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department and begins its examination to find out whether
or not the expenditures have really been what the records
say they are.
This is a proper function of the Legislative
Department.
The first question that arises is this. If it
a proper function of the General Assembly, why do we have
to put this into the Constitution? The Constitution, of
course, is not only a matter of restrictions, it is a
document dealing with mandates, that which you must do.
We believe that this is an item which should be mandated
in the Constitution to require the General Assembly to
act. True, they could act without any prodding from the
Constitutional Convention. The sole purpose of this
short, succinct article is to make it clear that they are
required to act.
It just so happens that the present General
Assembly has been making a study of this very same
subject, has been making it before this Convention
convened. It is a study in depth dealing not only with
the subject of state audit but dealing also with the manner
and method by which the General Assembly shall examine |