Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1859-06-29
LAWS OF OHIO:
Pa5Eahsd Jg -iutfosiiy.


I GNo. 1901 N An ACT. F 4-
Prescribing the duties Of County Auditors.
Section J. Ba Z ei.ociot Jsr iie C'sg,efai is
! SeiR5igofM St,ae II Obio. That there shall b'
elected hereafter br the qu:l hel electors ri
leash organized county ia This State on tn
second Tne,Aay oG Ortcher. b:cmniiily. on
County auiiior for each coaiHy. Who shall h"!'
his Office Tor Two years, from the fir~t Mcaday "a
I March nex: succeeding hi- election and until hr
Successor is elected and 9calfrI and shall keel
! his office at the seai Of itstice Of Ais county
! Sec. y Each county auditor, previous 10 en-
J teriHg upoa the dut.es al MS o.iice. shall sIy'
bod. WITH two or I.3D-g slr,.ticS, TO the accept
/ a.iee OF the commissioners of the comfy. il
I 1urhpea-l / sum, h,t ie-s han two lhaa,aad dol
lars, nor more tlan twenty t.:uusa'id aufilfS. "a
tilC said commissioners uiay rcqui.c. iava'Ir Il
he stat. al Ohio and conditioned for the i;,ilh h.
Eui discharge of ihe du;iss Gi lis o:.icc and Ni:;il
aisu iakeaud Sub-cribc aH cath cr affirmation
- bc endorsed upon TIC said bond. that h. vii
fliti,fUl aisd i'nrartfaiy dis, barge ths dnlie
OF hiS office Ia the bSst oi his shIl anu ;iihtiS
: which bGad, 81 endorsed, shall To- Gc3''s;t'
I with thc county treasurer. and be bT hiih caT'
i;;ily preserved
: See. 3. Ifaav COUNT aadtnr shall la;l {,
make settlement of i;iil 20 pay over ali nloa'y.
+ with which lee may stand charged. al tlie ilat
aad In the manner pTrsc.ibgi hr las, o. siaai
I misapplv Any money winch Imly come into ki'
possession IA the discharge Ut las official diiiIcs
Il slial be the dsty ut ihe county commiSs ,nis-
erS To cause suit 10 be Instituted a-ainst sJIc'
auditor. and his sure;ies. IN the eoGri of conlnn
Z pleas of said county. or ether oarri having Jul
diction Of each CASES. That Whenever suit shah
have been commenced against alv deiInqEei'
county auditor in manner = aforesaid, th coaI-
m;ssoler> of such- county bi;iy, al their diseTe-
ton, remove slch audit.r from olirc, and aP-
roi:,t some pcrsan t. ill the varanov thereby
created, aS heretofore hr law provided.
Sec. ]. Suit mas be i..siituitd o., Such bond,
against the ccunty auditor aad his securities, in
The name of The State f Ohio, and t,r the Use
Of !he STATE, county, az any larty or rcc-ons ~
iured bv the misconduct IN oifict, of tie auditor,
o. by tie omission aay duty re..'lircd OF him
by law. .-------.-
See. ;. If any person elected 10 The office nl
county aRdit2r sila'lnot give bond a:d take the
oath or affirmation ~ required in tise second
section of this act. on or before The fri Nofday
Of Mascl. ne,i alter his riectio, ils oiiec sail
d. considered vacant.
Sec. 8. Whma yacaHcy sllall happen il the
office of county auditor. cilher from dralh-r ne
;aoyal out OF tIc comfy, ;cs-naiioa. ili.gTe 10
give bond, ocE;oa aa5. a'.cr- ca;'-e i.ic comfy
commissioners "f he pi"Ter c"9hiy saI 2pi oilt
sn:aa suitable person jo iill S'ri yacaii,'y sad
the person 50 appoint d shall give bt,la, aud
lake iiad satrcrb. IA oath I.ii'a alton. ;ls 20,
qrirci in iie -eeoad >tyiina u ~: al, aud
shall bold h>aiiiec uHtitthe next alnJ,ai e.,t-
ti,a io lc hell IA suci, rcuhty, AID 1niil lis
sscces~uz siiah Iy.eicr,aiai 4ui.iit't. F =
Scc =. Ehea any Comfy ae5t:iuF. having n D
deputy, sEa!I l,,' ,ualI,, hy rsaso:l Of sickness
To- perform lIc ,i;ticS Of his office. within he
iiiEe S.ec.fied by .sN f,r ihyi. PC t5nnaHoe. or
VIC h.,,h lhe audiioy aad h., dcp,'y >iiall be
- ii-aLi,d bY sickness o. ,;h,:s -y tn. c1dnty.
g. hpissinue> oftle prpii- roun'v s!al appoint
s8E'e sgiia5ie iie;so;i'a 10 ald ps,i' nm tii.s,
-;.l> % county aj.'lipr, Grfiag zach DISABILITY.
ana iuay require of ;he V".SaI 80 a3;:uiuI,1i,
sach hsad ai1 sasar;t = .r the fstiI.li ,.i-c!s& =
u Iie ,i:i'- ''f iiie ;2i'iI,i'iie't, a. day >l7d
deem eSPed.sai. Err r..-.rrE .rE
Se4,. : No Judge octle supreme r6Grf. ~ Of
tii;. c,aTt ofconimo:, pleas. %: clerk ofcijhrr ui
ssidcoag.~. coansy commissioner. conn rer,,.,
yr. epuRy surveyor o. cogH! y r.tlsuIvl shall be
eligible Ia ;lir office "i cnGHty aUdiiar.
See. 9. The county ai,!.tors AID tlcirdrpu-
,;cS -: hereby aiihbrtzrd 40 a'inii aiiy
aaih or aiiir aiIol rendered ueress.gv to Ike
periolH,ance Of any Vf the deli',s Of their RS
I,crtive offices.
Sec. 10. qhe comfy a,.diior -lra,l by ririue
of bis office. b. clerk 20 ilie board of county
commissioners OF h:s county. AID shall l5ecp III
accurate record of ti"r c'.gpo-;iie Vrj'cg77iin;.
and snail eir-riHily preserve all the docla:r;.t'.
!90S. rec r,is. maps, aId "ihcr .apess, r,gUi?'l
io lac de, ,s-iictl az kept ia his aiiicr.
Sc. II. Fac'cuulty audiior, on going ont uf
ui;ce shall deliver M t. his suce >~lr ia Office
all il.e r,uieys, boo,l, records, maps Documents
papers. voqc!ie.s. aad Other Ir1Te=ty IA his
hands bloariGg tn iha ruuHiv: a:il ia caSa Of
the death of any county arfitnr.- his person re-
pF,Sehtaiive snail, in Ii * ni;lantr, deliver up AL
>ach books, moneys, sycori3, MAPS, dncuinelts
ll;l oi'er pr1pc;tv.
see IA the coHsty aad:to- snail keep N
accurate account current with -the-r.,'asurcr Of
has c"GAty; and wien aiiy le. son shall dep,s;t
with tile auditor ANY rocs.s; given b. The treas
urer for anv HIoaey n d into the irt;iS,irv the
auditor -hall file such ryteipt ia his office. aid
si-ll charge the treasurer with The aToaut there
Of
i;rc. 49, No claim against the county shall
b. I;.Id oihefwiSe lhah uEnn the ail'galoa Of
the couutv commissioners ui'0a Ire v:sl-.;.iit oi
ihecouniy auditor, eSrcEt M tiIose ca-es in
which the amount dGe j. fixed hy law, or : au-
til,rizcd 10 be fixed by szrna Other l-s,,n o.
Tribunal. in which c;l-c thr ss.u. shail be Iai
upon the warrant ot The county audi;u,, usrI
tla lr"per certificate OF BE teIs,n or t:irnnal
allowing Tie s.pe; provided. tiEir publc ison-
= shall be d.>!iugSl- BY ilc cogaty commissions
e-s. or ANY Gf tham, but The same shil. {c Dis
bGg>ed BY lie county trg.saieT UfoH fi.e war-
Ta;It Of the county auditor, sIeciiyiag ihe na.ie
of The party entitled 10 tue same on What a,-.
count. and upon whose allowance, if not fixed
bv law; and AL such orders shall bc TIyarlssive-
ly numbered. ;si,d the number, daie and amount
of each, aad the nane Of thc person to whom
PAYABLE, and the pIrposs for which drawn.
shall II the time OfissainG the same. b.entcgcd
in book 10 bc kept BY ;he auditor 70. Lat par
pos.
See. H. The comfy audito- shall anuuallv.
o.. o- before The fifteenth day ot I-i make o;.t
and del yer 10 the iss,@s-or, 4 syhedIl OF all
lands AID town lots within lis COUNTY Ehich
are found, from his kHowl d4e, or fromi he eerti-
ficaie OF the auditor OF ,isic, To have becoaie
subject 10 iaxali ~, ald which llye moi been
aPl ,ssi>ed fof thai purpo~c. directing such a~ss
or to ;Sscss the SINE, and make rctur!, thereof
10 him ON or before The third Monday of May
next ensuing.
See. -. When an alteration of any list en-
tered on the grand levy may become uoces.,y.y I.
by rcasoa ei tHe partition of anT tr,-t OF ll,d
or town lot, the county auditor. ON rcacivin-, in
f1r:aai.oa thereof shall trti~ir 10 the seveI;ti
parties in PARTITION he portion sc; anari o. him,
her or them, particularly describing the paris 80
transferred; and small apPortion and t.;IusEr
tie vibration Of s.:ch lai or town lot 10 She {
; sSera pa.tiss in proportion 10 their respective .
interest therein. previous Ia such partition.
See. To- W hen any county auditor shall BE- .
atisiied that the transfer of any land or tow-n
lJ, ur any I.art thegui, has b,cou,e neccs.:ry, (
by reason ola sale !-F,sli.o or any Tart tiieFeI
for t;ixlS Il sale hy sher II or ofhtr officer. by
virtue OF an execution. order Of court. ordccre,
in ca!,cesy, or b. re;l of devise or descent.
lie shall make such ir;l>i,l and ia such case ii
Tart only Of the t.act Of land or tovI lot shall
b. transferred, the proportion of the valuation
10 be transferred Herewith ~lall Be asceriaim,d
by tae assnssor; and for the purpose the auditor
shall furnish the asSeSsor with 4 list OF such
lands and town lots. at tie time specified IN the
ouriceuth section oi tl.;s act for delivering the
named.
See. Il. When the transfer of apv land or
town lot, or ANY Ta-t thereof shall became re-
ceS,ary by reason of a slle or coiYeyance b.
Iced, and such CONVEYANCE shall be lor iha ca
ire tract or lot. or E;-t thereof, as charged on
he duplicate, such transfer sail beniadc blythe
county auditor, upon Presentation OF srch iced. I
by the purchaser or ms agent; aud in case such 4
.oaycvance shall be for less than the whole !
I'd, + or lot. or Tait thereof as charged on the
duplicate. said county auditor shaIl transfer the !
;nc. whenever the seller and purchaser shall
sgce thereto in Writing, signed by them, or PER-