The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1875-09-17
AN ACT


To amend section twelve Of an act entitled
al act to establish the Independent Treas
ury Of the State Of Ohio, passed April
18th, and took effect July lst, 1858, ijj
Vol. Al Stat, ) * C., page 1JU6, Vol ?
50 as TO make the duties Of the Judge Of
Probate more definite and certain.
SECTION l. Be it enacted that TEE General
IsssHsgy u tie STATE Of Ott0, That section
twelve Of the above recited act be 80 amend
cd as to read as follows.
SECTION u. 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, a. often as every six months in ev
cry year; and it Is hereby made part Of the
official duties Of the Judge oil probate of each
county, and he i hereby required as often
As once in every six months in each year, or
oftcner, if the said Judge shall deem il ncccs-
sary, without notice to any other person, 10
appoint in writing, under the seal Of said
court, a 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 Ia the vault and safes, and proceed
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 ;Ic Samr, after which
said examiner shall proceed forthwith to the
office OF the county auditor, and there asccr-
tain how much money lr county treasurer
stands charged with on ine auditors books;
said auditor shall furnish accountant with Il
tull statement of the exact amount of mon
ey, property, bonds, securities, assets and
effects; also, bow 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 rs aforesaid in
writing, in triplicate; 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 he recorded
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 duplicate copy nf which
shall DC furnished by the probate judge for
publication one week in newspaper OF gen
cral circulation in the county OF which such
examination IS made, and the said account
ant 50 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 Il warrant drawn by the
county auditor, and approved by the ccrtifi-
cate Of said court, particularly specifying
the duty performed. And the auditor OF
har
information filed in his Office, he 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-
sation rs IN examiner appointed by Il judge
of probate; and such an examiner shall, i'm
mediaiely 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 treasurer, and transmit the other
copy to tine auditor of state To DC filed i'll 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
urer and county auditor to submit the oili-
ce's books, safes and money, papers and cf-
fccts thereto belonging to the inspection of
such examiners on demand.
SEC. =. That section twelve of the above
mentioned act be and the same is hereby re-
pealed.
SEC. 3. THIS ret shall take effect on and
after the passage thereof.
GEO. l.. CONVERSE,
Speaker of htd House of Rcprcscn fntircS
ALPIIONSO.HART,
I'resydcBf II the SeRdfe.
Passed April 20, 1914