Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-04-23

ACCOUNTS AND THE DUTIES
or CERTAIN STATE. OFFICERS
! IN CONNECTION THERltWlTll.
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont:
Section L. Section SO of the Cen
eral Laws is hereby amended 50 as TO
read as follows:
| Sec 54S. Said treasurer shall not dis
bursc moneys from the state treasury
except upon warrants issued by the
auditor of accounts, except as other
wise provided.
Sec ,. 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
crnor and shall be open to public inspcc-
ton. AT each session of the general
assembly the governor shall transmit to
the general assembly a 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
biennially report to the general assembly,
He shall include in such report a state
nent of the condition of, and any VIC
lations of law by savings banks, trust
companies and loan and investment
companies, and shall cmbody 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-
gcstiOns.
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 thercupon issue
a warrant for the sum so allowed and
transmit such warrant to the state
treasurer who shall draw a voucher
check i ylncnt therefor. Such voucher
check wien properly endorsed shall be
sufficient receipt for the claim COW
cred thereby The auditor of accounts
shall file in his office all original papers
evidcncing 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 sucl,
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 8. Section oo4 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows;
| Sec oo4, The auditor of accounts is
| hereby authorized, with the approval
of the board of control, upon requisition
of an officer having authority to expend
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 i'll such form
as the auditor prescrbes, of the expen-
liturcs 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. 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 dcbentures of witnesses
in state causes, after the same have
been certified by the states attorney
Said clerk shall. upon the requistion 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
requisitioncd
Sec. 8. Section 1920 of the General
Laws is hereby amended so as to read
as follows:
Sec. 1929 The presiding judge or
chancellor shall approve the accounts
of court stcnographers, assistant Judges,
auditors. referees, special masters and
commissioners and the county clerk
shall thcrcupon forward the same to the
auditor of accounts.
Sec Q. 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 in
full working order on the first day of
July, nineteen hundred and nineteen.
Sec II. Sections SOY, 500, SIS and
1860 of the General Laws and all other
acts or parts of acts inconsistent with