Winchester gazette. [volume] (Winchester, Va.) 18??-1826, 1820-04-01

ms the amount of money IN the hands
OF the treasurer, due TO the common
wealth and carry the said balance for
ward t" the next year,
The Treasurer shall keep a general
ledger of accounts into which he shalt
POST all the receipts and disbursement.
at i,.s Office, arranging the receipts and
disbursements under The heads 90 which
they, properly belong:-He shall open
In the said ledger general account Of
receipts and disbursements, which Iast
mentioned account, he, shall! compar,
with the books. kept, by the auditor n,
his Office on the last day of. each quar-
ter of the fiscal year in each wear. and
after having made then, to CORRESPOND
shall strike the balance on the said ac
eoant showing the amount at that time.
In his iands, due to the commonwealth
which balance shall be carried forward
on the books to, the general account for
the next quarter.-The treasurer shall
Keep accounts or the books of his Of.
lice with the different banks in whicl,
'he pubic revenue or money is depo-
sl'ed, on which. balances shall he
ssifueH at tie aforesaid ps.iods, shew.
ing ine amount in bank to the credit Of
the commonwealth, at the end of each
quarter And he shall moreover keen
genera! cash account, which shall be-
paiihnced at the, aforesaid periods.
showing lie balance in the Treasury
Office q, the end Of each quarter.
me Executive shall appoint
committee of their body whose duty it
shsl! be to repair 10 the treasury Office
at the end of each of the quarters a.
toresa'd Tar The purpose of examining
the settlement made by the auditor and
treasurer, detecting errors in such set
tiement, If there be any, aseerta;aine
the Eoney on deposit in the Banks. ana
the money IN the treasury, which com.
mlttee shall make report thereof 10 the,
Executive. and if it shall appear 10
their satisfaction that the treasurer
has r'isappiied public money or trea-
sure committed to his care, il shall be
The duty. of the Executive, and thew
are hereby required forthwith to dis.
place him from Office, and appoint a
successor TO continue in office until an
appointment be made by the General
Assembly.
The Office hours for transactins bu-
siness in the treasurer's and auditors
office, shall be az follows: from the
first day of April TO the first day of
November, the office shall be, opened
at eight o'clock, and from tie frst day
OF November TO the frst day of April,
they shall be opened at nine o'claek..
aud shall not close sooner than three
O'Clock, on any day.
tG2 AHac., eauthorisic:. .l.e T-es
snrer OF this Commonwealth TO apnoint
an Accountant and prescribing his dD.
ties authorises and requires The Ttea-
snrsr, as soon as possible, to employ a
competent accountant, whose duty il
shall be, Under the uperiatendance of
the 'reasnrer--f. To examine into and
ascertain all sums Of money which
have been received from the govern
ment OF the United States, by thi. com.
monw eaith, for advances made, or debts
incurred by this state for the service
of the United States, during the late
war with Great Britain. 2. To aseer-
tam whether any such sums Of money
as aforesaid were paid, end in what
medium, whether baBk notes, treasury
notes or specie. 8. IL ascertain what
portion of said sums was applied 10
the payment of the public debt of this
commonwealth, what portion to the
purchase of stock, where the stock was
purchased, the price given for each
kind, and its present condition aud va,
iue. q To ascertain the amount Of
all dividends derived from the stock of
the commonwealth in all turnpike and
navigation companies, to whom and
when such dividends were paid since
the asst day of Oct. 1905; and in
like r'aBner to ascertain the dividends
which have accrued and been paid TO
the commonwealth upon it's stock in
the Bank of the United States, the
Bank Of the Valley of Virginia, and
the Northwestern Bank of Virginia.
The accountant aforesaid shaIi COM
pare the statements thus made by him.
and the sums of money thus ascertained
by him to have been paid to the COM
monwealth, with the books in the of
zee of the treasury and in the auditors
office, & ascertain, as far az practiea4
bic, the particular times at which auy
Of the public money may have been
misapplied, and the result OF the whole
together with the various accounts
which il may be necessary for him to
make out, he shall report to the go-
vernon and council, who, after exami-
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