Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1859-06-09

rant and entitled TO receive such payment,
on the face of such warrant. and in full for
the amount specified therein; and the trea-
word "paid," which warrant. when SO paid
cancelled, shall be mum bered in the order in
which 1t is paid; and he shall record tn
same in an appropriate book kept for that
purpose, and file the same in his Office, as
his voucher for so much money paid out
the warrant paid. in his account again,t the
particular fund appropriated, and for which
he has charged himself, as herein provided,
so as to keep an exect debit and credit ac-
count of each particular fund in his Office
Sec. 2. That section fifteen (l5) of the
aforesaid act be SO amended as to read as
follows: Sec. Is. II is hereby made the
duty Of ;he auditor and treasurer of each
and every county in this state, conjointly
to make out and cuase to be published in at
least one newspaper of general circulation
in the county in and for which they aro
such auditor and treasurer, q statement Of
the exoct amount of money existing in the
treasury Of such county at the close OF the
last business day in each OF the months of
February and August in every year, and of.
tener, if the commissioners of the county
shall SO direct. particularly specifying in
such sia ement the amount belonging to
each particular fund. together with all other
property, bonds, securities, claims, assets
sEd effects, belonging to the county, in the
custody or under the control of such trea-
surer. Such statement shall be signed by
said county treasurer and said county audi
tor; and the expense of such publication
shall be paid out of the county treasurer on
warrant or warrants drawn by .he county
auditor, particularly specifying the same;
and if at any time it shall De found that such
statement was untrue or false in regard to
the amount of money and other property
than on hand and in the treasury, the said
treasurer and the said auditor making the
same, shall, withou. regard to lapse of time,
be held to be guilty of a breach oftrust and
high misdemeanor, and on trial by indict-
court Of competent jurisdiction, shall be
sentenced by the court before which such
trial and conviction shall be had, TO the
same punishment 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 II, 1858, or
by law for the punishment of embezzle-
ment. -ae.... .-... -..-
See. 2. That section twenty-five (25)
of The aforesaid act be SO tine 1ded as to
read as follows: Sec. "a. All costs and
expenses of the safe keeping and di.burse-
ment according to the requirements of the
act hereby amended, and OF the act to es-
tabish the independent treasury Of the state
of Ohio, OF the public money belonging to
the several counties or tow nships, shall be
paid by the treasurer OF the proper county
under the supervision Of the county com
missioners, and county auditor of such
| county, by the warrant of the said auditor
drawn on the treasury, and certified by saic
commissioners as 70 The object for which il
was drawn. And any failure, or neglect, OIL
refusal on the part of any county treasurer
to Provide specie for the payments Of spec:t
out of his treasury without unnecessary in-
convenience or trouble or inyidual loss Of
expense TO the tay payers in the manner
prescribed N and by the fourteenth (l4'
section oi the act entitled ian act to eSIab.
lish the independent treasury of the State
of Ohio" passed April IL, 1858, shall he
deemed and held in law to be a misde-
meonor, and on his trial and conviction
thereof. by Indictment before any court
having competent jurisdiction, he shall be
sentenced for each such offense to pay fine
OF not less than twenty dollars nor more
Than FIVE hundred dollars. And each county
treasurer shall make a settlement with the
county commissioners and county auditor oi
his county semi-annually, as provided BY
law; and he shall be allowed tor his servi.
ces, tW and one half per centum on al
moneys by him received, and two and one
half per centum on all moneys by him paid
out during the preceding half year, where
each sum 60 received or so paid out shall
not exceed fifty dollars; and on all sums
SO received or so paid out, exceeding fifty
dollars and not exceeding one hundred dol.
lars each, one and one half per centumi
and on all sums, SO received or paid put
exceeding oneLundred dollars and not ex.
ceeding two hundred each. one per centum;
and on all sums, SO received or paid out, ex.
ceeding two hundred dollars ard not ex.
ceeding five hvndred dollars each, one hall
of one per centum; and on all sums, SO re-
ceived or paid out, exceeding five hundred
dollars each, one quarter of one per centum
for receiving into, and one quarter of one
per centum for paying out of tbs treasury
as aforesaid, hereby expressly excepting
that which may be collected on the tax du-
plicate, and that collected tor taxes on de-
lnquent or fofeited lands, oy sac of such
lanes or otherwise; and excepting also tha
on which some other rate of compensation
is fixed by law. And said treasurer shall
be credited with the sum by him paid for
printing such advertlsenents as he is re-
quired to publish in some newspaper. and
with the sum by hin paid for blank books
and stationery necessarily used in his Office;
provided, that no pr cehtage shall be al
lowed TO the treasurer on any money by
him received from his predecessor in office,
or from the legal representatives OF such pre-
decessor.
Sec. 4. That section twenty-seven (a7)
of the aforesaid act be SO amended as IL
read as follows: Sec. 81. The county
commissioners Of each county in this state,
are hereby required TO provide, as soon as