Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1909-07-21
573 ST. Published June 81, 1909.

No o FL 5a saG laws 'e Of 1908 y0'
AN ACT to amend section 145 of the stat
utes, relating to accounts, how verlhed and
The people of the State Of Wisconsin,. repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
as follows:
Section /. Section las of the statutes is
amended to read: Section 145. All accounts
and claims against the state, when payment
thereof is provided by law to be paid out
of the state treasury and the rate of com
pensation is fixed by law or authorized to be
fxed by some officer or person or by the
secretary of state, shall be audited. To en-
title it to be so audited every such claim or
account must specify the nature and partlcu-
lars thereof and be verified by the oath, aft
davit affirmation of the claimant or has
agent in writing, together with a certificate
of the officer ordering making the claim
or account, if any, or as otherwise specially
directed by law and the secretary OF state
may require the person presenting the same
or any other person or persons to be sworn
before him touching such claim or account,
and when sworn to answer orally or IN
writing as to any facts relating to the Just
ness of the claim or account, or the liability
of the state. All items of expenditure of
one dollar and over shall be accompanied by
receipts excepting where other satisfactory
evidence is accepted by the auditing officer.
No item shall be audited for tips, norters
parlor car seats other than sleeping car
berths or for personal expenses not neces-
sarily incurred by public duties. No item
shall be audited for expenses of any officer
or employee of the state or university while
attending any convention other meeting
held outside of the state, unless such
pense shall be authorized by the governor,
or specific statutory authority exist therefor
All items for travelling expenses within the
state shall before audit be certified to have
been incurred in the performance of duties
required by the public service. No account
against the state for travelling expenses shall
be audited until there is attached thereto
the affidavit of the claimant to the effect
shat no part of the expense of travel therein
charged for has been had upon a free pass
or free transportation of any nature what
ever, and that the amount therein charged
as q disbursement for transportation or for
other expenses incident to travel has been
actually paid out. The secretary Of state
shall furnish blank forms of the affidavit
required by this section to all persons who
travel on business for the state at the ex-
pense thereof. The order of the secretary
of state auditing any claim or account shall
be Endorsed on or annexed to such claim or
account, shall specify the amount allowed
and from what fund the same is payable and
the act or part of act which authorizes such
claim or account to be paid@ out of the state
treasury, and, together with such claim or
account and ali evidence relating thereto,
shall be fled and preserved in his Office,
Section 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication. og rrssF7 $500 .I
Approved June II. 1909 F.: s.s