The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1859-08-05
LAWS OF OHIO.
(PuLlisied By .Authoriiy }
No. $50
AN ACT


Prescribing the duties of County Auditors
Section /. BE Il enacted by the Cen
eral assembly Of tie State Of Ohio, That
there shall be elected hereafter by tho quail
flied electors Of each organized county in
this stato,on the second Tuesday in October,
bicnniaily. one county auditor for oach
county, who shall hold his Office for two
years, from tho first Monday of March next
succeeding bis election, and until his sue
ccssOr 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 tho duties Of his Office, shall
give bond, with two or moro surotics, to the
acceptance of the commissioners Of the
county, in such penal sun, mot less than two
thousand dollars, nor moro than twenty
thousand dollars, as tho said commissioners
may require, payable to the State Of Ohio.
and conditioned for tho faithful discharge of
the duties of his Office and shall also take
aud subscribe an oath or affirmation, to bo
endorsed upon the said bond, that he will
faithfully and iD'partialy discharge the
duties of his office to tho best of his skill and
ability; which boud, so endorsed, shall be
deposited with tho county treasurer, and DO
by him carefully preserved.
SEC. 3 If any county auditor shall fail to
mako settlement, or fail to pay over all
moneys with which he may stand charged,
at tho time and in tho manner prescribed 10y
law, or shall misapply any money which
may come into his possession in the dis
charge of his official duties, It shall be the
duty of tho county commissioners TO cause
suit to bo instituted against such auditor
and his surctes. in the court of common
pleas of the said county, or other court hav-
ing jurisdiction of such cases That when
ever suit shall huvo been commenced against
any delinquent county auditor in manner as
aforesaid, tho commissioners ofsuch county
may. at their discretion, remove such audi
tor from Office, and appoint somo person to
ill tho vacancy thoroby created, as hereto
foio by law provided.
SEC. 4. Suit may DO instituted on such
bond, against tho county auditor and his
securities, in tho name of tho State of Ohio,
and Tor the use of the state, county, or any
party or persons injured by tho misconduct
| in Office of tho auditor, or by tho omission
of any duty required of him By law.
SEC. 5. Ifany person elected to the ofiiso
of county auditor shall not give bond, and
| taku tho oath or affirmation as required in
the second section of this act, on or before
tho first Monday of March, next after his
election tho Office shall be considered va
cant.
Sec. 6. When vacancy shall happon 10
tho Office of county auditor, eilbor from
DEATH removal out of the county, resigna-
tion failure to give bond, or from any other
cause, the county commissioners OF the pro.
per county shall appoint some suitable pcr-
son to fill such vacancy; and tho person SO
appointed shall give bond, and tako and
subscribe nm oath or affirmation, as required
! in the second section of this act, and shall
| hold bis Office until the next annual election
I to bo held in such county, and until his sue.
cossor shall be elected and qualified.
SEC. 7. Whom any county auditor, hav-
ing TO deputy, shall be unable, oy reason OF
sickness, to perform tho duties of bis Office
within the timo specified by law for their
performance. or when both tho auditor and
, his deputy shall DO so disabled by sickness
or otherwise, the county commissioners OF
tho proper county shall appoint some suit.
able person to do and perform the duties OF
county auditor, during such, disability, and
may require of the poison So appointed, such
bond and security, for the faithful discharge
of tho duties of tho appointment, as thoy
shall deem expodiont.
SEC. 8. No Judge OF tho supreme court,
or of the court of common pleas, or clerk
or, county recorder, county surveyor, or
county treasurer, shall be eligible to the
Office of county auditor.
SEC. g. Tho county auditors and their
deputies arc hereby authorized to admins
ter any oath or affirmation rendered necessa
ry to the performance of any of the duties
= of their respective Offices.
: SEC. 10. Tho county auditor shall BY
virtue of his Office, be clerk to the board o
county commissioners of his county, anC
shall keep nm accurate record of their cor
p0rate proceedings, and shall carefully pre-
serve all the documents, books, records, maps
, and other papers, required to bo deposite
d or kept in bis office.
" SEC. H. Each county auditor, on goin
out of Office, shall deliver up to his successO
in Office all tho moneys, books, records, maps
. documents, papers, vouchers, and other pro
pcrty in his hands belonging to the county
, and in case OF tho death of any county au
= ditor, his personal representatives shall, i
!. like manner, deliver up all such book
moneys. records, maps, documents and othe
h property.
SEC l2. The county auditor shall kec
~ an accurate account current with the trea
II urer of bis county; and when any perso
shall deposit with the auditor any receiT
3 given Dy LnO tfOAsuTer lOT any money pal
into the treasury the auditor shall file sue
= receipt in his Office, and shall charge tn
treasurer with the amount thereof.
oil SEC l3. No claim against the count
10 shall be paid otherwise than upon tho a
to lowance of the county commissioners upo
" the warrant Of the county auditor, exceI
n in those cases in which tho amount due
- fixed by law, or is authorized to be axed b
lie some other person or tribunal in which cas-
s, the same shall be paid upon the warrant
y tho county auditor, upon the proper certii
~ cate of tho person or tribunal allowing th
= same; provided, that no public money sha
be disbursed by the county commissioner
OF or any of them, but the same shall be d
= bursed by the county treasurer upon Il
~ warrant Of tho county auditor, specifyil
es the name of the party entitled to the san
tn on what account, and upon whose allowanC
re if not fixed by law and all such orders sh
~ be progressively numbered, and the numb'
- date amount of each, and the name of [
an person to whom payable, aud the purpc
TO for which drawn, shall at the time Of issui
n the same, be entered in a book kept by I
lle auditor for that purpose.
SEC. IA The county auditor shall anr
res ally, on or before the fifteenth day of APP
ed make out and deliver to the assessor,
y, schedule Of all lauds and town-lots with
~ his county which arc found from his knoV