Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-05-06

of his contingent fund, for his services
such compensation, not exceeding at the
rate of four dollor per day, together with
his necessary travelling expenses, if any
there should be, as thegovernor may deem
just and reasonable; and every certificate
as herein provided, shall also contain q
statement of the exact amount of money
SO found and counted in the treasury, and
the exact amount belonging to each par
tfcular fund, together with schedule oi
all the other property of the state as above
described.
Sec.l2. An inspection and thorough
examination of all the books, vouchers,
accounts, moneys, bonds, securities and
other property in the treasury of each and
every county in this state, shall be made
by the county auditor and county COM
missioners thereof, as often as once in
every three months in every year, and it
is hereby made part of the official du-
ties of the judge of probate of each coun-
ty, as often as once in every six months,
or oftener if the said Judge shall deem it
necessary, without notice to any other
person, to appoint in writing under the
seal of said court, a competent and trusty
accountant, who shall forthwith, without
previous notice or intimstion to the couty
treasury, of such intended inspection and
examination, enter the county treasury
and proceed immediately to count the
money therein, and inspect and examine
the books, records and vouchers thereof;
and if on counting and inspecting the same,
there shall be found the full sum in mon
ey required by the accounts of the auditor,
and the accounts and books, aud legal
vouchers of the treasurer, together with
all other property, bonds. securities,
claims, assets and effects, which should be
in the custody and possession of the treas
urer; the said inspector shall certify the
same in writing, in triplicate, one cupy of
which certificate shall be recorded in the
books of the treasury, and filed by the
treasurer in his office, and one copy shall
be recorded and fled by the auditor of the
county, and one other copy thereof shall
be duly reported to the said probate court,
and be entered of record therein. And
the accountant so appointed, on preform-
ing the duties herein required, shall be
paid at the rate of three dollars per day
for the time necessary to the performance of
the same, out of the county treasury, on
q warrant drawn by the county auditor,
and approved by the certificate of said
court particularly speci6ing the duty pre-
formed. And every certificate as herein
provided, shall also contain statement
of the exact amount of money so found
in and counted in the county treasury,
and the exact amount belonging to each
particular fund. together with all proper
ty, bonds, securities, assets and effects as
Sec. 13. On and after the 4th day of
July, 1858, all payments from the state
treasury of twenty dollars and under, and
after the 4th day of July, 1859, all pay
ments of fifty dollars and under, and
after the 4th day of July, 1860, all pay
ments of one hundred dollars and under,
and after the 4th day of July, 1861, all
payments oftwo hundred dollars and un-
der and after the 4th day of July, 1862,
all payments of three hundred dollars and
under and after the 4th day of July, 1868,
all payments of four hunderd dollars and
under and after the 4th day of July, 1864,
all payments of five hundred dollars and
under, and after the 4th day of July, 1865,
al payments whatever, shall be made in
specie. All payments made from the
state treasury shall be held to be made by
he treasurer of state.
Sec. IA. On and after the 4th day of
July, 1858, all payments out of every coun-
y TREASURY Of five dollars and under and
after the 4th day of July, 1859, all pay
nents of ten dollars and under; and after
he 4th day of July. 1860, all payments
Of twenty dollars and under; after the 4th
lay of July, 1861, all payments of thirty
dollars and under; and after the 4th day
Of July, 1862, all payments of fifty dol
ars and under; after the 4th day of July,
1868, all payments of one hundred dol
ars and under; after the 4th day of July,
1854, all payments of two hundred dol
ars and under; after the 4th day of July,
1855, all payments whatever, shall be
made in specie only.
Sec. Is. That if any officer or other
person charged with the collection, re-
,eipt, safe keeping transfer or disburse-
nent of the state, or to any county, or
:ownship, or organized city or village in
his state shall convert to his own use, or
% the use of any other person or persons,
body corporate, association or party
whatever, in any kind of security. stock,
oan, property, land or merchandise, or
n any other manner or form whatever, or
hall loan, with or without interest, to
my company, corporation, association or
Individual, or shall deposit with any COM
,any, corporation or individual, any
portion of the public money, or any
,ther funds, property, bonds, securities,
assets or effects of any kind, received, con-
rolled, or held by him for safe keeping,
ransfer or disbursement, or in any other
way or manner, or for any other purpose;
,r if any person shall advise, aid, or in any
manner participate in such act, every such
.ct shall be deemed and held in law to be
IN embezzlement of so much of the said
moneys or other property as Aforesaid, as
hall be thus converted, used, invested,
oaned, deposited or paid out as aforesaid;
which is hereby declared to be a high crime
md misdemeanor, and upon prosecution,
rial by indictment and conviction thereof
,efore any court of this state having COM
,etent jurisdiction, such officer or person
,r nersons shall be sentenced to imprison-