Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1859-06-10

ed with the sum by him paid for printing
such advertisements as he is required to pub
lish in some newspaper, and with the sum
by him paid for blank books and stationery
necessarily used in his office; provided that
no per centage shall DO allowed TO the treas
urer on any money by him received from
his predecessor in Office, or from the legal
representatives Of such predecessor.
Sec. 4. That section twenty-seveu (27)
of the aforesaid net be so amended MS to
read as follows: Sec. 81. The county com.
missioncrs Of each county in this state, are
hereby required to provide, as soon as prac.
ticable after the passage of this act, all
such rooms or offices, and construct such
fire and burglar proof vault, or provide such
fire and burglar proof safe and other means
of security, in the Office of the county treas
urer in tho public buildings Of each county,
as may be needed by tho county treasurer
for tho perfect protection and safe keeping
OF the money therein. And if any county
commissioner or county commissioners Of
any county in this state shall fail, or neglect,
or refuse to provide and furnish the county
treasurer of their county, such fire proof
and burglar proof safe or vault, for the safe
keeping Of the public money therein, as
the said treasurer shall require or demand
in writing, any such commissioner or com
missioners, so failing, ncglecting, or refusing
TO provide the same, shall be held in law a,
guilty of high misdemcanor, and on trial
and conviction thereof, before any court
having competent jurisdiction, shall be sew
orally fined, for the use Of the county, by
the court before which such trial aud con
viction is had, in any sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars, nor less than one hundred
dollars, with costs Of prosecution, at the
discretion Of the said court, for each sucI
offense; and tho said county commissioneI
or commissioners, so failing, or neglectiug
or refusing TO furnish the same, shalr more
over be held liable on his or their officia
bond, and also in his or their private capac
i ity, to pay for the use of the county, for al
amounts Of money or property that may b,
stolen, robbed, or unlawfully taken from
such county treasury during the time be
tween the period when such requistion 0
demand shall have been made by any sucl
treasurer, and the time when such vault
safe, and other means of security, may b
furnished to such treasurer by such commits
|. sioner or commissioners.
{ Sec. 5. That tho original sections si1
: (6,) fifteen, Q5,) twenty five (25) an
! (27,) of the act hereby amended, and SEE
(, tion thirty-one (3l) of the act entitled a
} act prescribing the duties of county treasr
: rers, passed March II, 1881, and took e
S feet June l, 1881, be and the same are her,
. by repealed; provided, that the repeal
+ tho said sections of said acts shall not atfe,
: any rights acquired under them or either
: them, or affect any liability, civil or Grimm
D al, growing out OF, or arising under sal
sections of said acts, or either of them, {
: the prosecution of them to final judgmen
F; agrceably to the law heretofore existing.
t See. 8. That this act shall take effe,
and be in force on and after its passage.
: WILLIAM B. WOODS,
c Speaker of House Of Representative
? MARTIN WELKER,
President of tho Sendt