Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-05-07

dent in New Castle county, in the sum of
ten thousand dollars, conditioned for the
faithful performance Of the duties of the
said office, and such bond shall have at
taehed thereto warrant for the confess
sion OF judgment thereon. Such bond and
warrant shall be forthwith transmitted by
the said judge to the clerk of the peace Of
New Castle county, to be by him recorded
and safely kept, Il shall be the
whenever, in his judgment, the pub
lie interest demands, or whenever
the county treasurer or the levy court
commissioners, or majority of them
shall so request, to cause Judgment to be
entered on said bond in the superior court
n and for New Castle county. In case of
the death, resignation, or refusal to act, or
inability TO give bond, as aforesaid, of any
person appointed comptroller as aforesaid,
or whenever vacancy shall occur in said
Office from any Cause, the governor shall
appoint competent person to act as
county comptroller during the residue of
the term in which such vacancy shall hap
pen, and such person so appointed shall be
subject to all the provisions of law respect
ing said Office. Every person who shall be
appointed or elected to the office of county
comptroller shall, before entering upon the
duties of his office, take and subscribe an
oath or affirmation that he will support
tllC NOtistllutlOl Ol Utle OIlLeu states, the
constitution of the State of Delaware, and
that he will perform the duties of his said
office with fidelity,
Sec. IL. That it shall be the duty of the
county comptroller to audit all the nc
counts of the said levy court commissioners
and countersign all warrants drawn by
order of said commissioners for the pay
ment of money. No money shall be paid
out OF the treasury for county purposes
except on warrants drawn by the levy
court commissioners, signed by the presi-
dent of the board and countersigned by
the comptroller, as provided hereafter in
this section; provided, however, that in
terest coupons on the bonded debt of the
county. and orders drawn by the clerk of
the peace and the prothonotary for fees of
witnesses and jurors, shall be paid on pre-
sentation; and provided, further, that
orders drawn by the clerk OF the peace
concerning the laying out of roads shall
be countersigned by the comptroller before
payment. After the adjournment of the
court of general sessions of the peace and
the superior court, the comptroller shall
verify the accounts of the clerk of the
peace and prothonotary touching witness
and juror fees. All orders for the use of
the trustees of the poor shall be drawn by
their chairman and countersigned by the
comptroller. He shall also at least once
in every month inspect the books and ac-
treasurer and audit the same and report
the result of such audit to the board of
commissioners. Such audits shall be made
at the office of said receiver of taxes and
county treasurer. He shall also at least
once in every month inspect all books and
accounts of the collectors of delinquent
taxes and audit the same and report the
result thereof to the said levy court
commissioners. 1t shall be the duty
of said collectors to present themselves to
the comptroller at his office with all their
books and accounts for his inspection, at
such time in each month as said comptrol-
Ter may designate. He shall also keep
book or books of accounts, in which shall
be entered all items of expenditure; all
warrants drawn; to whom made payable
and for what particular work or other
cause all written contracts made by said
levy court commissioners shall be de-
posted in his custody, and he shall enter
all such contracts upon his books. And it
shall be the duty of said comptroller, be-
fore countersigning any warrant, to in
quire into and carefully investigate the |
transaction in relation to which any such |
warrant shall have been drawn; and to |
this end he shall have power to issue sum- |
mons and compel the attendance Of wit |
nesses, and the production of books and |
papers pertinent to the said transaction, to
administer oaths and affirmations, and as
certain the truth of the transaction so to be
inquired into. All bills shall, before allow
ance by said levy court commissioners
be audited and marked correct by
the said comptroller and no bill |
shall be passed by the said levy court COM
missioners without such endorsement In
case the comptroller shall refuse to allow
any item of expenditure, OF to counter
sign any warrant, or to endorse any bill
as aforesaid he shall forthwith transmit
10 the levy court commissioners his reasons
therefor in writing, which shall thereupon
be duly considered, and if his action shall
be oveTruled by a vote of a majority of
he members of said board, it shall be the
or countersgn the warrant or
endorse the bill, in conformity with the
Judgment of said commissioners expressed
As aforesaid, in which case he shall be ex-
1nerated from any responsibility in the
premises. The receiver of taxes and county
shall not disburse any ;..oneys
lpon warrants drawn by order of said lew
,ourt commissioners except such warrants
shall have been duly signed by the presi-
lent of the levy court and countersfgned
~ the comptroller.
Sec. Is. That for all work and labor
hereafter required to be done, and all mer-
tools, implements, and machi-
lery to be furnished, or had, and used by
,r for account of the county. where the
'ost in any particular case will probably
'xceed the sum of five hundred dollars. the
BOARD of commissioners shall publicly in
yite scaled proposals for the doing of such
work. and the furnishing of such mer-
handise, tools, implements and machinery,
md give the contract to the lowest bidder
n biddersi provided that the said commits
toner's may require of such bidder or bid
lers security for the faithful performance
# such contracts.
Sec, 10. That the rooms in the county
ourt house now occupied by the levy court
md county treasurer shall, after the first
Tuesday of january, 1881, be for the use :
lf the levy court commissioners to be
leGted under this act and the rooms now
occupied by the present county treasurer I
hall be for the use of the county comm ,
roller and receiver of taxes and county
reasurer provided for by this act. from ,
nd after the date OF their appointment.
he levy court commissioners shall pro-
ide for the county comptroller and the !
eceiver of taxes and county treasurer the
ecessary records, books, cases, stationery i
nd seals for the use of their respective i
tfice, and it shall also be the duty of said i
.yy court commissioners to furnish the t
aid receiver of taxes and the collectors of |
elinquent taxes with new seals of de- !
ign to be adopted by the said levy court !
and such seals shall be
elivered into the said receiver of taxes on '
r before the 25th day of June, A. d.. 1891. /
Sec. 90. Any county comptroller ap- /
ointed or elected under the provisions of {
his act may be removed from office by !
lie superior court of the State of Della /
are, in and for New Castle county, after J
al and conviction upon charges Of will J
ii neglect or malfeasance in office. Any
lcancy occasioned by removal from office il
any county comptroller under the pro- Ii
sions of this section, shall be filled by a
1pointment of the governor for the resi- Q
af Inu