The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-04-30

shall visit state and county officials with
out previous warning, and examine their
books. accounts and vouchers, ascertain
ments, verify and inspect the moneys, as
sets, and securities held by them on pub
lie account, and discover the amount and
or other charge for services unlawfully
exacted by them. Should any such ON
Ger refuse to obey. lawful direction
of the examiner. the attorney general
compliance Herewith. The examiner shall
report any failure of duty on the part
of such officers to the governor, VINO
may suspend the delinquent from the
further performance of his duty until an
examination can be had, or security op-
tanned for the public funds.
1853. Financial Officers of st. Paul
All the powers and duties conferred and
imposed upon the examiner by section
1882 shall be exercised and performed
by him in respect to the comptroller,
treasurer and other revenue and finan-
cial officers of the city Of st. Paul, ana
their respective Offices. The city shall
pay to the state treasurer six dollars for
each day of service so rendered, not ex-
year, which payment shall be made with
In thirty days after the requisition by the
treasurer therefor.
1854. Gross Earnings Tax.-In like
manner and with like powers the exam as;n n,
all railroad and other corporations and
companies which are required by law to
pay taxes to the state upon gross
account and all other records and papers
thereof bearing upon or. evidencing their
gross receipts upon which. under the
law taxes should be paid In this ,ise STATE ihs
amount Of such receipts for each caien-
dar year; and he shall from time to
time make like report of amounts 80 as
certained and not previously reported.
All sione violations of law IN
respect to such gross earnings which the
examiner may discover shall be reported
by him to the governor forthwith:
all matters relating to his official duties,
the examiner shall have the same pow
ers possessed by courts OF law to issue
and enforced. All state and county audi
tors, treasurers, and other. public ON.
Gals, and their respective deputies and
employees. all officers. directors, and en-
mics required by law to pay taxes to the
state upon a gross earnings basis, and all
persons having dealings with or knowl-
edge of the affairs or methods OF such
sonable facilities for such examinations,
make such returns and reports to the
examiner as he may require; attend ana
produce and exhibit such books. ac-
counts, documents and property as he
may desire to inspect, and in all things
aid him in the performances Of his duties
Every person who shall refuse or neglect
to obey any lawful direction of the ex-
aminer, or Of his deputy, or of any OF his
assistants; withhold any information info, alton
for by him for the purposes of examina-
ton; wilfully obstruct or mislead him
in the execution of his duties; or swear
der oath-shall be guilty of a felony. the
minimum penalty whereof shall be fine
of one thousand dollars, or Imprisonment
in the state prison for one year.
1887. Deputy and Assistants.-The
examiner may appoint and at pleasure
remove, deputy examiner, four assist
ant public examiners, first and sec
executive clerk, and such other employees
as may be necessary and for whose COM
pensation provision is made by law. Such
deputy and assistants shall each give
bond to the state. in the sum of $4,000:
and during the absence or disability of
the examiner said deputy examiner shall
perform all the duties Of the office The
duties of the several assistants and other
employees shall be such as the examiner
may prescribe. and any of them may be
assigned to perform any special duty I'M
posed by this chapter. upon the examiner
or his deputy. In such case the assistant
may exercise all the powers of his prin-
cipal necessary to the proper discharge
1883. Biennial Reports-The exam
ennially touching all his official acts. CIV
ing abstracts of the statistics and condi-
ton of the various offices, institutions
and corporations to which his duties re-
late. and making such recomnendatfons
as he may deem proper, which report
shall be printed and included in the vol
ume of executive documents.
1889. Salaries and Expenses.-The
salary Of the public examiner shall be
81 100 per year, which shall be in full
for his services. The sal
AIRY of the deputy examiner and first
50, 400 per year each. The salaries of
three assistant public examiners shall be
50, 100 per year each. The salaries of one
assistant public examiner and of the
second assistant corporation examiner
shall be $500 per year each; and of the
aries of the several other employees SUBJ
ject to appointment by the public ex-
aminer shall be such sums as the eX-
aminer shall prescribe, and together with
the expenses Of the examiner and of his
deputy and assistants and other en-
ployes, necessarily incurred in the dis
charge of their duties and in the ad-
of the office, shall be paid
out Of the contingent fund provided for
such office; and such salaries and ex-
penses shall not exceed the aggregate
sums appropriated and allowed therefor
by law.
1880 There is hereby annually ap-
propriated from any moneys in the state
treasury not otherwise appropriated, a
sum sufficient for the payment of the
salaries Of the persons so appointed"
Sec. 2. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after July 81, 1909.
Approved April %. 1909.
CHAPTER 450--H. F. NO. 17s.
AN ACT to amend section 1888 of the Re-