Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-04-27
ny AUTIIORITY.
No SOL ANACT 8
10 establish the Independent Treasury Of
the State Of Ohio.
AN ACr

HSSe"e0fy ~ We otUte W ORR. hat TIN
: rooms assigned to the treasurer If state
i in the capital at Columbus, together will
the safes, vaults and other proper and nee
essary rneans for the security aud sale
: keeping Of the public money thereto be
longing, shall constitute the treasury of til.
r state Of Ohio. and tho treasurer of stat,
shall be required to use the treasury s,
constituted as tho sole place for the de
post and safe keeping ofthe money of tn,
state, and the money in the treasury shal
0 not DO drawn or paid out except in the
manner hereinafter 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 pIovide without dclav, if the
same has not been already done; a suitable
roona or rooms. with tire-proof vaults OF
safes, and all other necessary means fo,
the security and safe keeping of the public
money 5 N iEe county, aud tie same shali
constitute tie treasury of tie county. end
the public money paid into the county
treasury. whether it belong 10 tho county,
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
except IN the manner provided by law.
Sec. $. The state treasurer and each
county treasurer shall he required to keen
safely in his treasury, without loanip1
using or depositing in banks, or else.
where, all the public moneys Iofl what
soevei character, paid into such treasury.
or Otherwise, at any lime placed in his pos
session and custody, till the same is or
dered by the proper department or officer
OF the state government to be transferred
or paid out according to law; and when
such orders for the transferor payment
are received, faithfully and promptly to
make the Same rs directed, and also to
do and perform al other duties as fiscal
agent OF the state, which may be imposed
by this act, or any other law of this state,
or by any other rule or regulation of the
treasury made in conformity to law.
Sec. 4. For the purpose of securing a
more full and perfect system of accounta.
biity among the officers of the fiscal de-
partment OF the state, there shall be ere.
ated comptroller of the treasury, whose
term of Office shall be three years and it
shall be his duty to make dilligent inquiry
after all claims and accounts Of every de-
scription 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 compensa- |
ton, as shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 5. Every payment of money into
the state treasury shall be made on tho
draft of the comptroller, drawn in favor of
the state treasurer, upon the person max
ing payment; and no payment into the state
treasury shall discharge the liability Tto1
the state, unless it be made on the draft Of
the comptroller, as aforesaid. And il
shall be the duty of the comptroller to pre-
serve duplicate copy of every such draft,
ana TO Keep an accurate record of it's num-
Der, amount, date and name of the person
upon whom drawn, designating the fund
TO which 1t belongs; and To report the ao
sregate amount of all such drafts TO the
auditor of state at the close of everv week
the exact amount belonging
% each fund. The auditor of state shalI
ieep an accurate record of every such
weekly reports of the comptroller, and
'harge the amount thereof specifically to
ach account kept in the auditors office.
If receipts and disbursements of the state
rcasurer.
Sec. 6. No money shall be drawn or
'aid out OF the state treasury, Or trans.
erred from the state treasury to anv
county treasury, or to any other plsce. for
lse or disbursement, unless it be ON the
variant of the auditor Of state drawn upon !
he state treasurer, countersgned by the
comptroller, on the treasurer for the pay.
nent OF any money, unless the same shall J
ave been Appointed BY law. for the pur-
ose Tor which it is required to be paid.
t shall be the duty of tho auditor of State |e
preserve duplicate copy of every such t
'arrnnt and also to keep an accurate record G
the number, amount and date of eyery v
UGH warrant, and the name of the person a
whose favor drawn, specifying the fil nd y
om which payable, and to report the ae- :
regate amounts thereof to the COMP I
'oller, at the close Of every week, show o
'g the. specific amount belonging to each c
md 1t shall be the duty of the treasurer a
state to keep accurate records of the u
lumber, amount, and date Of every draft o
the comptroller. in favor of The treas a
rer OF state, and to whom payable, as a
ell as OF every warrant of the auditor of p
atc on the treasurer, presented and paid, ii
nd his books shall at all times show the c.
Eact amount of every payment into, and II
very payment out OF the treasury, and c.
'e exact condition of every fund. o
Sec. Z. The auditor Of state and comm. al
oller shall, at the close of every three a.
onths, or oftener if they see lit, after tc
'mparlng and adjusting their records of III
e drafts OF the comptroller in favor of OF
70 treasury aud the warrants of the audi d.
r against the same, settle with the treas g.
'er OF state, and ascertain the precise sc
'ndition of the state treasury upon the at
'oks, and also, by actual inspection, as W
rtain the actual amount of money re- al
aiming in the treasury, together with all dt
her property, bonds, securities, claims. til
sets and effects, which should be in the ia