M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-08-11

rome may have fair opportunity. Come
in carriages, tuggies, wagons, on horses, By
Rairord aud even, on jcol. Mn Of all sec-
dons umd all parties are respectfully invited
10 be present,
By order Democratic Central Committee,
Z. A. BRATrON, Chm'n,
A. PESDcE, Sec'y.
The Editor OF Iii" 5Ournnl Turned
Lawyer.
The Journal. few weeks since having
cCmplaillfd that the County Treasurer had
paid money out OF the TnasuTy upon the or.
der of the Audito", in favor of himself, we
took occasion to say thut to pay cut money
otherwise would be unlawful. But the jour
nal Of last week contains the following to
subslartraie its position. 1t will be found
on ppge AlG Of Swans r. S,
"Sec. .. The aulror shall il all cases
b. paid his fees out Of the County Tre'snry.
on the oner OF the County Commissioners,
who shall be sati fed OF lhe correctness Of
the acrount rendered by the Auditor, aud the
same ahall be authenticated Ivy his oalh, and
filed with the county Treasurer"
SurpOsing this to be the law, let us see
how it talies with the lacIs Of the case in
question.
First. The auditor must be paid his fees on,
of the County Treasury, This has been
done.
Secondly. It must be on the order Of the
Con missoners. This was the case, os we
find ty reference to the nil utes the Boarl
showing that they were satisfied ofthc cor
recuess Of The account" The auditor. be.
ing Clerk Of The Board executed the order o.
lha Commissioners by drawing the worant
ThiI!y. The Auditor must swear to hi.
account This also was done.
FourhIy. The authenticated account
must be ild with tie Treasurer. The au.
ditor declares that this too. has been done
Thus every requirement Of the above quoted
section las been complied with.
Now, the legal gentleman Of the Journa
need not have taken the trouble to look ava,
back to law passed in 1888, when he coul
have lounl one pls-d IN 1873 aud anothe
lin 1859, which fully meet the case.
BY reference 10 page 4G ol the laws Of l5j:
we fud it declared that.
"Spc. Q. No money shall be received in
to, or paiI ont OF the County Treasury, o
transferred to any person lnr dlsbursme
nm 'c,s il be urop The ord r Of HE Comfy Az
n dior excepting that the N ,Ary paid uy,r b
'rhc County Treasurer 20 the St'tr Tcea,u
ryr shall be On the draft Of tie comptroller
&C.. g.,
= Ngoin, see laws OF Ohio for 1850, rage l3C
Sec. 10. No cuims against the Coun,
q .ha,l he pa. d otherwise than upon the al 'ow
II ancc Of the County Commissioners upon d
n tearrqm g The County Auditor, except i
those rgsrs in which The an, uIl due Is lixe
by law, or is au hor zed to bs fix d by som
IT other person or tribunal iu which casfs Il
l. slme ShW he paid upon ile usrrGnt # II
County AHdt r upon the proper certli,a
Inf tie ,ersnu or tribunal allowing the sam
Provided that no pub'ic money shall bs d
nurSed by tie Cuuuly Comms. >iunrrs, or an
e Of them, hu' the s,me ShQR b. diSburyM
At he Comfy Treasurer upon hs lrurront
,. he County ..p3i'or,' &C. 81.
p ThelegaI gentleman ol the Jwnal wi
j perceive that The ab, We supergeGes, or al lea
i. erpiaias, what is meant By The section
him quoted, end shows that the auIitor act
strictly in conformity with law in drawn
tie warrant for all amount allowed, or {
:. dered to be paid by the Commissioners.
,r TIE Attorney for the Journal says;
~ Now We respectfully ask the Democr
ami its clique, if ever the Auditor has th
% his s,corn stulemenl with the Treasurer
p Oh! no. there is no "UiOIdt'Oa Of taw," in Il
lg case, NIr. Demucrat. We are credibl" i
,a formed that not one single surh account h
!, lever been filed in VintOn County. since
~ was made Truly, We have law abiji
d set of officers.
VI Well, what are you gcing to do about
r. Do you intend to haul Ex-rreasurer Pay
in over the Goals for paying out money in vlo
nd tion ofldw? We respectfully ask tie JJl
nal and lis clique" what business had y
Payne 10 pay cut money from the Tr5usu
We when the requirements OF the law had II
ID been rompitd with? And what business
1t hr Prosecuting Attorney for the MrArtl
n. Journal to ihus sneakingls attack Mr. Pay
a. one Of the finn pillars Of the Republican P
d. v?
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