The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-03
Coe Believes Measure Would
Be Beneficial Although Re-
curing Revolution of Ac-
counting System.
CONCENTRATED EFFORT
BROUGHT BILL ABOUT
Private Citizens and CONNER
cial Organizations Urged
Business Plans in Public o.
flee Business.
tFrom Saturdays Issuo.l

tFrom Saturdays Issus.l
County Auditor Coe declared today
the bill to revise the system Of &C
counting Of public once holders will
revolutionixe the bookkeeping Of many
omces in the state. II will be an en-.
tire change In some instances. II the
measure becomes the Law. So long
time will be required to arrange for
the change that II is proposed not to
put the measure into effect. II II Be
adopted. until the FIRST OF next year.
The bill meets the commendation OF
nearly all business organisations Of
the state. It provides for the business
Of public ofices being transacted ON .
system similar to that in vogue In pri-
vate practice. Public business like
private business" was the slogan
adopted by the promoters OF the msa-
sure. 1t will be remembered the fed
Grafton OF commercial clubs Of the
state whom in convention In this city
adopted resolutions favoring srch an
enactment.
The bill was finally approved last
Tuesday by all persons interested In
1t. members OF the committee on bills
from the combined committee. the at
torneys and representatives Of the
state associations of county clerks.
county auditors and county recorders
and their attorneys. Attorneys who
were actively engaged in getting all
the provisions Of the bill together nm.
der the direction of the combined CON-
mittee were Charles r Hanna. former
judge OF superior court OF Marion
county and James w. Noel
The text Of the bill In part n %
follows:
A bill for an act concerning public
accounting and reporting and super
vision thereof. and providing penalties
for violation Of this act.
Section /. BE IL enacted by the Gen.
eral assembly of the State Of indiana,
that there II hereby created and sstah-
lished . department Of Inspection and
supervision Of public o1ices. The 9rin-
cipal ofhcer Of said department shall
be known n state examiner. shall be
. skillful accountant. and we'll verssd
in public accounting. and shall receive
an annual salArw of four thousand
dollars and he shall be appiuted By the
governor. There shall also be appoint
ed by the governor two deputy EXAM
liners who shall have like qualifications
AZ the state examiner. and who shall
be Of different political parties. and
each deputy examiner shall receive an
annual salary Of three thousand dol
lars. and such deputy examiner shall
be subordinate to the state examiner.
1t shall be the duty Of the governor
within sixty days after the taking ef-
feet OF this act. to appoint such state
examiner and to appoint two such dep
uty examiners. One q such deputy
examiners shall be appointed for two
years and the other for four years. and
their successors shall be appointed for
four years. The deputy examiners
shall be subject to removal BY the Gov
ernor upon executive order entered In
writing and showing cause therefor.
The clerk Of said department shall Be
appointed by the state examiner and
shall be responsible to the state ex-
aminsr and shall receive an annual
salary Of two Thousands dollars. Said
salaries provided by this section shall
be paid monthly out Of any moneys Of
the state not otherwise appropriated.
The department Of inspection and SUI
pervis3on u public oAlees shall be pro-
vided with suitable quarters In he
state house.