True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1858-05-12

dSII LilS ACT ndu not Deen passed.
" Sec. L. This act shall take effect upor
its passage. iaar 19dus,t
,2lo3W WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
,HAAJ1 MARTIN WELKER,
,o'sag- adJ /. President of the Senate
March %, 1858. .a-,..i
mo. Sc. ANiACT -~
10 establish the Independent Treasury 0
bathe State of 0hio.i -, .' ,a.;ia,
SECTION |. BE IL enacted By the Gene
raj asssnby ofhe State of Ohio, Tha
the rooms assigned 10 The treasurer o.
state, in the capitol a, Columbus, together
with the safes. vaults and other proper
and necessary means for the security and
safe-keeping of the public money thereto
belonging, shall constitute the treasury Of
the State of Ohio, and the treasurer Of
state shall be required to use the treasury
so constituted as the sole place for the
deposit and safe-keeping Of the money of
the state, and the money in the treasury
shall not be drawn or paid out except in
the manner hereinafter provided, an1
pursuant 10 appropriations made by law.
Lll Sec. Q. That it shall be the duty Of
the county commissioners, of each county
in this state, to provide without delay, if
sthe same has not been already done, a
suitable room or rooms, with fre-proof
vaults or safes, and all other necessary
means for the security and safe. s.kceping
of the public moneys in the county, and
the same shall constitute the treasury of
the county; and the public moneys paid
into the county treasury, whether it be-
long to the county, stale or other party,
shall be kept by The county treasurer, in
the treasury ofthe county, and shall not
be drawnIor'paid out except in the man.
lneroprovided by law. aaa -si. 5,tat
Sec 8. 'rhe state treasurer and each
county treasurer shall be required to
keep safely nhis treasury, without loan
ing, using or dsposiling in bank, or else.
where all the public moneys Tof1 what
ssoever character; paid into such treasury,
or otherwise, at any time placed in his
possession and custody, till the same is
ordered by the proper department or
sofficer ofthe stale government TO be uans-
tferred or paid out according to law; and
when such orders for the transfer or
payment are received, faithfully and
promptly to make the same as direc,ed,
and also to do and perform all other du :
,iies as a fiscal agent of the state, which
may be imposed BY this act, or any other
law of'this state, or by any other rule or
regulation of the treasury made in con
formity to law. a A"' o'a' 37al j. ..
Sec. 4. For the purpose Of securing a
more full and perfect system Of accoun,a.
bilily among the officers Of the fiscal
department of the state, there shall be
created comptroller of the treasury,
whose term of office shall be three years,
and it shall he his duty to make diigent
inquiry alter all claims and accounts of
every description in favor Of The state, and
Feqalte prompt payment Of the same
LRnd in case the payment Of any such
claim be resisted, 10 place the same in
process o.. collection, under the charge of
the attorney general Of the state, and he
shall perform such other duties, and
receive such compensation, as shall be
prescribed by law. H. la ..,.-..,. a-.., /.
so Ssc.u5. Every payment Of money into
the, stale treasury shal! be made on the
DRAFT OF the comptroller, drawn in favor
o OF tho state treasurer, npon the person
making peymenl; and no payment into
q the state, treasury shall discharge the
s Liability Of Cto the state, unless il be
made on the draft ofthe comptroller, AS
haforesaid, And il shall be the duty of The
beomPttOllerio preserve duplicate copy
HOfeyery such draft, and to keep an accu
dysiei record Of lis number, amount. date
= and pame oftheperson upon whom drawn,
designating the fund TO which it belougs;l
napdl tarepor. lhsoaegregate amount of all
. suehldraftsto 10 the auditor of state at the.
IHleae of every week, designating The
RexacI amount belonging to each fund.-.
'iElie spdjlOr Of state shalhkeep an sccuraie
record aOf every such weekly report Of
tha1cOmptroller, and charge the amount
thereof specifoqIlyitoi each account kept
IN the auditors office, ,oOfreceipts and dis
,butsemeRls ofihe staleltrcaslifer. ai1lgl5
ID Seas Bs No money shall be- drawnaor
paidOutdthe state treasury, or transfer
rad from the statg treasury to any county
sltsasutys ordo oany other place, for Hseor
disbuSemeui.s sunissaii beson ihowsrrsnt
tfythe apdiioraofsslaie drawn. upon9.liet
state treasurer, coun!crsigned by tile