Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1859-05-16
LAWS OF OHIO,
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lEbl, and twenty seven ll4l, OF the Aot untitled
an act 10 further provide for tho better regula.
tion Of the receipt, disbursement and safe keep
Jog Of the public revenue, passed April ",
1853,
Section 1. Be Il enacted by the General Assem-.
bly, Of the State Of Ohio, That section Of the act
entitled "an act further TO provide for the botier
regulation Of the receipt, disbursement and safe
keeping Of the public revenue" passed April I2lh
1883, be 20 amended % 10 read a. follows Sec.
g, The treasurer Of state shall, on presentation,
pay all warrants drawn on the treasury by the
arditor Of ftate, duly certified and oounlersigned
by the comptroller, when there are funds in the
treasury belonging 10 the particular fund on which
the warrant is drawn, in the manner prescribed In
section thirteen Of the ''ao, TO establish the inde-
pendent treasury Of the state Of Ohio" passed
April u, 1883. and on payment Of the same be
shall take the receipt Of the person presenting the
said warrant and entitled to receive such payment,
on the face Of such warrant, and In full for tho
amount specified thoroin; and the treasurer shall
write on the face thereof the word "paid," which
warrant, whom so paid and cancelled shall be
numbered In the ordor In which Il is paid, aud lie
shall record the same in an appropriate book kept
for that purpose, aud Gle the same in his Office as
his voucher for 80 much money paid out, and shall
credit himsolf with the amount Of the warrant
paid, In his account against the particular fund
appropriated, and for which he has charged him
sell, rs herein provided, 80 a. TO keep an exact
debit and credit accOunt Of each particular fuod
in his office.
Sec. 2. That section fifteen (l5) Of tho aforo-
said act be so amended as 10 read as follows. sec
l5. II IL hereby made the duty Of tho auditor
and treasurer Of each and every county in this
state, coniointy to make out and cause to be pub
llshed In at least one new paper VI general orcu-
laton In the county in and for which they are such
auditor and treasurer, statement Of the exact
amount Of money existing In the treasury Of such
county at the close Of the lust business day in each
Of the months of February and August in every
year, and oftener, IL the commissioners Of the
county shall so diToot; particularly specifinE In
such statement the amount belonging to each par.
tioulaT fund, together with all other property,
bonds securities, claims, assots and ofects, be-
longing to the county, in the custody or under the
control Of such treasurer. Such statement ehall
be signed by said county treasurer and said coun-
ty auditor, and the expense Of such publication
shall be paid out Of the county treasury on war
rant or warrants drawn by the county auditor
particularly specifying the same; and II ct any
time II shall be found that such statement was un .
true or false in regard TO the amount of money
and other property on hand and In the treasury
the said treasurer and the said auditor making the
same, shall, without regard to lapse Of time, be
held TO be guilty Of breach Of trust and high mis-
demeanor, and on trial by Indictment, and oonvic-
ton tn ,reof before any court Of competent juris
diction, shall be sentenced by the court before
which such trial and conviction shall be had, 10
the same punishmsnt as is provided in and by the
act hereby amended, or by the "Act to establish
the independent treasury OF the state of Ohio"
passed April IL, 1858, or by the law for the pun.
ishment Of embezElement.
rec. 3. That section twenty Eve 1851 Of the
aforesaid act be so amended 10 read as follows:
Sec. rs. All costs and expenses Of the safe keep
ing and disbursement according to the require
ments Of the act hereby amended, and Of the act
to establish the independent treasury of tho state
Of Ohio, Of the public money belonging to the SOW
eral counties or townships, shall be maid by the
treasurer of the proper county, under the supervis
ion Of the county commissioners and county audi e
tor of such county, by the warrant of the said au
dtOr, drawn on the treasury, and certified by said
commissioners as to tho object for which ii was
drawn. And any failure or neglect, or refusal on
the part Of any county treasurer to provide specie
for the payments Of specie out Of his treasury with
out unnecessary Inconvenience or trouble or indi-
vidual loss or expense to the tax payers in tho
manner prescribed in and by the fourteenth (l4)
section Of the act entitled "an act to establish the
independent treasury of the state of Ohio, passed
April IL, 1853, shall be deemed and hold in law 10
be a misdemeRnoT, and on his trial and conviction
thereof, by indictment before any court Of conpe-
tent jurisdiction, he shall be sentenced for each
such offence to pay a ine of not less than twenty
dollars nor more than Eve hundred dollars. And
each county treasurer shnl make n settlement with
the county commissioners and county auditor OF
his county semi annually, as provided by law,
and he shall be allowed for his services, two and
one half per centum on all moneys by him receiv-
cd, aud and one half per centum on ali meneys by
him paid out during the preceding half year,
where each sum so received and so paid out shall
not exceed fifty dollars; aud on all sums 30 receiy.
ed and so paid out, exceeding fifty dollars and not
exceeding one hundred dollars each, one and one
half per oentum, and en- all sums, so received or
paid out, exceeding one hundred dollars and not
exceeding tw hundred dollars each, one per cen
tum; and all sums, so received or paid out, OK
ceeding two hundred dollars and not exceeding
Eve hundred dollars each, one half Of one per cen
tum; and on all sums, received or paid out ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars each, one quarter OF
per centum for receiving into, and one quarter
Of one per eentum for paying out Of the treasury
as aforesaid, hereby expressly excepting that
which may be collected on the tax duplicate, and
that collected for taxes delinquent OF forfeited
lands, by sale of such lands or otherwise and ex :
cept!ng also that on which some other ate of com
pensation is fixed by law. And said treasurer
shall be credited with the sum paid by him for
printing tuch advertisements as he is required 10
publish in some newspaper, and with the Gum by
him paid for blank books ahd stationery necessa-
Tily used in his office: provided that no per cent.
age shall be allowed to the treasurer on any mo
ney by him received from his predecessor in Office
or frOm the legal representative Of such predeees.
sor.
Sec. 4. That section twenty seven (27) of the
aforesaid act be amended as to read as follows
Sec. 27. The county commissioners Of each couu
y in this state are hereby required to provide as
soon as practicable alter the passage Of this act,
all such rooms or Offices, and construct such Gre
and burglar proof vault, or provide such Gre or
burglar proof safe, and other means of security,
in the office of the county treasurer in the public
buildings Of each county, rs may be needed by the
county treasurer for the perfect protection and
safe keeping Of the money therein. And IL 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
oi their county, such fire proof and burglar proof
ssf, 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
commissioners, so failing, negecting, or refusing
to provide the Same, shRl DO held In law us guilty
OF high misdemeanOT, and on trial and oOnvio-
/ ton thereof, before any court having competent
jurisdiction, shall be seyoraly 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 dollars, nor less than one hundred
dollars with costs of prosecution at the discretion
Of the said court for each such oense and the said
county commissioner or commissioners, so failing,
Aeglecting, refusing to furnish the same, shall
moreover be held liable on his or their official
bond, and also in his their private capacity, to
pay for the use Of the o. unity, for III amounts Of
money or property that may be stolen, robbed, or
unlawfully taken from such county tire ,sury du>
ring the time between the period when such reqai-
sition or Gemand shall have been made by any
such treasurer, and the time when such vault safe
ald other means Of security, may be furnished to
such treasurer by such commissioner or commits
sioners.
SEQ. 5. That the original sections six (O), a(.
teen (l5), twenty Eve (25) and twenty seven (27),
Of the act hereby amended, and section thirty one
(3l) OF the act entitled an net prescribing the du-
ties Of country tire surers, passed Msrch IL, 1881
and took effect June l, 1881 be and tho same are
hereby repealed: provided, that the repeal of the
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