This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...for tax purposes. 1 Vid. supra., p. 90. CENTRAL CONTROL OVER LOCAL FINANCE Besides the duties of State officers, as shown in the preceding pages, a large measure of central control has arisen from two acts. The first of these is The Independent Treasury Act of 1858.1 Previous to this time the State moneys had been ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...for tax purposes. 1 Vid. supra., p. 90. CENTRAL CONTROL OVER LOCAL FINANCE Besides the duties of State officers, as shown in the preceding pages, a large measure of central control has arisen from two acts. The first of these is The Independent Treasury Act of 1858.1 Previous to this time the State moneys had been loaned to various banks or been deposited in the several county treasuries of the State. It was now declared that the office of the State Treasurer should be the place of deposit for all the State moneys, and the office of the county treasurer the place of deposit of the county funds. A comptroller of the treasury was appointed, for a term of three years, " for the purpose of securing a more full and perfect system of accountability among the officers of the fiscal department." His duty was practically that of a treasurer. He collected all claims of the State. No money could be paid into the treasury except on his draft, drawn in favor of the State treasury, on the person making the payment, and no money could be drawn out of the State treasury except on the warrant of the Auditor of State, drawn upon the treasurer and countersigned by the comptroller. Direct appropriations by the Legislature were excepted from this clause. The comptroller had under supervision the securities deposited in the treasury by the banking companies of the State as collateral guaranty for the redemption of their circulation. He received and destroyed their mutilated notes and issued new blank notes for registration and circulation. The auditor and comptroller examined the treasury quarterly, and reported to the Governor, the Governor in turn being empowered to appoint, at his option, an accountant to examine the books of the treasurer, auditor and comptroller. ...
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