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

copy of every such draft, and the auditor
and treasurer shall each keep an accurate
record of the number, date and amount Of
every such draft, specifying the respective
funds in favor of which they are drawn
provided, however. that in case of pay
ment or transfer of money from the state
treasury to the county treasury, the same
shall be made on the warrant of the
auditor of state, instead the draft of the
county auditor; and in which case the
state auditor shall transmit a triplicate
copy cfsach warrant to the county auditor
to be by him preserved, and record by
him kept of the number, date, fund and
amount thereof.
Sec. 9. No money shall be received
into, or paid out of the county treasury,
or transferred to any person for disburse-
ment, unless it be on the order of the
county auditor. excepting that the money
paid over by the county treasurer to the
state treasurer shall be on the draft of the
comptroller as hereinbefore provided; and
in all cases of the payment of the canal
tolls, rents upon school or ministerial
lands, the purchase money for school
lands, upon the surrender of leases or
other public dues coming in any wise to
the state, collected by any receiver on the
canals, or public works of the state, OF by
any register or receiver ofany school land
office, or any other collector or receiver of
the public money other than the state and
county treasurers; it shall be the duty of
such receiver, collector, register or other
officer receiving the same, to take, on pay
ing the same into the county or state
treasury as hereinafter provided, triplicate
receipts therefor, which shall specify the
fund or funds to which the money SO paid
belongs, two of which shall be deposited
with the county auditor of the proper
county, or which the auditor of state, ac-
cording as such officer may be required to
pay such money into the county or state
treasury. 1t shall be the duty of the
county or state auditor, after making
record of the amount, fund and date, and
names of the parties to such receipt, to
transmit one of said receipts to the comp
troller of Columbus, and the comptroller
shall, at the close of each month, or at
such time as shall be determined upon
by the auditor of state and comptroller
and treasurer of state acting conjointly,
draw draft in favor of the the state
treasurer, for the aggregate amount re-
ceived by such officer. No payment of
the public dues shall be valid to discharge
the liability to the state, until the said re-
ceipts shall be so deposited with the
ccuaty or state auditor, IS the case may
be.
Sec. 10. Every receiver On the canals
or public works of the state, and every
register or receiver of any school land
Office, and every other collector or receiver
of the revenue of the state other than the
state and county treasurers, shall, as often
as may be required, pay into the nearest
convenient county treasury, or the state
treasury. as the comptroller shall direct,
all moneys by him collected or received
since making the last payment.
Sec. IL. An inspector and thorough
examination shall pe had of the state
treasury, whenever deemed necessary, by
a committee of the general assembly, or of
either branch thereof, authorized by reso-
luton for that purpose, or by committee
of persons, not members of the general
appointed by resolution of the
general assembly. And it shall be the
duty of the governor, whenever the law
or in his opinion the public interests re-
quire it, to appoint some competent and
trustworthy accountant, of the highest
ability and skill, who in connection with
the secretary of state, shall Immediately,
without previous notice or intimation of
such intended examination and inspection,
proceed to make thorough and complete
examination of all the books, vouchers,
accounts, records, bonds, securities, claims,
assets, and effects, which are or should be
in the treasury, and shall count all moneys
in the treasury, and compare the books,
accounts, records, DC, with
those of the auditor of state and comptrol-
ler of the treasury, all of which it is here
by made the duty of the said auditor and
to place at their disposal on
demand. The treasurer of state shall,
upon demand, submit to the inspection of
such accountant, and the secretary of state,
or to the committee of the general assem-
bly, or of either branch thereof, all his
books, voucherst, accounts, records, and
other papers, together with all vaults.
safes, rooms or other apartments of his
office. The treasurer, or any of his clerks,
or the auditor or comptroller, may be
sworn by any of the persons making the
examination, either of whom is hereby
to administer oaths for that
They shall answer all questions
by such examiners or either
of them, touching the condition of the
treasury, and such examiners, whether
appointed by the general assembly or
either branch thereof, or by the governor,
are hereby empowered to compel the at
tendence of witnesses, send or persons and
papers, and punish for contempt, in the
same manner as courts of record. If on
counting the money and making such ex-
animation there shall be found the full
sum required by the accounts ofthe auditor
of state and comptroller of the treasury,
as we'll as the accounts, books, and legal
vouchers of the treasury of state, together
with all the other property, bonds. securi-
ties, claims, assets, and effects belonging
10 the state, and which should be in the
custody and possession of the treasurer of
s.a.e' the said inspector and secretary of
state shall certify the same over their
ofhcai signatures. in writing, in triplicate,