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who may be indebted to the State in all cases where said claims accrued
prior to and including the year 1908, and whether said claims be in
the form of judgment or otherwise; and for the purpose of closing all
such cases the comptroller is fully authorized to compromise the same
by abating the interest that has accrued, or any portion thereof, or
any part of the principal debt, in his discretion, so as to best subserve
the interest of the State, and shall grant discharge to said parties and
their sureties upon the payment into the treasury of the amount
required by him to be paid in settlement as aforesaid; the comptroller
shall be satisfied, after thorough examination into the claims, that the
same could not be collected by the State by legal process; and further,
that the governor and treasurer for the time being shall each approve
in writing any such abatement before the same shall be effected; and
provided further, that no discharge of* acquittance under this section
shall be effective unless the party or parties to be benefited shall first
pay the attorneys who shall have the case in hand the legal fees and
fees of clerks and sheriffs.

1904, art. 19, sec. 38. 1888, art. 39, sec. 38. 1884, ch. 116, sec. 2.

38. For the purpose of bringing all unsettled balances due the State
to a speedy settlement, the comptroller is directed to employ such attor-
ney or attorneys as in his judgment will best subserve the interest of
the State.

Ibid. sec. 39. 1888, art. 19, sec. 39. 1884, ch. 116, sec. 3.

39. In all cases where the comptroller shall require the services of
an attorney or attorneys to assist him in executing section 37 of this
article, he may allow such attorney or attorneys, as compensation, a
commission of ten per cent, on any State claim such attorney or attor-
neys may collect or assist him in collecting, where the amount of such
claim does not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars, and a commis-
sion of five per cent. on all sums which such attorney or attorneys
may collect or assist in collecting as aforesaid, where the claim exceeds
the sum of five hundred dollars.

Ibid. sec. 40. 1888, art. 19, sec. 40. 1884. ch. 116, sec. 4.

40. Whenever any claim of the State shall be compromised or set-
tled by the comptroller, without payment in full, he shall make and
keep among the records of his office a statement of the evidence or
facts upon which such settlement was made.

Supervision of Expenditures of Corporations Receiving

Appropriations from the State.

Ibid. sec. 41. 1900, ch. 239, sees. 1 and 2.

41. All associations or incorporated institutions maintained for
industrial, educational, medical, humane, military or charitable pur-

*Evidently a typographical error in the act.