The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1859-05-25

AN ACT.

AN ACT,
PreS9ibiag tie duties Of Couity I4ditor.
Section /. BE it enacted by the lienoral AS
sembly of the State Of Ohio, rha, there shall be
elected hereafter by the qualified electors o ca ch
organized couny in this STATE, on the second
Fuesay in October, biennally, one county au.
ditor tor each county, who shall hold his ofIc3
for two years, from the first Monday in March
next succeeding ius election, and until his sue
cessor ls elected aud qualified, and shall keep
his office at the seat ot Justice Of his county.
Ssc.2 Each county aulttor previous TO en-
terlng upon the duties OF his office shall give
bond with two or more sure,ieS, to the accep-
tance OF the commissioners OF the county, in
such penal sum. not less than two Thousand dol.
lars, nor more than twenty thousand dollars, as
The SAID commit. slonerS may require, pay able to
the 81 ate Ohio, md conditioned for the f1thfuI
discharge Of the duties of his eificc; and shall
also take and subscribe an oath or afiirmation to
be endorsed upon the said bond; that he will
faithfully and impartially discharge the duties
OF his )ilice 10 the best Of his skill and ability;
which bond,so endor sed, shall he deposited with
the county t. easurer, and be by him carcf ully
preserved.
Sec 3 Ii any county auditor shall fail to
ma ke 5ettiem "nt,Ur tail to pay Ier all moneys
with hich he may stand charged, at the time
and in the manner prescribed bv law, or shall
msapply any m ,ney which may come into his
posSessi m IN the dischlrge OF his official duties
II shall be the duty of the county commission
ers 10 caue suit to be instituted against such
auditor, and his sureties, IN the court of common
pleas OF the said county, or other court having
jurisdiction Of such cases That whenever suil
shall have beencnmnenced against any delin
quent county auditor IN manner as atcre'ald
the commissioners Of such county NAV at their
discretion, remove such auditor from office, and
appoint some person to fill the vacancy thereby
created, as heretofore by law provided.
Sec 4. Snit may ba instituted on such bond
against the county auditor and his suraties in
the name of the State Of Ohm. and for he use
OF the state, county orany parlv or persons in.
iured by the misconduct in oiiicG OF ths auditor
or the omission of any duly required OF him by
law.
Sec. ). II any person elected to the Office of
county auditor shall not rive bond and take the
oath or nih rmatiun as required in the secon-
section OF this act, on or b,lpfe the first Mon
lay OF march, next after his election the office
shall be considered as vacant.
Sec 8. When vacancy shall happen in
the Office of co>Ility aadi'Or either from death,
removal out OF the c1uaty resignation, from fail
uro to giIe bond, or from any other cahse, the
county commissioners o: the proper comfy shall
appoint some suitable person 10 hi such Vacan-
cy. and the person so appointed shall give bond
and take an oath or affirmation, as required in
the second section U this act. and snail iold his
Office until the next annual election to be held
in such county, and until his successor shall be
elected and qualified.
Sec. T. When any county auditor, having
no deputy. shall be nable by reason of sickness
TO perform the duties OF his Office, within the
time specified by law for their performance or
when both the auditor and Nis deputy shall be 81
disabled by sickness or otherwise the county
commissioners OF the proper county shall ap
point some suitable person to do and perform the
duties oil county auditor, during such disability
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bond and security, for tho faithful discharge OF
the duties OF the appointment, Us they shall
deem expedient
Sec. =. No Judge Of the supreme court, or OF
the court OF common pleas, OF clerk OF either OF
said courts, county commissioner, county re
cordGr, c1unty surveyor or county treasurer
shall be eligible to the Office OF county audi
tor.
Sec. g. The county auditors and their dep
ties are hereby authO 'lzed to aomlnistcT any
oath or affirm lion rendered nece slry to ihe
performance OF any OF the duties of their re-
spective offices.
Sec. 10. The county auditor shall by virtue
of his office, be clerk to the board of county
commissioners of his county, and shall keep an
accurate record OF their corporate proceedings,
and shall carefully preserve all the documents,
books records maps, and other papers required
to be deposited or kept in his Office,
Sec IL. Fla III county auditor, on going out
Of Office shall deliver up to his successor IN OF
ice all moneys, books. records, maps, ducu
inents, vouchers, papers & other pr'y inhi hands
belonging 10 the county; and in the case OF the
death OF any county auditor, his personal rep
resentatiYe shail in like manner, deliver up ali
such books, moneys, records, maps, docum ents
und other property
Sec. 10. The county auditor shall keep an
act ura;e account current with the treasu rer OF
his county; and when any person shall deposit
with the auditor any receipt given by the treas
for any money paid into tbs treasury, the au IL.
or shall file such receipt il his Office, and shal
charge tic treasurer with the amount there.
Of e
Sec. IL. No claim against the county shall
be paid othsrwise thin upon the allowance OF
the county commissioners upon the Warrant OF
the couaiy auditor, except in those cases where
the amount 10 hAed by law, or is authorized To
be fixed by some other person or tribunal, In
which cases the same shall be paid on the war
rant OF the county atdltur, upsn the proper GER.
titicate ot the person tribunal allowing the
same; provided, that no public money shall be
disbursed by the county commissioners, or any
0 I them, but the same shall be dis5ursed by the