M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1859-06-16

lars each, one halfof one per cenlum; and on
oil sums, so received or paid out, exceeding
five hundred dollars each. one quarter OF one
per cenium for receiving into, and on quar-
ler Of one per cenium for paying out OF the
treasury as aforesaid. hereby expressly ex-
lcepling that which may be collected on the
tx duplicate, and that collected for taxes on
delinquent or forfeited lands, BY sale Of such
land or otherwise; and excepting also that
on which some o.her "a te OF compensation is
fixed BY law. And said treasurer shall be
credited with the sum by him paid for print
ing such advertisements as he is required to
publish in some newspaper and with the sum
BY him paid for blank books and stationery
necessarily used in his Office; provided, that
no per centage shall be allowed 10 the treas
urer on any money by him received from his
predecessor in office, or from the legal repre-
sentatives of such predecessor,
Sec. A. That section twenty seven (27 Of
The aforesaid act be so amended rs TO read as
follows: Sec. 81. The county commission.
ers of each county in this state, are hereby
required to provide, as soon as practicable
after the passage of this act, all such rooms
or offices, and construct such fire and bur
glar proof vault, or provide such fire and
burglar proof safe, and other means Of secu-
rily, in the office of the county treasurer in
the public buildings Of each county, as may
be needed by the county treasurerfor the per-
feet protection aud safe keeping Of the money
therein. And ifany county commissioner or
county commissioners of any county in this
stste shall fail, or neg!ector refuse to provide
and furnish the county treasurer Of their coun-
ty, such fire proof and burglar proof safe or
vault, Tor the safe keeping Of the public money
therein, as the said treasurer shall require
or demand in writing, any such commits
sioner or commissioners so failing, ne: lect-
ing, or refusing to provide the same, shall be
held in law as guilty Of high msdemeauor,
and on trial and conviction thereof, before
any court having competent Jurisdiction shall
be- severally fined, for the use Of the county,
by the court before which such tia and con-
viction is had, in any sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars, nor less than one hundred
dollars, with costs o { prosecution, al the dis
Cre'iOn of the said court for each such offense;
and the said county commissioner or COM
mi ssloners, so lailing, or neglecting, or re
iusng to furnish the same, shall moreover be
held liable on his or their official bond, and
also in his or their private capacity, to pay
for the use of the county, for all amounts Of
money or property that may be stolen,
robbed, or unlawfully taken from such coun-
ty treasury during the time between The Pc
riod when such requistiop or demand shall
have been made By any such treasurer, and
the time when such vault. safe, and other
means Of security, may be furnished to such
treasurer by such commissioner or commits
sioners.
Sec. s. That original sections six,(6 ff-
teen, (l5), twenty-five, (25), and twenty
seven, (27, of the act hereby amended, and
section lhirty-one (3l) Of the act; entitled an
act prescribing the duties of county treasur-
ers, passed March ~, 1891, and took effect
June /, 1881, be and the same are hereby
repealed; provided, tina: the repeal Of the
said sections of said acts shall not effect any
rights acquired under them or either Of them,
or affect any liability, civil or criminal, grow
ing out Of, or arising under, said sections Of
said acts, or either Of them, or the prosecu,
ton Of them 70 final judgment, agreeably 10
the Jaw heretofore existing.
Sec. 6. That this act shall take effect and
be u force on and after its passage.
WILLIAM B. WOODS,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
MARTIN WELKER,
President Of the Senate,
April 5, 1859,