The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-06-01

Sec. 3. That section twenty five (25) Of
the Aforesaid act be so amended as to read as
follows: Sec. 25. All costs and expenses of
the safe keeping and disbursement according
TO the requirements of the act hereby amend
ed, and, of the act to establish the ndepend-
ent treasury Of the state Of Ohio, Ofthe pub
lie money belonging to the several counties
or townships, shall be paid by the treasurer
Of The proper county under the supervision
Of the county commissioners and county au-
ditor ofsuch county, by the warrant Of ofthe
said auditor, drawn on the treasury, and GER
titled by said commissioners rs to the object
for which it was drawn. And any failure,
or neglect, or refusal on the part OF any coun-
ty treasurer to provide specie FOR the payments
Of specie out of his treasury without unneces-
sary inconvenience or trouble or individual
loss or expense to the tax payers in the man
ner prescribed in and by the fourteenth (l4)
section of the act entitled ian act to estab-
liSh the independent treasury Of the State of
Ohio passed April II, 1853, shall be deemed
and held in law to be misdemt anors, and
on his trial and conviction thereof by indict-
ment before any court having competent iuris-
diction, he shall be sentenced for each such
ottense to pay a fine OF not less than twenty
dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
And each county treasurer shall make 4 set.
tlement with the county commissioners and
county auditor of his county semi snnually,
as provided by law; ind he Shall he allowed
for his services, two and one half per centum
on all moneys by him received, and two and
one half per centum on all moneys by him
paid on during the preceding half year,
u hnI Sp ,pc n
shall not exceed fifty dollars; and on all sums,
so received or SO paid out, exceeding fifty dol
lars and not exceeding one hundred dollaH
esch, one and one half per centum; and on all
sums, so received or paid out, exceeding one
hundred dollars and not exceeding two hun
dred dollars cach one per centum; and on all
sums, so received or paid out, exceeding two
hundred dollrrS and not exceeding five hun.
1red dollars each, one half ofone per centum;
and on all sums, so received or paid out, ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars each, one quar-
ter OF one per centum for receiving into, and
one quarter of one per centum for paying out
Of the treasury az aforesaid, hereby express
| ly excepting that which may be collected on
the tax duplicate, and that collected for tax
eS on the tax duplicate, and that collected for
taxes ondelinquent or forfeited lands, by sale
of such lands or otherwise; and excepting al
so that on which some other rate OF cumpen-
sation is fixed by law. And said treasurer
shall be credited with the sum by him paid
for printing such advertisements as he is re
quircd to publish in some newspaper, ard
with the SUN by him paid for blank books
and stationery necessarily used in his office
provided, provided that no per centage shall
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| him received from his predecessor in office,
or from the legal representative Of such pre-
deceSSor.
| Sec. 4. That section twenty seven q of
the aforesaid act be so amended as to read as
follows: Sec. 27. The county commissioners
of each county in this state, are hereby re-
quired to provide, as soon as practicable af-
ter the passage Of this act, all such rooms or
Offices and construct such fire and burglar
proof vault, or provide slch fire aud burglar
proof sale, and other means Of security. in the
of the county treasurer in the public build
| ings OF each county, rs may be needed by the
county treasurer for the perfect protection and
Sa te keeping Of the money therein. And il
any county commissioner or county coInmiS-
Sioners Of any county in this state Shall tail,
or neglect, or refuse to provide and furnish
the county treasurer of their county, such
fire ,,proot and burglar proof safe or vault, for
the sale keeping of the public money therein,
as the said treasurer SHALL require or demand
in writing, any such commissioner or com
missioners, so failing, neglecting, Or refusing
to provide the same, shall be held in law as
guilty of high niSdemeanor, and on trial
and conviction thareof before any court hav-
ing competent jurisdiction, shall he severaly
fined, for the use Of the county, by the court
before which such trial and conviction is had
in any sum not exceeding one thousand dol
lars, nor less than one hundred dollars, with
costs of prosecution, at the discretion OF the
said court for each such oifense; and the said
county commissioner or commissioners, SC
falling or neglecting or refusing to furnish
the same. shall moreover he held liable on his
or their official bond, and also in his or then
private capacity, to pay for the use of the
county, for all amounts Of money or proper
ty that may be stolen, robbed, or unlawfullS
taken from tuch county treasury during the
time between the period when such rcquiSi
ton or demand shah have been made by any
such treasurer and the time when such vault
safe, and other means Of security, may bt
furnished to such treasurer by such commits
soner or commissioners.
Sec. s. That the original sections six, 6
fifteen, Is, TWENTY-FIVE, %, twenty-seven, "a
Of the act entitled an act prescribing the dp
ties Of county treasnrerS, passed March ~
1881, and took effect June |, 1891 be and
the same are hereby repealed; provided, thai
the repeal Of the said sections of said act'
shall not affect any rights acquired under
them or either ofthem, or affect any liability
civil or criminal, growing out OF, or arising
under said sections of said acts, or either o
them, or the prosecution Of them to tina
judgment, agreeabiy to the law heretofore ex
isting
Sec g. This act shall take effect and bt
in force from and after its passage.
w. 3. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
MARTIN WELKER,
Pesident of the Senate