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### namd and appointedby the **state** Auditor,
...' Seation la proridee in **pact** a0 tollo~ec ***The** Stete **Auditor elm11**  **be free**  **to** leleot th4 most ettiGi4nt pmsonnel 8rail*ble **for** eeoh and ever;r 

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**. .**  **. .**  TheState Auditor is hsrsby authorised to **conduct euoh**  proteeeionel sxaminetioneas h4 may deem expedient in detsrmining the qualiPio4tione OS the **per** eons rhom he oont4mplateepl8oing oa b&e **staff.@** aeation 13 of the Aot providoe in part1 *The gtmte Auditor WRY **rewwe or**  dieoharge 

### any **assistant** 

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### any mtenogaphia or olerioel assistant* at any time and 

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atiefaotory **to** himeel? end ritEout 8 hearing." The above-quoted portion8 of the A8t oonatitut4 ~11 that ~8 find in the **Aot** b44ring upon the ?lrot Aeeietant **Stat.** Auditor and the other seeistamt auditor8 la the St8te 

### Auditor*8 40pl0y. It will be **obeenal** that the Leglel8tureha8 **not** l **eem** tit **to** prseoribe th6 qu4li?i4otione **to** be **poeessemS w**  **the** 

### PiretAo~ietimt**State** lpditor, **oc**by any other loeieturt auditar. TlmrePoce, the State Auditor ie free to **data-mine** the qualiiieationehe 4111 require of those whom h4 4mplqe.

That the la4 provides that the First Aeei4tust State Auditor ebsll aot se 

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### State Auditor does not milit8ts rgsinet the oonolneion **expreeeei** abore. **us power** **and** duty **to** sat **ae Ctate**  

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mnae 0P the **Ctats** Auditor is derived from him oeeupeaey **of podtion**  **4? Piret**  **Aesietent** I&tote **Aditor,** towhioh **oiYf44** or place **tha** L~gieletur~hem sttaohtd the putboritr to aat amState Auditor IR the **rbesmo4 of**  **the Stats**  **Auditor.** Yailo **a4t.ing am**  **state hditor**  **in the**  **ebeenoe o?**  **th4 Stat4**  Auditor, the **First** Aesietent doee not hold **the** ofrioe ef State Auditor, but ie merely rcpowered ee **Ylrmt** Aeaietent State **Auditor** to exeraiee **pro** te **the** powers and duties atteched to the **pcincipel otflae.**  **Prertr v** * **aahnlut, alo**  **0. ‘** **Ir. i@31.**