Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1903-04-10

1 llSn the ONCE or travelling auditor an
> bank examiner for the benefit of tn
q territory and the several counties an
Il for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Legislative As
sembly of the Territory of New Mexi
co:
Section 1. The office of travelling audi.
tor and bank examiner is hereby Great.
ed and established, and the governor is
hereby authorized and directed to ap.
point some suitable person, who shal
be skilled accountant, to that posi-
tion, who shall serve for two years and
until his successor is appointed. He
shall be territorial officer, and within
30 days after his appointment shal
qualify by taking the oath of office pre-
GERS, and by giving bond to the terri
tory of New Mexico, with sufficient
sureties, to be approved by the COVER
nor, in the sum of 0,0OO for the faith
full discharge of the duties of his office.
Such travelling auditor and bank exam
iner shall maintain his office at the ter
ritorial capitol in that Of the auditor of
public accounts. He shall receive a
salary of $4,000 per annum, payable
monthly; and $1,000 per annun addi-
| tional for travelling and contingent ex-
penses of his office; to be paid out of
the salary fund, in the same manner as
| other territorial officials are now paid,
both as to salary and contingent ex-
penses.
Sec 2. 1t shall be the duty of such
travelling auditor and bank examiner to
personally visit each county seat in the
territory, at least twice in each year,
and oftener if he may deem it neces-
sary for the benefit of the territory or
said county or on request of the board
of county commissioners of said county
or upon the direction of the governor.
1t shall be his duty to adopt and pre-
scribe a simple and uniform system of
keeping accounts in the several coun-
ties by the different treasurers and col
lectors thereof. He shall examine and
audit the accounts of the said treasur-
ers and collectors as to territorial tax
es and report to the county commits |
sioners in writing, the result, with his |
recommendations in reference to the |
same. 1t is hereby made the duty OF
said treasurers and collectors to con- |
form their method of bookkeeping and
the making of reports, both to the ter
ritorial treasurer and the auditor of
public accounts, to the recommended |
tions made by the said travelling audi
tor and bank examiner. Books of ac-
count, records and all blanks, so rec
commended to be used by the travelling
auditor and bank examiner to be uni
form and to be furnished said county |
treasurers and collectors free of charge
by the territory, through the office of
the travelling auditor and bank examin
err, and for such purpose the appropria-
tion now made by the territory for the
printing Of tax rolls Is hereby increased
the additional sum of $500 per annum.
1t shall further be the duty of said
travelling auditor and bank examiner to
examine into, and report to the COVER
nor in writing the character and
amount of all outstanding bonds of
each county, the time and law under
which same were issued, when by their
terms due, rate Of interest, and the
steps that are taken to provide for the
payment Of same; such reports to be
made by the said travelling auditor and
bank examiner upon blanks to be pre-
pared by him and printed by the pub
lie printer, and paid for by warrant
drawn on the salary fund and charged
against his contingent account and
such report shall contain such recon-
to the governor as he may
deem necessary with reference to the
particular county audited, and shall be
made as soon as practicable after he
shall have examined each county. In
his report he shall also state the as
sessed value of each county for taxa
ton purposes the amount Of levy of
taxes made each year, and for what
purpose, the character and condition of
he public property and such other in
formation with regard to the financial
affairs Of the county as he may deem
necessary for the information Of the
governor. 1t shall also be his duty to
consult and advise the assessor, pro-
bate clerk, collector and board Of coun-
" commissioners with reference to the
method Of assessing property and levy
ng and collecting the territorial and
county tax thereon. He shall consult
With and be advised by the auditor Of
,ublic accounts and the solicitor gener- :
Il in regard to the assessment, levy /
md collection Of taxes for territorial
purposes. and be guided by them in his
lirections to the different county cffi-
ers.
Sec. 3. 1t shall be the duty of the
ounty treasurers and collectors to as
list the travelling auditor and bank ex-
miner in his duties as prescribed in
lection 2, and to allow him full and free
Inspection Of all records, books, papers :
nd documents pertaining to their res
'ective counties, and any person hold
ng such county Office who shall OBJ
truct or interfere with the perform- q