The Monte Vista journal., 1912-11-02

,ENAIE BILL NO. <5s. LAWS 1911
PUBLlc FUNDS BELoNGING TO
THE STATE OK ANY INsIlduTloHS,
DEPARTMENT.. BuREAu OR oFFi,
THE THE cusToDY. MANAGEMENT. RE
CEiPTING. WITHDRAWAL AND
REPORTING OF THE SAME: AND
FOR PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLA
TON or The PROVISIONS CON
TANNED THEREIN.
De IL hnacfcd OB tie General Assembly OF
tho SfdIc NJ toiOfod0
Section l. The State Treasurer Is
hereby designated as the Custodian OF
All moneys belonging TO the state OF
Colorado or TO any Institution. bureau,
state. Al appropriation heretofore or
hereafter made snail De wlthdraWh
from the hands OF the state Treasurer
only as the expenditures authorized by
such interpretations are incurred anu
the payments thereon become due. and
no withdrawal OF funds from the
in any instance for the purpose of de-
posting such moneys In banks or with
other private or public trustees.
The provisions OF this act shall APP
ply. but not exclusively. to all appro
prlations made for maintenance OF or
Construction for. state institutions.
any other form. and whether In the
form OF special mill levies. or as ap-
proprlations from the general funds. or
from any special or limited funds, ana
Internal Improvement Fund.
All expenditures from funds In the
hands OF the State Treasurer as Gus
todian or otherwise. shall be with.
drawn only upon the Issuance of
vouchers certified or approved by the
person. persons, officer or institution
fund, and by warrants drawn against
such funds In accordance Herewith by
the State Auditor.
Section 2. The several educational.
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State which derive money from tuition
fees, contributions. or the sale OF
products, or from any other source
and the several departments and Off
GERS of the State who derive or re-
ceive moneys from fees, taxes. sales,
penalties. licenses. permits, or other
sources are hereafter required to de-
post such funds with the State Treas
urer as Custodian thereof The various
cash. fee and other funds above de-
scribed shall be drawn upon and d.
unfinished by the officers having au--
thority so to do. only by vouchers and
warrants as above described. 1t shall
officer receiving any public moneys
whose office shall be in the State Cap
itol Building. to deposit such funds
daily in the office of, the State Treas,
urer, who shall receipt therefor, and
such deposit shall be made to accord
with the regulations of the Public Eek
aminer. Every other officer, depart
ment and institution shall deposit
monthly with the Custodian, and In
such form. and on such day as may be
prescribed by the regulations of the
public Examiner. Provided, however.
that items OF postage. express. tele-
grams and similar incidental expenses
may be paid by any State Institution
and u voucher drawn monthly at the
end OF each month to cover the total
amount of such expenses for such
month and the Auditor shall draw his
warrant on the State Treasurer for the
amount of such vouchers when properly
approved. Provided. That a sum of not
Too hon md toll nr
may be kept with the local treasurer OF
each State educational, charitable or
penal institution for emergencies. said
sum shall be subject to the order of
the board of control of the institution
to which said fund belongs.
Section 3. 1t shall be the duty OF every
public officer. department and institu-
ton which is authorized by law to re-
ceive money from sources other than
appropriation from the revenues of the
State. to report to the State Auditor in
such form as the public examiner may
prescribe. and on such date as he may
prescribe, in the first week in each
month following the date set for tn,
transmission of such funds to the State
Treasurer. Such report shall be mad
under oath and shall state fully the
sources and amounts of all moneys re-
report
Section 4. Funds lodged with the
state Treasurer under this act which
are not creditable to the general rev.
or may be by law designated for pur-
poses other than such general revenue.
shall not be deposited in the Treasury
OF the state or considered therein, but
shall be held by the State Treasurer
as custodian, separate and apart from
such funds, and may be Withdrawn
from his custody for the purposes and
under the control of the officers now
or hereafter vested with authority so
to do. subject however to the require
ment OF vouchers and warrants as
above described.
Section 8. Nothing in this act shall
be construed to deprive the Regents of
the University OF Colorado OF the ex-
elusive control and direction of all
funds and appropriations to the Uni
versity. and this act is Intended only
to provide for the safe custody ana
proper preservation of the said funds.
The unconstitutionality of any provl-
sion or provisions of this act as APP
piled to any fund or funds, or to any
officer, department or institution, shall
be construed to render imperative onlv
the provisions Is applied to such funds,
Officers, depart ment or institution, AMI
the unconstitutionallty OF any single
provision or provisions herein shall not
render the other provisions inopera-
tive, the various requirements being
declared separable.
Section G. Every public officer. bu-
reau, department or institution of the
State which receives or may be en-
titled to receive funds In the form OF
fees, tuition, licenses, taxes, penalties
sales. permits or moneys from any
source other than appropriation from
the treasury, or which Is entitled to
receive or does receive moneys in any
form from the general public shall
maintain a receipt book. or IL In any
Instance the pubic examiner shall eN
prcssly so authorize, two or more sets
OF receipt books. which shall be public
documents. The receipts issued. or lf|
the maintenance OF two or more sets OF
receipts Is expressly auth orized, the re-
cclpts OF each set OF receipt books
shall be consecutivOly numbered In Sc
ries, without duplication. gaps or rope
tltlon In any form whatsoever. eNcept
the slnrle duplicate or stub retained
by the lssuer. For every Bum OF money