The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1842-12-06
MIDDLEBURY VT. DECEMBER 6, 1S42.

year, 10 The auditor of accounts, who shall
examine The items of charges, and the sum
allowed. and, with the concurrence and ad-
vice of the treasurer of the state, adopt and
promulg ale, from time to time, 10 the sever
oil county clerks, such rules of allowance as
will ensure a just and Uniform practice
throughout the several counties. Each clerk
shall, also, charge the states attorney ofthe
same county, in his book of accounts, with
all fines, forfeitures. costs and judgments, in
which the state is interested, aad which are
subject TO his control as attorney of the
state.
i Sec. 4. The bonds of the several states
attorneys, and county clerks, required BY
the forty eighth and sixtieh sections of
chapter clever, of the Revised Statutes, shall
be annually taken in The month of Decem.
Der, and recorded by said clerks. whose du-
ty it shall be 10 transmit the original bonds,
forthwith, 10 the treasurer of the state, for
safe keeping. The treasurer shall. on or
before the fifteenth day of January, in each
year, transmit 10 the auditor of accounts
copies Of all such bond as he NAV have then
received, and shall also notify him of the
default of all clerks in the transmission of
said bonds as herein provided.
Sec. 5. The duties required Of the audit
or in the treasury shall be annually perform
ed between the first and the fifteenth days
of September, ard the report required by
the forty fourth section of chapter four of
the Revised Statutes shall be made, imme.
diately thereafter, 10 the auditor of accounts,
and not 10 the, governor as provided in said
section.
Sec. 6. In the settlement of all accounts
in which the state is party, If balance be
found IL favor of the stale, that balance shall
be refunded to the treasury before the &C.
count shall be passed bu; if the balance be
found against the stale, it shall be settled BY
an order drawn on the treasurer by the au.
ditor OF accounts.
Sec. Z. All claims against the state, ex.
cepting claims for services. for whose CON-
pensat ion provision is made in chapter one
hundred and seven, in the twenty first,twen.
ty second, and twenty third sections of chap
ter one hundred and FIVE. of the Revised
Statutes, and the laws regulating and gov.
erning the militia of the state, shall be pre-.
scented TO the auditor of accounts, who shall
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disallow any such claim, in whole or in part,
and the claimant shall feel aggricved by
such decision, the auditor of accounts shall,
at the request of the claimant, refer il TO tie
General Assembly but if the claimant shall
neglect TO apply TO the General Assembly at
their next session, The claim shall be taken
to be adjudicated, and no officer of gov
eminent shall, thereafter, entertain or con-
slider It.
Sec. 8. Whenever any claim thus refer
red shall be allowed, in whole or in part, by
the General Assembly, the act providing for
lis payment shall be so framed as 10 direct
the auditor Of accounts to draw an order on
the treasurer for The amount so allowed, and
the same shall not be published among the
laws Of the session; but whether the judg-
ment of the auditor Of accounts shall be af-
firmed or reversed, the action ofthe Gener-
al Assembly shall be so far conclusive that
the subject shall not be again considered by
either house Of the General Assembly ex-
cept with the consent of two thirds of lis
members.
Sec 8. The auditor of accounts shall no.
iify the states attorney of any county, in
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son of any default, forfeiture, fine imposed,
judgment recovered, or other thing, whereby
a right of action may have accrued TO the
state, 10 have or recover of any person for
any goods or effects detained or not accoun-
ted for, or for money in arrear, or for any
delinquency whereby the public interest has
suffered, excepting, always, state taxes ard
exten,s issued to enforce their collection
and shall furnish the evidence 10 sustain
such claim, and said attorney shall proceed
forthwith, to secure and collect the same.
Sec. 10. In case of default Of any states
attorney, the auditor of accounts shall cause
suit to be brought against him in the name
of the State of Vermont, before any court
proper 20 try the same. and shall take such
measures as to secure the interests of the
state whenever il can be done.
Sec. IL. The auditor of accounts snail
annually prepare and publish for the use of
the General Assembly, an edition not ex-
ceeding seven hundred copies of a report.
exhibiting under appropriate heads, all the
sources of revenue of the state, with spe-
cific and detailed statement of its disburse-
ments for the previous current fiscal year;
10 which report he shall append the report OF
the bank commissioner and bank commit
tee; and no report to the governor. or TO
the General Assembly, designing merely 10
exhibit On account of moneys received or
disbursed on account of the state, shall be.
hereafter. required.
Sec. 10. The treasurer shall, annually,
on the fifteenth day of September. commu-
nicata 10 the auditor of accounts, statement
of all sums of money furnished 10 county
clerks to defray the contingent expenses of
lie courts, the number Of blank licences for
pedlers sent 10 said clerks, also all sums
paid drafts of the quarter master general The
commissioners of the deaf, dumb, and blind,
and the superintendent Of the state prison.
and all payments and advances made 10, or
for the use Of, any person. to be discussed
on behalf of the state.
Sec. ID. The quarter master general shall
ba nrovided nv the auditor of accounts with