The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1866-09-06
For the VintOn Record.
More Opposition" Argu-

.,. Inents.
Mr.. RECORD: Insert the follow
ing from the Zaleski Herald, for
the information. of those concerned:
EMBEZZLEMENT!
"What shall be held an Embezzle-
ment of Public Money"
SEo. 16, act Of July 1858, laws of
Ohio, provides: ,,.a. ,...
.'That if fany officer or other per-
son charged with the collection,
receipt, safe keeping, transfer, Or
disbursement of the public money
belonging to any. County in this
State, shall convert to his own use,
or to the use of any other person,
y = in any way whatever, or
shall use by way of investment, in
any kind of security, stock, loan,
property, &C., on shaULoAN aoith, or
aoithoat interest, to any Company,
Corporation, OF Individual, or shall
deposit with any Company, Corpo-
ration, or Individual ANY PORTION of
the public money or other funds;
y received, controlled, or held
by him for safe keeping, transfer,
or disbursements n II or If any
person shall adOiSe, aid or IN any
manner participate IN such act,
every such act shall be deemed and
held By laa0 to be an EMBEzzLEMENT."
This act further provides that
upon conviction the parties guilty
"shall be sentenced to anpriSon-
ment IN the Penitentiary, and kept
at hard labor for a term not less
than one or more than twenty-one
years. Any failure to account to
or TO make settlement aoith anyprop-
~ md legal authority, Of the Of
fcial accounts Of such officer or
person, shall be held, and taken as
pRIMA FAoIE evideace Of Such EN-.
BEzHLRMENT."
We ask the Voters of Vinton
County to read the above extract
from the statutes Of Ohio, then take
the developed facts, in relation to
our Treasury, and see what the
state of affairs is with us of this
County. Judge Craig admits in an
swer to ours of May last, that a
check for $4,000, was counted as
money in the County Treasury, in
the settlement of the Commission
ers with Henry Reynolds. Fl. @.
Jones in his ''famous circular" says,
our Enhances have been deranged,
our moneys drGggled about the
County an priUate loan and personal
specuzatiOn." Judge Craig says, "it
is all balderdash" to talk about
benefit ACQUIRING to Henry Reynolds
from his Checks and such paper
the statute says, "aOith or acithoul
interest,"" Now we ask if the
COURT HOUSE CLIQUE are all honest
, if they have done no illegal thing
why they have not satisfied the
public in relation to this matter!
But the statute of Ohio, act Of
March 26, 1860, makes it the posi-,
tee duty of the Probate Judge to
have the County Treasury ca.
anined once eoery 6 months, and
oftener if necessary. Now Judge
Craig says plainly that he nerel
complied qoith this lar, yet, the
; Court House Clique by packed
: Convention, secures his re-nom
ination and he comes before the
people, and again asks to hold the
responsible position which he has
so shamefully neglected for two
years to lawfully fill; and they
nominate a Treasurer whose skirts
are not clear from illegal tamperinS
with the public money, and ask the
people to re-elect them. The thing
is positively an insult to the honest
law abiding people of the county
Act of July 2S, 1858, statute O.
Ohio, provides, that, "All pay
ments of money into the County
Treasury, excepting taxes charged
on the duplicate and made before
the return by the Treasurer Of the
delinquent list Of unpaid taxes
shall be paid to the County Treas
ursr on the draft Of the County
Auditor, in favor of the Treasurer
! and the Auditor shall present 6
duplicate copy &C."
We would like Mr.. Auditor tC
say whether he holds duplicate O.
any draft for $4,6O0,9 if not how
was 1T paid in, contrary to law
, aCas 1t paidin at all? The Audi
for is the 1nnOolDtinn Ohiner the