The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-04-24

THE AUDITING OF STATE
i ACCOUNTS AND THE DUTIES
4 or CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS
Il IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
l, ii hereby enacted BY the General
Assembly OF the State OF Vermont
Section 1. Section saS OF the Gen.
cral Laws is hereby amended so as "a
read as follows
Sec. sI8 Said treasurer shall not dis
burse moneys from the state treasury
except upon warrants issued by the
auditor OF accounts, except as other
wise provided
Sec a. The books, accounts, and
papers in the offices of the treasurer and
auditor OF accounts, and the accounts
of the trustees Of the permanent school
fund shall be annually examined by
competent accountants employed by the
state under the direction OF the gov
ernor. A copy Of the report of such
examination shall be flied with the gov
ernor and shall be open to public inspec-
ton. AT each session of the general
assembly the governor shall transmit to
the general assembly copy OF such
report covering the examination so made
for the preceding two years.
Sec. 3. Section 500 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows
Sec. 500. Said commissioner shall
biennally report to the general assembly
| He shall include in such report state
ment OF the condition OF, and any vio-
lations of law by savings banks, trust
companies and loan and investment
companies, and shall embody the reports
Of such corporations made to him dur
ing the preceding two years and a state
ment of his action relative thereto, and
any other pertinent information or sug-
gestions.
Sec. a. Section $50 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. $50 Said auditor shall examine
and adjust all claims against the state,
not otherwise specially provided for by
law, in favor of persons acting under
the authority of the state or of the
executive, including military accounts
referred to him by the governor. and
allow such sums as he finds justly due
and said auditor shall thereupon issue
warrant for the sum so allowed and
transmit such warrant to the state
treasurer who shall draw voucher
check il iayinent therefor. Such voucher
check when properly endorsed shall be
sufficient receipt for the claim COW
cred thereby The auditor of accounts
shall file in his Office all original papers
eyidencing such claim and such voucher
check shall be filed in the office of the
state treasurer.
Sec. S. All provisions OF law author
izing, empowering or directing the
auditor Of accounts to draw orders shall
be construed as meaning that said audi
tor shall issue his warrant as provided
by section four of this act and such
warrant shall be the certificate OF said
auditor that the account covered by the
same has been audited and found cor
rect and that the same is approved for
payment by the state treasurer.
Sec. 6. Section Goa OF the General |
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. Coz The auditor of accounts is
hereby authorized, with the approval
of the board of control, upon requisition
Of an officer having authority to cxpend
money for the payment of expenses
chargeable to the state, to issue his
warrant on the treasurer for funds
necessary for such expenses. Such adj
vances shall not be made until said
officer files with the state treasurer a
good and sufficient bond, approved by
the governor and auditor of accounts,
to indemnify the state against all loss
or shortage of sums so advanced The
expense OF such bond shall be paid by
the state Said officer shall quarterly
and at such other times as the auditor
requires, render an account, in such form
as the auditor prescribes, Of the expen-
ditures OF moneys so advanced and fur
nish vouchers therefor.
Sec 7. Section 633 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows.
Sec. 6,3. Said clerk shall, from time
to time, and as required, apply to said |
auditor Tor money to pay the grand
and petit jurors, witness fees in state
causes and the disbursements Of an
assistant judge for witness fees in in
quests, aad said auditor shall issue a
warrant therefor Said clerk shall pay
such Jurors their respective debentures,
and shall Jay the debentures OF witnesses
in state causes, after the same have
been certified by the states attorney.
Said clerk shall, upon the requisition OF !
an assistant judge, furnish said judge
sufficient money TO pay the witnesses at
an inquest, and said judge shall forth I
with, after the settlement OF his accounts !
with said auditor for such inquest, re-
turn TO said clerk the whole amount so
requisitionei. III
Sec. 8. lection r67o Of the General {
Laws Is heieby amended so as TO read
as follows
Sec. I67g The presiding judge or ,
hall approve the accounts I
Of court steiographcrs, assistant judges, t
reerecs, special masters and c
and the county clerk =
shall thereuIpn forward the same to the Z
auditor OF arounts.
Sec. Q. The board OF control may J
make such regulations, not inconsistent n
with law, as il deems proper relating 0
10 the disbursement of and accounting $
for state fund. the settlement OF claims, \
The borrowing Of money, the purchase j
and distributim OF supplies OF all state z
and departments. d
Sec. 10 Inc board Of control IL
hereby authorized and empowered 10
investigate m4icrn scientific methods
and systems oi bookkeeping as shall be
suitable and Practicable for properly :
keeping the ACCOUNTS Of the business Of
The state and 4 install such system as
may be Determined upon by said board,
and such systeS shall be installed in
full working oher on the FIRST day Of
July, nineteen hundred and nineteen.
See II. Sections So, 500. SIS and
700 Of the Genial Laws and all other
,cts or parts of.ac,s inconsistent with
his aci are hereg repealed "A
Sec "a. Secii4s ten and twelve 81
., LII IL eHert FINN their e.