The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-04-01
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Respecting tie manner ia which accounts cga;ns,
the State Of Rhods-jsland &c. to be made ovt
and certified sr~ Er
A law passed az the session Of the General AS
sembIy IN January 1875, providing for the auditing
ot accounts against the State, and requiring the
General Treasurer to make and publish rom time
TO time, such rules aud regulations respecting the
manner IN which such accounts are TO be made out
and certified, as he shall deem neccssar,-Public
notice is therefore hercby given, that the following
regulations will be strictly adhered to, una exper-
ence shall point ont more eligible mode d making
out and certifying the accounts of which cue notice
VIII always be gwen
Ail accounts intended TO be presented to the
General Assembly for allowance, must bemadc out
against the State of Rhode-Isaud &c. ard be da-
ted at the city or town where the person psdes in
whose favor they are made out--Every ten must
be stated separately, with the date prefxd and the
price carried out against it, The certificate herein
after required to the several accounts mus state in
writing at full length, the gross amount of the ac-
count To which IT Is annexed, aud all accounts must
he Transmitted to the Office of the General Treas
urer at least four weeks before the session oithe Gem
eral Assembly, at which they to be acted upon
All accounts OF justices Of the peace orof officers
or witnesses IN justices courts of examinations or at
the trial of criminal cases in Justices courts must
have annexed to them the certificate of the presiding
justice, certifying the services were performed or
'"c a'tcHudIcc gwen ny tne person charging tor the
same, and that the prices charged are the same as
were taxed IN the bill ofcost, (when the accused
are discharged without cost are lawful or reasona-
hle-Every person presenting accounts, for services
rendered IN criminal proceedings, which accounts
the supreme Judicial Court, or Court Of General
Sessions of the Peace are authorized to allow, must
II justice OF the peace, certify as such or if an
oihccr or witness, must make affidavit before some
magistrate that such account has not been presented
10 the proper court for allowance-When any such
account has been presented to the proper cour,
for allowance, and has been rejected the statcmcn,
OF the fact without the affidavit viii be sufficient
but IN all such cases good and satisfactory reasons
will be required, why such account should be recon-
mended to the General Assembly for allowance
Jaliers accounts for board of State prisoners Sc,
must have annexed to them the certificate Of the
sheriff OF the county, who will certify that he has
carefully examined the account aud compared it
with the Jail books aud finds that all persons whose
%6 rs Sfsa ws6 s sf PsSqs s Susnr the
Officers accounts for fees &c. for all criminal
commitments, must he certified by the iailcr, and
when any charges are made for aid, horse hire on
davit or oath of the officer himself; and ought TO b,
accompanied by the receipts for the money pnid b,
the officer for any such purposes as vouchers
! All other accounts, whether for articles furnished
or services rendered. must be verified by lie aes
taiion of the person who contracted for the article
or services, who viii state on such account over hi
own signature, that tie dbor6 account amouatiag Il
-doHdrS---ccaks, ,oGs for articles furnished
for--(or, as Tie case mag be) services rendered
--and tie prices charged are reasonable Ger &C.
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