Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-04-04
WHAT THE LAW SAYS.
statutory Provisions OF Direct con-
Germ to Township supervisors, Com
missioners OF Highways and school

StututoEy EEoNhSfOnS % DAHcCs SoA-
Germ to Township Supervisors, Com
missioners OF Highways and school
Treasurers.
There is law on the statute books
which is very often violated, and for
which violation severe penalty is pro-
vided. 1t pertains to township super
visors. commissioners of highways and
school treasurers, and the attention
Of such officers in Rock Island county is
called to il as follows:
An act to require officers having in their
custody public funds to prepare and
publish an annual statement of the re-
ceipt and disbursement Of such funds
Approved May 80. 1891. In force
July 1, 1881.
SECTION g. Annual statements of re,
ceipts and disbursements by county and
town officers. SEC. l. Be it enacted by the
people of the state of Illinois, represented
in the general assembly. That each and
every public officer. elected or appointed,
of each and every county and township
in this state. who shall, by virtue of his
or her Office, have the custody of public
funds, shall, at the expiration of each
fiscal year. prepare statement of the
amount of public funds received and ex-
pended by him or her during the fiscal
year just closed; which statement shall
show the amount of public funds. if any,
on hand at the commencement of said
fiscal year, the amount of public funds
received, and from what sources received.
the amount of public funds expended,
and for what purposes expended; and the
officer making such statement shall SUBJ
scribe and swear to the same before
some person authorized to administer
oaths, and such officer shall cause such
| statement TO be published in some news
paper published in the county in which
such officer holds his or her Office. for
one week; and if no newspaper be pubs
lished in such county, then such officer
shall make three (3) written copies of
| such statement, and post them in three
(3) OF the most public places nearest to
| the location OF his or her office: Pr0ctd-
ed, that the provisions of this act shall
| not apply to sheriffs. circuit clerks, county
| clerks. county recorders, county superin-
| tendent of schools, county treasurers,
county collectors and township collectors,
in COMMITTEES under township organization
And. prOrided, further, that the cost for
| the publication of said statement snail
not exceed the sum of one dollar ($1) per
| one hundred words, to be paid out of the
| funds in the hands of the officer making
| such statement: ARd, pr0oided, further,
that such public officer shall not be re-
quired TO have said statement published
| if he shall be unable to procure such pub,
lication at the price allowed by this act
Sec. 10 Penalty for neglect or refusal
Sec. :. Any public officer of any county
or township 10 this state, who. by virtue
of his or her Office. shall have the custo-
| dy Of public funds. and who shall refuse
or neglect to comply with the provisions
| of the first section of this act, shall be
| deemed guilty of a misiemeanor, and.
upon conviction thereof, shall be fined
not less than fifty dollars $3.50 nor more
| than five hundred dollars ($500) at the
discretion of the court, which fine shall
be paid into the treasury of the county or
township In which the officer convicted
| OF said misdemeanor shall hold his or her
office; and it shall be the duty of the
states attorney for the county in which
said miSdemeanOr is committed to bring
suit against any public officer charged
with the violation of the provisions of
this act in any court having jurisdiction.