The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1904-12-31

AN ACT n AMENDMENT or sDc-
rfoNs s2s AND So OF THE vERMoNT
STATUTES. AND NO n OF THE
ACTS OF 1900 RELATING TO SET
TLEMENT wrTB CERTAIN OF
FIcBRs
It lie hereby enacted BY the General
Assebiy Of the stats Of Vermont;
Section l. Section sg OF the Vermont
Statutes is hereby amended - a. TO
read as followa.
Section sss All state onicers whose
duty II Is to disburss money Belonging
TO the state shall make return to the
state auditor and embody in their oien-
Mai report itemized statements Of all
their expenses and disbursements. and
such repor, shall be made to the auditor
Of accounts as soon ss conveniently can
be- after such disbursements are made
and expense incurred and II II shall
appear 20 the auditor Of accounts. frDm
an examination Of any OF such state
ments thai such disbursement OF ex-
pense was improper. excessive or unlaw.
ful he shall forthwith investigate and
adjust the same with such officer II he
can DO so. but II ne cannot 50 adjust
the matter. he shall forthwith call the
same to the attention OF the governor
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ter and FOR that purpose may employ
expert assistance al tho expense OF the
state and he hnds just cause. shall
direct the attorney general TO forthwith
bring proceedings agains, such officer In
the name OF the state fer the recovery
or any damage or less which the state
may or does sustain IN consequence ~
such Improper. excessive or unlawful dis.
ibursement or expenditure, which said
action on the case based upon this stat
ute ard an execution issued upon any
Judgment recovered In such action may
De levied upon the body Of the defendant
In such action as II any tori action and
n satisfaction OF said Judgment cannot
be thus obtained within 3 reasonable
time any or al Of the bondsmen 81 said
ofYicer shall Sc liable therefor to the ex-
tent OF the sum for which any or an arr
liable to be recovered IN an action Of
debt or other proper action; and for the
purposes Of this section six months shall
De considered as a reasonable time for
1.-THE collection 81 said Judgment
+ Sec 2 Section go o. the Vermont stat
utes Is hereby amended SO as TO read Is
follows
section s2s The state auditor shah
make settlement at least once Ia each
fiscal year. OF oftener II he deems il 70
lie for the best interests OF the state,
With the sergeaat-at-arms quarterulas-
tr-grnerai. county clerks superintendent
81 the state prison house Of correction
Vernon, industrial school Vermont hos.
pital for the insane and soldiers home,
tho secretary OF the board Of agriculture.
FISH commissioners and any other officer
who disnUrses money appropriated BY the
state. and adjust their accounts and draw
an order fof any balance due them and
he shail require them to pay into the
treasury any balance due the state II
upon such settlement II appears to the
auditor OF accounts that disbursements
have been made. expenses incurred, acts
done or transactions had which were ex-
cessive, improper unlawful Or not With
in the scope Of the authority Of any o.
said officers. be SHAH forthwith adjust
the same II he can do 50. with the or
ncer whom he deems 10 be tnus ii fault
but if he canno, 80 adjust the matter,
such proceedings shall thereupon be had
las are provided FOR in section sss 81
amended BY section one OF this act
Sec s No il Of the acts Of 1900 Il
thereby amended by striking OUT All 81
section one Of SAID act after and inelud-
ling the word excepting IN the fourth
line Of said section. and by striking out
the word i've IN the second tine Of
lsaid section and inserting in place there
OF the words twenty-five" and BY H.
sorting after the word business" the
words, .and those Or his clerks ano
deputy"
Sec. l. This act shah take effect from
its passage.
Approved December 10, 1904