The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1859-07-14
LAW S OF OHIO
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.


Sec. |. BE sRact.d Nv he General Assee6iy Of he
STATE of Ohio, That there shall be elected hereafter
by the qualified electors OF each organised county In
this state, the second Tuesday In October. benni.
nliy, one county auditor for each county, who shall
hold his Office for tSo years from the first Monday OF
March nc xt succeeding his election and until his suo-
cessor Is elected aud quilted aud shall keep his Of
Rce at the seat OF Justice Of his county.
Sec. z, Each county auditor, previous TO entering
upon the duties Of his Office. shall give bond with two
or n,ure sureties, to the acceptance of the comms
noners the county In such penal sum- not less Than
two thousand dollars nor more than twenty thousanu
dolls Is the said commissioners may uircpnyabet 10
che a,ato OF Ohio aud conditioned for tho faithful dis
charge orthc duties of his Office; aud shall also take
and subscribe oath Affirmation, TO be endorsed
ON the said bond that he viii faithfully impartiay
discharge tho duties Of his office 20 the best OF his
.ln nnj ability: which bond 40 endorsed, shall be
deposited with the county treasurer aud DC by him
carefully preserved. -
Sec,3 lfony county auditor shall fail TO make sct
Element or fail 90 pay oil moneys with when nc
NAV stand charged at the time and in the mlnnur
nrcscribcd by law shall misappy any money when
may come into his possession In the discharge o nus
oocial duties shall bo the duty Of the county com
,nissouers 20 cause suit to bo instituted against such
auditor and his suretic In the court OF common pleas
Of said county, or other court having jur'dicuoo o'
.ucL eases Tint whenever suit shall have been com
,nonrod AGAINST any delinquent county nuditortn man
nor as aforesaid, The commissioners OF such county
nav ut their discretion remove sucn huu'tor i'ou
ufIicc and appoint some person To I'LL tho vacancy
thereby created, rs heretofore by law provided.
Sec L. Suit my be instituted on such bond against
tho couuty auditor and his securities In the name O
the state of Ohio and for the use OF the state county
Az onv marty or persons injured by the misconduct In
office OF the auditor or by the omission OF any duty
required ol him by law.
E. ANY person elected to the once Of coun
~ auditor shall not give bonA and take the oath or
affirmation as rcqu cd IN the second section OF this
act on or before the first Monday OF March next at.
Ter his election. the Office shall he considered vacant
Sec G. Whena vacancy shall mpper in the Office
Of county auditor, either from d'nth, reno
val out OF the county resignation, failure to give
bond or from any other cause, the county comnis'
.oners of the proper county nllOppont some suita
blc pcrson 10 I'LL such vncnnGN and the person so n
rointed shall give bond, aud take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation, ns required in tho second section
nr this act and sall hold his occ until tho next an
ual election 10 be held in such county aud uu'il his
successor shall he elected aud qualified
Sec Z. when any county auditor having no dcpu-
~ shall be unable by reason of sickness, TO perform
tho duties of his office within the time specified by
law for their performance when both tho auditor
and his deputy shall be disabled by sickness 9th
rrwise tho county commissioners of the proper ooun
~ shall appoint some suitable person to do and per
form the duties of county auditor during such disa-
bty and may require of the person SO appointed
such bond and security for the faithful discharge OF
the duties OF his appointment rs they shall deem cX
Sec 3. No judge Of tho supreme court or Of the
court of common pleas, or clerk of either of said
courts county commissioner, county recorder county
surveyor county treasurer shall be eligible to the
Office of county auditor.
Sec. o. The county auditors and their deputies arc
tion rendered necessary to the performance of any
Of the duties of their respective offices.
Sec TO- The county auditor shall by virtue Of hi'
o(ncc be clerk to tho board of county commission on.
.rs ofhs county. and shall keep accurate record
of their porato proc edngs aud shall carefully pre-
serve all the documents, books, records, maps and
other papers, required TO be deposited and kept in his
o1lce.
Sec II. Each county auditor, on going ont Of Of
fec shall deliver up to his successor in ohcc all
eys, books, records, maps documents papers, vouch
.,,k, In IN n1S h.In ,YinrI I, ia,
county; and in of the death of any county audi
tor his personal representative shall in like manner
deliver up all such books. money, records maps doe
umcnts aud other property:
Sec H. The county auditor shall keep mn accu.
rate account current with the treasurer of his county
mud when any person shall deposit with the auditor
any receipt given by the treasurer for any money pnit
into the treasury the auditor shall file such receipt
his Office, aud shall charge tho treasurer with thu
amount thereof
otherwise than upon the allowance of the count,
commissioners upon the warrant OF the county an Ii
Nor excopt in those in which the amount du,
Is Gycd hy law or il authorized be fixed by som,
otftr person or tribunal, in which cases the sam,
shall he paid upon the warrant of the county auditor
upon the proper certificate OF the person or tribuna
allowing the same; provided, that no public none,
shall be disburscd hy the county commissioners %
nny OF them, but the same shall he disburscd by h
county treasurer upon the warrant of the county
ditor syecihing the name of the party entitled TO h
same on what account, and upon whose allowance, |
not fixed by law and all such orders shall be progress
sively numbered, anl the number, date and amour
of each and the name oi the person to whom payable
aud the purpose for which drawn, shall, at the tint
of issuing the same he entered in book to be KEEP
by the auditor for that purpose
Sec. Ia. The county auditor shall annually, on q
before the fifteenth day of April make out and deliy
er to the schcduc ofNl lands and town lot
within his county which are found, from his knowl
edge or from the certificate of the auditor of state Il
have become subject to taxation, aud which have no
hcen appraised for that pnrposc dirocngsu asses
eor 10 assess the and mako return thereof to hin
ON or before the third Monday of May next ensuing
Sec l5Whcn an alteration of any list entered on III
grind levy may become sHary by Of the pui
ttou of any tract of land town lotthc county audi
tor on receiving information thereof shall transfer
the several parties in partition the portion set npor
20 him her or them, particularly describing the part
90 trnnsfcrrcd and shall upporton aud transfer IN
valuation fsuch land town lot to the several par
ties in proportion to thtir respective interest therci,
previous to such partition.
See lG When any county auditor shall he satisfc
that the transfer of any land or town lot any pai
thereof has become necessary by reason Of n sal
,hereo or any part thereof for taxes sale by shcI
i6 or other officer hy virtue of an execution, order
court decree in chnucery. or hy reason of devils
or descent he shall make such transfer in such cas-
if part only of the tract of land or town lot shall
transferred the proportion fthc valuation TO
transferred herewith shall be nsccrained hy the ~
sessor and for that purpose the auditor shall furns
the with list of such lands and town lots
the time specified IN the fourteenth section OF this
for delivering the schedule therein named.
Sec. IL. When the transfer Of any land or town |,
or any part thereof shall become necessary by
OF sale or CONVEYANCE by deed and such conycyanc
shall he for the entire tract or lot part thereo
charged on the duplicate. such transfer shall be mad
hy the county auditor upon presentation of such dec
hy the purchaser or his ageut aud in ease such Col
veyancc shall lie for less than tho whole tract or 10
or part thereof charged on tho duplicate, said
anditor shall trahsier the same whenever the sell,
aud purchaser shall agree thereto in writing. signe
ny them personally before the auditor shall agr,
upon the amount of valuation 90 he transferred ther
wihi but IL the seller aud purchaser cannot agree
20 the amount of valuation be Transferred. the
ditor shall place such portion Of land or lot the Ii
20 be by him made according the sixteenth ScctiC
OF this act aud the value thereof shall he ascertain,
md returned by the assessor, in the same time al
manner of other lands contained in said list Al
said auditor shall endorse all deeds (purportipg
he deeds OF unconditional conveyance Of real estate
which may be presented 20 him COT transfer, the cN
dence in writing. with his signature thorco, of Il
proper entry OF such transfer having hocn made n
rnrlinr 70 Inv In, his MINI mnlnss fhn shnn