American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-05-13

missioners Of the county shall direct; paflicu-
laTly specifying in suchsIatement the amou "A
belonging 10 each particular fund, together
with all other property, bonds securities,
claims, assets and effects, Abelonging to the
county in the custody, or'under the control of
such tIeasuTeri such statement shall be signed
by said county treasurer and said county aud
itor. And the expenssof such publication
shall be paid out OF the county treasury, on
warrant OF warrants drawn by the county au.
dItoh particularly specifying the same and If
at any time it should be found that such state
ment was untrue or false, in regard to the a.
mount of money and other property then on
hand and in the treasury, the said treasurer
and the snld anditor making the same shall,
without regard to lapse Of time, be held 10 be
| guilty of breach oHirnst and high misIe-
meanor, and on trial, by indictment and con-
viction thereof, before any couTt Of competent
liunsd ction, shall be SENTENCED by the court
before which such trial and conviction shall be
bad, to the same pun shmenr as is provided in
and by this act OF bylaw for the punishme Mt
OF embeZzlement or breach oftTust.
Sec. I6. A thorough and critical inspection
and examination shall be made as often as
once in every sixconseeuiiye months, ,or oltener
10 the auditor OF state md comptroller or the
treasury shall judge necessary, Of ali the re-
ceipls and business, books and vouchers OF
tolls, and each receiver and each register OF
the state land Offices, and every other state Of
ficer or agent having on Office in which the
business Of the state is attended TO, done or
peTfurmed. or required to be attended TO-, done
or performed. And for this purpose the aud
| nor Of state, with the concurrence in writing
of the comptroller OF the treasury, is hereby
authorized and required, as often as once in ev-
| cry six consecutive months in each yesr, 10 np-
countant OF accountants, who shall, under in
s.mctions to be furnished him OF them in wr-
ting by the auditor Of state, proceed, without
having given any previous knowledge, notice
or intin alton Of such intended inspection and
Examination, to the office OF such collector,
or receiver, or reglstLr, or officer or agent, and
enter said Office and make a thorough and
complete inspection and examination Of The
books, papers, records and vouchers Of saId Of.
fee, and ascertain whether the business and
duties thereof have been performed in good
fifth and with full ability and capacity, by
such collector receiver, register officer or
agent, and il such is found 10 be the case, such
inspector or inspectors shall certify the same
TO the auditor OF state in writing.
Sec. II. That any hinderance 10, or attempt
to hIEdeT, or any obstruction 10, or attempt TO
obstTuct any inspection and examination Of the
slate treasury or county treasury, or any Office
as provided by this act or by law, and any
hinderance to-, or attempt TO hinder any one oi
the inspectors provided by law, or any com
mlttse appointed by joint resolution Of the gen
eral assembly. or any committee appointed by
d resolution OF either branch OF the general as
Sembly, from entering into any one OF the said
tFsnsures or Offices hlch they arc appointed
! and required 10 inspect, as aforesaid, shall. be
deemed and held in law to be a high misde-
neanor. And any state treasurer or county
treasurer, or officer, or agent, or person 30 OF.
lending, shall be arrested, removed from Of
/ fee by the act Of such arrest, heli TO bail, con
fined, tried, sentenced and fined, IN the same
manner, and for the same term Of time, and in
the same amount as he would be subject to by
The act toestablish the independent treasury
OF The state OF Ohio, or by any other Law or by
this act for embezzlement or breach OF trust,
as herein provided and described. s..
Sec, lS. That all inspectors, other than Of.
hcers whose official oath embraces this duty,
as provided for by this act or by law, shall,
before entering on the discharge OF their duties
take an oath or affirmation before some officer
qualified TO administer such oath or affirmation
that he will faithfully and imparially, with.
out fear, favor or prejudice, make a true,
thorough and critical inspection ofthe office oil
Offices, mentioning them TO the inspection oil
which he has been appointed. And w:lful
failure soto inspect any such Office, shall sub.
ject such Inspector toall the pains and penal
1 ties Of perjury. rHU2f T64H tW'
Sec. 10. That each inspector here in provi
ded or provided by law shall have power, when
IN the execution Of his duties as such inspectol
to take the testimony OF any state treasurer
or county treasurer or officer, or any otherpe
son or persons he may think proper, In regard
10 any hing or matter connected with an,
such treasury or Office, as he is required 10 in
Spect. And for that purpose any such. nspeo
tor is hereby vested with full power 10 admin
10 eT an oath or osths, or affirmation to an,
such treasurer, officer or person at the time Of
any such inspection. And all such treasurer rs
oihcerso persons shall answer in writing ant
over their proper signatures, all questions pro
pounded by such Inspector; and such oath o.
Affirmation so taken shall have all the valid
ty, and subject the party taking the same 10 al
the pains and penalties attached TO an oath Ol
affirmation duly administered to witness, il
any cause, in any court OF justice in thi:
state. 4a1a5 fa bfn 81. n
Sec. 20. That ii is hereby made the especial
duty OF the attorney general to prosecute "a
conviction either on, or by Indictment, and
without delay, all violations OF this act, or the
act TO establish the independent treasury OF
the state Of Ohio, committed, done, or suifeT-
ed, or performed, by any state Officer, or by
any person acting by or under the suthoIity oi
the state, or by or under the authority oi any
ofSeer or ngsnt thefeoE And II is hereby
made the special duty OF each and every
1 prosecuting attorney, in each aud every coun,
~ in this state to prosecute 10 conviction eli.
theI on information or by Indictment, as the
case may admit, and without delay all viola.
tions OF this act, or the act to establish the in
dependent treasury in the stale Of Ohio, com.
mitted, done, suffered or performed by the
treasurer OF the county, or The treasurer al
any township In the county, or any other in.
dividual or person within the county of, in, Oh
for which he is such prosecuting attorney.
Sec, 81. The treasurer Of state shall pre-.
yious to entering upon the duties Of his Office,
give bond with twelve or more securities tC
be acceptance Of the governor, in the sum oil
three hundred thousand dollars. payable tc
the stale Of Ohio, and conditioned for the faith
iul performance Of the duties of his Office, as
prescribed By law and as shall be provided by
law thereafter and the said bond with the
oath OF Office plainly written out thereon, and
subscribed by the treasurer, shall be deposited
with aud recorded by the secretary of state, be-
fore the treasurer shall have the right to exer.
c,se any function Of his office whatever and
the general assembly, or the governor, may
OF any time during the continuance in office OF
The treasurer, require HIM to give such addi,
tional secunty as they or eithoi OF them shall
deem necessary for the complete indemnity Of
the slate; and afler ten days from the demand
ofsuch additional security, II IL be not com.
Piled with 10 the satisfaction Of the general
assembly, or the governor, as the case may be,
then the Office OF the treasure shall be held to
be vacant, and the governor shall proceed by
his own motion 10 appoint a treasurer instead
OF the incumbent; which successor so appoint
ed on giving bond and security, aud taking
the oath OF office, as the treasurer Of state is