Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1835-03-19
Rules and Regulations


Respecting the manner ia Which accounts
against the State of Rhode Island, sc. are 10
be male out and certified:
A law was passed at the session Of the
General Assembly in January, 1886
providing for the auditing of accounts a
gainst the State, and requiring the Gen
eral Treasurer TO make and publish from
time to time, such rules and regulations
respecting the manner in which such ac-
counts are to be made out and certified ,
as he shall deem necessary Public no
tice is therefore hereby given, that the
following regulations will be strictly ad
hered to, until experience shall point out
more eligible mode of making out and
certifying the accounts, of which due
notice will 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, sc. and be dated at the
city or town where the person resides in
whose favor they are made out. Every
item must be stated separately, with the
date preliyed, and the price carried out
against it, The certificate herein after
required to the several accounts, must
81 ate in writing at full length, the gross
amount of the account to which it is an
nexed, and all accounts must be transmit
ted to the Office of the General Treasu-
rer at least four weeks before the session
of the General Assembly, at which they
are to be acted upon.
All accounts OF Justices Of the peace,
or of officers or witnesses in justices
courts Of examinaiion,-or at the trial Of
criminal causes ia justices courts, must
have annexed to them the certificate Of
the presiding justice, certifying the SER
vices were 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 arc discharg-
ed without cost are lawful, or reasona-
ble.-Every person presenting accounts
for services rendered in criminal pro-
ceedings, which accounts the Supreme
Judicial Court, or Court of General Ses-
sions of the Peace are authorized to al
low, must, il u justice Of the peace, GER
tify as such; or if al officer or witness,
must make affidavit before some magis-
trate that such account has not been pre-
sented 10 the proper court for allowance.
When any such account has been pre-
scented to the proper court for allowance,
and has been rejected, the statement OF
the fact without the affidavit, will be suf-
fcient: but in all such cases good and
satisfactory reasons will be required why
such account should be recommended to
the General Assembly for allowance.
Jalers acc cunts 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 care
fully examined the account and compar-
ed 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, sc. for all
criminal commitments, must be certified
by the jailer, and when any charges are
made for aid, horse hire, or other extra
expenses, must be supported by the aili-
davit or oath OF the officer himself; and
ought to be accompanied by the receipts
for the money paid by the officer for any
such purposes, as vouchers.
All other accounts, whether for arti-
cles furnished, or services rendered 4,
must be verified by the atteslation of the
person who contracted for the articles or
services, who will state on such account
over his own signature, that The ADORE ac-
count amounting 10 ---- dollars --
cents, 'ras for articles furnished for -
ed - andthe prices charged are rea-
sonabis, (or according 10 contract.
JOHN STERNE, }
General Treasurer.
Newport, Feb. 90, I835.-(m5)