Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1846-12-03
LAWS OF VERMONT.
BAN ACT. TO improve the management ofstatc
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Sec. D. The Supreme Conri, at their next ses-
sion in each county, shall appoint Court Auditor,
for such county, who shall be TO the faithful
performance Of his duties, and who shall hold his
Office until The Supreme Court appoint another
Sec. 9 At each session Of the several courts in
each county, or within six days thereafter and at
no v,her time, 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 aud State pau.
pers. Aud in his allowance OF any claim be shall
especially note all such items thereof If any, as he
shall have disallowed And 10 case Of his disabi-
~, the above mentioned accounts shall be audited
by the Auditor OF Accounts.
Sec. 3. The County Clerk shall draw order
on the Treasurer for the sum allowed by the Court
Auditors on each account, payable 10 the person in
whose favor the same is allowed but order pay
able 10 himself shall be valid unless countersigned
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 10 The Treasurer an
abstract Of all the orders drawn by him since the
Court commenced, which 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 until the commencement Of another
Supreme or County Court, or Court Of Chancery.
And the Treasurer shall pay order drawn by
Clerk until he shall have received such abstract Of
the same
Sec. s. 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 G. Within ten days after each Election
aud the rising Of each court, the clerk shall pay to
the Treasurer much Of the money furnished to
him to deiray the expenses Of such Election, Or
court and OF the fees accruing TO the State, as shall
not have been expended in such Election in paying
returning officers their fees, and at such court in
paying the fees OF jurors and witnesses and Of the
Assistant Judges OF the county cour, ia State caus'
es and the Treasurer shall furnish him duplicate
certificates OF the amount 50 advanced to him, aud
OF the amount, If any so paid by him 10 the Trea-
sureT.
Sec. I. Within forty days after each Election
the clerk shall forward to the Auditor of Accounts
one of the certificates so furnished him, aud the
| original receipts Of the returning officers.
Sec. &. Within forty days after the rising Of
each court the clerk shall forward to the Auditor
Of Accounts one ofihe certificates furnished 10 him
by the Treasurer as above mentioned also state
meni of the fees which have accrued to the State
aud to the Assistant Judges Of The county courts in
State causes. with copies Of the Grand-Jury and
PetJury debeniures. 10 be certified by the county
Auditor list Of the witnesses in State causes to
be certified by the States Attorney; the original
receipt Of the jurors, witnesses and side Judges Tor
the moneys paid to them specifying in each case
the nature Of the fees; an accoun, Of the moneys
received and paid out by him in behalfof the State
IN abstract Of all the orders drawn the Treasur
1 e. like that provided for in section four; copies
ert6ed by himself OF all the accounts upon which
hey were drawn and the court Auditors allowance
Of the same and statement OF all the States caus-
es which shall have been pending in such Court,
their nature and situation including all fines, costs
and judgments And in making his returns he
shall follow, near as may be, such form as the
Auditor of Accounts may prescribe. And the
Auditor OF Accounts may, at his discretion, and on
such conditions as he best, dispense with for
warding Of any such copies.
Sec. o. II any county clerk shall neglect TO make
any return or pay to the Treasurer any money as
herein provided, the Auditor Of Accounts shall
forthwith notify the States Attorney Of the county
who shall Immediately prosecute such clerk and hi:
sureiies on their official bond
See. TO- The expenses arising in each case o.
inquess of the dead and criminal proceedings be
fore magistrates shall be embraced in one account
and allowed to the Magistrate before whom thej
were had, and no one else. a
Sec. H. If such Magistrate shall neglect, upor
reasonable demand being made by any person en-
titled to a share ofsuch expenses, 10 pay him tho
same, such person may recover of such Magistrate
the amount in an action for money had and receiv
ed ; and no property of such Magistrate shall b'
exempt from any execution issued on the Iudg
ment. ts t.t
Sec 10. All accounts for the services of yenire
subpenas, or warrants, for attendance upon court
and the expenses of holding the same and all othe
accounts in the Sheriffs department, excepting
those Of Jailors nccruing at any other term, shal
be embraced in one account, and allowed 10 The
Sheriff alone, who shall be accountable 10 an
person entitled 10 portion thereof for the same.
Sec. 10. II the Treasurer shall not receive tn
bond Of any States Attorney or Clerk as by lay
provided, he shall thereupon notify such States Al
torney or Clerk who shall forthwith supply I'll
deficiency, and il he neglect for ten days Il
furnish such bond to the satisfaction Of the Treas
urer, his Office shall be considered vacant and thu
judges of the county court for the county upon be
ing notified thereof by the Treasurer, shall appoin
some other person 10 fill the vacancy for the cur
rent year. .rr,r el
Sec. IA. Every States Attorney shall enter "
h on a book to be provided by the Auditor OF Az
/ counts, description Of every demand and clal'
in favor ofhe State in his county, (exceptlng Stat
taxes and exlents issued for their colection,) wbc
shall come 10 his knowledge, embracing the namt
Of the parties, and the nature, amount and date
4, the demand and shall from time to time enter u
u on a space, LEFT for that purpose against such de
e criplon, all the proceedings which may be had o
d such demand OF claim and when his term Of Q
d fees expires, he shall hand such book, with all q
IS evidences Of such demands and claims TO his SUI
d cessor who shall give him receipt for the same
d Sec. Is. The annual report TO the Auditor
$ Accounts Of each States Attorney, shall embra'
At a transcript Of every proper entry which ne sha
le have made in such book since the last report.
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