Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-23

TAIN SECTIONS OF THE GEN
ERAL LAWS, RELATING TO
THE AUDITING OF STATE
ACCOUNTS AND THE DUTIES
OF CERTAIN STATE OFFICERS
IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Vermont:
Section /. Section SAB of the Gen.
eral Laws is hereby amended 80 as to
read as follows:
Sec. 548 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. 2. 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 filed 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 s6o of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 56o. Said commissioner shall
biennially 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 state
ment of his action relative thereto, and
any other pertinent information or sug-
gestions.
Sec. 4. 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
a warrant for the sum so allowed and
transmit such warrant to the state
treasure who shall draw a voucher
check lyment therefor. Such voucher
check wnen properly endorsed shall be
a sufficient receipt for the claim COW
cred thereby. The auditor of accounts
shall file in his Office all original papers
evidencing 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. E. Section 6o4 of the General
as follows:
Sec. Co., The auditor of accounts is
hereby authorized, with the approval
OF an officer having authority to expend
chargeable to the state, to issue his
necessary for such expenses. Such ad-
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 50 advanced and fur
nish vouchers therefor.
Sec. 7. Section 633 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 633. Said clerk shall, from time
to time, and as required, apply to said
auditor for 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, and said auditor shall issue a
warrant therefor. Said clerk shall pay
such jurors their respective debentures,
and shall pay 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
with, after the settlement Of his accounts
with said auditor for such inquest, re-
turn to said clerk the whole amount so
requisitioned.
Sec. 8. Section I67o of the General
Laws is hereby amended 20 a. to read
as follows:
Sec. 1929. The presiding judge or
chancellor shall approve the accounts
of court stenographers, assistant judges,
auditors, referees, special masters and
commissioners and the county clerk
shall thereupon forward the same to the
auditor of accounts.
Sec. 9. The board of control may
make such regulations, not inconsistent
with law, as it deems proper relating
to the disbursement of and accounting
for state funds, the settlement of claims,
the borrowing of money, the purchase
and distribution of supplies of all state
institutions and departments.
Sec. TO- The board of control is
hereby authorized and empowered to
investigate modern scientific methods
and systems of bookkeeping as shall be
suitable and practicable for properly
keeping the accounts of the business of
the state and to install such system as
may be determined upon by said board
and such system shall be installed i'm
full working order on the first day of
July, nineteen hundred and nineteen.
Sec. II. Sections 567, SOB, SIS and
1860 of the General Laws and all other
actc Or Oarts Of arts ;ococe;s<>,.x iii.