The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-11-29

effects or credits fthe state, aforesaid shall me-
gect TO render and settle his therefor as pro
Vded IN this section, such person, continuing such
neglect shall be liable to suit in the name of the
State Of Vermont to enforce the rendering and set
cling of said account, and shall be submitted to the
payment OF costs, though balance should not be
found IN favor OF the state; and if balance shall be
found in favor of the state, there shall be added there
TO fifteen per cent, and execution shall issue accord
ingly.
Provided, that nothing in this section contained,
shall be construed TO affect any bond given secure
the performance of official duty
SEC. B. The treasurer of the state shall prov de
funds to be at the disposal of the several county
clerks at each session Of the supreme court, county
court, and court Of chancery, sufficient to deirav
the expenses thereof; and neither the said clerk nor
the judges, shall, hereafter, draw any order the
treasury OF the stae for the payment Of said expen
SEES but the clerk shall pay the money therefor under
the direction Of the judges Of said respectively
Each clerk SHALL by the auditor of accounts be pro-
Vded with book of accounts, at the expense of the
state in which he shall make himself debtor for all
funds thus provided by tho treasurer, also moneys be
longing to the state received by him from any other
sources he shall enter to his credit, in said book ofac
counts, every payment made any account which
he shall have settled aforesaid and such payment
sha be proved by the receipt of the claimant his
agent, at the foot of the account by other saslac
tory evidence; he shall enter all accounts thus settled
under appropriate heads so as to exhibit thus.
l. Amount paid Tor taking inquest of the dead;
T. Amount PAD sher1tls accounts Tor Suinnonln5
grand and petit Jurors, specifying in all cases, the
number of miles travelled in sewing the venres, and
the manner Of such service ALSO all other services per
formed by shcrif and other officers during and pre-
vous to the session ofthe court for which payment is
to be made.
3. Amount paid witnesses in state civil causes,
and criminal prosecutions
4. Amount paid bills Of cost for criminal proceed
ings before magistrates
s. Amount paid states attorneys account;
s. Miscellaneous accounts; and the clerk shall
append his official certificate that said settlements
were made under the supervision of the court;
Z. His account, allowed by the court for
services clerk and the presiding judge shall cert
y that the clerks account, settled, was allowed
by the court; all items of charges which may be al
lowed by the in their discretion and for which
definite allowance is not provided by law, shall be
far specified that the account may exhibit the sum
allowed to each item of charge. Each county clerk
shall annually present his book of accounts, at
tested copy Of the whole entries for the year, to the
auditor OF accounts, who shall examine the items oil
charges, and The allowed and, with the concur
and advice Of the treasurer of the state, adopt
and promuIgate, from time to time, to the several
county clerks, such rules Of allowance will ensure
just and uniform practice throughout the several
counties Each clerk shall, also, charge the states
attorney of the same county, his book OF accounts,
with all fines, forteitures, costs and Judgments in
which the state is Interested and which are subject
| to his control rs attorney of tho state
| Sec. A.. The bonds of the several states attor-
neys, and county ceIks required by the forty eighth
and sixteh sections ofchaper eleven, of the Revised
Statutes, shall be annually taken in the month of De-
cenber, and recorded by said clerks, whose duty it
shall be to transmit the original bonds, forthwith to
the treasurer of the state for safe Keeping. The
Treasurer shall, before the fifteenth day Of
January, in each year. transmit to the auditor OF ac-
counts copies Of such bonds he may have then re-
ceived and shall also notify him Of the default of all
clerks in the transmission Of said bonds herein pro
vided
Sec 5. The duties required of the auditors in
the treasury shall be annually performed between the
first and the fifteenth days of september and the
port required by the forty fourth section of chapter
four of the Revised Statutes shall be made, immedi
ately thereafter 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 buauce be found in favor Of the
state that balance shall be refunded to the treasury
before the account shall be passed; but the balance
| be found against the state it shall be settled by an
order drawn on the treasurer by the auditor OF ac-
! counts.
SEC T. All claims against the state, excepting
claims for services, for whose compensation provls-
ion is made in chapter hundred and seven, IN the
twenty first twenty second and twenty third sections
of chapter one hundred and five OF the Revised stat
utes and the laws regulating and governing the militia
Of the state shall be presented to the auditor OF &C
counts who shall record the same, an" he shall de-
eide TO disaow any such claim in whole or IN part *
the claimant shall feel agreved by such declsou the
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claimant refer it to the General Assembly: but II
the claimant shall neglect to apply to the General As
sembly at their next session. the claim shall be taken
to be adiudicnted, and no officer of the government
I SHALL thereafter, entertain or consider it.
SEC 8. Whenever any claim thus referred shall
| be allowed, in whole or in part, by the General AS
sembly the act providing for its payment shall be fran
ed so as to direct the auditor of accounts to draw ar
order on the for the amount SO allowed ant
the same shall not be published among the laws o
the session; but whe Their the Judgment OF the auditor
of accounts shall be affirmed or reversed, the actor
of the General Assembly shall be so tar conclusive
that the subiect shall not be again considered by Ell
Their house of the General Assembly except with the
concent of two thirds of its members.
SEC 9 The auditor of accounts shall notify thu
states attorney of any county, in which the stats
shall have any claim by reason of any default for
feiture, fine imposed Judgment recovered, or othe
thing, whereby right of action may have accrued t.
the State to have or recover of any person Tor an
goods or effects detained, or not accounted io or 10
money in arrear or for any delinquency whereo
the public interest has suffered, (exccpng, always
state taxes and extents issued to enforce the coiec