American Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1855-1860, 1858-05-13
LAWS OF OHIO.
lUBLIsEED By AUTHORITY.
AN ACT.


r,.e.,,hs, nrov;de lor the better resnlst;on of
~. ,-r.,el d,Shu,s. n,en,- ana saIe ksen,ny
ofths nnhI,r revenue,
Srcr,os. n. n, a. enacted bv ths Gen,ral
Ass,mbIv Of tke Stare of flLi.. That The
srnlI,or of sfnie shall he thr chief accountios
officer of the treasury a. nart,nent > h. snail
krrp his ofFc, in m . STATE h,a,s. A. ths,I seal
,,f sovernn.enf IN which he shall'keen an A.
counts n.rta,n,ny 10 his ofio- in felation IN
The recent and disbursement Of The nuhlic
moneys IN The state logethtr Win ali vnuch
ers and reeos,ls ,hereof and all nroDertv untler
his care and his custody and manaye and di.
rect ali nego,iations and eorresnondence in
his official eapaci,y coneerninr the same, for
the best interests OF me state and 70 money
shall bs paid out Of the state treasury except
on his warrant; and the books aAd accounts
in his ofice shall. at m times show the exac:
amount OF every payment made into and out
Of the state treasury; and he shall keep in
uepnrale sets o. books the exact emounl 9f.
each particular fund; and the auditor or stl
treasurer Of state, and comptroller OF the tIea
sury shall each respectively keep On account,
in books prepared for that purpose, OF each
- aud every apprnpriailon made BY law, aud
~ shall enter 70 the credit Of eaeh account the q
mount thereof and charge against Il every
~ payment made ON account uf he same
Sec O. Every person making payment into
The state treasury shal inform the compt oleT
~ ofthe treasury thereof. and furnish hun with
., q apertinent description OF the liability or in
IS inent is 10 be made, and shall exhibit 10 MIN
alhaccounts, vouchers ordncmmenis, nscess,
" toenabIe him to ascertain III, true amount
az, To be pad, lrImless the eomptrollef shal have
in his office the means oi determining The
same ~ and the cuTnptTullet after { AretuI ex.
animation OF such vouchers and otter docu.
= nenls or Of the accounts records and vouoh.
ers IN his Office, as the case may TeaniTe, shall
certify TO the treasurer the amount 10 be paid
ss intul The treasury and The fund To WHICH m.
sIf same shall belong. and shall likewise Gritty
e same 10 the auditor Of state, and every
such rertIhcate shall De delvefed 10 he lTea
suTer, by the person asking PAYNE Mt theTroj,
al Or before the time Of making such payment,
and together with he accompanying draft in
Is favor Of the treasurer, shall be nnmbeTed, FL
ed and orelulIy preserved in the treasurer's
office; and. 0nTeceiving payne MT the reon The
treasurer shall, give to the person msting such
a payment, lTIplIe ate recelpis for he money so
s paid, specitS ns therein the, Liability On sc.
:. count II which such payment shall havr been
made according 10 the description contained
Ne in sacb ceftibcale The auditor and CONN
ais trosr oI the treasury shall examne all claims
and accounts. presented fot payment,
hs Sec. 3, The auditor and comptroller shall
sevefally, carefully examine ell claims and
demands of every kind, presented for nay
$50 Ment da df the staie treasury, and shall FIRST
teif De SATISFIED that the c,am Is Just and legal
.-s and opght TO be paid, before he shall allow
aud audit, OF certify, c0unteTslgn, or register
the same; aud, secondly, he shall ascertain
whether any money has been appropriated for
the no ymeBl % the same and being satisfied Of
a the foregoing requirements. lhe audit or shalIis
49, sue his warrant on the ueasurer Tor he payment
Of tie same, ulu Of the appropriation fund tor
which The clam nT demand Is required 10 be
~ pad. aud he shall credit himself with the
sbl mount Vf The WARRANT so issued, as against the
.f.a fun 0t OF which lhe same is 10 be pad SO
as 10 keep nm exact debt aud credit account
with each particular fund IN tile treasury.
hg ilt.tIo MI al
sgseg seNernliy, Keep far record vi ell cainns or
demands presented lor paymsut which shall
shnve bechhllowed aud audited, aud certihed
Faud warrant issued for the payne nj Of the
same rs aforesaid, aud carefully hle The sam.
,in his oi6ce, with a receipt OF du pl,cste there
u of0n the person Receiving such warrant for the
ts payment OF The clam or demand, which re-
ctipt shall be taktn, on the lace Of such claim
80 in lull Tor the same. And the original Of ali
such claims aud receipts shall be he nj by the
auditor. and the duplicates BY the comptfol. /.
ler ~
Sec. 5. The auditor OF state shall moi Al sny
eie time draw any warrant upon The state n, asu
ha ry, unless there u therein be pn,ing IN
h the fund ,ipan which The same N d "a wn n, nuv
the saiv; nor sbal the con,p,TolleI OF lbs tI, A.
" snry cerlliy, couniefs,Rn, or register any war
rahtdrawn by The auditor oi state ON ihe trea
q sJsaser of state, unless the sanle be drawn by
Ts}asaushoniy u law end IN conformity to appro
lpratlon MADE by law. ana ON money ~, ~.
,iime &C uslly m II 6 treasury accurd,py IN ,hs
accounts ol his office, subject 10 lie 5aymen,
o. esOf the same. 41f.s 'ts q a6sBg '1'T -
0nYi Sec, d The treasurer a ofsta,e shall nm nre
xeniarion, nav ali warrants drawn on ,b. tres
sury b, the auditor Of a,rie. duly eer,,6sd sra
counlefslRned by N. con,ptroiier. when in
e funds Of The psritculsl Iund On which ,b.
kia warrant Is drawn in s,ch monev and fun, "a II
The state Treasury AS snail have bern r,c,,,v.J
ior lakes, and other revenues OF tht stat,,, and
on paytrent nfthe same. he Eboii lake the rs
celpt u the pers, n presenting said warrant anil
gn enti led 10 the same ON. the fsce az si,cb ~,
yso rani, aad in full for The amonnt sn,,c,ticd
:, therein. and The, iIpasuTsT shall w,,r IN Ih.
face thereof he wvrj Paid, - which wa,,s~,
when 10 pad and cancelled. shnlI he oumhs,'
oi ,ed IN The order IN which L h. maid. ana he
shall feaoTd ths same IN the snnsonr,ae honL
kent f,I ina, parpose. and ais Nm. same in his
.nldcs. a. his voucher for so much NANCY ps,d
out, and shall credit himself with M nmount
80 al the wnrranl panl nm bis acc,,,n, a,,a, a,
aG3 the parl ocular fund appropriated and for which
- he has charpsa himself As herein pToyideJ sn
ns 10 keep on .xpct debl md ored,, seoonn. ~
sacl, unriiouIar fund m his nf6cs
Sec 4. Tie compIroIler an The treasury
ahan have oharpe ofthas hsnL d.n.,,n,ss, n.