The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-05-16

day of February and on or before the
10th day of November, all the money
due the State remaining in his hands on
the first day of November; he shall, al
so, at any time when directed by the
Auditor of State, forthwith pay into the
State Treasury, or to the Treasurer of
any county, or to any bank incorporated
under the laws of this State, any or all
the money due the State remaining in his
hands. In case the Treasurer of any
county shall fail to prepare and deposit
the statement required in this section as
herein provided, he shall forfeit and pay
for every failure sum not less than one
hundred dollars, nor more than five hun
dred, to be recovered in an action brought
in the name of the State Auditor, to re-
cover the same in any Court having ju-
risdlction of the amount. The judgment
shall be against the Treasurer and his
bondsmen, and the amount recovered
shall so to the State Treasury.
5 80. The State Auditor may require
any County Treasurer to make his pay
ment through any other County Treas
urer, or through any bank chartered by
the laws of this State, but that no charge
be made against the State by said bank,
or said amount to exceed one fourth of
one per cent for transportation, but any
payment made in pursuance of such re-
quirement of the Auditor, shall be re-
lease to the county of its liabilities to the
State, to the amount so paid.
s 81. The State Auditor shall make
and transmit to each Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors on the first day of May of
each year a statement of the county
treasurer's account with the State Treas
ury, which account shall be submitted
by said Clerk to the Board of Supervis-
ors at their first meeting and if they
find the same to be incorrect in any par
ticular, they shall forthwith certify the
facts in relation to the same, to the Aud
itor of State.
5 90. When county treasurer goes
out of Office he shall make full and
complete settlement with the Board of
Supervisors, and deliver up all books, pa
pers, monies and all other property APP
pertaining to the office, to his successor,
taking his receipt therefor The Board
of Supervisors shall make a statement
$50 far as State dues are concerned) to
the Auditor of State, showing all charg-
es for whatever purposes, which have
been created against the treasurer during
the term of his office, and all credits
which have been made; the delinquent
taxes and other unfinished business
charged over to his successor, showing
to what year, and to what accounts the
amount so paid over belongs. He shall
also see that the books of the Treasurer
are correctly balanced before being pass
ed to the possession and control Of the
treasurer elect.
5 90. When any officer or any other
person pay the State Treasurer any sum
of money for revenue, or school purposes,
he shall take duplicate receipts therefor,
one of which he shall file with the Aud
itor of State, who shall charge the same
to the treasurer in account of the proper
fund.
5 "a. The State Treasurer shall keep
each distinct fund coming into his pos
session as public money in separate
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erly settlement with the State Auditor,
he shall count each fund in the presence
of the Auditor, to see if the same agrees
with the balance found on the books
The total amount acknowledged to be-
long to each fund shall be exhibited be-
fore the count, and County Treasures
shall account with such person as the
Board of Supervisors may direct in like
manner, and a report of such accounting
shall be made to the Board at their next
meeting by the person SO appointed by
them.
S 95. Any officer neglectirg or re-
fusing TO comply with this act, for whose
negligence no other penalty is provided
by this act, shall be liable to a fine in any
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
to be prosecuted by the Attorney Gen
eral, or District Attorney, for the benefit
/ of common schools.
! s 90. The Treasurer of State shall
keep in the safe in his office all moneys
received by him as such Treasurer, until
the same are withdrawn therefrom upon
warrants issued by the Auditor of State
4 ~ "SSoluaACc Win IdN. Inc treasurer
shall not deposit any of the moneys re-
ceived by him as Treasurer with, or lend
any portion thereof to anvperson or per-
sons, or associations Of persons whatever,
or to company corporated or unincorpor-
ated, nor shall he in any manner what
ever allow said moneys, or any part there
of, to be Withdrawn from said safe or us
ed IN any manner whatever, otherwise
than may be provided by law.
81 Should the Treasurer of State
at any time violate any of the provisions
/ OF Section ninety six of this act he shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined in
any sum not less than five thousand dol
lars, nor more than twenty thousand dol
lars, and imprisoned in the county Jail
not less than one year, nor more than
/ five years, or both at the discretion of the
! Court.
S SO. Except for the purposes of the
assessment, equalization, and levy of the
taxes for the year 1860, Chapter ! so of
the acts of the (Seventh) General As
sembly is hereby repealed, and all other
acts or parts of acts conflicting with this
act are hereby rcnnalad 60 far ~ thay oo,