The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-05-28
AN ACT.

ot the pubic revenue.
Sec. l. BE il enacted by the General
Ass stmJy Of tie State Of Ohio. That
the auditor Of State shall be chief ac-
counting officer Of the treasury depart
ment, he shall keep his Office in the State
house at the seat Of government, in which
he shall keep all accounts pertaining to-
his Office in relation to the receipt aud
disbursement Of the public moneys Of
the state, together with all vouchers and
records thereof and all property under
his care and in his custody, and manage
and direct all negotiations and correspon-
dence in his official capacity concerning
the same, fer the best interests of the
state, and no money shall be paid out Of
the state treasury except on his warrant;
and the books and accounts in his Office
shall, at all times, show the exact amount
Of every payment made into and out
of the state treasury; and be shall keep
in separate sets Of books, the exact u
mount ofeach particular fund; and the
auditor Of state, treasurer Of state, and
comptroller Of the treasury,shall each re-
spectively keep, an account, 10 books pre-
pared for that purpose, ,ofeach and every
appropriation made by law, ,and shall enter
to the credit Of each account the amount
thereof, and charge against it every pay
ment made on account of the same,
Sec. 2. Every person making pay
ment into the state treasury shall inform
The comptroller Of the treasury thereof,
and furnish him with pertinent descrip.
ton Of the liability or ind ebtedness on
account Of which such payments is to be
made; and shall exhibit to him all &C.
counts vouchers or documents, necessary
to enable him to ascertain the amount to
be paid, (unless the comptroller shall
have in his Office the means Of determin-
ing the same;) and the comptroller. after
a careful examination of such vouchers
and other documente, or Of the accounts
records and vouchers in his office as the
case may require, shall certify to the
treasurer the amount to be paid into the
treasury, and the fund to which the same
shall belong. and shall likewise certify
the same to the auditor Of state; and eve
ry such certificate shall be delivered to
the treasurer, by the person making pay
ment thereon, at or before the time Of
making such payment, and together with
the accompanying draft in favor Of the
treasurer, shall be numbered, filed, and
carefully preserved. in the treasurers of.
fee, and, on receiving payment thereon,
the treasurer shall give to the person
making such paymant, triplicate receipts
for the money SO paid, specifying 6 therein
the liability on account of which such
payment shall have been made according
to the description contained 10 such certif-
cate. The auditor and comptroller Of the
treasury shall examine all claims and &C.
counts presented for payment.
Sec. 3. The auditor and comptroller
shall, severally. carefully examine all
claims and demands, of every kind, pre-
sented for payment out Of the state treas
ury, and shall, first, be satisfied that the
claim is just and legal. and ought to be
paid, before he shall allow and audit, or
certify, countersign, or register the same;
and, secondly, he shall ascertain whether
any money has been appropriated for tho
payment Of the same, and being satisfied
Of the foregoing requirements, the audi
tor shall issue his warrant on the Treasure
er for the payment Of the same, out Of the
appropriate fund for which the claim or
demand is required to be paid, land he shall
credit himself with the amount Of the war;
rant SO issued, as against the fund out of
which the same is to be paid, so as to
keep an exact debit and credit account
with each particular fund in the treas
ury. a.
Sec. 4. The auditor and comptroller
shall, severally, keep fair record Of all
claims or demands presented for pay
ment which shall have been allowed
and audited, and certified, and warrant
issued for the payment of the same as
and carefully file the same in
his office, with receipt or duplicate
hereof or the person receiving such
warrant for the payment Of the claim or
demand, which receipt shall be taken,
On theface ofsuch claim, in full for the
same. And the original Of all such
claims and receipts shall be kept by
he auditor, and the duplicates by the
Sec 5. The auditor Of state shall not
at any time draw any warrant upon the
state treasury. unless there is money
therein belonging to the fund upon which
The same is drawn to pay the same; nor
shall the comptroller Of the treasury GER
lify, countersign, or register. any war
rant drawn by the auditor Of state on the
treasurer of state; unless the same be
irawn by authority oflaw. and in con-
iormity to appropriation made BY law
IN money at the time actually in the
reasury according to the accounts Of his
,fice. subject to the payment ofthe same.
Sec. 4. The treasurer Of state SHALL.