Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-11-26
BAN ACT, to improve the management
State Finances.

State Finances.
II is hereby enacted, Sc.
Sec. /. The Supreme Court, at their next SEES
sion in each county, shuil appoint Court Auditor
for such county, who shall be sworn TO the faithful
performance of his duties, and who shall hold his
office until the Supreme Court appoint another
Sec. .. At each session Of the several courts in
each county, or within six days thereafter, and at
no other tire the Court Auditor so appointed shall
audit the accounts Of the Sheriff. States Attorney
and Clerk and all such arise out Of nquests OF
the dead and the prosecution of crime, including
the maintenance of State prisoners and State pau-
pers. And in his allowance of any claim he shall
especially note all such items thereof, if any, as he
shall have dlsallowed. And in case of his disabil
ity, the above mentioned accounts shall be audited
by the Auditor of Accounts.
Sec, 3. The County Clerks shall draw order
on the Treasurer for the sum allowed by the Court
Auditor on each account, payable to the person in
whose favor the same is allowed: but no order pay
able to himself shall be valid unless cnunterslgned
| by the Auditor. And no order shall be drawn by
any clerk, unless upon the allowance of the Court
Auditor, nor by any Chancellor or Judge.
Sec 4. Within six days after the rising Of each
Court the Clerk shall forward to the Treasurer an
abstract of all the orders drawn by him since the
Court commenced, wlrch shall be certified by the
Court Auditor to correspond with the accounts al
lowed by HIM. And the Clerk shall draw no fur
Their orders unit, the commencement of another
Supreme or County Court, Or Court OF Chancery,
And the Treasurer shall pay no order drawn by a
clerk until he shall have received such abstract Of
the same.
, Sec 3. Previous to each election in which re-
turns are made to the county clerks, the Treasurer
shall furnish them with funds out of which they
shall pay the officers making returns to them their
, fees, and take their receipts.
? Sec &. Within ten days after each election, and
the rising Of each court the clerk shall pay to the
Treasurer much Of the money furnished to HIN
to detray the expenses Of such election or court,
and of the fees accruinL to the state, shall not
have been expended in such election in paying re-
turning officers their fees, and at such court IN
paying the fees Of jurors and witnesses, and of the
Assistant Judges OF the county court in State caus-
es and the Treasurer shall furnish hinl with du-
p.Icae certificates Of the amount SO advanced to
him, and of the amount, If any, so paid by him to
! the Treasurer.
!, Sec.7. Within forty days after each election
the clerk shall forward to the Auditor of Accounts
one Of the certificates furnished him, and The o.
riglna receipts OF the returning officers.
Sec. g. Within tprty days after the rising OF
each court, the clerk shall forward to the Auditor OF
3 Accounts one Of the certificates furnished to him
by the Treasurer as above mentioned also state
nent of the fees which have accrued to the State
and to the Assistant Judges Of the county courts
in state causes, with copies of the Grand Jury and
Pelit.Jury debentures to be certified by the coun
~ Auditor; a list Of the witnesses IN state causes
10 be certified by the states Attorney the original
receipt OF the jurors, witnesses and de judges for
the moneys paid TO them, specifying IN each case
S the nature of the fees; account of the moneys
received and paid out by him in behalf of the state