The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1858-06-02
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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
AN ACT
AN ACT
To further provide for the better regulation Of
the roceipt. disbursement and sale keeping of

| the receipt, disbursement and sale Keeping ol
\ the public revenue.
Section l. Be IL enacted By the General ASSEM-
Gy of the State of Ohio, That the auditor oil
state Shall be the chief accounting officer OF the
treasury department; 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 and dis5urse
ment of the public moneys of the state, togeth-
er with all vouchers and records thereof and all
property under his care and in his custody and
manage and direct all negotiations and cores
pondance in his official capacity concerning the
same for 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 ac-
counts of his Office shall, at all times, show the
exact amount of every payment made into and
out of the state treasury, and he shall keep in
separate sets of books the exact amount Of each
particular fund; and the auditor Of statc treas
urer Of state, and comptroller of the treasury,
shall each respectively keep an account,in books
prepared for that purpose, of each and every ap-
preparation made by law, and shall enter to the
credit of each account the amount thereof and
charge against it every payment made on ac-
count of the same
Scc 2. Every person making payment into
the state treasury shall inform the comptroller
Of the treasury thereof and furnish him with a
pertinent description of the liability or indebt-
edness on account of which such payment IS
to be made; and shall exhibit to him all accounts
vouchers or documents, necessary to enable him
to ascertain the true amount to be paid, (unless
the comptroller shall have in his office the
means of determining the same;) and the comp
troller, aiter careful examination ofsuch YOU
chers and other documents 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 ofstate;
and every such certificate shall be delivered to
the treasurer, by the person making payment
thereon, at or before the time of making such
payment, and together with the accompanying
draft in favor of the treasurer shall be number
ed filed, and carefully preserved, in the treas
urer's office; and, on receiving payment thereon
the treasurer shall give to the person making
such payment, triplicate receipts for the money
so paid, specifying therein the liability on ac-
count Of which such payment shall have been
made according to the description contained in
such certificate. The auditor and comptroller
OF the treasury shall examine all claims and ac-
counts presented for payment.
Sec. g., The auditor and comptroller shall sew
orally, carefully examine all claims and demands
of every kind, presented for payment out of the
state treasury and shall first be satisfied that
the claim is just and legal, and ought to be paid
before he shall allow it. Or certify, countersigr
or register the same-and, secondly, he shall as
certain whether any money has been apprepri
ated for the payment of the e,and being sat
lsfed Of the foregoing requirements the auditor
shall issue his warrant on the treasurer for tht
payment of the same out of the appropriate
fund for which the claim or demand is required
to be paid, and he shall credit himself with the
amount of the warrant so issued as against the
fund out of which the same is to be paid so as
to keep an exact debt and credit account with
each particular fund in the treasury.
Sec. 4. The auditor and comptroller shall
severally, keep fair record of all CLAIMS or de-
mands presented for payment which shall have
been allowed and audited, and a warrant issued
for the payment of the same as aforesaid, and
carefully file the same in his office, with re-
ceipt or duplicate thereofof the person recei-
wing such warrant for the payment of the claim
or demand, which receipt shall be taken, on the
face of such claim in full for the same. And
the original Of all such claims and receipts shall
be kept by the auditor, and the duplicates by
the comptroller.
Sec g. The auditor Of state shall not at any
time draw ary 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
certify, countcrsign, or register any warrant
drawn by the auditor of state ON the treasury
of state, unless the same be drawn by authori
ty of law and in conformity to the approrria-
ton made by law, and on money at the timt
actually in the treasury according to the ac
counts of his office, subject to the payment o
the same. r .....,..-
Sec 6. The treasurer Of state shall, on pre-
sentation, pay all warrants drawn on the treas
ury by the auditor of state, duly certified ant
colntersigred by the comptroller, when in fund.-
of the particular fund on which the warrant is
drawn, in such money and funds in the state
treasury as shall have been received for taxes
and other revenues of the state, and on pay
ment of the same, be shall take the receipt o
the person presenting said warrant and entitled
to the same, on the face of such warrant, am
in full for the amount specified therein and tht
treasurer shall write on the face thereof tht
word Paid which warrant when not paid ant
cancelled shall be numbered in the order il
which il is paid, and he shall record the sam,
in the appropriate book kept for that purpose
and file the same in his office, as his vouche
for SO much money paid out, and shall credi
himself with the amount Of the warrant pait
on his account against the particular fund ap
propriated, and for which he has charged him
self as herein provided, so as to keep an exac
debit account of each particular fund in his OF
flee.
Sec. Z. The comptroller shall have charge O
the bank department in the auditor OF state
$ Office and shall do and perform all and ever,
? duty now or hereafter devoIved by law upon th
office in regard to banks; and shall annual,
Q make his report to the auditor Of state, to be b.
9 him included in his annual report.
7 Sec. s. The certificates Of the funded deb
of the State of Ohio, or Of any other state, o
7 of the United States deposited with and trans
7 ferred to the treasurer Of state, to secure tn
circulation of bank notes, under the provisions
Of the act entitled, AN act to incorporate tn
t State bank of Ohio, and other banking compa
Mes passed February "a, 1885, and the lik
certificates transferred to and deposited will
the auditor Of state as security for circulation
under the provisions of an act entitled, AN &C
to authorize free mnking,' passed March q
1851, shall hereafter be held and kept in th
: treasury Of the state of Ohio, as part Of th
. securities belonging to the state; and whenever
in ordering to redeem any Of their circulation o
said banks, it shall be necessary to sell any par
OF such securities, the commissioners of tn
, sinking fund shall convert the Same into none.
and pay the proceeds thereof upon the draft Q
the comptroller of the treasury drawn upol
said board countersigncd by the auditor of stat
!; into the state treasury.
i, Sec g. Whenever any bank as Aforesaid ,shal
be desirous Of diminishing the amount of it
circulating notes, shall desire to deliver to th
treasurer Of state or to the auditor Of state, a
" the case may be, any portion Of it's notes, to
d DESTROYED, all such notes shall be first presen