The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-03-11
RULES AND REGULATIONS

Respecting the manner in phich accounts against
the State Of Rhode-IslaRd sc. are to be made out
and certified.
A law passed at the session of the General As
sembly in January 1885, providing for the auditing
OF accounts against the State, and requiring the
GENERAL Treasurer 10 make and publish from time
10 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 experi
ence shall point out a more eligible mode of making
out and certifying the accounts, of which due notice
will always be given
All accounts intended 10 be presented to the
General Assembly for allowance, must be made out
against the State of Rhode-lsand &c and be da-
ted at the city town where the person resides in
whose favor they are made out-Eyerv item must
be stated separately, with the date pretxed and the
price carried out against 1t. The certificate herein
after required to the several accounts must state in
writing AT full length the gross amount of the ac-
count to which it is annexed, and all accounts must
be transmitted to the office of the General Treas
urer AT least four weeks before the session the Gen
eral Assembly, at which they are to be acted upop-
All accounts of justices of the peace or of 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 performed or
the attendance given by the person charging for the
same, and that the prices charged are the same as
were taxed in the bill of cost, or (when the accused
are discharged without cost lawful or reasona-
person presenting accounts, for services
rendered iii criminal proceedings, which accounts
the Supreme Judicial Court or Court of General I
Sessions of the Peace are authorized to allow, must
IT 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 cases good and satisfactory reasons
will be required, why such account should be recon-
mended TO the General Assembly for allowance
Jailers accounts for board of State prisoners &c
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 il
with the Jail books and finds that all persons whose
board rs charged were state prisoners during the
whole time for which the charges are made
Officers accounts for fees &c. for all criminal
must be certified by the ailcr, and
wher any charges made for aid, horse hire or
other extra expenses must be supported by the ali
iayt oath of the officer himself; and ought to be
accompanied by the receipts for the money paid by
he officer for any such purposes, as vouchers
All other accounts, whether for articles furnished
,r services rendered. must be verified by the attes-
alton of the person who contracted for the articles
,r services, who will state such account his
'wn signature, that tie dboUe account amounting to
--doharS-centsw woS for articles furnished
fOr--(or, as tie case may be) services rendered
the prices charged are reasonable (or ac-
;ording to contract)-
JOHN eTEnNE
General Treasurer.
NerD0rt Feb 2Sth 1885 kc