The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-04-24
LAWS OF OHIO.
PUBEISHED BY AUTHORITY.
mo. ST eae An ACT

tNOs - AN All
fe regulate and limit the Compensation of
County Auditors.
SEcsrox L. Be il enacied the General IFS
sswbly Of hs State Of OAio, That the sew
eral county auditors in this State shall here
after receive compensation per annum for
their seryiees, as follows: In counties having
by the last preceding enumeration of male
inhabitant3 above the age of twenty -one
years, taken under the authority of this State
no more than two thousand four hundred
such Inhabitants, the county auditor shall re-
ceive nine hundred dollars for each year, and
In counties having more than two thousand
four hundred such Inhabitants, the auditor
shall receive the like sum respectively, and in
xdditioa thereto shall receive for each year
che sam of ffty dollars for each additional
40 huudred sueh Inhabitants above twenty
four hundred in such county, such compsnsa-
tien to be paid out of the county treasury on
the order of the county commissioners pro-
vided, that in counties having by the last pre-
ssding enumeration Cef white] male inhabit-
ants over the age of twenty.one years, more
than six thousand such inhabitants, the eoun-
~ commissioners shall have pswer and are
hereby authorised to make sueh additional
allowance out OF, the county treasury annually
for clerkhire as they may deem necessary and
proper, aud also shall be authorized to allow
the auditor in any county a reasonable addi-
stional compen nsaton for extraordinary labor in
the years in which real estate appraissments
are made, whenever in their opinion the COM
spensxtion allowed by the provisions of this
aot Ia not sufficient to pay for the same, and
the compensation to be allowed accordingly
to the provisions of this act to the county
auditors, after the taking of any future emu
meration Of white male inhabitants under the
authority of this State, shall be as herein
established in every county according to its
population as herein classified, as ascertained
from time to time by such enumeration.
SEC. 2. The several county auditors of this
State shall be authorized to charge and re-
psive for their own use in addition to the com
pensation provided for in section first of this
act, the following fees, viz: For certificate of
sale of school lands, to be paid by purchaser,
ffty cents; for certificate of payment of in
statlment into the treasury Oh school lands
TO be paid by purchaser, twenty-five cents, for
Anal certificate of payment fer school lands
TO be paid by purchaser; one dollar; for cer-
,tiicate of sale Of land for taxes, to be paid by
the purchaser, ten cents; for deed of land sold
for taxes to bs paid by the purchaser one dol
lar and twenty-five cents; for any entry or
transfer of land for taxation, to be paid by
persons requiring the same, ten cents.
SRc. 8. Ths act entitled an act "to regu-
late the fees of county auditors" passed
Aaroh 10, 1898, and act to amend section
thirty-one of an act entitled can act regulat.
ing the fees of county auditors" passed March
80, 1850, is hereby repealed. Provided, thai
nothing in this act shall be SO construed as te
effect the compensation of an auditor or now
In, elected to, or may be appointed previous
70 October first, 1851, to said Office.
z. d. A. PARRofT, pro. tenn.
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
ROBERT c.. KIRK,
President of the Senate.
Passed February I, 1861.