Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-06
LAWS OF OHIO.
mo. Sc. AN ACT
To establish the Independent Treasury of
-. the State of Ohio.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.

mo. 56. AN ACT
To establish the Independent Treasury o.
~. the State Of Ohio.
SECTION l.. Be it enacted by tile Gen.
ssraI assembly of the State of Ohio. That
the rooms assigned to the treasury of state,
in the capitol at Columbus, together with
'the sales, vaults and other proper and
necessary means for the security and safe
keeping of the public money thereto be-
longing, shall constitute the treasury Of
che state of Ohio. and the treasurer OF
state shall be required to use the treasury
30 constituted as the sole place for the
deposit and safe keeping Of the money Of
the state; and the money in the treasury
shall not be drawn or paid out except in
the manner hereinafter provided, and pur-
suant to appropriations made by law.
Sec. 2. That it shall be the duty Of
the county commissioners, of each county
in this state, to provide without delay, il
the same has not been already done, q
suitable room or rooms, with fre-proof
vaults or safes, and all other necessary
means for the security and safe keeping of
the public moneys in the county, 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 county treasurer, in the treas
ury of the county, and shall not be drawn
or paid out except in the manner provided
by law.
Sec. 8. The state treasurer and each
county treasurer shall be required to keep
safely in his treasury, without loaning,
using or depositing in bank, or elsewhere,
all the public moneys [ofl whatsoever
character, paid into such treasury, or
otherwise, at any time placed in his
possess on and custody, till the same is
ordered by the proper department or officer
of the state government to be transferred
orpaid out according to law; and when
such orders fer the transfer of payment
are received, faithfully and promptly to
make the same as directed, and also to do
and perform all othei 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.
Z Sec. 4. For the purpose or securing
a more full and perfect system of account
ability among the officers of the fiscal de-
partment of the state, there shall be Great
ed comptroller of the treasury, whose
term of office shall be three years, and it
shall be his duty to make diligent inquiry
after all claims and account of every de-
scription in favor of the state, and require
prompt payment of the state; and in case
the payment of any such claim be resisted,
to place the same in process of collection,
under the charge ofthe attorney general of
the state, and he shall perform such other
duties, and receive such ompensation, as
shall be prescribed by law.
Sec. 5. Every payment of money in
to the state treasury shall be made on the
draft of the comptroller, drawn in favor
of the state treasury, upon the person
making payment; and no payment into
the state treasury shall discharge the liza
bility of [to] the state, unless it be made
on the draft of the comptroller, as afore-
said. And it shall be the duty of the
comptroller to preserve duplicate copy
of every such draft, and to keep an ac-
curate record of its number, amount, date
and name of the person upon whom
drawn, designating the fund to which it
belongs; and to report the aggregate amount
of'all such drafts to the auditor of state
at the close of every week, designating the
exact amount belonging to each fund
The auditor of state shall keep an accurate
record of every such weekly report of the
comptroller, and charge the amount there
of specifically to each account kept in the
auditors office, of receipts and disburse-
ments of the state treasurer.
Sec.- 6. No money shall be drawn or
paid ont of the state treasury, or transfer
red from the state treasury to any county
treasury. or to any other place, for use or
disbursement, unless it be on the warrant
of the auditor of state drawn upon the
state treasurer, countersigned by the
comptroller, on the treasurer for the pay
ment of any money, unless the same shall
have been appointed by law, or the pur-
pose for which it its required to be paid.
1t shall be the duty of the auditor of state
to preserve a duplicate copy of every such
warrant and also to keep an accurate
record of the number, amount and date of
every such warrant, and the name of the
person in whose favor drawn, specifying
the fund from which payable, and to re-
port the aggregate amounts thereof to the
comptroller, at the close of every week,
showing the specific amount belonging to
each fund. It shall be the duty of the
treasurer ofstate to keep accurate records
of the number. amount, and date of every
draft of the comptroller, in favor of the
treasurer of state, and to whom payable,
as well as every warrant of the auditor Of
state on the treasurer presented and paid,
and ms books shall at all times show the
exact amount Of every payment into, and
every payment out Of the treasury, and
the exact condition of every fund
Sec. 7. The auditor of state and coron-
troller shall, at the close of every three
months, or oftener if they see fit. after
comparing and adjusting their records Of
the drafts of the comptroller in favor of
the treasury and the warrants of the
auditor against the same, settle with the
treasurer of state, and ascertain the precise
condition of the state treasury upon the
books, and also, by actual inspection, as
certain the actual amount of money re-
naming in the treasury, together with all
other property, bonds, securities, claims,
assets and effects which sbould he in the