Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1864-04-03

the first day Of February, 1864; whether
said bill (or bills) was received at par, or
at q discount and If at discount, al what
rate and how much was paid therefor. Each
affidavit, whether relating to certificates or
bills, shall also state that the claimant is
not directly or indirectly, indebted to said
bank; that he never was an officer of, stock
holder In, or agent for, said bank, and that
no such officer, stakeholder, agent, or other
person or persons, has directly orindirectly
any interest in, or expectation from such
certificate or bills. g.. - ~.- r
SEC. 8. The treasurer of state, unless sat
isfied the claimant is the bona tide owner of
the certificate, bill or bills presented, or that
the rate of discount or sum paid therefor is
truly stated, or, thati no officer or stock
holder Of said bank, or person indebted
thereto, is interested therein, may refuse to
pay or redeem the same. Upon such refu-
sal the claimant may appeal to the auditor
OF state and his decision shall be final.
In paying said certificates and redeeming
said bills, the treasurer shall make the same
discount from the face thereof as was made
on the bills for which the certificate was
given, or on the certificate paid or bills
redeemed, In receiving or purchasing
the same, and no interest shall be paid
on the certificates or bills. or the
amount paid for the same. The treasurer
shall take the receipts of the claimant
upon each certificate paid, and upon each
affidavit for bills redeemed, showing the
exact sum paid therefor, and shall charge
the same to the appropriation hereby made.
AT the monthly examinations of the treas
ury, the auditor of state shall carefully eX-
anime the certificates paid and bills redeem
ed within the preceding month, and COM
pare the same with the treasurers account.
If found correct, the auditor shall draw his
warrant on the treasurer therefor, stating
for what drawn, whether certificates or
bills, and the amount of each, and the aud
itor shall Immediately cancel the certificates
and burn the bills to ashes in the presence of
the treasurer.
SEC. 4. No greater amount of certificates
Shall be paid than the amount of bills now
deposited therefor in the treasury.
SEC. 5. The treasurer shall continue to
pay said certificates and redeem said bills
until the first day of July, 1865 and no
longer. Immediately thereafter, the aud
itor and treasurer of state shall proceed to
burn to ashes the bills for which said GER
tilicatcs were issued, and such as have been
redeemed by the treasurer and are then on
hand, together with the unregisterod DIR
culation of said hank, II any. Inc pal
ance of sad appropriation shall be then
charged and credited back to general rev.
cnue. -esr
SEC. 6. Any amount that may hereafter
be recovered or received from the assets,
debtors, officers or stockholders of said
bank, in any manner or form, shall be GER
titled into the treasury to the credit of gen.
eral revenue, discharged from all claims
from the bill-holders or other creditors of
said bank. %. --
SEC. Z. There is hereby appropriated as a
special fund to pay and redeem said certifi-
Gates and bills, from the general revenue,
the sum of siXty-five thousand dollars, to
be paid in the manner provided in this act.
SEC. g. Immediately after the passage OF
this act, the treasurer of state shall cause a
notice to be published in one newspaper in
the city of Cincinnati, one in Columbus,
one in Cleveland, and one in Seneca county,
for the period of three weeks, that he will
pay the certificates and redeem the bills at
the treasury, agreeably to the provisions OF
this act.
SEC. 8. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
JAMES II. HUBBELL,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives.
S. S.HUMPHREVILLE,
President pro tenn. of the Senate.
MARCH 81, 1864.
,.h., SECRETARY OF STATES OFFIcE,l
= tfth CoLuMBUs, o. aApril1, 1854.
certify the foregoing to be q correct
copy, taken from the original roll, on file
in this office. at GV
W. W. ARMSTRONG, '.-
.''Hfr'. Secretary of State.