The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16
AN ACT
No. 21O.l

No 210.) AN ACT (H. 145.
 To amend sections 546 and 547 of the Code of 1907. Be it enacted by the leg islature of Alabama: l. That Section 5i6 of the Code of 1907 be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as fol- lows: The Governor is auth oriZed to appoint an expert accountant of known integrity and skill who shall act as examiner of public accounts, and who shall, under the direction of the Gov ernor, whenever required to do so, audit and examine the books, accounts and vouchers of the Secretary of State. the Auditor, the Treasurer, the Super intendent of Education, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. and the Wardens of the penitentiary. or such officers as may have charge of the books, accounts and vouchers pertain ing to the State convicts, their hires and expenses and managements, and also tho books, accounts and vouchers pertaining to the revenue receipts and expenses of the University of Alabama, the Alabama Insane Hospital. the Ala bama Polytechnic Institute, the Ala bama Institution for the Deaf and Dumb and Blind, the Alabama Girls Industrial School. and the several Nor mai schools of the State, and of any public institution receiving any money from the State Treasury. The Governor shall direct and control the examiner, and when he deems 1t necessary, may require him to examine the accounts of any State or County Officer charged with the duty of collecting or distrib- uting any part of the public revenue. The said Examiner of Public Accounts shall receive compensation at the rate of Eighteen Hundred Dollars per annum. The Governor may also ap- point four assistant examiners of pub lie accounts who shall each be sub ject to his direction and each invested with all the power and charged with the duties as herein provided with re- spect to the examination of public ac- counts. The compensation of each as sistant examiner sh all be fixed by the Governor at not exceeding Five Dol lars per day while actually employed under the direction of the Governor as herein provided. And the Governor ; may also allow the examiner and each assistant examiner the additional sum of not more than Two Dollars and Fifty cents per day for his expenses while actually employed for the State, his actual railroad expenses paid while travelling to and from the capitol and home to the place and places or dered; and the Governor shall pre-
 scribe the time for which said exam- ner and assistant examiner shall be employed. When required by the Gov ernor to do so, the examiner or one of the assistant examiners, shall have the money in tho State Treasury counted, in which the Governor sh all require either the Auditor, tho Secretary of State. or the Attorney General, or all of them. to be present to supervise the count and join in certifying the re- suit to the Governor. Immediately aft CT the completion of examinations, In which the revenue of any of the sever al counties is affected the examiner making such examination shall make out an account, under oath, for and in the name of the State against such county for approximately the number of days engaged in the examination for such county at the rate of seven dol lars and fifty cents per day and for an equitab ble portion of the actual railroad flare incurred by the examiners in going to and from such county and file same with the commissioners court or other court of like jurisdiction of said county and forward a duplicate thereof to the State Auditor. Said commissioners court or other court of like jurisdic- ton. shall at its first meeting draw a warrant on the county treasurer of said county in favor of the State, for the amount of such account and for ward same to the Auditor and 1t shall be the duty of the county treasurer to pay the same. Should any commis- sioners' court or other court of like Jurisdiction fail or refuse to pay any account filed by any examiner under this section 1t shall be the duty of tn e State auditor to deduct said amount from any money due said county by the State.
 Sec g. That Section 547 of the Code of 19G7 be and is hereby amended 50 as to read as follows: Commissions shall issue to the examiner and to each os the assistant examiners. vest ing in them auth ority to do and per- form tse act mentioned in the preced . ing section. and they shall have au- EAiss r'sy 10 irsre subpoenas for wit Ares whom iaey may have to examine,