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...When due, the board of commissioners of the sinking fund shall pay the interest on the bonded debt of the state, the certificates of bonded debt, and at all times preserve the good faith and credit of the state.

...ng fund shall file with the director of budget and management a written notice of the amount of the deficiency. The director shall obtain sufficient funds to eliminate the deficiency by means of the procedure set forth in section 126.06 of the Revised Code.

...The sinking fund of the state shall consist of the proceeds of sales of lands appropriated by congress for the support of schools or for ministerial purposes, except as otherwise provided by law, the proceeds of any sale of public works or of any part thereof, except as otherwise provided by law, and the moneys raised by taxation as required by Section 7 of Article VIII, Ohio Constitution.

...Funds belonging to the sinking fund shall be applied to the payment of the principal and interest of the bonded debt of the state, and to the expenses of such payment.

...Interest on the bonded debt of the state shall be paid to the owner of bonds or certificates evidencing such debt, or to such owner's agent, attorney, or legal representative.

...The board of commissioners of the sinking fund, at periods, previous to and near the time when any portion of the bonded debt of the state becomes payable, according to the terms expressed upon the face of the certificates thereof and in accordance with law, shall issue certificates of the bonded debt of the state of such numbers and in such amount as will be sufficient from the proceeds thereof to redeem so much of ...

...chers, and the business of the board of commissioners of the sinking fund, and everything belonging or appertaining thereto, shall at all times be subject to examination by any committee or commission appointed by the general assembly, or by either branch thereof, or by the governor, or treasurer of state, in person, or any person appointed by them, or either of them. When any person, other than a member of the board...

...The commissioners of the sinking fund shall, in order to comply with the requirements of Section 11, Article VIII, Ohio Constitution, semiannually make a full and detailed report of their proceedings to the governor and to the general assembly, to include the following: (A) The principal amount of obligations issued and sold during the semiannual period under authority of Sections 1, 2, and 2a to 2i, inclusive, of A...

... The secretary of state may appoint and commission as notaries public as many persons who meet the qualifications of division (B) of this section as the secretary of state considers necessary. (B) In order for a person to qualify to be appointed and commissioned as a notary public, except as provided in division (F) of this section, the person shall demonstrate to the secretary of state that the person satisfies a...

... public" means an officer of the state, commissioned to perform notarial acts by the secretary of state, or prior to June 6, 2001, by the governor. A notary public is not considered an occupation or profession under Title XLVII of the Revised Code, and a notary commission is not an occupational or professional license.

...the following: (a) The terms of notary commission; (b) How to renew a commission; (c) The conditions under which a commission may be revoked; (d) What constitutes a legal notarial act; (e) The manner of taking depositions; (f) The taking of an acknowledgment; (g) The administration of a jurat. (3) The provisions and content of the required test, which shall be established in coordination with the entities aut...

...all require each applicant for a notary commission, other than an attorney licensed to practice law in this state or a peace officer, to complete a criminal records check. (2) The secretary shall not accept an application for a notary commission that includes the report of a criminal records check that is more than six months old. (B) The secretary of state shall provide to each person applying for a notary commi...

...e for the term of five years unless the commission is revoked. An attorney admitted to the practice of law in this state by the Ohio supreme court shall hold office as a notary public as long as the attorney is a resident of this state or has the attorney's principal place of business or primary practice in this state, the attorney is in good standing before the Ohio supreme court, and the commission is not revoked.

...d in division (A)(2) of this section, a commission for a notary public appointed prior to the effective date of this section shall remain valid until that commission's expiration date. (2) A commission issued to an attorney shall be governed by section 147.03 of the Revised Code. (B) A commission that is set to expire as described in section 147.03 of the Revised Code or as in division (A) of this section shall no...

...tions: (1) Revoke the notary public's commission; (2) Suspend the notary public's commission for a specified period of time or until fulfillment of a condition, such as retraining, or both. (3) Issue a letter of admonition that shall be placed in the notary public's record. (C) A notary public shall cooperate fully with the secretary of state during the course of an investigation under this section, includ...

...Before entering upon the discharge of official duties, a notary public shall obtain the seal of a notary public. The seal shall consist of the coat of arms of the state within a circle that is at least three-quarters of an inch, but not larger than one inch, in diameter and shall be surrounded by the words "notary public," "notarial seal," or words to that effect, the name of the notary public, and the words "Stat...

...A person commissioned as a notary public prior to the effective date of this section may continue to use a seal that met the requirements of section 147.04 of the Revised Code and that was in that person's possession before that date.

...of state shall maintain a record of the commissions of each notary public appointed and commissioned by the secretary of state under this chapter and make a proper index to that record. The governor's office shall transfer to the secretary of state's office, on or after June 6, 2001, the record of notaries public formerly kept by the governor's office under section 107.10 of the Revised Code. The secretary of state...

...The secretary of state shall maintain a database of notaries public on a publicly accessible web site. The web site shall provide all of the following information in relation to each notary public: (A) The status of an individual's authority to perform notarial acts; (B) Whether the notary is authorized to perform online notarizations, as defined in section 147.60 of the Revised Code; (C) A description of any a...

...ake a certified copy of a notary public commission and the endorsements on the commission. The certified copy shall be prima-facie evidence of the matters and facts contained in it. For each certified copy of a notary public commission, the secretary of state shall be entitled to receive a fee of five dollars.

...A notary public has statewide jurisdiction.

...(A) A notary public is entitled to the following fees: (1) Up to five dollars for any notarial act that is not an online notarization; (2) For an online notarization, up to thirty dollars. (B) A notary charging the fee authorized under division (A)(2) of this section shall not also charge the fee authorized under division (A)(1) of this section. (C) The fees charged under division (A) of this section shall no...

...public has resigned the notary public's commission.

...r after the person resigns the person's commission, knowing that the person's term has expired or that the person has resigned, shall forfeit not more than five hundred dollars, to be recovered by an action in the name of the state. Such act shall render the person ineligible for reappointment.

...tary public resigns the notary public's commission is as valid as if done during the notary public's term of office.