New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-07
TIE sTATE BOARD OF AUDIT.

TIE STATE BOARD OF AUDIT.
rrs POWERS AND DCrTs-RULEs GOyERSING THE
HEARiNG OF CLAIMs-IHE oRGANiZAIioS On
MONDAY.
tFRoN ms LF9ULkR CORRESPONDENT Of THE IRIBUNE.l
ALBANY, June 6.-For the first time in Its his
tory hr state has Board before hich special claims
against the state OF misc, aneous character may I've
broush for adjudication The ONLY Board Of the Kind ~
operation heretofore has been the Board of Canal
Appra sers aud hur jurisdiction has been limited solely
to the adjustment OF claims for damage from auy cause
connected with the canals. The thousands OF other
claims against tbe State have bad no means Of
adjustment except by special acts Of the Legislature
Upon the passage ~ the constitutional amendments In
1874 the duty deyolyed upon The Legislature tn provide
some method OF settling the claims cut OF by the amend
nent prohibiting special legislation. The Legislature Of
1873 failed however, to enact such law aud to mat
ter went over until the last LEGISLATURE, when hill now
Chap. Al, containing tho following provisions, wes
passed;
sfcr,oy : A state Board OF Audit is hereby consti-
tuted and fnrd, which snali be- composed ~ tie
Controller, secretary o state, aud tie state Treas
u-Cr.
sEc p II snn be- the duty OF said Board Of Audit and
Il shah have power hear all prNa,s CLAIMS and az
counts guiusj tie state except such heard
by Inc Canal Appraisers according to law to ADMINISTER
olhs and take Testimony In relation thereto, to deter
miro on the Justice and alnouut thereof and to allow
sue, SUMS ~ shall consider should ogmfaDY bo lpnl
by thc STATE 10 thy 0aimdnts lts decisions SHAH be med
IN the office If .he Secretary OF state II shall he the
duty %, ~ A,orn, to aft,Ld before sa.G Board
f rd FOR an, purpose projecting the Interests of the
state lie shalt authorit Ia sup cna and examine
Witnesses beGGt Of the state in feIeienCe 10 sLch
CLAIMS ~ account.
sL. g. said Board shall establish rules Ia tho times
OF A.. sessions, which shall hc at LEAST often once ia
each month, and to the forms AMI mctulS al pro-
calute ncOre H. Two mCmbCg6 OF IA, Board shall cos
.tltutc "A ouOrum. The concurrent vote ot twU OF It's
mburs snail De Necessary Co. and shall constitute to-
cislon.
SIC t. The Secretary Of state the opening Of each
session of the LC = aluie, nd 20 other lines WIEN 9"
rruo,.d ny the LEGISLATURE. shall send report teTeo,
cont lung uli 1T OF III claims and accounts acted
uuon by said Board, with thr dCilOD Oh caci hereOi,
since the last preceding ,rolt.
Under this law, the three mcmbcrs Of tho Board met
in Secretary Bi,eiow's yesterday, and organized
by tn election Controller Robnson ~ President of
the Board The following rules, proposed by r beiow'
| were then rdopted:
TIL. Si,ta Board ~ Audit snail convene for sue er-
animation " clgmg on the I'm day ol july heN anu
an t 4rcond day OF ever nOhih necaItof' hs
tc nira og tho secretary OF state at 10 o'clock H. H.
Claimants are required 10 furnish cach member OF
No nom and thc Attorney General win statements,
,,usi 1uder oath setting forth in detail the partictl.
l and merit, OF thC: spectre CLAIMS Jhe munro Oh
thr t,rnJf mon which they rely anu c names hnu uu
drsssrs f the witnesses thoy propose 10 cNahe AZ
III 10 DAYS bofort she meeting oil the boaru at WHICH
| n a. nrnppaeI 20 move such claims. ~,
iD,s, statements bhD Oe a0diasseu 10 tue secretary
| Of state. NJ Ah"lS' an" "''''N' $3.50 "
~ Every such statement shall contain declaration
mo, lie tlni IN question has never boiot" been pre-
nn,, "a auy branch ocfer OF the government or
/ IN" ,oyr ,llIncnt and with what result.
! The Board then adjourned unit! July H. II Is esti-
mated thai elu yiOO,OOo Of claims awaiting adjust