Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-02-17
FOR PUBLIC EXAMINERS
The Furry Bill for Uniform sys-
tenn Of County Bookkeeping
Up Tomorrow.
Provisions and Objects Of the
Bill Are Fully Set
Out.
Proposes to Put County Offices
Under Same Supervision as
Banks.
necial to Times-Republican.

| order for Tuesday morning at 10.3u is
the Furry bill to provide for public eX-
aminers and a uniform system of
bookkeeping for county treasurers.
This bill has met with the favor OF
! the house on two previous occasions
when presented by Mr. Eaton, but OH
both occasions the senate has failed to
do business. 1t is believed that If 1T
| can be got thru the house reasonably
early this time it will pass the senate,
as the membership of that body is
now more disposed to reform meas
ures than ever before in it's history.
1t places county offices under the same
careful supervision that 1t provided for
all banks and makes it certain that
poor bookkeeping and mistakes in ac-
counts will be avoided or remedied be-
fore any serious loss occurs. The fol-
lowing are the essential parts of the
| bill as it stands on the calendar re-
ported to the house for passage:
1.-The governor shall appoint three
public examiners, who shall be skilled
accountants and competent bookkeep-
ers and qualified electors of the state.
all of whom shall not belong to the
same political party, one of whom
shall be from the northern portion,
one from the central portion and one
from the southern portion of the state;
and such examiners shall act under the
direction and supervision of the treas
urer of state. The first appointees
under this act shall hold their office
until January 1, 1904, and thereafter
| their torn of office shall be two years
and until their successors are duly ap-
pointed and qualified.
| The duties of said examiners shall
be to carefully examine the county
| offices of this state. All examinations
by said examiners shall be made
without notice and at irregular inter-
walls. The offices of all county treas
urers of the state shall be examined by
one of said examiners at least once
each year, and at such other time or
times as may be requested by the
board of supervisors of any county,
| The examination of county offices
other than those of county treasurer
OF the board Of supervisors.
1T is hereby made the duty of said
examiners to make a careful examine
ton of all accounts. books. papers.
vouchers, credits and evidences of in
debtedness, and all matters relating
to the management of the respective
funds belonging to the county and the
| rNnlfti0r Cat min rc
shall verify the accounts of county
treasurers and other officers whose ac-
counts are examined and ascertain
how and in what manner the moneys
belonging to the county are kept. If
the funds of the county are deposited
! in banks, he shall ascertain the bal
ance therein belonging to the county,
whether interest is paid on county de-
posits, and If SO paid, the amount
thereof, and all matters pertaining to
the financial interests of the county
said examiners shall make detailed
reports of examinations in writing to
the board of supervisors, which said
reports shall show the condition of the
Office or offices examined. Said exam
liners shall also file duplicates of the
reports herein provided, in the office of
the treasurer of state. Said report
shall be published in the same manner
as the proceedings of the board of
supervisors.
| For the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this act the treasurer
of state, with the assistance of said
public examiners, shall prepare and
provide uniform method and system
of keeping books in the offices of
the county treasurers of this state.
| The uniform method aforesaid shall be
adopted and put in operation by the
| county treasurer of each county in
the state as soon as practicable and in
one year from the taking effect of this
| act.
Said examiners shall receive as
/ compensation in full for all services
contemplated by this act the sum of
So per day for time spent in said ex
aminations, and in addition thereto
their actual and necessary expenses
/ incurred therein. Said compensation
shall be paid by the treasurer of state
upon a certificate of the auditor of
each county certifying the services
rendered and the expenses incurred.
And 1t is hereby made the duty of the
treasurer of state to collect from the
counties where said examinations are
made the amounts so paid therefor.
ANY person who shall wlfully OBJ
struct or mislead a public examiner in
the execution of his duties, as by this
act prescribed, shall be guilty of fell
ony, and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by fine of not less than
$500 nor more than $1,000, or by inn
prisonment in the penitentiary not
less than than one year nor more than
| three years, or both.
If any public examiner, as provided
by this act, shall directly or indirectly
receive any pay for any extra services
or extra service, or for neglect of ser
vices other than as provided in this
act, he shall be guilty of a felony, and
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
not less than $1,000, or be imprisoned
lin the penitentiary not less than one
year nor exceeding five years, or both.
IOWA APPROPRIATIONS.
Something Over a Million Dollars In
sisht-s$4 100000 Asked For.