The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-24

er, or county treasurer, or .cf5eer, or agent.
or person, so offending, shall be arrested,
removed from Office BY the act of such ar
rest, held 10 bail, confined, tried, sentenced,
and fined, in the same manner, and for the
1 same term of time, and in the same amount
as he would be subject TO by the act TO es-
tablish tho independent treasury Of the state
of Ohio or by any other law or by this act
| for embozzlement or breach of trust, us
herein provided and described.
i SEC. Is. ThGt ell inspectors, other then
officers hose official oath embraces this
duty, as provided for by this act or by law.
before entering upon the discharge OF their
duties, take an osh or affirmation before
some officer qualified to administer such
oath or affirmation, that he will faithfully
,, and impartially without fear, favor or preju.
dice, make true, thorough and critical in
, spection Of TIE cffice Or naaices, mehtionirs
them TO the inspection of which be has been
Il appointed. And wilful failure so to in
speCt cry such flee, shall subject such in.
spector 10 all the pains and penalties Of
| perjury.
SIC. 10. That each inspector herein
provided or provided by law shall have pow.
er, when in the execution OF his duties as
such inspector, 10 take the testimony of any
state treasurer, or county treasurer, or eff.
c6r, or ary other person or persons he may
think proper, in regard to any thing or mat.
ter connected with any such treasury or Of.
nee, as he is required to Inspect. And for
| that purpose any such Inspector ia hereby
vested with full power to administer an
oath, or oaths, or affirmation to any such
I NJ -
any such inspection. And all such treasur.
ers, officers or persons, shall answer in
writing, and over their proper signatures, all
questions Propounded by such inspector;
and such oath OF affirmation so taken shall
have all the validity, and subject the party
taking the same TO all the pains ard penal.
ties attached to an oath or affirmation duly
administered to witness, in any cause, in
any court Of justice in this state.
Src. 90. That it is hereby made the es
Pecial duty of the attorney general, to pros.
ecute to conviction either on, or by indict-
ment, and without delay, all violations Of
this act, or the act TO establish the indepen.
dent treasury of the state of Ohio, commit
ted, done, or suffered, or performed, By auy
state officer, or by any person acting by Or
under the authority OF the state, or by or
under the authority of any officer or agent
thereof. And it is hereby made the special
duty OF each and every prosecuting attor.
ney, in each and every county in this state
to prosecute to conviction either on infor.
nation or by Indictment, as the case may
admit, and without delay, all violations of
this act, or the Gct to establish the indepen-
dent treasury in the state of Ohio commit.
ted, done, suffered or performed by the treas.
urer OF the county, or the treasurer of any
township in the county, or any other indvid.
ual or person within the county of, in, or for
} which he is such prosecuting attorney.
Sec. 81. The treasurer of state shall
previous TO entering upon the duties of bis
: cttlce, give bond with twelve or more secu
rites to the acceptance Of the governor, in
! the sum Of three hundred thousand dollars
! payable to the state of Ohio, and condition.
: ed for the faithful performance of the duties
r of his office, as prescribed by law and as
: shall be provided by lazy thereafter; and the
e said bond with the oath of office plainly
written out thereon, and subscribed by The
2 treasurer, shall be deposited with and re.
corded by the secretary of state, before the
treasurer shall have the right TO exercise
e any function Of his Office Whutever; and lhe
: general assembly, or the governor, may, Al
any time during the continuance in office o.
: the treasurer, require him to give such add
tional security IS they, or either of them,
shall deem necessary for the complete n.
demnity of the state; and after ten days
from the demand Of such additional securi.
ty, if it be not complied with to the salts.
faction Of the general assembly, or the gov.
ernor, as the case mny be, then the office Of
the treasurer shall be held to be vacant and
the governor shall proceed by his own mo
ti2n to appoint treasurer instead of the in.
cumbent, which successor so appointed on
giving bond and security, and taking the
oath of office, as the treasurer Of state is
herein required to do, shall have and pos.
sess all the powers and functions, and be
subject to all the duties and liabilities of a
duly elected treasurer of state; and shall
hold his Office until his successor is duly
elected and qualified; and 1t is hereby pro.
vided that the salary of the treasurer Of
state shall be g. dollars per annum.
payable quarter yearly, on warrant Of the
auditor OF state.
SEC. %. Whenever the term of Office
of any treasurer OF this state, or any treas.
urer Of any county or township, or any or
CANNED city in this state shall have expired,
or shall have resigned, died, or have been
removed from office, he, or in case of his
death CT incapacity, his legal representa-
tives, shall Immediately make full settle.
ment with the auditor of state, or the audi.
tor of any county or organized city in this
state, as the case may be, Of and concern
iT,eV oil nS,,,ip int
treasury since his last previous settlement.
which settlement shall be go made as clear.
Iy to exhibit on what account and for what
purpose each payment, either into or out of
the treasury, shall have been made, and in
case of payments out OF the treasury. on
account OF what appropriation every such
payment was made, and the auditor shall
certify to the incoming treasurer the sever
al sums to be paid over to him BY the out
going treasurer, On account of such appro-
prlatlon that shall not have been fully maid.
and also the sum to be paid on general ac-
counts; and the Outgoing treasurer or his
legal representatives., shall forthwith nav
over to his successor the several sums O,
money go certified, and also deliver to him
all the books, accounts, vouchers, official
papers ard correspondence of whatsoever
kind, together with al other property, bonds,
securities, claims, assets and effects belong
ing to the state, or to any county or town
ship, or organized city in this State, as the
case may be, and neither the outgoing
treasurer nor his securities shall be discharg.
ed from his or their liability to the state, or
to any county or township OF organized ctv
in this state, as the case may be, until such
settlement, payments and delivery of books.
accounts, vouchers, official papers, property,