The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-08-12
VOLUME X. NO. 80.

amended, and of tho act to establish tho in
,Ieoeudent treasury of the State of Ohio, or
of tho public money belonging to tho SOW
ernl counties or townships, shall be paid by
the treasurer of the proper county, under tho
supervision of ;ho county commissioners
and county suditor of such county, by tho
warrant of the said auditor, drawn on the
treasury, and certified by said commission
ers rs to tho object for which 1t was drawn.
Aud any failure, or neglcct,or refusal on tho
part of any county treasurer, to provide
specie for the payments of specie out OF his
treasury without unnecessary Inconvenience
or trouble or individual loss or expense to
tho tax payers in the manner prescribed in
and by tho fourteenth (4) section o. tho
act entitled IAN act to establish tho indo-
pendent treasury in the State of Ohio,
passed April 18th, 1858, shall DO doomed
and held in law TO be a misdomeanor, and
on his trial and conviction thereof, by in
dictment before any court having compe-
tent Jurisdiction, he shall be scntonced Tor
each such offenso to pay fine OF not loss
than twenty dollars nor more than tivo-hun-
dred dollars. And each county treasurer
shall make O settlement with tho county
commissioners and county auditor OF his
county semi-annunlly, rs provided by law
and he shall be allowed for his services, two
and one-half per centum on all moneys by
him received, and two and ono half per cent
on all moneys by him paid out during tho
preceding half year, where each sum so re-
ceivod or paid out shall not exceed City dol
lars; and on all sums, so received or so paid
out, exceeding fifty dollars and not exceed
ing ono-hundred dollars each, one and ono
half per centumi and OH all sums so received
or paid out, oxceedingone-hundro dollars
M fVyn IA N m raH Hnll llapa oh
ono per ccntum; and on all sums so received
or paid out, exceeding two-hundred dollars
aud not exceeding fyo.hundred dollars each.
one half of ono por'centun; and on all sums,
80 received or paid out, exceeding fvo.hun-
dred dollars each, one quarter Of one per
centum for receiving into, and one quarter
OF one per centum for paying out OF the
treasury as aforesaid, horeby expressly ox-
Cepting that which may be collected on tho
tax duplicate and that collected for taxes
on delinquent or forfeited lands, by sale of
such land or otherwise and excepting also
that on which some other rate Of COM
pensaton is fixed by law. And said treas.
urer shall be credited with tho sum by him
paid Tor printing such advertisements as he
is required to publish in some newspaper,
and with tho sum paid by him for blank
books and stationery necessarily used in his
Office; provided that no percentage shall be
allowed to tho treasurer on any money by
him received from his predecessor in Office,
or from tho legal representatives of such
predecessor.
SEC L. That section (27) of tho aforesaid
act be so amended as to read as follows
Sec. 27. The county commissioners of each
county in this state, are hereby required TO
nroyia.S, 20 sum as pruvticabo after the pass
age of this act, all such rooms or Offices, and
construct such fire and burglar proof vault,
or provide such fire and burglar proof safe,
aud other means of security in the Office of
tho county treasurer in tho public buildings
of each county, as may be needed by the
county treasurer for tho perfect protection
and safe keeping of tho money thoreiu.-
And if any county commissioner or county
commissioners of any county in this State
shall fail, or neglect, or refuse to provide
and furnish tho county tho county treasurer
of their county, such fire proof and burglar
proof safe or vault, for the safe Keeping of
tho public money therein, as tho said treas
urer shall require or demand in writing, any
such commissioner, or commissioners, so
failing, neglecting, or refusing to provide
the same, shall be held In law as guilty of n
high msdemeanor, and Oh trial and convic-
Iion thereof, before any court having COM
petent jurisdiction, shall be sovoraly fined,
for tho use of the county, by tho court be.
1oro which such trial and conviction is had,
SO any sum not exceeding ono thousand dol.
lars, nor less than ono-hundred dollars, with
costs of prosecution at the discretion of said
court, for each such oltonsc; and tho said
county commissioner or commissioners so
failing, or noglocting, or refusing to furnish
the same, shall moreover bo held liable on
his or their official bond, and also in his or
their private capacity, to pay for tho use of
tho county, for all amounts of money or
property that may DO stolen, robbed or un-
lawfully taken from such county treasury
during the time between tho periods whom
such reGuisitioE or demand shall havo boon
made by any such treasurer, and the time
when such vault, safe, and Othor means of
security, may be furnished to such treasurer
by such commissioner or commissioners.
SEC. 8. That tho original sections six (6),
fifteen (25J and twenty-sevon (27), of the
net hereby amended, and section thirty-ono
(3l) of tho act entitled an act prescribing
tho dutios OF county treasurers. passed
March 18th, 1881, and took effect juno lst,
1881, DO and tho Same are hereby repealed;
provided, that tho repeal of tho said sections
of said acts shall not affect any rights ac-
quired under them or either of them, or af-
tect any liability, civil or criminal, growing
out of or arising out of, or arising under
said sections of said acts, or either of them
or tho prosecution of them to final judg.
nent, agroeably to the law heretofore exist.
ing.
SEC. G. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from aud after its passage.
WILLIAM b. WOODS,
Speaker Of The House Of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER.
President Of the Senate.
April. 8, 1859.