The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1924-06-26

have such records and books exam
| ined and audited at such times as
they see proper by expert accoun-
tants. They shall have authority to
employ county physician and
county attorney at such salary as
they see fit not to exceed the sum of
Six Hundred Dollars each per annum.
Section IL. Be it further enacted,
That said Commissioner shall keep
proper and accurate book of minutes,
wherein shall appear all orders, pro-
ceedings had and passed with refer
ence to county matters. He shall
keep full and accurate book of
county warrants, wherein shall APP
pear in detail all orders and warrants
drawn on the county treasurer by
him, for what purpose and on what
fund. He shall also keep a book in
which he shall enter in itemized form
all articles or things of whatever kind
purchased by him for use and con-
sumption of any by any department
of the county government giving the
name of the article, date when pur-
chased, from whom purchased, the
price paid therefor, and for which de-
partment purchased and used. He
shall also keep a cash book in which
he shall enter daily any cash item re-
ceived by him, from whom received
and for what purpose received. He
shall keep record separate from
other financial affairs of the county
of all expenditures on account of the
changing of said county. He shall
keep book of inventory of all prop
critics of the county consisting of live
stock changing outfit, road working
machinery and tools, and every other
kind and class of property belonging
to said county, together with a fair
valuation of the same, where located,
in whose custody and in what condi-
ton, which inventory shall be care
fully revised each year; and he shall
keep such other books and records as
are necessary to show at all times the
| financial condition of the county, and
shall be open to inspection by any
citizen or tax payer of the county. a
Section 10. Be it further enacted.
That it shall be unlawful for said
Commissioner to employ any person
related to him within the third de-
gree, by blood or marriage, or to con-
tract with any such person for any
equipment, material or supplies, or
for any work to be done on the pub
lie roads, bridges or other work Of
the county, except when bids are re-
ceived for any such equipment, ma
terials or work, upon full specifca-
ton and due advertisements in re-
CARDS thereto, and a person so rela-
ted submits the lowest bid therefor.
All purchases of supplies and all
other materials shall be by competi-
tive bids, and the commissioner shall
post notice of all supplies and ma
terials needed for the county at least
ten days before the purchase, at the |
court house door of said county, or
in some official newspaper in the
county, and a notice at the court |
house door shall be considered due
advertisement. Written bids shall be |
submitted to the Commissioner, to-
gether with the Clerk and Ordinary,
as aforesaid, who shall have the right
to reject any and all bids if they see
proper.
1t shall be unlawful for said Com
missioner, the Ordinary or Clerk, or
either of them to have any financial
interest in the sale or purchase of
any article to or from the county, or
to receive any rebate, expense ac
count, transportation or other valua-
BILE consideration in connection with
or through the purchase of any equip
ment or supplies for the county or
the awarding Of any contract, and if
either Of said parties shall violate any
of the provisions of this section he
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and,
upon conviction, shall be punished as
prescribed in section 1865 of the Pen
al Code of Georgia and shall forfeit
his office, and such conviction shall
create vacancy in the office he
holds.
Section IA Be it further enacted,
That no material for public bridges,
roads or buildings, shall be purchased
for the county, except upon written
specifications as to quality, and ali
such material must be suitable for
! the purposes intended and of good