Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-12-25

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oP9s sucn terms as the court may decree
OF cases srlslng under this ORDINANCE on trial
r t2.tARE BE Il furtRe. or5s,;,,nS M
nance shalEbs in force during the ,roras tnis ord
e1SePs as 10 prosecutions which NAV t ar only,
ana unaeternlned at The cpd of Tho ", oe pending
IN Tue meantime be repealed or inodifaJ b. ana may
head ana ratified in open Conventfo, a..
day of December, 1861. '''''on' the eleventh
- W. n EDWARDS
.dyEtSats ItS.s9 H-ia11s 80 s7i..p Prey CaDo,
JAMES II. MoOsE Prin Sec. 49, convention.
q u. Z. ,EDwARDs, Asst. Sec 81
,f1Ns ophIS,,x5ccin mo. 2al
spa IUHFD CHEATED BYAN ORbINt , Ncn TIE
IA h1S 6SgH,H,ESTlON, PASSED ms OF
F ,yH1SfE M = NJ NJ, 4S6l. ENTITLED AN 0pnI
sf' Me- OLA BOARD OF Ci,4iMs aarrPolNT-
'S9P'S4fD BOARD g12'FEt4l'o AND DUTIES
1,ns1! BE II. ordqiaed by tBfs r,n,,n..-
gsrsoy ofaataed by the Qttoritg q" t5o a&a a. is
\ ~ 10Y Feeited ordinance and the Rosr,I 1nat
oe ana the same hereby con,in merely
\ he in rho v,ie 1rSt day of January, which sIT
tEib-o I one thousand eight hundrsj and ' .'
SUBJECT however, 10 any rrnviS,a, ap ~ S'A-
vious 10 the time mentio6cd sits Solyentlon pre-
.a5L,;L DsY - f4FtNeri @7daiaed, That bcsidos
adal''eh o'the duties conferredanrI and IN
ordinance, the said Board shall have " a ny said
S"aii oe thelr duty to examine and ana 1t
'si Spehditures made Or respons;bI,.; al" ac-
diSbnrsDc o" aIIeS Claimed, by any and eTnn,.
u'souiSng agent which have not aIre,2,. anu every
~ settled and allowed at the Tro,S'n Ul oeen final
existing law, and no such acco,nt ~ %ccofdng to
settleu, allowed or paid at the Trc.s, DC
unl inc same Shall have first bpen ''''eSS anu
ai'o%ea and certified by the said FaorI upon ana
| on Inc examination of any such cI,i-, anu "hen
IH'ract made, the Board shall be sari,i.G ,, vi any
49, oi,icer or agent Of the State shall ha,s
c suilty OF any fraud, pcculation or othnr I.I
.~ch ~ u. MS Sa'u Office Or agency, or where anv
such ofhcer or agent shall fail to aero,, r any
! pay into the Treasury or INTO tbo io'' ana
SUNS ehtltled to receive the same all sucb stc
'"e otale as IN virtue of his Office or ,oa. vi
oue"t so TO account for and pay over, it s,II
uuty OF the Board to report the same 70 I ''
HOT, VINO Shall forth dismiss the def,I,; ~,
Ger OF agent from his said Office or agency and thu
~ sli"i also notify the Attorney General there
ol' whose duty 1t shall be 10 bring suit for the r
coVery of all balances due and 10 inst;tp+o 49,
ingS oy way of indictment or otherwise for Tho INV,
lShnent OF such officer or agent, and the Snrari.
Couit oi law or Court of Equity for Wake conDtr
shai nave Jurisdiction such proceedings ac,or,ln
10 the nature thereof
OS u JurthIr o5dG'Red, That for the MAKING of
iuii investigation OF all cases under the second S
uoh OF this ordinance for the discovery ofanv fraI
Pecuiation or other naifeaSaEce and for The os,or
ta'hment OF the true state of any accom-: or cIa,
tne Board shall have power to compel the Attendant
Vi witnesses, the production of panerS and 70 a,.
ainhe hoI only the witnesses, but any such Office
OF agent, upon interrogaions either verbal or vit
ten as the Board may deem proper, and to comnrl
asn tnereto oy process Of contempt is usuaiin
courts OF record OF common law Iuri }diction
4. he at Jgrtier orlaincd, That all disbursin,
oincerS and agents intrusted with the care and ov
pendlture OF the funds of the State whose accornt
ana dealings Shall not have been already finally sat
.ieu according to existing laws, shall make ouartar
~ reports and exhibits Of their dealings and tran
acions therein to the said Board with the voucbor
oeionging thereto, at such time in each Quarter
as the said Board may appoint by notice to the said
oncer or agent in writing and the said officer mr.
agent so notified, shall attend before said Ro,rd
from day to day to give such explanations written
OF Veroa as the said Board may require and in all
thngs 70 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 II any such officer agent shall neglect or re-
Iuse 10 perform anything made his duty in the
premises, he shall be reported by the Board to the
aofefnof,Wno Shall forthwith dismiss such officer or
agent IRON his said office agency and the accounts
or claims of such officer or agent, shall not be al
lowed paid or Settled but upon the certificate the
SAID Board that the same are correct
D. lie 1t further ordained, That it shall be the
duty OF the said board to make semi-annuai report
to the Governor Of the financial condition of the
State, with such Recommendations and suggestions
IS they may think proper and the Governor shall
ay the same before the Legislature
g. BE 1t further ordnined, That instead of the
per diem compensation allowed said board by said
ofthe eighth of June 1861 each of the said
shaEbe aoweda salary at the rate of
wo thousand dollars per annum, payable quarterly
1t the Treasury, and that the said board be- and
hey are hereby authorized to employ messenger
It the cost not to exceed one dollar per day TO he
'aid upon the certificate of the Board at the Urea.
ury.
z. BE it further ordained, That it shall be tFe
uty of said board to prepare the accounts of the
disbursements of North Carolina on account nf the
var, IN such a way and with such vouchers as sLaI
nabe the State to be hereafter reimbursed by the
Confederate Government, ......-. -
Read three times and ratified in open Convention
ne eleventh day Of December 1861 "
.-. w. n. EDWARDS,
-.- -y... Pres. OF Convention.
III MOORE, Prin. Secretary. ...-..
L. Z. EDWARDS, Asst Secretary.