The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1858-04-29
LAWS Of OHIO.
PUBLISHED BY AUTH0 RITV,
%. S. ] AN ACT.
ablish the Independent Treasury
of the State of Ohio.

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belonging, shall constitute the treasury
of the State of Ohio, and the Treasurer of
State shall be required 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 treas
ury shall not be drawn Or paid out except
in the manner hereinafter provided, and
pursuant to appropriations made by law.
SECTION. 2. That it shall be the duty
of the county commissioners, of each
county in this State, to provide without
delay, if the same has not been already
done, suitable room or rooms, with fire
proof vaults or safes, and all other nee
essary means for the security and safe
keeping ofthepublic moneys in the coun-
ty; and the same shall constitute the
treasury of the county; and the public
money paid into the county treasury,
whether it belong to the county, State,
OR other party, shall be kept by the coun-
ty treasurer, in the treasury Of the coun-
ty, and shall not be drawn or paid out
except in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 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 treas
ury, or otherwise, at any time placed in
lffs possession and custody till the same
is ordered 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 transfer OF
payment are received faithfully and
promptly to make the same as directed,
and also to do and perform all other du-
ties as q 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 con-
) formity to law,
SECTION 4. For the purpose Of secu-
ring more full and perfect system OF
accountability among the officers of the
fiscal department of the State, there shall
be created 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 description in favor of the state, and
require prompt payment of the same
and in case the payment Of any sucf
claim be resisted, to place the same ii
process of collection, under the charge o
} the attorney general of the state, and h'
shall perform such other duties, and re
ceive such compensation as shall be pre-
scribed by law.
SECTION 5, Every payment of money
into the state treasury shall be made OF
the draft of the comptroller, drawn in ia
vor of the state treasurer, upon the per
son making payment; and no paymen
into the state treasury shall discharge th'
liability of Ito the state, unless it b.
, made on the draft of the comptroller, Il
aforesaid And it shall be the duty Of tn
t comptroller to preserve aduplicate cop,
, of every such draft, and to keep an accu
rate record of its number, amount, dat
and name of the person upon whom
! drawn, designating the fund to which i
belongs; and to report the aggregat
amount of all such drafts to the audito
of state, at the close of every week, de
signaling the exact amount belonging +
5 each fund. The auditor of state shal
keep an accurate record Of every sue
, weekly report of the comptroller, an
charge the amount thereof specifically t
each account kept in tho auditors Office
of receipts and disbursements Of th
. state treasurer.
. SECTION 6. No money shall be draw
I or paid out of the state treasury, or trans
ferred from the state treasury to an
county treasury, or to any other place
for the use or disbursement unless it b
= on the warrant of the auditor of stat
a drawn upon the state treasurer, counter
Q signed by the comptroller, on the treas
urer for the payment of any money, III
less the same shall have been appointe
by law, for the purpose for which it is re
9 quired to be paid. 1t shall be the dut
' of the auditor of state to preserve a DIT
b. plicate copy of every such warrant an
also to keep an accurate record of tn
number, amount and date of every sue
warrant, and the name of the person i
D whose favor drawn, specifying the fun
8 from which payable, and to report the aG
/. gregate amounts thereof to the control
er, at the close of every week, shown
=, the specific amount belonging to eac
J fund. 1t shall be the duty of the trea'
: urer of state to keep accurate records
u the number, amount and date of every dra
of the comptroller, in favor of the trea
urcr of state, and 70 whom payable, |
well as of every warrant of the auditor
: state on the treasure5 presented and pa
+ and his books shaa all times show y
y exact amount of e payment into al
!, every payment oy the, treasury, an
i the exact conditiS evergfuhdh
SECTION Z. The Nuditorof state an
comptroller shall, at the close of seyer
thru aaGgahs, - pfenerif thsyse eIit, a
2 tor d adjusting theirro,
= ahe comptroller
the warrants