Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-07-08
No. SIS 81 Published june p, 1903.
CHAPTER 523, LAWS OF 1909.

No. SIS. 81 Published June 81, 1903
CHAPTER 523, LAWS OF 1909.
AN ACT to amend section 1A5 Of the stat,
utes. relating to accounts, how verified and
The people of the State of Wisconsin, repre-
sented in Senate and Assembly, do enact
Section /, Section Jas of the statutes is
amended to read: Section las. 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 90 be
fixed by some officer person or by the
secretary OF state, shall be audited 70 en-
title it to be audited every such claim or
account must specify the nature and parucu'
lars thereof and be verified by the oath, aft
davit, or affirmation of the claimant or his
agent in writing together with certificate
of the officer ordering making the claim
or account, if any, or rs otherwise specially
directed by law; and the secretary Of state
may require the person presenting the same
or sny 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 account, or the liability
of the state. An 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 seats other than sleeping car
berths, for personal expenses not neces-
sariIy incurred by public duties. No item
shall be audited for expenses OF any omcrr
or employee Of the state university willis
attending any convention other meeting
held outsids Of the state, unless such ex-
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
that 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 a 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
pense thereof The order Of the secretary
of state auditing any claim account shall
be Endorsed on or annexed TO such claim
account, shall specify the amount allowed
snd 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 all evidence relating thereto,
shall be fled and preserved in his Office.
Section O. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage and
publication.
Approved June IT, 1909.