The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-05-24

day or November; ne Snall, also, at any
time when directed by the Auditor Of
State, forthwith pay into the State Treas.
ury. 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 and remaining in his hands
Tn case the treasurer of any county shall
fail to prepare and deposit the statement
required in this section as herein pro-
vided, he shall forfeit and pay for each
aud every failure sum not less than
one hundred dollars, nor more than five
hundred. to be recovered in an action
brought in the name of the State Audit
or, to recover the same in any Court
having jurisdiction of the amount. The
judgment shall be against the Treasurer
and his bondsmen, and the amount re-
covered shall 90 to the State treasury.
500 The State Auditor may require
any county treasurer to make his pay
ment through any other county treasurer
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 ameants 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.
sol. 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 Supervisors at
their first meeting; and if they find the
same to be incorrect in any particular,
they shall forthwith certify the facts in
relation to the same, to the Auditor Of
State.
S92. When a county treasurer goes
out of Office he shall make full and
complete settlement with the Board of
Supervisors, and deliver up all books,
papers, monies and all other property
appertaining to the office, to his success
or, taking his receipt therefor; the
Board Of Supervisors shall make state
mcnt $50 far as State dues are concerned
to the Auditor of State, showing all
charges for whatever purposes, which
! have been created against the treasurer
/ during his term of 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. lie shall
also see that the books of the treasurer
are correctly balanced before being
passed into the possession and control Of
the treasurer elect.
SOB. When any officer or other per
son pay the State treasurer any sum o
money for revenue, or school purposes
he shall take duplicate receipts therefor
one Of which he shall file with the Au
ditor of State, who shall charge the sam,
to the treasurer in account of the proper
fund
| S94. The State Treasurer shall kcer
each distinct fund coming into his pos
session as public money in separate
apartment of his safe, and at each quar-.
tcrly 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 belong
to each fund shall be exhibited before the
count, and county treasurers shall ac
count with such person as the Board OF
Supervisors may direct in like manner
and report of such accounting shall be
made to the Board at their next meeting
by the person so appointed by them.
80. Any officer ncglecting or refus-
ing to comply with this act, for whose
negligence no other penalty is provided
by this act, shall be liable to fine in any
sum not exceeding one thousand dollars,
to be prosecuted by the Attorney Gener.
al, or District Attorney, for the benefit
of common schools
s 96. 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
in accordance with law The treasurer
shall not deposit any of the moneys
received by him as treasurer with, OF
lend any portion thereof to any person OF
persons, or associations of persons what,
ever, or to company corporated or un
Incorporated, nor shall he in any manner
whatever, allow said moneys, or any par
thereof, to be withdrawn from said saf,
or used in any manner whatever, other
, wise than may be provided by law.
; S97. Should the Treasurer of Stat
at any time violate any of the provisions 0
section ninety-six Of this act, he shall b.
deemed guilty Of misdemeanor, an,
, upon conviction thereof shall be fined il
any sum not less than five thousand dol
! laas, nor more than twenty thousand dol
, lars, and imprisoned in the county jai
not less than one year, nor more than tiv
! years, or both at the discretion of th
, Court
sos. Except for the purposes of tn
assessment equalization, and levy of tn
, taxes for the year 1850, chapter l52 0
the acts of the (Seventh) General A.
sembly is hereby repealed, and all othe
l acts or parts Of acts conflicting with thi
act are hereby repealed, so far as the
: conflict with this act.
5 80. Where any duties, that by tn
:. provisions of this act are required to b
j performed prior to the organization c
y said Board they shall be performed
), the Clerk Of the District Court, and a
9 duties imposed by this act on the Boar
It of Supervisors which are required to b
G, performed before the organization {