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the said Board of Commissioners.
Section z The governor shall on OF
before the - day Of January, A. D.,
1891, appoint some competent person.
who shall be o resident freeholder in
New Castle county, TO the Office Of county
comptroller. which said office is hereby
created. The person so appointed shall
hold office from the goth day Of January,
A. D., 1891, until and including the Mon.
day next preceding the first Tuesday in
the month Of January, A. D., 1895, OF
until his successor shall be duly quail
fed.
That at the general election in the
year A. D. 1894, and at the general elec
tion in each and every fourth year there
after there shall be voted for and elected
by the voters Of New Castle county. quail
lied to vote for members of the General
Assembly, some suitable person, being a
resident freeholder as aforesaid, to fill
the Office of county comptroller.
The person so elected, as aforesaid, ,
shall hold Office for the term Of four
years, commencing on the hrst Tuesday
In January next succeeding the election,
or until his successor shall be duly
qualified
comptroller shall receive as compensa.
sum Of $4,000, payable in quar-
terly instalments, upon warrants duly
drawn upon the county treasurer.
Any comptroller appointed or elected
under the provisions Of this act shall,
before entering upon the duties of this
Office, give bond with one or more So.
cureties to be approved by the resident
| Judge Of the Superior Court of the State
OF Delaware, In and for New Castle county
In the sum Of $4,000, conditioned
for the faithful performance to
the duties of said office, and such bond
shall have attached thereto warrant
for the confession Of judgement therein
at any time. Suah bond and warrant
shall be forthwith transmitted by the
said judge to the clerk Of the peace Of
New Castle county, to DO by him recorded
and afely kept. IL shall be the duty Of
the said clerk Of the peace, whenever.
In his judgment, the public interests
demand or whenever the county treas
urer, or the Board Of Commissioners, or
a majority Of them, shall 80 request to
cause Judgment to be entered on said
bond In the Superior Court in and Tor
New Castle county.
In case Of death, resignation, or refusal
to act, OF inability to give bond as afore-
said, Of any person appointed comptroller,
as aforesaid, or whenever vacancy shall
occur in said office from any cause, the
governor shall appoint a competent per-
son to act as county comptroller during
the residue OF the term In which such
vacancy shall happen, and such person so
appointed shall be subject to all the pro
visions of law respecting 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, before the
said resident judge, an oath or Affirmation
that he will support the Constitution Of
the United States, the Constitution Of
the State Of Delaware, and that he will
| perform the duties OF the office Of county
comptroller with fidelity.
Section s. The county comptroller shall
audit all the accounts OF the said Board
OF Commissioners, and counterslgn all
warrants drawn by order Of said board
on the county treasurer or the payment
Of money; he shall keep book or books
! Of accounts, In which shall be entered all
items OF expenditures, all warrants
drawn, TO whome made payable, and for
what partic 1lar work or other cause: all
written contracts made by said Board Of
Commissioners shall be deposited in his
custody. and he shall enter all such con
tracts upon his books
And 1t shall be the duty of the said
comptroller before signing any warrants
upon the county treasurer, TO inquire
into snd carefully investigate the
transaction In relation to which ary
such warrant shall have been drawn,
and TO this end he shall have power to
summon and compel the attendance OF
witnesses and the production or books
and papers pertinent to the said transac
tion. to administer oaths and affirma
tions, and ascertain the truth of the
transaction TO be inquired into.
All bills shall, before the same arc
allowed by said Board Of Commissioners
be audited and marked Correct" by the
said comptroller. and no bill shall be
passed by the said Board Of Commission
ers without such endorsement.
In every case in which said comptroller
shall refuse to allow any item Of expen-
diture OF to countersign any warrant OF
to endorse any bill, as aforesaid, he shal
forthwith submit TO the chairman Of th,
said Board Of Commissioners a writer
statement of his reasons Such state.
ment shall be laid before the Board o
Commissioners at it's next ensuing meet.
ing. Any person interested and VII,
may feel aggrieved by the refusal OF th
comptroller to countersign any warran
for the payment of money or to mark an
bill correct, shall have the right OF appea
to the Superior Court of th
! State of Delaware in aud for New Castl
} county. Such appeals shall set forth il
/ writing all the facts the said cour
shall have power summarily to inquir
} into the matter and make an order sus
; talning or reversing the action Of sal
comptroller. Should the said court revers
5 the action Of the said comptroller. h
: shall, IN such case forewith, allow sue
T; item Of expenditure or countersign sue
I warrant or mark such bill as correc,
q in conforming with the Judgment 0
said court.
p The county treasurer shall not disburs
Q any monies upon warrants drawn b
Y said Board OF Commissioners, excep
9 such warrants shall nave been dui,
I signed by the presiding officer OF sal
Il Board OF Commissioners and counter
signed by the county comptroller
Section 9. For all work and labor here
= after required to be done and merchal
e disc, materials, tools. implements an
h machinery to be furnished or had, an
y used by OF for account Of this count,
s where the cost in any particular case e,
y ceeds the sum Of one hundred dollars, th
!, Board OF Commissioners shall public
invite sealed proposals for the doing
J. such work and the furnishing of sue
Il merchandise. materials, tools, impl