The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1835-03-25
WM. uTTLEFIELD, CoLL.
RULES AM REGULATIONS

Respecting the manner IN whicb accounts agaias,
The state of Rhodc- lsiqRa Sc are TO be made out
and certified.
A law passed at the session of the General As
semby in January 1885, pro:;ding for the auditing
of accounts against he State, and recurring The
General Treasurer to make and publish from time
TO time, such rules ard regulations respecting the
manner in which such accounts are To be made out
and certified, as he slall deem ncccssary-Public
notice is therefore her'by given, that the following
regulations will be srrtly adhered to- until expert
ence shall point ont more eligible mode of making
out and certifying the ccounts, of which due notice
will always be given
All accounts nteIded TO be presented To the
General Assembly fnr Allowance must be made out
against the State of Rodc-lsland sc. and be da-
ted at The city townwhere the person resides in
whose favor they are made ou;-Every item must
be stated separately, with The date prcNcd and the
price carried ont against it, The certificate herein
after required to the sUcral accounts must state in
wiring at full length, he gross amount of the ac-
count to which II is annexed, and all accounts must
be transmitted TO the Office of the General Trcus-
at least four weesbcorc the session ofthc Gen
eral Assembly, at whc, they to be acted upon
All accounts of ustics Of the peace, or of officers
witnesses in Iusticescours of examination, or at
the trial of criminal cses in justices courts, must
have annexed to them tie certificate OF the presiding
Justice, certifying the srvces were performed, or
the attendance given blythe person charging for the
same, and that the prizes charged the same as
were taxed in the bill cost or (when the accused
are discharged without ost) are lawful, or reasona-
be-Every person presenting accounts, for services
rendered in criminal proceedings, which accounts
the Supreme Judicial Court, or Court of General
Sessions of the Peace an authorized allow, mus,
if Justice of the peace, Gritty such if an
officer Witness must rake affidavit before somt
magistrate that such accnnt ha. not been presented
to the proper court for abwancc-When any such
account has been presnted to the proper court
for allowance, and has ben rejected, the statement
of the fact without the dIdayit, will be sufficient,
but in all such gooi and satisfactory reasons
will be required, why sUc account should be rl com
mcnded to the General assembly for allowance
Jailcrs accounts for bard of State prisoners &c.
must have annexed to nrm the certificate Of the
sheriff Of the county, .lo will certify that he has
carefully examined tlr account and compared il
with the Jail books, aid nds that all persons whose
board is charged wert State prisoners during the
whole time for which ihc charges are made
Officers accounts for fees &c. for all criminal
commitments, must be certified by the iaiIcr and
when any charges made for aid, horse hire or
other extra expenses, must be supported by the afi-
davt 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, vouchers---
All other accounts, whether for articles furnished
or services rendered must be verified by the attcs-
tation Of the person who contracted for the articles
services, who viii ga'e on such account his
own signature that t.c abocc dcconnt omovati"g 10
-doH0rs--teats r0s fpr articles jpraished
tor---(or, as the 'ase may be- serciccs rcnicrcd
c0rdiHg TO contract -
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