St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-05-31

u books, papers, monies and all other
property appertanlng to the office, to
lis successor, taking his receipt there
for the Board of Supervisors Shall
make a statement $50 far as State dues
are concerned to the Auditor OF State,
showing all charges for whatever pur
poses. which have been created
a against the treasurer during his term
of office, and all credits which have
been made the delinquent taxes ana
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
carrectly balanced before being pas
scd into the possession and control of
the treasurer elect.
Sec So. When any officer or other
person pays the State Treasurer any
sum of money for revenue, or school
purposes, he shall take duplicate re-
ceipts therefor, one of which he shall
file with the Auditor of State, who
shall charge the same to the treasurer
in account of the proper fund.
Sec. "a. The State Treasurer shall
keep each distinct fund coming into
his possession as public money in
separate apartment of his safe, and at
each quarterly 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 to-
tai amount acknowledged to belong
to each fund shall be exhibited before
the count, the county treasurers shall
account with such persons as the
Board of Supervisors may direct, in
like manner, and report of such &C.
counting shall be made to the Board
at their next meeting, by the person
so appointed by them.
SEC. 90. Any officer neglecting or
refusing 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 General, or District At
tornev, for the benefit of common
schools.
SEC. 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 with
drawn thercfrom upon warrants Is
sued by the Auditor of State in &C
cordance with law. The Treasurer
shall not deposit any of the moneys
received by him as Treasurer with, or
lend any portion thereof to any per-
son or persons, or associations OF per-
sons whatever, or to any company in
corporated or unincorporatcd, nor
shall he in any manner whatever al
low said moneys, or any part thereof,
to be withdrawn from said safe, or
used in any manner whatever, other
wise that may be provided by law.
SEC. 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
Il misdemcanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not
less than five thousand dollars, nor
more than twenty thousand dollars,
and imprisoned in the county Jail not
less than one year nor more than five
years, or both, at the discretion of
the Court.
SEC. 90. Except for the purposes of
tho assessment, equalization and levy
of the taxes for the year 1860, Chapter
l52 of the acts of the (Seventh) Gen
cral Assembly is hereby repealed, and
all other acts or parts of acts con
tficting with this act arc hereby re
pcalcd, SO far as they conflict with
this act.
SEC. 80. Where any duties, that by
the provisions of this act arc required
to be performed prior to the organiza-
ton Of said Board, they shall be per.
formed by the Clerk of the District,
and all duties imposed by this act on
the Board of Supervisors which are
required to be performed before the
organization of said Board, shall, un.
til such organization, be performed by
the officers who are now required by
law to perform them.
JOHN EDWARDS,
Speaker of the House of Represen
tativcs, NICHOLAS j. Risen,
President of the Senate.
Approved April Sd, 1860
SAMUEL j. LAKEWOOD.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
is a true copy from the original roll
on file in my Office. ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary of State.