Year: 1875

idences of value Tn his hands on account of fees and emoluments of office, i'll the same manner as for the public moneys, and shall dis purse the same only in such ma1 ner as may be prescribed by law.

 Sec. 1. The record book of lees of each of the state officers, as set forth in section one of this aeY shall at all times be open to thd inspection of the governor, and td that of any of the other statf officers; such record book of eaclI of the county officers proper, shall at all times be open to the inspecI tion of the judges of the circuiI and county courts of the countyE such record book ofjustices of the4 peace and constables shall, at all times be open to the inspection of the judge of the county court of the county; and such record book of each officer of any city, town, or. village, shall at all times be open to the inspection of the mayor or other chief officer of such city, town, or village.

 Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of ', each officer of any county, city,~ town, village, or township, who shall come within the purview of this act, make annual report, un der oath, beginning at the end of the first year of his term of office, and including in all cases . final report at the expiration of his term of office, as follows, viz: the officers proper of each county, shall report to the judge of the circuit court of the county; jus tices of the peace and constables in each county shall report to the judge of the county court of the county; and the officers of esch city, town, or village, shall report to the mayor or other chief officer of such city, town or village, set ting forth in each case the total amount of money, and of each separate description of other eyi- dence of value, if any, received by such officer during the year preceding, on account of such office, whether from salary, fees, or other emoluments or perquisites of such office. The said judge, mayor, or other chief officer, whose duty it may be to review and approve such report, shall de termine what has been the average selling markot value of each de. scription of evidences of value re- ceived during the preceding year, and shall compute, in accordance with and upon the basis of such estimate, the amount of par funds to which the funds so received shall have been equivalent. From the decision of the said reviewing officers therein, the officer report ing shall have an apnSR in like manner as hereinaftx provided for, upon the question of approval of expenditures. If the total amount of the receipts of the office shall exceed in par funds or their equivalent of value the sum of five thousand dollars, then the officer shall furher report the amount expended by him in the conduct of the business of his office for said year, and vouchers for all such expenditures shall be produced by the officer reporting, and examined by such judge mayor, or other chief officer, and if such expenditures be approved, the amont thereof shall be deduct ed from the gross amount of re ceipts, as estimated as heretofore prescribed by the reviewing officer, and in all cases where the balance remaining in the hands of any officer shall exceed the sum of five thousand dollars, or it's equiv alent, the excess shall at once be paid into the theasury of the coun- ty, city, town, or village, to which the said office may be appurte- nant.

 Sec. 6. If any expenditure as aforesaid be not approved by the officer to whom the same IS sub mitted, the amount thereof shall not be credited to the officer re- porting. But in cases where such disapproyal shall be made by any county judge, mayor, or chief officer of any city, town, or viii