The spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1840-1844, 1842-12-02

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taxes, and officers serving exicns TO enCorcc tho
coec0h OF the Stale laA, and the treasurer of tho
S,e'l snail render and settle his account therefor
WIN 'he aucitor OF accounts, within twenty DAYS
AFTER The close OF the fiscal wear in which io NAV
nave D,coms possessed thereof, and on the settle.
lnen' OF such account, the said auditor shall riye
h'n certificate OF the rendering and settling of
such account, which eIticae shall be 0yic,gs or
al, G'o'''n peha oil The state for the account thus
Se'''ed ana II any such person, thus having had in
, hsposscSsl0n none s, goods, effects OF credits or
the state, as aforesaid, shall NEGLECT IN ronJor MI
settle his account therefor, as provided in This snr-
ton, such person, on continuing such NEGLECT. shall
be liable To snll In the name of the SteIe or Ver
''ohl 10 enforce The rendering and settling of sDd
account, ana shall be sub jcced to The payment or
COSTS, though balance should not be tound in
FAVOR OF The state; and ia balance shall be found
N 'avor OF the state. there shall be added thereto
!liiecn per cent, and execution shall issue accord
ingv
Provided, that nothing in this section contained
s''' DC COZ slrucd to affect any bond given to Sc
cure The performance of official duiy
SEC, j. The treasurer of the stnte sbol mr.
vide funds TO be at the disposal of the several cnnr
~ clerks at each session OF the srpremo conr, ,ho
county court, and The court of chancery. sulrcient
10 ue'ray The expenses thereof and neither the
SAID CLERK, nor the Judges, shall. hereafter draw
any order on The treasury Of the state for the nav
'ncnt OF SAID expenses, but the clerk shall nav ,6e
money therefor under the direction of the iIdges
OF sad courts respectively. Each clerk shall NV
the auditor of accounts, be po;ided with book
OF accounts, at The expense of the state, in which
ne Sl'aI make himself debtor for all funds thus
provided by The treasurer, also moneys bclonrinp
10 me Stale received by him from any other source
he shall enter 10 his credit, in said book or oc'
I n'lIp
when he shall have settled as aforesaid. and such
payment shall he proved by the receipt of the clai.
han' or his agent, At the foot of the account or
ny DINER satisfactory evidence; he shall enter all
accounts thus settled under appropriate heads so
rs 10 exhibit,
l. Amount paid for taking inquest Of the dead.
2. Amour, paid sheriff S accounts for spmnor
ing grand and petit jurors, specifying IN all cose,
the number OF miles travelled in sucinr the yen;ros
and the manner of such service, also all other snr
vices performed by shcrs and other officers, Jur-
ing, ana previous TO the session of the court for
which payment is 20 be made;
B. Amount paid witnesses in stale civil c,r,os
and criminal prosecutions;
!, Amount paid bills + cost for criminal nro
cceding' before magistrates;
o. Amount paid states attorneys uccouu,,,
u. miscellaneous accounts; and the clerk shall
append ms official certificate that said settlements
were made under the supel, Vision of the coprt.
T. 'ils own account, as allowed by the cour,
'S'''rI'ces rs Clerk and the n,ps;d..- ;yl,, bus
al owed by the court; all items Of charges which
may be allowed by tic court in their discretion
and for viii h definite allowances NOT nrovJoJ
by law, shall be so far specified that the ,ccoun,
may exhibit the sum allowed to each item If
charge. Each county clerk shall annually present
his book Of accounts, or an altcsled copy of lbe
whole entries Tor the year, TO the auditor of ar
counts, who shall examine the items of chorces
and the sum allowed and, with The concurrence
ana advice OF the treasurer of the state adop, and
promulsn'e, from time TO time, TO the several conn.
~ clerks, such rules Of allowance as will ensure
II Just and uniform Practice throughout the several
counties, lach clerk shall, also, charge the states
attorney OF the snmc county, in his book of mr.
counts WIN al hnes, iorlellures, costs and judc-
men,s, IN which the state is interested. and vbcb
are subject TO his control as attorney of The state
SEC t. The bonds Of the several states n,,or.
neys, and county clerks, required by the fory.
eighth and slNlleh sections of chapter eleven.
OF The Revised Statutes, shall be annually taken
IN The month OF December, and recorded by said
clerks whose duty 1t shall be to lransmi, the ori,.
nal bonds, forthwith, to the Treasurer of the so,e
for safe keeping. The treasurer shall, on or be.
fore the iiileenlh day Of January, in each yenr.
transmit 10 the auditor Of accounts copies Of Nil
such bonds as he may have then received, and
shall also notify him Of the dGnull of all cl,rks
in the transmission Of said bonds as herein pro,i-
del.
SEC. 3. The duties required of the auditor in
the treasury shall be annually performed between
the first and the fifteenth days of September. and
the report required by the fnrty-four,h section Of
chapter four of the Revised Statutes shall be made.
Immediately thereafter, to The auditor Of account.
aud not 10 the governor, us provided in said sec.
ton
SEC. 6. In the settlement Of al accounts in
which the state is party, # Il bllancc be found n,
favor of the state, that balance shall be refunded
TO the treasury before the account shall be passed.
but II The balance be found against the state, i,
shall he settled by an order drawn on the ,reosu
rcr 10y the audnor Of accounls.
SEC. 7. AL claims uguins, the state, excep,irc
claims Tor services, for whose compensation pro
vision Is made IN chapter one hundred and seven.
in the twenty first, twenty second, and ,wenty-
third sections of chapter one hundred and five. Of
the Revised Statutes. and the laws regulating and
governing the militia of The state, shall be prescn
ted TO the auditor OF accounts. who shall Iecoid
the same, and il he shall decide TO disallow nny
such claim, IN whole or in part, ard the claimpnt
shall feel aggrcvcd BY such decision, the nuditnr
Of accounts shall, at the rcqncs, of the claimant.
refer II 10 the General Assemly but if the claim
AMI slin neglect 10 apply to The General Assem-.
bly, at their then next session, the claim shall be
taken 10 he adjndIcated. and no officer of the gov
eminent shall, thereafter, entertain or consider il.
SEC. s. Whenever any claim thus referred
shall be allowed. in whole or in part, by the Gen.
crnl Assembly, the act providing for its payment
shall be- so framed TO direct the auditor Of nc.
counts to draw order on the treasurer for the
amour, so allowed, and the same shall not DO
published among the laws Of the Session; bu,
whether the judgment Of the auditor Of accounts
shall be affirmed or reversed, the action of III.
General Assembly shall be so far conclusive that
The subject shall not be again considered by either
house Of The General Assembly except with the
consent Of two thirds Of its member.
SEC. 0. The auditor Of accounts shall notify
the states attorney Of any county, in which the
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