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are SUBJECT 10 his COntfOl as attorney oil the Sl1te
SEC. A. The bonds of the several states attor-
neys, and county clerks required by the forty eighth
and slXtieth sections of chapter eleven OF the Revised
Statutes, shall be annually taken in the month Of |
il shall be TO transmit the original bonds forthwith,
to the treasurer Of the state, for safe keeping The
treasurer SHALL on or before the fifteenth day OF JAN
unry, in each year, transmit TO the auditor Of ac
counts copies OF all such bonds as he may have
then received, and shall also motif, him of the de-
fault of all clerks in the transmission Of said bonds
as herein provided.
SEC g. The duties required of the auditor in the
treasury shall be annually performed between the
first and the fifteenth duys of September and the
report required by the forty fourth section of chap
ter four Of the Revised Statutes shall be made i'm.
medately thereafter, to the auditor of accounts, and
not TO 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 in ia
vor OF the state that balance sha be refunded to the
treasury before the account shall be passed but il
The balance be found against the state, il shall be
settled by an order drawn on the treasurer by the
auditor of accounts.
SEC. I. All claims against the state, excepting
claims for services, for whose compensation provis
ion is made in chapter one hundred and seven, in the
twenty first twenty second, and twenty third Sec
tons of chapter one hundred and five, OF the Revls
ed Statutes and the laws regulating and governing
the militia of the state shall be presented the aud
ltor of accounts, who shall record the same, and
he shall decide 10 dsaow any such claim, in whole
or in part, and the claimant shall feel aggreved by
such decision, the auditor Of accounts shall, at the
request Of the claimant, refer II 10 the General AS
senby; but if the claimant shall neglect to apply
TO the General Assembly AT their then next SESSION,
the claim shall be taken to be adudicatcd and mol
officer of the government shall, thereafter, entertain
or cons der It,
SEC. g. Whenever any claim thus referred shall be
allowed in whole or in part by the General Assembly,
the act proydingforits payment shall be so framed
as to direct the auditor OF accounts to draw an order
on the treasurer Tor the amount so allowed, and the
same shall not he published among the laws of the
session. but whether the judgment of the auditor of
accounts snail be alhrmed or reversed, the action oil
the 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 con-
sent of two thirds OF its members.
SEC. y. Inc auditor oil accounts shall no,iiy the
states attorney OF any county, IN winch me state
shall have any clam bv reason OF any default for
feiture, fine imposed, judgment recovered, or other
thing, whereby night OF acton may have accrued to
the state to have or recover OF any person Tor any
goods or ELECTS detanel or not accounted for or for
money in arrear or for any delinquency whereby the
public interest has suffered excepting, always, state
taxes and exenIs issued to enforce their collection,
and snail furnish the evidence TO sustain sucn claim
and SAID attorney shall proceed forthwith 10 secure
and collect the same.
SEC III. In case OF default Of any states otor-
ney, the auditor of accounts chall cause suit to be
brought against nm IN the name OF the state OF
Vermont, before any court proper 10 Try ihe same,
aud shall take such measures as TO secure the inter-
ests OF the state whenever II can be done. =.
| Sec. IL. The auditor of accounts shall annually
prepare and publish Tor the use OF the General AS
scmbly, an edition not exceeding seven hundred cop
les Of report, exhibiting under appropriate heads,
all the source Of revenue Of the state, with specific
and detailed statement OF is disbursements for the
previous current fiscal years to which report he shall
append the report of the bank commissioner and
bank committees and no report to the governor, or
to the General Assembly, designed merely 10 exhibit
an account of moneys received or discussed on ac-
count OF the state shall be, hereafter, required
SEC r. The treasurer shall, annually, on the
fifteenth day of September communicate 10 the aud
or OF accounts, statement of all sums OF mon
ey furnished 10 county cleks TO dcfray the con
tingent expenses OF the courts, the number
of blank licenses for peddlers sent TO said
clerks, also all sums raid drafts of the quarter mas
ter general, the commissioners of the deaf, dumb and
blind, and the superintendent of the state prison, anc
all payments and advances made to- or for the use Of
any person, TO be dlsbursed on behalf of the state.
SEC. 49, The quarter master general shall be
provided by the auditor of accounts with book o
accounts at the expense oil the state IN when NJ
shall make himself debtor for oil moneys drawn
from the treasury or received from any other source
for the support OF the militia he shall open accounts
with the quarter masters OF the several regiments II
the state and allowed by him, for litary expenses
shall be specified, with the sum allowed on each
and all payments made by him shall be receptet a
the foot of the account BY the person receiving h
money, or draft, for the same; all such payments
shall pass 10 the credit of the quarter master general
treasury, for any service expense apperaining Il
the military department, except by the quarter mas
ter general.
SEC. H. The auditor of accounts shall annually
report any modification which experience shall prov
to be necessary or expedient in order 10 procure
r faithful accounting for all PUBLIC funds
SEC. Is. The amount of the bonds OF the severn
county clerks asreqnred by the SIXTEEN sect9n oil IN
eleventh chapter of the revised statutes, SHALL hereat
ter be SIX thousand dollars. , .,:...
J Sec. l6 The ninth, tenth, eleventh. and thirty
third sections of chapter eighth OF the Revised Stat
ues n! so the fifty fourth, fi'y-hh my
seventh, sxty-frst and sixty second, also the third
fourth fifth, sixth and seventh division of secuo
slxty-three, and section sixy-ivo OF chapter clever
also so much OF section six of chapter one hnndre
court receive fees of the county clerks, and accoun
II with the treasurer for the same; also so much {
the twenty first twenty second and twentyf!th sec
> tons of chanter one hundred and FIVE as authorize
the Judges of the county courts draw orders on til
j. state treasury, and much of the thirty sevent
d section of chapter eight, ms requires the auditor
accounts 10 transmit an absrac, of orders drawn
: him to he Governor, are hereby repealed.
g SEC IT, The auditor of accounts and conn'
i clerks, SHALL severally receive for dscharging ii
s duties imposed by the provisions of this act upo
: those officers respectively, a compensation prop0
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