miSdemeanor, and upon
trial by Indictment and con :
iction thereof before any court of this
ate having competent Jurisdiction, such
ficer or person or persons shall be SEN
need to imprisonmentin in the penitentiary, q
nd kept at hard labor for term of not
IS than one year nor more than twenty
ne years, according to the magnitude of
le embezzlement, and, also, to fine equal
double the amount of money or other
roperty so embezzled as aforesaid, which I
ne shall operate as judgment at law OH
OF the estate of the party SO convicted v
I'd sentenced, and shall be enforced to '
election by execution or other process, I
r the use only of the party or parties n
hose money or other funds. property,
,nds or securities, assets or effects eff any a
nd as aforesaid, has been so embezzled. q
nd in all cases such fine SO operating as a
Judgment, snail only be released or en- h
red as satisfied by the party in interest y
aforesaid. Any failure or refusal to pay c,
er or to produce the public money or p
Y part thereof, by any officer or other !"
rson, under this act, charged with the
Election, receipt, transfer, disbursement
safe keeping Of the public money or any
rt thereof whether belonging to the II
'te, or to any county, or township, or