Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-12-25

upon such terms o the court may decree, on tr;,
OF cases arising under this ordinance
a. sAnd oe 1t further ordained, That this ord
nance snail pc IN force during the present war ONLY
except as TO prosecutions which may be pend;rn,
ana undetermined. at the end of the war; and NAV
10 inc meahtime De repealed or modified by the Gen.
: Read and ratified inopen Convention, the eleventh,
day Of December, 1861. ''''i
, sf.5s w. N. EDWARDS
Pres. Convention.
JAMES b. MOORE, Prin Sec.
'zseL. q. EDWARDS, Asst. Sec. =
AN ORDINANCE FOR CONTINUING Tpp
BOARD CREATED BY ANtORDINANCE oS
THIS CONVENTION, PASSED THE EIGuTUT
DAY, OF JUNE, 1851. ENTITLED AN OpnI
NANCE. TO PROVIDE FOR THE App0INr
MENTION BOARD OF CLAIMS AND FoR
Y ENHANCING. THE POWERS AND DUTIES
:, OF SAID BOARD. LEO
l. Be 1t ordained by this conrsntion and il j,
hereby ordained by the authority Of the same That
the above rected ordinance and the Board tboral
created, De, and the same are hereby continued and
extended Until the first day Of January, which shall
os IN the year one thousand eight hundred and sx.
V-thref, suo)ect however, to any provision here.r
Ter made on the subject by this Convention. nra.
Vions to the time mentioned.
't; 2. DO W Iarther ordained, That besides and in
au.oh 70 the duties conferred and enjoined bv said
oIo,ahce, the said Board shall have power, and it
snaii De their duty to examine and pass upon all No.
counts for expenditures made, or Responsibilities IN
CURED, or allowances claimed by any and every
oisoursing agent which have not already been 6p,i
settled and allowed at the Treasury. ACCORDING to
existing law and no such account shall hereafter be
settled allowed or paid at the Treasury, unless and
until the same shah have first Been passed upon and
nd nart;H <l l,x Al.
on Inc examination Of any such claim, or of anv
contract made, the Board shall be satisfied that any
uisoufSlng officer or agent Of the State shall have
oeeh guilty OF any fraud, peculation or other NAL
ieasapce IN MS SAID Office or agency, or where any
SUCH officer or agent shall fail to accout for and
pay Into the Treasury, or unto the person or per
sons entitled corrective the same, all such funds of
Tie State as in virtue of his office or agency bo
ougatso to account for and pay over it shall be the
duty oil the Board to report the same TO the Cover
nor, who Shall forthwith dismiss the deaultiny Off
Ger or agent from his said Office or agency and the
board Shall also notify the Attorney General there
OF, whose duty 1t shall he TO bring suit for the re.
coVery OF all balances due and to institute proceed
ings oy way OF indictment or otherwise for the pun
lshment OF such officer or agent, and the Superior
Court OF law or Court of Equity for Wake county
shall have jurisdiction of such proceedings ACCORDING
| 10 the nature thereof
.. lie 1t JMrthtr ordained That for the maxine of
full investigation of all cases under the second Sec
ton OF this ordinance for the discovery CT any aud
pecuiatlon or other malfeaSaGce and for the ascer
tanlnent OF the true State of any account: or claim
the Board shall have power to compel the attendance
OF witnesses, the production of papers, and to ex
anime not only the witnesses but any such officer
or agent upon inerrogations either verbal or writ
ten as the Board may deem proper, and to compel
answer thereto by process of contempt as is usual in
courts of record of common law jurisdiction.
I 4. be 1t further ordained, That all disbursing
officers and agents ntrusted with the care and ex-
penditure of the funds of the State whose accounts
and dealings shall rot have been already finally set
tied according to existing laws shall make quarter
reports and exhibits of their dealings and trans
actions therein to the said Board with the vouchers
| belonging thereto at such time in each quarter
as the said Board may appoint by notice to the said
officer or agent in writing and the said officer or
| agent so notified shall attend before said Board
from day to day to give such explanations, written
or verbal, as the said Board may require, and in all
things to submit to and comply with such directions
as the said Board may make touching the examin-
ing, auditing and passing of such their accounts,
and IT any such officer agent shall neglect
| fuse to perform anything made his duty in the
premises he shall be reported by the Board to the
Governor, who shall forthwith dismiss such officer or
agent from his said Office agency, and the accounts
or claims of such officer agent shall not be al
| said Board that the same are correct ~.
! 5. BE 1T FURTHER ordained, That it shall be the
duty of the said board to make semi-annua report
to the Governor of the financial condition of the
State, with such recommendations and suggestions
as they may think proper and the Governor shall
| lay the same before the Legislature.
/ 6. BE it further ordained That instead of the
| per diem compensation allowed said board by said
ordinance of the eighth of June 1861 each of the said
\ hall ha RI,
two thousand dollars per annum, payable quarterly
at the Treasury, and that the said board be, AMI
! they are hereby authorized to employ a messenger
! at the cost not to exceed one dollar per day. to be
paid upon the certificate of the Board at the Tres-
sury.
T. Be 1t further ordaiaed. That it shall be the
duty of said board, to prepare the accounts of the
war in such way and with such vouchers as shal
enable the State to be hereafter reimbursed by the
| Confederate Government. : .ls'a r+f-
Read three times and ratified in open Convention
the eleventh day Of December, 1861. ~, ~.
~ -. w. N. EDWARDS.
! --'- Pres of Convention.
j. H. MooRE, Prin. Secretary
L. G. EDWARDS, Asst Secretary.
RESOLUTION CONCERNING ,PosTPoNING
THE PUBLICATION OF COLONIAL RE.
CORDS. = %: 8
WHEREAS, Resolutions ratified the twenty third
of February 1861 were passed at the last General
Assembly directing the printing Of certain Colonial
and other records
Resolced, that the publication Of the same be sus-
pended until further order from, this Convention or
the General Assembly Of the State
7 Read and ratified i'll open Convention the twelfth
4 of December 1861. w. n. EDWARDS
q Pres. of Convention.
j. Fl. MOORE, Prin. Secretary,
L. G. EDWARDS, Assistant Secretary.
50 No o.
/, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PRESI
DENT TO CALL THIS CONVENTION TO
. GETHER IF THE PUBLIC INTEREST. RE
QUIRE IT.set-' - 1a'1s
Il Resolred That the President Of this Convention
or in the event of his death, the committee named