The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-10-08
AN ACT

10 amend section twelve OF an act entitled
an act to establish the Independent Treas
ury of the State of Ohio, passed April
12th, and took effect July 1st, 1853, (5j
Vol. A Stat, S & c., page 1906, Vol. 81
so as to make the duties of the Judge of
Probate more definite and certain.
SECTION |. BE IL enacted that tie General
assembly Of the State Of OhiO, That section
twelve CT ibe above recitcd act be so amend
| ed as TO read as fOllGws.
SECTION 12. An inspection and thorough
examination of all the books, vouchers, ac-
counts, moneys, bonds, securities and other
| property in the treasury in each and every
| county in this State, shall be made by the
county auditor and county commissioners
thereof, Gs often as every six months in ev-
cry year; and it is hereby made a part of the
official duties of the Judge of probate of each
county, and he is hereby required as often
as once in every six months in each year, or
Oftener, if the said Judge shall deem ii neceS-
saTy, without notice to any other person, to
appoint ia writing, under the seal of said
court, a competent end 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
immediately to 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 ascer-
tain how much money the county treasurer
stands charged with on the auditors books;
-.
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 should be 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, ~ tFiplicate; one copy of which
certificate shall be recorded in the books of
the treasury, and filed by the treasurer in
his Office, and one copy shall be fceOfdsd
and filed by the auditor of the county; one
other copy thereof shall be duly reported to
the said probate court, and be entered Of
record therein, and a duplicate copy of which
shall be fnTR4slied r. the probate judge for
publication one week ina Reyspgper of gen
eral 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, 0u; Ct the
county treasury, on warrant drawn BY ne
county auditor, and approved by the certlh-
cate Of said court, particularly specifying
the duty performed And the auditor OF
state is hereby authorized, whenever from
information filed in his office, he snail deem
it necessary for the safety and security OF
the public funds, 10 appoint some compe-
tent accountant, who shall, IN Ike manner:
proceed to examine the county treasury and
Count the funds therein, and shall have the
same powers and receive the same compen-
satiOn as an examiner appointed by judge
of probate; and such an eKamineT Shalt, IN
mediately after asceItaining the condition
of the county treasury and the amount of
money therein, certify the same in manner
aforesaid. and file one copy of the certificate
with the county auditor, and one with the
county trcasufBs, I'D transmit the other
copy to the auditor of state 10 be fled IN his
office. Each examiner appointed under thu
provisions Of this section, shall have power
10 call before him and examine witnesses
under oath. and to administer such oath;
and it shall be the dtiiy Of the county treas
urer and county auditor Ia submit the Offl-
ce's books; safes and money, papers and Of
feets thereto belonging to the inspection Of
such examiners on demand.
SEC. 9, That section twelve of the above
mentioned act be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
hEe, 3. THIS gct shall take effect on and
after the passage theIe5!
GEO. l.. CONY ERSE,
'JDsGkST offhd House Of ReyrsSenfotiUes.
ALPHONSO HART,
President II Gts Senate.
Passed April 20, 1874.