The weekly Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1860-1863, 1861-07-04
Passed April 26, 1861.
AN ACT

OECTION l. Dc u cHHOttU OY tHc Utpt'Nb
Assembly of the State of 0hid, That any per-
son or persons residing in this state, who
shall levy war against this state, or tie Uhl-
ted States of America, or shall knowingly ad.
here to the enemies of this state, or the Uni
ted States, giving them aid and comfort, shall
be deemed guilty of treason against the state
OF Ohio, and, on conviction, shall be impTlson'
ed in the penitentiary, at hard labor, during
life.
SEC. Q. Any person or persons residing within
this state, who shall surrender or betray, or
DO in any way concerned in surrendeTng or
belrayng any military post, fortlticaiioU, ar
senal, or military stores OF this state. or the
United States, into the possession or power
of any enemies of either, or shall supply arms
or ammunition or military stores to such enc
mics, or who shall unlawfully and without
authority, usurp possession and control Of any
such military post, iortiicatlon, arsenal, or
military stores, or having knowledge OF any
treason against this state or United States,
shall wllfully omit or refuse to give Intorma.
tion thereof to the governor, or some judge OF
this state, or to the president OF the United
States, shall be deemed guilty as accessories
to treason, and, on conviction thereof, shall
be imprisoned in the penitentiary, at hard la.
Dor, not less than ten nor more than twenty
years. .. .....
SEC. 3. That il any person shall, within
this state, begin or set on foot, or provide or
prepare the means for any unauthorized mill.
tary expedition or enterprise, 10 be carried on
from thence against the territory or people Of
any of the United States, every person so oI'
Tending shall be deemed guilty of miSde>
meanor, and on conviction thereof, shall be
punished by imprisonment in;the penitentiary
OF this state, not less than one nor more than
ten years, .. | ... f.. ....,
SEC. 8, No person shall be convicted OF
treason but by the testimony Of two lawful
witnesses TO the same overt act OF treason
whereof he stands indicted, unless he confes-
sed the same in open court. and no person
shall be convicted Of an offense under the
second and third sections Of this act, but by
the testimony of two creditable witneSseS,un'
less the person indicted coniesses his guilt in
open court.
SEc. S. This act shall take effect and be
in force from and after its passage.
~. ...... P. HITCHCOCK,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
ROBERT G, KIRK,
President Of the Senate.
Passed April &c, 1861. .. ..r
No. "a. AN ACT
Prescribing the fees Of county treasurers.
SECTION /. BE il enacted By the General As>
sembly of the State Of Ohio, That The county
treasurer, on settlement semi annually with
the county auditor, shall be allowed for the
collection, safe keeping and disbursement OF
the money arising from the assessment OF tax
es on the grand duplicate Of the county, on
any sum so collected, not exceeding FIVE hum
dred thousand dollars, three fourths Of one per
IA ha of m ~ Hva
hundred thousand dollars, one-half OF one per
cent In addition 10 said allowance, the county
treasurer shall, at such semi, annual settle
ment, be paid the further compensation oil
three hundred dollars ont Of the county treas
uIv, on the warrant OF the county auditor:-
= Provided, the percentage OF the treasurers, in
cumbent or elect, for the year ending Septem'
ber |, 1862, shall be eight tenths Of one pei
cent. on all sums collected as above, in add
ton to said extra compensation OF three hun
dred dollhts, payable out Of the county treasu
", at each semi annual settlement
SIC. 2. That the country treasurer, on set
tlemeut semisannually with the county audi
tor, shall BIZ allowed for the collection, SAFE
keeping and disbursement Of the money com
ing into the treasury otherwise than from as
; sessment OF taxes on the grand duplicate
. the county, on any sum so collected for tav
ern, show or other licenses, for fines, penal
ties, and forfeitures incurred in violotion OF
penal or criminal statute, and the costs collect
ed OF the person lor his bond mem violating
the same, in the aggregate not exceeding on,
0 thousand dollars, ten per centum, and lot The
. excess, FIVE per centumi on any sum other
wise collected, in the aggregate not exceediel
ten thousand dollars, one per centum, and fol
the excess, one half Of one per centum; here
: by expressly excepting that upon which some
other compensation is fixed BY law; Provided
that no compensation, per centage, commission
OF fees shall be allowed to the county treasu'
D rer on any money by him received rom the
Q treasurer OF state, or from his predecessor in
0 office, or from the legal representatives ol
sureties OF such predecessor. II is also provi'
! ded that the fees allowed by this section shall
be subject to this limitation, that the total sun
. to be thus allowed the treasurer at such semi
annual settlement shall not exceed one tenth
OF the total sum allowed him as fees and com
0 pensation by the first section OF this act.
SEC. 8, Thatthe act passed JanuaryS' 1888
"to amend the act entitled an actprescrblnl
the duties Of county tIeasurers;" the act passec
March Q, 1887, "to amend an act 10 prescribe
the duties OF county auditors" and the ac