The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-11-29
COMPENSATION
BUREAU MUST
SUBMIT BILLS
State Auditing Board Directs
This Procedure Be Taken
In the Future
SAYS LAW REQUIRES 1T
Resolution Adopted Says Action
Simply Conforms To

HS kStAtS tluu1IAAE3 DOAIVS ~ cSSoloI
here, passed a resolution requiring the
Workmen's Compensation Bureau tc
submit all bills for payment, excep,
claims for compensation to the audit
Ing board for approval.
The resolution directing this be
done quotes the law which requires
such action and cites the failure OF
the previous auditing board to re-
quire that this be done. Commissions
er Of Insurance Olsness, a member Of
the auditing board, voted against the
resolution. Governor Nestos, Attorney
General Johnson, Treasurer Steen and
State Examiner Semingson voted for
It, .
The Workmen's Compensation Bu-
reau has been auditing and paying its
own bills without regard to the state
| auditing board. The resolution in
troduced in the board by Mr.. John
son cites the law as follows:
"The salaries and compensation OF
! the members of the bureau, Of the Sec
retary and all actuaries, accountants,
! inspectors, examiners, experts, clerks.
physicians, sten0graphers and other
assistants, and all other expenses Of
the bureau herein authorized, includ-
ing rent for offices of the bureau, and
the premium to be paid by the state
treasurer for the bond to be furnished
| by him, shall be audited and paid ont
| of the workmen's compensation fund
and the appropriation made in the
manner prescribed for similar ex-
penditures in other departments or
branches of the state service, provid-
ed, however, the same shall not ex
ceed in any one year the sum OF fifty
five thousand ($55, 5,000)."
| Conclusions Of Board.
| The resolution continues:
! Whereas lit appears that it. has
been the custom since this bureau was
created in 1919 to make disburse-
ments for salaries Of the members and
OF employees and for travelling and
other expenses of the members and
employees from the funds raised by
collections from employers without
! submitting vouchers therefor to the
auditing board for audit as appears to
be required in the law, which provis-
ion was also part Of the law as orig
! inally passed in 1919; and
! Whereas, it appears desirable and
proper that the law in this respect
be observed and that the bills for
, salaries and expenses of the members
of the workmen's compensation bu
reau and the employees thereof be
audited in the same manner as SINH
/ lar expenditures in other departments
and branches OF the state service; and
whereas, it has been for many
years settled public policy Of this
state, as expressed in the statutes
thereof, that claims on account of SAL
aries, travelling expenses, and other
expenditures be audited by the audit
ing board and not by persons them
selves who are directly interested in
such claims; and ~ FL"
Whereas, we believe this whole
some public policy should be restored
and observed insofar as the disburse
ments for such expenditures by the
workmen's compensation bureau are
concerned;
Nov, therefore, be it resolved that
the auditing board advise the state
treasurer not to pay or issue checks
! on account of any bills or claims from
the workmens compensation bureau
on account of expenditures for sal
aries of members employees or sub
ordinates in the department or for
renting of offices or for premium paid
by the state treasurer for bond to be
furnished by him until such claims
have been first submitted TO the state
auditing board and audited in the
manner provided by law"