The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-03-04
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Respecting the manner ia ,ohich accounts AGAINST
the State of Rhode Island &c. are to be made out
and certified
law passed at the session of the General As
semby IN January 1885, providing for the auditing
| of accounts against the State, and requiring the
General Treasurer TO make and publish from time
to tIme such rules and regulations respecting the
manner in which such accounts are to be made out
and certified he shall deem necessary-Public
notice is therefore hereby given, that the following
regulations will be strictly adhered to- until expert
ence shall point out a eligible mode of making
out and certifying the accounts, of which due notice
wl always be given
All accounts intended to be presented TO the
General Assembly for allowance, must be made out
against the State of Rhode-Island &c. and be da-
ted at the city town where the person resides in
whose favor they are made out--Every item must
be stated separately, with the date prefixed and the
price carried out against it, The certificate herein
after required to the several accounts must state i'm
writing at full length, the gross amount of the ac-
count must be transmitted to the office of the Gen
era Treasurer at least four weeks before the session
of the General Assembly, at which they are to be
acted upou.-
Alhaccounts of justices Of the peace or of officers
or witnesses IN justices courts of examination, or at
the trial of criminal cases in justices courts must
have annexed to them the certificate of the presiding
justice, certifying the services performed or
the attendance given by the person charging for the
same, and that the prices charged are the
were taxed in the bill of cost (when the accused
are discharged without cost are lawful,
Ibe-Every person presenting accounts, for services
rendered in criminal proceedings, which accounts
| the Supreme Judicial Court, Court of General
Sessions of the Peace authorized to allow must
if justice of the peace certify such or if an
officer or witness, must make affidavit before some
magistrate that such account has not been presented
to the proper court for allowance-When any such
account has been presented to the proper court
for allowance, and has been rejected, the statement
of the fact without the affidavit, will be sufficient,
but in all such good and satisfactory
will be required, why such account should be recon-
mended to the General Assembly for allowance
Jailers accounts for board of State prisoners &e.
must have annexed to them the certificate of the
sheriff of the county, who will certify that he has
carefully examined the account and compared it
with the Jail books, and finds that all persons whose
board is charged were state prisoners during the
whole time for which the charges are made
( Officers accounts for fees &c. for all criminal
commitments, must he certified by the jailer, and
when any charges made for aid, horse hire or
other expenses, must be supported by the af-
davt or oath of the officer himself; and ought be
accompanied by the receipts for the money paid by
the officer for any such purposes, as vouchers
/ All other accounts, whether for articles furnished
or services rendered, must be verified by the ates
tation of the person who contracted for the articles
or services, who will state such account his
own SIGNATURE that the ADORE account amounting to
l-doUars-cents wds for articles furnished
lfor--(or, as the case may be) services rendered
and the prices charged are reasonable Tor ac-
cording to controd)-
JOHN STERNE
General Treasurer.
Newpon FEB. 2sh 1885. TIC.