County Treasurers (Ireland) Act 1867
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | 1867 c. 46 |
| Year | 1867 |
County Treasurers (Ireland) Act, 1867
(30 & 31 Vict.) C A P. XLVI.
An Act to amend the Law relating to the Office of County Treasurer inIreland .
[15th July 1867]
W HEREAS it is expedient that Banking Companies should be appointed as Treasurers of Counties inIreland :
Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the Authority of the same, as follows:
1 Interpretation of Terms.
1. The Words ‘Lord Lieutenant in Council’ mean the Lord Lieutenant or other Chief Governor or Chief Governors ofIreland for the Time being acting by and with the Advice of Her Majesty's Privy Council in Ireland ; and the Word ‘County’ includes County of a City and County of a Town.
2 Upon Vacancy in Office of Treasurer of County, Grand Jury shall appoint Banking Company as Treasurer.
2. At the Assizes following the next Vacancy in the Office of Treasurer of any County inIreland the Grand Jury of such County shall appoint a Banking Company to act as Treasurer, and shall fix with such Banking Company the Amount of Interest to be allowed for Money from Time to Time lying to the Credit of the County; and any succeeding Grand Jury of such County may accept the Resignation or revoke the Appointment of any Banking Company, and appoint another such Company as Treasurer.
3 All Monies payable to Treasurer to be lodged in Bank.
3. From and after such Appointment, all Monies payable to the Treasurer of any County which should be lodged to his Credit in the County Bank of such County shall be paid into the Bank appointed Treasurer for such County; and the Receipt of an Officer for the Time being authorized to give Receipts of any Banking Company acting as Treasurer for any County under this Act, expressing that the Sum therein mentioned has been received by such Banking Company is such Treasurer, shall be a sufficient Discharge to the Party lodging the same.
4 Payments to be made by Banking Company on Drafts drawn by Secretary of Grand Jury, and counter-signed by the Clerk of the Crown;
4. A Banking Company acting as Treasurer of a County shall pay no Money received by them as such Treasurer, or allowed by them as Interest on Balances to the Credit of such County, except on a Draft payable to a Person named therein or Order, and having endorsed thereon a Receipt expressing the Purpose for which the Amount of the Draft was paid, such Draft to be signed by the Secretary of the Grand Jury of such County, or by such Officer as may lawfully supply his Place during Illness, Absence, or the Vacancy of his Office, and countersigned by the Clerk of the Crown of such County, or by such Officer as may lawfully supply his Place during his Illness, Absence, or the Vacancy of his Office; orupon an Order of a Judge of Assize, in case any of such Officers shall refuse or neglect to sign or countersign a Draft, which in the Opinion of such Judge such Officer might lawfully sign or countersign.
5 Power to Judge of Assize to make such Order, and to award Costs.
5. Judges of Assize are hereby authorized, upon the Application of any Party interested, and upon hearing the Case in open Court, to make such an Order, and to award Costs against the Party making or against the Officer or Grand Jury opposing such Application.
6 Banking Company to keep Accounts of Receipts and Payments, classified as ordered by Auditor of County Treasurer's Accounts.
6. A Banking Company acting as Treasurer of a County shall keep the Accounts of Receipts and Payments classified in such Manner as may be ordered by the Auditor of the County Treasurer's Accounts appointed under Statute FirstVictoria , Chapter Fifty-four, for the Time being, and shall forward a Copy of such Accounts to the Secretary of the Grand Jury of such County from Time to Time as such Secretary shall require, and shall at the First Day of each Assizes present to the Grand Jury a complete Copy in Duplicate of such Accounts up to but not inclusive of such First Day.
7 Other Duties, except actual Receipts and Payments, and Accounts thereof, to devolve on Secretary of Grand Jury.
7. Whilst a Banking Company is acting as Treasurer of any County, all the Duties which devolve on the Office of Treasurer, except the actual Receipt and Payment of Money, and the keeping Accounts of such Receipts and Payments, as herein-before provided, shall devolve on the Secretary of the Grand Jury, and he shall keep all such Accounts of Balances outstanding, and of Presentments not claimed, and other Accounts, and shall do all such other Acts as shall be obligatory on a Treasurer other than a Banking Company to do.
8 Statutory Provisions as to Payments...
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