New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-04-03

pacity by each collector, receiver, register,
officer or agent; and If such is found to De
the case, such inaDector or inspectors shall
certify the same~to the Auditor of Public
Accounts in writing; provided, the entire
cost OF any such examination Shall not ex.
coed one hundred dollars and the actual
travelling expenses, if any such are incurred,
of which q detailed statement shall be made
by the inspector SO employed.
SIC. 81. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
all inspectors, other than officers whose
official oath embraces this duty, as provided
for by this act, or by law. shall, before
entering upon the discharge OF their duties,
| take an oath or affirmation, before some
officer qualified to administer such oath or
affirmation that ne will faithfully and impair
italy. without favor, fear or prejudice,
make true, thorough and critical inspection
of the Office or offices, mentioning them, to
the inspection Of which ne has been ap-
pointed. And wilful failure so to inspect
any such office, shall subject such Inspector
to ali The pains and penalties Of perjury,
SEC 90. Be it further enaCted, etc., That
each inspector herein provided. or provided
by lew. when in the execution OF his duties
as inspector, il empowered to take testimony
of any State, parish, city, or village treas
| urer or officer, or any other person or
| persons he may think proper, in regard to
| anything or matter connected with any
such treasury or Office, as he is required TO
| Inspect. And for that purpose any such
| inspector is hereby vested with full power
to administer al oath or affirmation to any
| such treasurer, officer, or person. at the
time of any such inspection. And all such
treasurers, officers or persons, shall answer
| III writing, and over their proper signatures,
al questions propounded by such inspector,
and such oath or affirmation, 80 taken, shall
| have all the validity, and subj eca the party
| taking the same to all the pains and penal
ties attached to an oath or affirmation, duly
| administered 10 a witness in any cause, in
any court OF Justice in th's State.
| SEC 81. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
| any hindraDCe to OR attempt to hinder, or
| any obstruction to, or attempt to obstruct
| any inspection or examination OF the State
treasury, parish treasury, city or village
treasury, or any office. as provided by this
attempt 10 hinder any one of the inspectors
| provided by law, Or any committee
appointed by joint resolution OF the Gen.
! eral Assembly, or any committee appointed
| by resolution of either branch of the Gen.
eral Assembly, from entering into any one
| OF the said treasures or offices which
they are appointed and required to
AID held IN law to be high mrsde-
meanor. And any State Treasurer, parish
| recorder or treasurer, city or village treas
| urer, or officer or agent, or person so offend
| ing, upon conviction thereof, shall be
| removed from office, and fined not less than
| twenty dollars nor more than five thousand
dollars, at the discretion of the court While
| the trial is pending; if the accused be q pub
| tic officer, he shall be suspended; and the
| Governor shall appoint an incumbent pro
| tenn, who shall assume all the duties and
exercise all the powers, and be entitled to all
the emoluments, and subject to all the pen
alties OF the suspended officer.
SEC. %. Be it further enacted, etc, That
it is hereby made the especial duty of the
| Attorney General to prosecute for all viola.
tons of this act committed, done or suf
ferred, performed by any State officer. orby
| any person acting by or under the authority
OF the State, or by OR under the authority
| of any officer or agent thereof. And 1t Is
hereby made the especial Guty of each and
| every District Attorney in each aud every
parish IN this State, to prosecute for all
| violations of this act committed, done, suf
tered or performed By the treasurer of the
| parish, treasurer Of any organized city or
| incorporated village, or any other individual
or person within the district or parish Of, IN
or for which heis such District Attorney.
SEC. &C. Be it further enacS led, ETC., That
it is hereby made the duty of the State
| Treasurer and Auditor of Public Accounts,
conformity, to make out and cause 10 be pub
| lisked in at least TWO papers OF general cir
cutatiou a. the seat OF government,
a sworn statement Of the exact
amount of money existing IN the
State treasury at the close OF business, Oh
| the last business day OF each aud every
month, particularly specifying IN such state
ment the amount belonging to each partlcu.
lar fund. Such statement shall be signed by
| the said officers, and the expense OF such
publication shall be pad by the Auditor OF
Public Accounts out of the contingent fund
Of his office. And if it should at any time
app ar that any such statements were false
or untrue in regard 70 amount or u 1ney then
| on hand IL the state treasury, the said
&, Treasurer and Auditor making the same,
| shall, without regard to lapse of time, be
| held guilty OF breach OF trust and high
rnisdemeanor, and on trial by indictment
| and conviction thereof, before any court of
competent jurisdiction, shall be sentenced
by The court before which such trial and
0cYiction shall be had, to the same punish
ment az is provided in and by this act, or
| by law, for the punishment OF embezzle-
m6nt or breach OF trust.
SEC. 81. Be it further enacted, ETC., That
on the first Monday Of January, annually.
the state Treasurer ehail mako out AID
cause to be published, over his official sigma
ture, once week for one month, IN two
newspapers of general circulation, pub
lished at the seat of government, con-
densed tabular statement, exhibiting the
receipts and expenditures of the public
money during the fiscal year next preceding,
and in such statement he shall particularly
specify the amount of money in the State
treasury. at the beginning Of said fiscal year
the amount received within said fiscal year,
from each Of the several sources OF revenue,
| carefully distinguishing the same, and the
amount paid out under each of the various
legislative appropriations during the same
perio /, the balance remaining 10 the credit
of each particular fund, and the tota
amount remaining in the treasury at the
close OF the fiscal year, and the expense OF
such publication shall be paid by warrant
or warrants drawn by the Auditor on the
Treasurer, particularly specifying the same
| and the amounts Of such publications, duly
authenticated and receipted, SHALL be filed
! by the Auditor in his Office.
SEC IS. Be it further enacted, etc, That
whenever the term of Office Of any State
, treasurer or any treasurer of any parish
organized or Incorporated city, or vlliage il
this State shall have expired, or ne shall
have resigned, died or have been removed
from Office, he, or in case of his death OF
incapacity, his legal representative, shall
Immediately make q full settlement with tht
Auditor of Public Accounts, or the Police
Jury of any parish, or the city or village
council o any organized Or incorporated
city or village in this state, as the case m8y
be, Of ana concerning all moneys paid int
| and out OF such Treasury since his last pre-
vious settlement, which settlement shall bt
} So made us clearly to exhibit On what &C
count and for what purpose such payment
. aifhnr rtD or ont Of the treasury shall hAVt