The daily sentinel., 1912-10-17
SENATE BILL NO. 45o,
LAWS 1911.
PUBLIC FUNDS BILL.

SENATE BILL NO. 45e. LAWS 1911, RE-
FERRED TO THE PEOPLE OF THE
STATE OF COLORADO BY PETITION
OF REFERENDUM.
notice is HEREBY GIVEN, That at
me General Election to be held on the
fLith day OF November. A. ID. 1912, there
VIII be submitted to the qualified electors
OF the State of Colorado, for their ap-
proNsl or rejection, SENATE BILL No.
sSo' Whl.l Senate Bill was referred to
me People OF the State of Colorado by
Petition OF Referendum. containing more
than the requisite number OF signatures
% per cent? OF the legal voters OF the
STATE OF colorado, duly verified In ac-
eordance With law and filed In the office
OF Secretl y OF State on the Fifth day
OF June. A. d. 1911, at IL 80 O'Clock A. 81.
The auth 'rity for submitting such Act is
found In section 1 of Article of the Con.
Nidlng for the Initiative and Referendum
SENATE BILL NO. 45p. LAWS 1911.
PuBLiC FUNDS BELoNGISG 70 Tiig S'iiG
STATE OR ANY INSTITUTION, DE
rrIA1RRIMpET, rI1R BUREAU OR OFFICER
TT1HlEKEOF. PRovIDING FOR THE
CUSTODY, MANAGEMENT. RECEIPT
ING' WITHDRAWAL AND REPORT
ING OF THE SAME, AND FOR PEN
ALTlES FOR TIE VIOLATION OF
THEREIN.
Be II Enacted by the General Assembly
OF the State OF Colorado:
oy designated ns the Custodian OF all mon
eys belonging to the state of Colorado or
70 any Institution, bureau. or department
or public office OF State All Hppropria-
tlons heretofore or hereafter made shall
0e withdrawn from the hands OF the State
treasurer only as the expenditures auth
oriZed by such appropriations are Incurred
ana the PAYMENTS thereon become due; and
no withdrawal OF funds from the Treas
ury shall be lawful or permitted In any
instance FOR the purpose of depostlne such
H. hn MI 0sHt IA AL
public trustees.
The provisions OF this act shall apply.
but not exclusively, to all appropriations
mace mace Tor the maintenance of or construc-
tioh Tor, state Institutions, whether con-
tinuing or biennial, or In any other form,
and whether In the form OF special mill
iesies, levi or as appropriations from the gen,
funds, and shall apply TO appropriations
from .hc Internal Improvement Fund.
All exp.nultures from funds In the hands
or me state Treasurer as Custodian or
otherwise, shall be withdrawn only upon
the Issuance of vouchers certified or ap-
proved bv the person, persons, officer or
institution having control and direction OF
such fund, ana by warrants drawn against
snch FUNDS In accordance Herewith by
the State Auditor.
Section : The several educational, char
liable and penal Institutions OF the State,
contributions. or the sale OF products or
from any other source and the several
departments and officers OF the State who
derive or receive moneys from fees, taxes.
sales, penalties. licenses, permits, or other
sources, are hereafter required to deposit
such funds with the State Treasurer ns
custodian thereof. The various cash, fee
ana other funds above described shall he
drawn upon and diminished by the officers
having authority so to do, only by youch-
ers and warrants as above described. II
snail be t'.e duty of every department and
olflcer receiving any public moneys whose
etlice shal be In the State Capitol Build
Ing, to .'-posit such funds daily In the
receipt tn 'refor. and such deposit shall be
made to accord with the regulations of
The Public Examiner, Every other officer,
department and institution shall deposit
monthly with the Custodian, and In such
form. and on such day as may be pre-
scrihed by the regulations Of the Public
Examiner. Provided, however, that items
OF postage, express, telegrams and similar
incidental expenses may be paid by any
state Institution and voucher drawn
monthly ut the end OF each month to
cover the total amount Of such expenses
Tor such nionth and the Auditor shall draw
his warrant on the State Treasurer for
the amount of such vouchers when proper
ly approved.
Provided, that n sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars $1,000 may be kept with
the local -rensurer OF each State educn.
tonal. 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 2. 1t shall be the duty of every
public officer, department and institution
which Is authorized by law to receive
money from sources other than npproprin-
tion from the revenues Of the State. to
report to he State Auditor in such form
as the public examiner may prescribe, and
on such date us he may prescribe, in
the first week In each month following
the date set for the transmission of such
funds to the State Treasurer. Such report
shall be made under oath and shall state
fully the sources and amounts of nli mon
eys received during the period covered by
Section =. Funds lodged with the State
Treasurer under this act which are n
crcdtable to the general revenue of the
by law de,ignated for purposes other than
such general revenue, shall not be depos-
tied In the Treasury of the State, or con-
sidered therein, but shall he held by the
State Treasurer custodian, separate and
hpnrt from such funds, and may be with
drawn 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 requirement
scribed.
Section Nothing In this act shall be
construed to deprive the Regents OF the
University of Colorado OF the exclusive con
trol and direction of all funds and appro-
priatlons 70 the University, and this act
custody aud proper preservation of the
said funds. The unconstltutlonality of any
provision or provisions OF thls act as np-
piled to any fund or funds, or to any off
Ger, department. Institution. shall he
construed to render imperative only the
provisions us applied to such funds, Off
GERS, department or institution, and the
unconsututionality of any single provision
or provision herein shall not render the
other provisions imperative, the vnriouus
requirements being declared separable.
Section s. Every public officer, bureau.
department. Institution of the State
which receives or may be entitled to re-
celye funds In the form Of fees. tuition,
licenses, 'sxes, penalties, sales, permits or
moneys from any source other than ap- !
propriatiou from the Treasury, or which !
Is ent.eled to receive or does receive mon |
eys in any form from the general public. |
shall maintain receipt book. or II In |
any instance the public examiner shall |
expressly so authorize two or more sets |
of receipt books, which shall be public |
documents. The receipts issued. or II the !
of two or more sets OF re- |
cepts Is expressly authorized, the receipts |
of each set of receipt books shall be con- /
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