Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-29

years from the first day of January next,
succeeding his election. excepting thai
tie first anGitor under thr provisions o.
this act shall be appointed by the govern
or. by and with the advice and consent
ol the .tHci. and shall hold office until
The election and qualification of his
ceSSor. No person shall be eligible for
TIE Office of auditor unless ht lis Il rompr-
G.:.t arc"uMtant, aud nc shall hot b.,
eligible To hold said office for more than
three Succf SSiVc terms. In cas-, !. Va
cancy occurs at any time during tt:.
period between elections. ihc gov, rlor
by and with the advice and cons: Mt OF tn,
council, may appoint person to fill said
vacancy.
Section .. Said audi or shall give II tho
treasurer of THIS state Il bond. fer The
faithful discharge Of his duties. with
bond and the Surcties thereon 10 10 ap-
proved Ivy the governor, sIh the advice
and ""nsept Of the council. He shall be
duly sworn. lie shall receive IA salary of
twenty -iive hundred collars per year He
may employ in his department one per-
mdnant clerk AT salary Of twelve hun
drei dollars per year. and such additional
assistants as III" governor and council
shall approve. ana a may he necessary
Tor the dispatch of the public business
St".i)n $. Said auditor shall examine
all accounts and demands against this
STAT, including al matter, requiring the
Payment OF money from the state treas
nry. Ia the ,xaminati2n CT claims. &C
aliId"VitS that articles have been FUR
niSh"d. services rendered. ana rXp-n>
incurred. as therein apcciiied; and lii.
affidavit for articles furnished. services
rendered. and expenses incurred for or by
any Officer, institution, commission, or
board al trustees. may be made by The
disbursing agent or any officer thereof
hay ing special Knowledge oil tn" matter.
All accounts filed WI h the auditor shall
l., I'M" itemiZed. He shall in an cases.
aft"r h" has approved Il claim, account o.
demand. max" II certificate specifying the
amount due and allowed thereon. the
Maine "l the party to VII m such am >unt
is due or payable, tn" lew authorizing
tht same. and the particular head. eX-
pcndiitire, department or appropriation
To- which it is chargeable. When the leg
islaturc. by express statute. authorizes a
board of trustees, commission, or public
officer to approve demands against the
s:dt", and az appropriation theref II has
beer made. it Stan be- the duty of III"
auditor when such accounts or demands
are properly approve. 10 promptly audit
AMI certify as aforesaid such accounts As
Ii, may deem COZ rcct, not Exceeding tho
appropriation for thai purpose; and ii.
upon "Ntm.nati IN il lppe.'IS To him that
tncI'- are improper Chirsts in such ac-
counts or demands. he shall report the
same 1" ~" governor and council, with
~ barAte "Crti.icatr therefor. He shall
.,ur r,rtinc:n;r for !hc payment o.! Al
Stl"itcS established by law AS the same
shall Income due and payable. ard when
til" Legislature has authorized the pay
mcnt of money for any specific purpos"
or purposes, H. shall promptly issu" a
certificate for the payment of said money
in accordance with tae said act Of the
Legislature. He shall record all certifi
Gates issued by him in Il book kept for
that purpose. and snail transmit such
certificates to the governor and council.
section /. The auditor snail keep on
file in his department. all original bills
ard vouchers on which moneys have been
or may he paid from the state treasury.
lie shall also keep on file all dtfidavits
filed with him in relation TO the auditing
OF amy matters before him. All boards,
commissions or public officers authorized
to maze contracts under (which moneys
may be payable from the state, shall at
once file with III" auditor certified copies
of :ilN and all contracts made by them.
Section ;. The auditor shall keen dis
tiiot account Of all state receipts and cx-
rrndttur"S under appropriate heads. He
shall Keep statement of all property
belonging to the state ana Of all lebtS
and "bii:sations du" to and from the state.
He shan investigate all accounts de-
r'andS. bih.S. vouchers or claims AGAINST
the STATE, including those made by any
stat" officer, dcpa rtment. commission or
Trustee. Ana il. after said invest iGd tor,
the amount demanded seems to b, cXccs-
.5ivc or improper, ne shall 80 report in his
He shall nav" free access TO all the
books and papcI'N of the several depart
r"nts, commissions, boards, and inStitu-
tionS OF the state. Every officer, de part
OF trustees shah keep books of accounts
III such q form and manner rs the audi
ter ehail direct. and they shall at all
times max" such reports TO tn" auditor
as he may require. He shall. from time
T. Iiim,, notify The said officers, heads Of
departments. institutions, commissions
ard trustees who ar" entrusted with tho
expenditures OF public moneys of tho
state. OF the condition Of the specific APP
preparation which tl"v are entrusted to
cXp"nd. showing the balance of such APP
la)priatinr uncNpcndcd. And no stat"
"fICer. heads ct departing nts. institu-
tiOnS, cOmmiSS ions, trustee or trustees
shall contract any bill or incur any obi
cations nu behalf of the state in excess
OF the appropriation therefor. And thu:
"fiditor shall not approve nor issue his
c"rtification for the payment Of any bill
Or account unless there is . specific APP
preparation or fund for the payment
thereof or an expenditure is authorized
by law To be paid put Of contingent
fund or moneys in the treasury not other
propriatiDE fund is expended, all bills
ana accounts presented to said auditor
ard drawn on sid expended appr Ipria-
tior or fund shall not be approved by
him but shah b" reported by him To the
next session of the legislature, and h"
shall not approve any bill or account
against any appropriation unless said bin
or account was incurred during the time
for which said appropriation was made
Section 6. He shall annually, in tho
month of January, examine the books,
accounts and vouchers of the state treas
urcr, and report the result Of such eX
animation to the governor ana council.
He shall comply with all regulations in
relation 10 1.-THE duties Of his office which
may b" transmitted 10 him by the COVER
mon and council. and which are consistent
with the provisions Of this act. The
hooks, accounts, vcuchers, aiiidavits. and
other records and papers in his office re
l;ltin% To- the public business shall he
open for inspection to the citizens Of this
state ut all reaS onable Tunes, and for all
of chapter two Of the revised statutes is
hereby repealed.