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1904, art. 19, sec. 12. 1888, art. 19, sec. 12. 1860, art. 22, sec. 12
1852, ch. 56, sec. 3.

12. He shall keep fair and accurate records of all public accounts
adjusted by him, or returnable to or kept in his office.

Ibid. sec. 13. 1888, art. 19, sec. 13. 1860, art. 22, sec. 13. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 3.

13. He shall keep safely all vouchers and copies of letters written
by or to him in the performance of his official duties, and a record of
his official proceedings; and the books and papers of his office shall at
all times be subject to the inspection of the governor and the members
of the legislature.

Ibid. sec. 14. 1888, art. 19, sec. 14. 1860, art. 22, sec. 14. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 3.

14. He shall obtain from all public officers, and from all bodies
politic and corporate who have heretofore made their report and returns
to the governor or treasurer, full reports from time to time, concerning
the revenues or taxes of the State, and all such papers or copies of
papers pertaining to the revenue or taxes thereof, which he may deem
necessary.

Ibid, sec. 15. 1888, art. 19, sec. 15. 1860, art. 22, sec. 15. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 4.

15. He shall keep an account between the State and the treasurer,
who shall be charged therein with the balance in the treasury at the
time said account is commenced, and all moneys received by him, and
shall be credited with all warrants drawn on or paid by him.
As to the state treasurer, see art. 95

Ibid. sec. 16. 18S8, art. 19. sec. 16. 1860. art. 22, sec. 16. 1852. ch. 56. sec. 4.

16. He shall, at least once in every month, carefully examine the
accounts of debits and credits kept in the books of the treasurer, and
shall procure from the banks in which the public funds may be
deposited, monthly statements of all moneys deposited by or drawn out
by the treasurer; which statements the banks are hereby required to
furnish.

Ibid. sec. 17. 1888. art. 19. sec. 17. 1860, art. 22, sec. 19. 1852. ch. 56, sec. 5.

17. Every warrant drawn by the comptroller on the treasurer for
the disbursement of money, to be valid, shall express upon its face the
purpose for which it is drawn, and the act of the general assembly by
which the appropriation is made; and the comptroller shall keep an
abstract of every warrant so drawn by him. and also of every warrant
drawn by him in favor of the treasurer for the payment of money into
the treasury for the use of the State; and a duplicate of each warrant
drawn for the receipt of money into the treasury shall be kept and
preserved by the treasurer as his voucher for the receipt thereof.

Ibid. sec. 18. 1888, art. 19, sec. 18. 1860, art. 22, sec. 18. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 6.

1862, ch. 140.

18. The comptroller shall not sign any warrant for the disburse-
ment of money in blank, and he shall permit no warrant, either for the