The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-09-24
AN ACT

% diHclb -ifi!tU Twelve Ol an act entitled
an act 10 establish the Independent Treas
ury of the State of Ohio, passed April
18th, and took effect July 1St, 1868, (:Jj
Vol. A Stat, S IL C., page 1906, Vol. ? J
So as to make the duties of the Judge of
Probate more definite and certain.
SECTION l. Bet enacted that the GeHcral
ASseGtbly n tie State Of OhjO, That section
twelve of the above recitcd act be so amend
cd as to read as follows
SECTION II. An inspection and thorough
examination of all the books, vouchers, ac-
counts, moneys, bonds, securities and other
property in the treasury i'm each and every
county in this State, shall bc made by the
county auditor and county commissioners
thereof, as often as every six months in ev-
cry year; and it is hereby made part Of the
official duties of the judge of probate of each
county, and he is hereby required rs often
as once in every six months in each year, or
Oftener, if the said Judge shall deem it ncces-
sary, without notice to any other person, to
appoint in writing, under the seal of said
court, Il competent and trustworthy ac-
cOuntant, who shall forthwith, without pre-
viOus notice or intimatiOn to the county
treasurer, or any other person, of such in
tended inspection and examination, enter
the county treasury, present his authority
aforesaid To the county treasurer, demand
the keys to the vault and safes, and proceed
Immediately 10 count the money therein, and
inspect and examine the books, records and
vouchers thereof; and after having counted
the money, inspected and examined the
books, records and vouchers found therein,
making due entry of the same, after which
said examiner shall proceed forthwith to the
office of the county auditor, and there a~ccr-
tain how much money the county treasurer
oh
said auditor shall furnish accountant with
full statement of the exact amount of mon
ey, property, bonds, securities, assets and
effects; also, how much belongs to each par
ticular fund, and ShOIFid he in said treasury;
said accountant shall certify the exact
amount Of money in the treasury, together
with the amount belonging to each particu
lar fund: also, all property, bonds securities,
vouchers, assets and effects as aforesaid in
writing, in triplicate; one copy Of which
certificate shall be recorded in the books OF
the treasury, and fled by the treasurer in
his Office, and one copy shall he recorded
and filed by the auditor of the county; one
other copy thereof shall be daily reported TO
the said probate court, and be entered of
record therein, and duplicate copy Of which
shall DE furnished by the probate jutgc Tor
publication one week in newspaper Of gen
cral circulation in the county OF which such
examination IS made, and the said account
ant so appointed and performing the duties
therein required, shall be paid at the rate Of
three dollars per day for the time necessary
TO the performance of the same, out OF the
county treasury, on a warrant drawn by the
county auditor, and approved by the ccrtili-
cate Of said court, particularly specifying
the duty performed. And the auditor of
state is hereby authorized, whenever from
information fled in his Office, hc shall deem
it necessary for the safety and security Of
the public funds, to appoint some cOmpe-
tent accountant, who shall, in like manner.
proceed to examine the county treasury and
count the funds therein, and shall have the
same powers and receive the same cOmpen-
satinn as an examiner appointed by Judge
of probate; and such an examiner shall, i'm
after asceItaining the condition
of the county treasury and .hc amount Of
money therein, certify the same in manner
and file one copy of the certificate
with the county auditor, and one with the
county treasurer, and transmit the other
copy to the auditor of state to be filed in his
office. Each examiner appointed under The
provisions of this section, shall have power |
to call before him and examine witnesses |
under oath, and to administer such oath; |
and it shall be the duty Of the county treas |
lrer and county auditor to submit the OIL |
ce's books, safes and money, papers and ef-
Iects thereto belonging to the inspection Of /
such examiners on demand.
SEC 2. That section twelve OF the above /
act DC and the same IS hereby re-
Dealed.
SEC 3. THIS ret shall take eject on and
after the passage thereof.
GEO. L. CONVERSE.
.CDc0Ee, of Ind E{OtLSe Of J5Df fser f0tires
ALPHONSO HART,
President II The Senate.