The Mena weekly star. (Mena, Ark.) 1904-1977, 1911-02-23

of said counties, on the first and
fifteenth days of each month. OF
within two days thereafter, all funds
IN their hands belonging to said cour
ties, or to the public road fund. or
public school fund, or poll tax fund.
or any moneys collected by them
and belonging to said county. or
any district in said county that BY
law is required to be paid into
the County Treasury, whether tax
es. fines or any moneys that are col
lected for any purpose by law and
belonging to the said counties or
any district in said counties:
crowded that the Sheriff OF
Collectors of said counties.
when on Is annual can
vass shall have been completed.
Sec. Z. The County Treasurer OF
said counties shall within two DAYS
after he receives any funds belong
ing to the county. or any school or
road district, therein, or any funds
of any kind belonging to said coun-
ties or to any district in said coun-
ties, pay the same over to the de-
posltories of the separate funds, as
designated in this Act Provided
however, that il the depository Sc
lected for the County funds be not
located at the county seat, and for
any reason said depository cannot
make suitable arrangements with
bank at the county seat to cash the
checks of the Treasurer, then the
County Treasurer shall have the
right to keep upon deposit in some
bank at the county seat at all times,
a sufficient amount OF funds to
meet the demands as they are made
upon him, provided, however, that
he shall not carry on deposit in said
bank for this purpose more than
$4,000 at any one time
Sec. s. Whenever the County
and Probate Clerk, the Circuit Clerk |
and ex-officio Recorder, Sheriff and |
Collector Of said counties shall pay |
over any funds to the said Treas
urer of said counties, as herein pro-
vided, the County Treasurer shall
execute duplicates receipts therefor,
az and sala tas faHs qdfSsr ~ nDqSJjps oysF any
liable therefor, and whenever the
County Treasurer shall pay over to
the county depository any of said
funds, and shall take the receipt of
the said depository therefore, said
Treasurer shall be released from
any further liability therefor, unless
the same shall there after be paid
to him by said depository.
Sec. 8. Said fund so paid over
by the County Treasurer to the coun
ty depository. that have not been ap
portioned as required by law shall
remain in the county depository un-
til said funds are apportioned, as
provided by law, and said depository
shall be liable for interest thereon
to the same extent as If paid over
after apportionment, and at the
same rate of interest as said de-
positosy is paying for said fundf
that had been apportioned, after
said funds are apportioned by the
county court they shall remain
in the depository and be paid over
as provided by law and shall bear
interest as provided by law and the
orders of the court made in per-
suance thereof
| Sec. 10. Any officer of said coun-
ty herein mentioned who fails or
refuses to pay over any funds in his
hands. as herein provided, to the
! County Treasurer or If the treas
urer of the county aforesaid, shall
fail to pay over to the County de-
pository as provided for in this act
they shall forfeit to the county
school fund of said county to be
collected by civil action in any
court having jurisdiction in the
name of the counties of POLK
and Scott for the use of the pup
lie schools of said counties. twenty
five per cent per month on al
sums retained by them.
Sec. IL. The bond herein requir-
| ed to be given by said depository
/ shall be for an amount not less than
the total revenue of the county Tor
the years for which said bond shall
: be given. and shall be conditioned
: Iaor the due and proper performance
of all the duties and obligations
devolying by law upon said deposi'
tory and for the prompt payment
upon presentation of all checks
4 drawn upon said depository by the
S county Treasurer. so long as saie
: funds shall be in such depository te
e the credit of said county, u
/ that all funds of said county,
Z shall be faithfully kept "
d said depository and accounted 10
K according to law. and for any oreac
+ Of said bond, the county oc any per
/. ,on ininred may maintain an ACTOR