The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1873-05-23
Township Organization Law.
ARTICLE XVI.
OF COUNTY T~REAsuRERs.

ARTICLE XVI.
OF COUNTY TaEAsuRERs.
SECTION 1. Every person elected or
appointed to the office of county treasurer
shall be er o1fcio county collector, and
shall, within ten days after he is notified
OF his. election or appointment, file in
the Office of the clerk of the county
court a written &C eptin 'eOf the Office
of treasurer, and, before he enters upon
the duties o. his office, shall give bond
to the county, with two or more or suf-
ticient securities, to be approved by the
county court, and in such sums as they
shall direct, conditioned that such person
shall faithfully execute his office, and
shall pay, according to law, moneys
which shall come to his hands rs col
leeter or treasurer, and render a Just
aud true account thereof to the county
court, or to the state auditor, when re-
qttired.
SEC. 2. Such bond. when approved
by the county court, shall be entered
upon the records, and filed in the office
| of the county clerk. Said clerk. shall
forward a certified copy thereof to the
aud tor o Estate, who shall file the same in
his office; and such copy shall have the
| same force and effect us the original
bond.
SEC. 3. 1t shall he the duty of the
county treasurer to receive all moneys
belonging to the county, from whatever
source they may be derived, and all
moneys belonging to the state which,
by law, are directed to be paid to him,
and to pay and to apply such money in
the manner required by law.
SEC. 4. The county treasurer shall
keep a Just and t. account of the re-
ceipts and expenditures of all moneys,
in a book TO be kept for that purpose,
which book shall be provided at the
expense of the county.
SEC. .. The county treasurer shall
be er obfcio county collector, and shall
have the same power to collect taxes
on railroads and other corporations,
the delinquent nonresident lands or
town lots, and to prosecute therefor,
and make sale therefor, the same as is
now or may be vested in the shel i'll or
collector, under general laws of the
state; and shall account for and pay
over the state tax, in like manner, and
at the same time that the county col
lectors are requir d to pay over said
tax; said treasurer shall be entitled to
like fees for collecting delinquent taxes
on real estate, and for travelling to the
seat of government, as county collectors
are entitled to under the revenue laws
of this state. The county treasurer shall,
within twenty days after having compile
ted the collection of the delinquent tax,
deposit the assessment roll or tax books
returned by the township collectors in
the office of the county clerk.
SEC. g.. The county treasurer shall
be required to make a full and COM
plete settlement with the county court
ut such times and in such manner rs
may be required by law for county col
~lectorS, and shall exhibit his books and
vouchers relating to the same; which
settlement. when accepted by the court,
shall be entered of record by the coun-
ty clerk.
SEC. 4. Upon the death, resignation
or removal from office of any county
treasurer, all the books and papers be-
longing to his office shall be delivered
to his succe 'sor in office, upon his oath,
or, in case of his death, upon the oath
of his executor or administrators; and
in case such treasurer has left the coun-
ty, a demand may be made of any per-
son having charge of the books and
papers belong to said office, who shall
surrender them up, on oath, if re
quired.
SEC. 8. II any preceding county
treasurer. or, in case Of his death, il his
eXecutprs or administrators, shall re-
fus. or neglect to deliver such books,
papers and moneys, on oath, when
lawful v required or demanded, every
person shall forfeit to the u-c of the
couity, the sum of not less than ons
nor more than twenty thousand dol.
lars.
SEC. Q. Whenever any county treas.
urer fail or refuse to pay over the publh
revenue, when lawfully required to do
so, the county court shall cause suit +,
be prosecuted on his bond; and tho
state auditor shall have the same power
to prosecute suit against county treas
urers, on IA copy of their bonds, as il
allowed by law for prosecuting suit.
against county collectors.
SEC. 10. All moneys recovered in
any sueh action shall be paid or appro.
priated tor the uses contemplated or Iii.
rected by law.
SEC. IL. The county treasurer, in
counties adopting township organiza
ton, shall be allowed the same compcn.
sation as provided by law to county col.
~lectors for collecting and paying ovel
the delinquent nonresident and corpo'
ration taxes; and all costs on deIin'
luent taxes shall lie charged up and
collected ;s other taxes, as may be pro.
vided by law; Proridcd, He shall re.
ceive nothing for paying owe money to
his successor in office.