The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1897-12-16
SUMMARY.
EXAMINERS REPORT.

To the Honorable o. ". II. Wright
Jadge cfthe Court Of Common Pleas
Hooking County, o:
In pursuance of appointment un
der the authority of section 9l7, re-
vised statutes of the state of Ohio, to
examine the annual report of the
Hooking county commissioners OF
their financial transactions for the
year ending September l, A. ID. 1897
we hereby respectfully report that We
have made such examination in con.
. nection with the prosecuting attor-
ney, and we submit the following re-
port, together with such findings
criticisms and recommendations as
in in our judgment as is required, af-
ter an exhaustive and careful exam
ination all the transactions contain
ed in said report.
COUNTY FUND.
Sections 3107-45, 3lO7-46, 31O7-47, r.
S. Provides as follows:
SECTION /. 1t shall be the duty of
the county commissioners of each
county in this state to appoint three
suitable persons in each township and
ward in their respective counties,
ether than those prescribed by law
for the care of paupers and the GUS
tody of criminals, whose duty it shall
be to look after and cause TO be in
tered, in decent and respectable
manner, in any cemetery or burial
ground within this state, other than
those used used exclusively for the
burial of pauper dead, at an expense
not to exceed thirty.five dollars, the
body of any honorably discharged
ex-Union soldier, sailor or marine
having at any time served in the
army or navy Of the United States,
their mothers, wives or widows and
army nurses, who shall hereafter die,
not having means sufficient to defray
the necessary funeral expenses.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of the
persons so appointed in the foregoing
section before they assume the charge
and expense of such burial, that they
first satisfy themselves by careful in
Quiry into and examination of all the
circumstances in the case, that the
family of such deceased soldier is un-
able, for want of means, to defray the
expenses of such funeral or burial, or
that in defraying such expenses the
family will be deprived of means nec-
essary for immediate support, where
upon, if they find such inability to
evist, they shall cause to be buried
such soldier, sailor or marine, their
wives or widows, mothers or army
nurses, as provided in section one of
this act; and they shall also, imme-
diately report the same to the county
commissioners of their county, set
ting forth the fact that they found
the family of such deceased soldier in
INDECENT circumstances, and unable to
pay the expenses of burial, together
with the name, rank and command to
which he belonged as a soldier or
sailor, the date of death, the place
where buried and his occupation while
living; and also an accurately item
ized statement Of the expenses incur
red by reason OF said burial; the re-
port to be duly attested by three rep
utable persons, residents of the,town.
ship or ward IN which the deceased
soldier lived, knowing the facts of in
digency and ability of the family to
defray said funeral expenses.
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
county commissioners, upon securing
the report and statement of expenses
provided for in section 2 Of this act,
to transcribe in book to be kept for
that purpose all the facts contained
in said report respecting said deceased
soldier, and shall certify the expenses
thus reported to the county auditor,
who shall draw his warrant for the
same payable to the person or per-
sons designated by the county COM
missioners, upon the county treasur
er, to be paid out of the county fund
of said county,
A blank form is provided contain
ing every requirement of the statute,
to-wit: Burial Report" to be |
signed by three persons appointed by
the commissioners, Attestatiou, to
be signed by three reputable citizens,
"Itemized Statement Of Expenses"
to be signed by the three persons ap
pointed by the commissioners and
Approval By Commissioners to be
signed by the commissioners. If this
blank is properly filled out and sign
ed. there can be no mistake and the
law will be complied with. With but
few exceptions the statute has been
disregarded, as will be seen in the
following cases:
Voucher of Item ! james Ru.
ben Reed. II ONO Battery, died July
23rd. 1896. Amount paid S35 %.
The "Rurial ReDort'' in this case does