The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1858-06-04

this act, or any other law Of this state, OF
by any other rule or regulation Of the
treasury made in conformity to law.
Sec. a.. For the purpose Of securing
more full and perfect system Of accounta'
blity among the officers Of the fiscal de-
partment OF the state, there shall be crea.
ted comptroller of the treasury, whose
term of office shall be three years, and j,
shall be his duty to make dilligent inqui
ry after all claims and accounts Of every
description in favor Of the state, and re-
quire prompt payment Of the same; and
in case the payment of any such claim bt
resisted. to place the same in process Of
collection, under the charge Of the attor'
ney general Of the state, and he shall per-
form such other duties, and receive such
compensation, as shall be prescribed by
law. IA ytJl-H I'd. st..- ..l 3. .H-lta
Sec. s. Every payment Of money in
to the state treasury shall bemade IN the
draft Of the comptroller, drawn in favor
OF the state treasurer, 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 sfore
said. And it shall be the duty Of the
comptroller to preserve a duplicate copy
Of every such draft, and 10 keep an accu.
rate record Of its number, amount, date
and name ofthe 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 ex.
act amount belonging to each fund. The
aulitor Of state shall keep an accurate rec
ord of every such weekly report Of the
comptroller, and charge the amount
thereof, specifically to each account kept
in the auditors office, of receipts and dis
bursements of the state treasurer.
Sec. 6. No money shall be drawn or
paid out Of the state treasury, or trans
ferred from the state treasury to any coun.
ty treasury, or to any other place, for use
or disbursement unless it be on the war
rant of the auditor of state drawn upon
the state treasurer, couatersigned by the
comptroller, on the treasurer for the pay
ment Of any money, unless the same shall
have been appoi ted by law, or the pur-
pose for which it is required 10 be paid
1t shall be the duty Of the auditor of state
TO preserve duplicate copy Of every such
warrant and also to keep an accurate rec
ord Of the number, amount and date oil
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 be.
longing to each fund. It shall be the du-
ty Of the treasurer Of state to keep accu.
rate records Of the number. amount, and
date ofevery draft Of the comptroller. in
favor OF the treasurer Of state, and to
whom payable, as well as Of every war
rant of the auditor of state on the treasu'
rer. presented and paid, and his books
shall at all times show the exact amount
of every payment into, and every pay
ment out Of the treasury, and the exact
condition of every fund. 5.aass- q.
Sec. 7. Theauditor Of state and comp
troller shall, at the close Of every three
months, or oftener if they see ft,after COM
pairing 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 treasu-
rer Of state, and ascertain the precise con-
dition of the state treasury upon the books,
and also, by actual inspection ascertain
the actual amount of money remaining
in thetreasury. together with all other
property, bonds, securities, claims, as
sets and effects, which should be in the
custody and possession Of the treasurer,
and report the result Of such settlement
and examination to the governor.
Sec. 8, Allpayments Of money into
the county treasury of every description,
excepting the payment Of taxes charged
on the duplicate and made before the re-
turn by the treasurer ofthe delinquent
list for unpaid taxes, shall be paid to the
county treasurer, on the draft Of the coun-
ty auditor, in favor Of the treasurer, and
the county auditor shall preserve dupli-
cate copy Of every such draft, and the au.
ditor and treasurer shall each keep an ac-
curate record Of the number, date and
amount ofevery such draft, specifying the
respective fundsin favor Of which they are
drawn; provided, however that in case Of
a payment 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 Of the draft Of the
county auditor; and in which case the
state auditor shall transmit triplicate
copy Of such warrant to the county audi
tor TO be by him preserved. and a record
by him kept Of the number, date, fund
and amount thereof.
. Sec. O.. No money shall he received