Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1861-12-18
AN ORDINANCE


For continuing the Board created By an Ordinance
Of this Contention, passed the sth day Of June,
1861, entitled, An Ordinance to proride for
for the appointment of u Board Of Claims" and
for enlarying the Pocers and duties of said
Board.
l. BE 1t ordained By this Convention, and 1t
as hereby ordained by the authority Of the same,
That the above reci:ed ordinance, and the board
thereby created, be, and the same are hereby con-
tinued and extended until the LIST day of January,
which shall be in the year one thousand eight hun
dred and sixty three, subject however to any pro-
vision hereafter made on the subject by this Con-
venton previous to the time mentioned.
2. Be it further ordained, That besides, and in
addition to the duties conferred ard enio,ned by
said ordinance, the said Board shall have power
anu it shall be their duty to examine and pass upon
all accounts for expenditures made, or responsible
ties incurred or allowances claimed by any and
erery dsbursing agent which have not already been
finally settled and allowed at the Treasury, accord
ing to existing law. and such account shall here
after be settled, azIoaoed paid at the Treasury,
unless, and until the same shall have first been
passed upon and allowed and certified by the said
Board, and when on the examination of any such
claim, or of any contract made, the Board shall be
satisfied that any disbursing officer agent of the
State Shall have been guilty Of any fraud pecula-
ton other mai easance in his said Office agency,
where any such officer or agent shall fail to &C.
count for, and pay into the Treasury, or unto the
person or persons entitled to receive the same all
such funds of the State in virtue Of his Office
agency, he ought to account for and pa over it
shall be the duty of the Board to report the same
to the Governor who shall forthwith dismiss the
defaulting officer or agent, from his said Office or
agency and the board shall also notify the At.
torney General thereof, whose duty it shall be to
bring suit for the recovery of all balances due and
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otherwise, for the punishment 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 to the nature thereof
8. Be 1t further ordained, That for the making
of full investigation of all under the I'd
ton of this ordinance for the discovery of any aud
ecutation or nnaeasace, and for the ascertainment
of the true state of any account claim the Board
shall have power to compel the attendance of wit
nesses, the production of papers, and to examine
not only the witnesses, bnt any such officer agent
upon interrogatories, either verbal or written as
the Board may deem proper, and to compel answer
thereto by process ofcontempt is usual in courts
of record of common law jurisdiction.
a. Be it further ordained, That all dsbursng
officers and agents, entrusted with the care and
penditure Of the funds Of the State whose accounts
and dealings shall not have already been finally set
tied according to existing laws, shall make quarterly
reports and exhibits OF their dealings and transac-
lions 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 OF, 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 dNch their accounts,
and if any such officer agent shall neglect or re-
fuse to perform ANYTHING made his duty in the pre-.
misses he shall be reported by the Board to the Cow
ernor, who shall forthwith dismiss such officer or
agent from his said Office agency, and the accounts
or claims Of such officer or agent shall not oe al