The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1859-06-01
March 90, IS
mo. 1901
AN ACT.

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Prescribing the duties Of County Auditors.
Section l. Be IL enacted by the General is
sembly of the State Of Ohio, That there shall
be elected hereafter by the qualified electors of
each organized county in this State, on the
second Tuesday in October, biennially. one
county auditor Tor each county, who shall hold
his Office for two years, from the first Monday
of March next succeeding his election, and
until his successor is is elected and qualified
and shall keep his Office at the seat of justice
of his county.
Sec. 2. Each county auditor, previous to
entering upon the duties of his Office, shall
give bond, with two or more sureties, to the
acceptance of the commissioners of the coun-
ty in such penal sum, not less than two thou
sand dollars, nor more than twenty thousand
dollars as the said commissioners may require
payable to the State of Ohio, and conditioned
for the faithful discharge of the duties of his
ofice and shall also take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation, to be endorsed upon the
said bond, that he will faithfully and impair
TALLY discharge the duties of his Office to the
best of his skill and ability; which bond so en-
dorsed shall be deposited with the county
treasurer, and pe by him carefully preserved.
sec. 3. 1t any county auditor shall fail to
make settlement, or fail to pay over all mon
eys with which he may stand charged, at the
shall misapply any money which may come in
to his possession in the discharge of his official
duties, it shall be the duty ofthe county commits
sioners to cause suit to be instituted against
such auditor, and his sUreties, ia the court of
common pleas of said county, or other court
having jurisdiction of such cases. That when
ever suit shall have been commenced against
any delinquent county auditor i'll manner rs
aforesaid, the commissioners ofsuchceunty may
| at their discretion, remove such auditor from
Office, and appoint some person to I'LL the
vacancy thereby created, as heretofore by law
provided
Sec. 4. Suit may be instituted Oh such
bond, against the county auditor and his Sc
curities, in the name of the State of Ohio, and
for the use ofthe state, county, or any party
or persons injured by the misconduct in Office
of the auditor, or by the omission of any duty
| required of him by law.
| Sec. 5. If any person elected to the Office
of county auditor shall not give bond, ard take
| the oath or affirmation as required in the sec
| ond section of this act, on or before the first
Monday of March, next after his election, the
| Office shall be considered vacant. !"
Sec. 6. When vacancy shall happen in
| the Office of county auditor, either from death,
removal out of the county, resignation, failure
to give bond, or from any other cause, the
shall appoint some suitable person to fill such
vacancy; and the person so appointed shall
give bond and take and subscribe en- oath OF
affirmation, as required in the second section OF
this act, and shall hold his office until the
next annual election to be held in such county
and until his successor shall be elected and
qualified.
Sec. Z. When any county auditor, having
no deputy, shall be unable, by reason of sick
ness, to perform the duties of his office, within
the time specified by law for their perform
ance, or when both the auditor and his deputy
shall be SO disabled by sickness or otherwise
the county commissioners of the proper county
shall appoint some suitable person to do and
perform the duties of county auditor, during
such disability, and may require of the person
so appointed, such bond and security, for the
faithful discharge of the duties of the appoint
ment, as they shall deem expedient.
Sec. 8. No judge Of the supreme court, OF
Of the court Of common pleas, or clerk of either