The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-21
JOHN PURTFOY,
 Secretary of State.

No 16s) AN ACT CH g1S To amend section l. of an act, entitled
 an act to amend sections 546 and 547 of
 the code of 1907, approved August 26
 1909, approved April IS, 1911.
 Be it enacted by the legislature that section, entitled a bill, to be entitled an act to amend section l, of an act, entitled an act to amend sections 546 and 547 of the code of 1907. approved August 25 1868 lleea99 tt1- proved April IS, 19l1 be amended to read as follows: 1. That section 546 of the code of l9O7 as amended by an act ap- proved August 26 1909, be and the same is hereby amended so as to read as follows: The governor is authorized to appoint i've expert accountants of known integrity and skill, one of whom shall be known as chief examiner of public accounts. and the other four shall be known as ex- aminers of public accounts. who shall hold office for four years, and until their sue cessors are appointed and qualified, and who shall under the direction of the governor, audit and examine the books accounts, vouchers and records of every officer, public institution or organlza- tion, receiving or disbursing any funds that belong to the state, or to any county In the state, or any funds that have been appropriated by the legislature for any persons, institution or organization. They are also required to examine and audit the books, accounts, vouchers and records of all county officers. including tax as- sessors charged with the duty of collect- Ing or disbursing any part of the public revenues belonging to either the state or any county of the state When re- quired by the governor so to do, one of the examiners shall count the money in the state treasury and the governor shall require either the auditor secre- tary of state or the attorney general, or all of them, to be present and supervise the count, and join the examiner in cer- tifying the result of the same to, the gov ernor. An examiner may be detailed by the governor as disbursng officer for the military when in encampment, or when called into service to aid in enforc- ing the law Immediately after the com pletion of an examination of the several county officers, which shall be made at the same time that examinations are made for the state, the examiner mak- ing such examination shall make out an account, under oath, for and in the name ot the state. against said county, for ap- proximately the number of days engaged in the county examination for such county at the same rate of pay and ex- pense allowed for state work and file the same with the clerk of the board of revenue, court of county commissioners or courts of like jurisdiction of said county, and also file a duplicate thereof with the state auditor. and the state auditor shall thereupon draw his warrant upon the county treasurer for said amount, and it shall be the duty of the county treasurer, immediately upon re- ceipt of the auditors warrant, to pay the said amount into the state treasury out of the first county funds coming into his possession. Wherever the word examiner appears, 1t shall be deemed to include chief examiner
 Approved March 23, 1915.
 Official.
 JOHN PURIFOY,
 Secretary of State.
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