Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1846-11-19
AN ACT to improve the management of State
Finances.

IS hereby enacted, &c.
Sec. |. The supreme court at their next session
in each county, shall 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. 2. At each session of the several courts in
each county, or within six days thereafter, and at
other time the court auditor appointed shall audit
the accounts of the sheriff. stotes attorney and clerk
and all such arise out Of the lnquests of the dead
aud the prosecution Of crime including the maintain
ance of states prisoners and state paupers. And in
his allowance of any claim he shall especially note all
such items thereof if any he shall have dsallowed
And in case of his disability, The above mentioned
accounts shall be audited by the auditor of ac-
counts.
Sec. 3. The county clerks shall draw an order on
Treasurer for the allowed by the court auditor on
each account, payable to the person in whose favor the
same Is allowed; but no order payable to himself shall
be valid unless counersigned by the auditor. And
no order shall be drawn by any clerk, unless upon
the allowance of the court auditor, nor by any Chan
Icellor or Judge.
Sec a. Within six days after the rising Of each
court, the clerk shall rwad to the treasurer an alb
stract of all the orders drawn by him since the court
commenced, which shall be certified by the court au-
dltor to correspond with the accounts allowed by him
And the clerk shall draw further orders until the
commencement OF another supreme or county court or
order drawn by clerk until he shall have received
=, such abstract of the same.
Sec. 5. Previous to each election in which returns
are made to the county clerks the treasurer shall fur
nsh them with funds out Of which they shall pay the
officers making returns to them their fees, and take
their receipts.
Sec g. Within ten days after each election, and
the rising of each court the clerk, shall pay to the
treasurer so much of the money furnished to him to
defray the expenses of such election court, and OF
the fees accruing to the state shall not have been
expended in such election in paying returning officers
their fees and at such court in paying the fees of u
and Witnesses and of the assistant Judges Of the
county court in state causes; and the treasurer shall
furnish him duplicate certificates of the amount adj
Vanced to him. and of the amount If any, paid by
him to the treasurer.
n Sec. Z. Within forty days after each election the
clerk shall forwards the auditor of accounts one Of
the certificates furnished him. and the original re-
cepts of the returning officers.
Sec. 6. Within forty days after the rising of each
court, the clerk shall forward to the Auditor of Ac-
counts one Of the certificates furnished 70 him by the
5 Treasurer as above mentioned also statement of
the fees which have accrued t, the State and to the
Assistant Judges of the county courts in State causes
with copies Of the Gran Jury and Petit Jury deben-
lures to be certified by the county Auditor; list of
tAe witnesses in Sae causes 10 be certified by the
States Attorney; the orignll receipt of the Jurors
witnesses and side judges for the moneys paid to them
specifying in each the nature Of the fees;
count OF the moneys received and paid out by him in
behalf of the State; an abstract Of all the orders drawn
on the Treasurer like that provided for in section four
copies certified by himself of all the accounts upon
which they drawn and the court Auditors allow
, ance of the same and statement of all the State
causes, which shall have been pending in such court
their nature and stuation including al fnes costs and
judgments. And in making his returns he shall follow,
as as may be, such form as the Auditor of &C.
counts may prescribe And the Auditor of Accounts
may, at his discretion and on such conditions as he
sees best dispense with forwarding of any such copies
Sec. 8. II any county clerk shall neglect to make
any return pay to the Treasurer any money here
provided, the Auditor of Accounts shall forthwith
notify the States Attorney of the county, who shall
Immediately prosecute such clerk and his sureties on
their official bond.
Sec. 10. The expenses arising in each case of in
quests of the dead and criminal proceedings before
Il magistrates shall be embraced in account, and al
lowed to the Magistrate before whom they were had,
! and no one else.
Sec. II. If such Magistrate shall neglect, upon
reasonable demand being made by any person entitled
, to share of such expenses, to pay him the same
such person may recover of such Magistrate the a.
mount in an acton for money had and receved-and
no property of such Magistrate shall be exempt from
any execution issued on the judgment.
Sec. ~. All accounts for the services of venires
subpenas, warrants, for attendance upon court and
the expenses of holding the same, and all other ac-
counts IN the Sherffs department. excepting those of
Jaiors, accruing at any term, shall be embraced
in ono account and allowed to the Sheriff alone who
shall be accountable to any person entitled to portion
!. thereof for the same.
Sec. 49, If the Treasurer shall not receive the
bond of any states attorney clerk as by law prov
died. he shall thereupon notify such staes attorney or
clerk, who shall forthwith supply the deficiency, aud
if he neglect for ten days to furnish such bond to the
satisfaction of the treasurer his office shall be consd-
cred vacant and the Judges of the county court for the
county, upon being Lotifed thereof by the treasurer
shall appoint some other person to fill the vacancy for
I the current year.
Sec. IA. Every states attorney shall enter upon
book to be provided by the auditor of accounts des
cription of every demand and claim in favor of the
state IN his county excepting sate-taxes and extents
issued for their collection, which shall come to his
knowledge, embracing the names of the parties, and
the nature amount and date Of the demand-and shall
from time to time enter upon space, left for that pur
pose against such description, all the proceedings