576 ARTICLE 19.

An. Code, sec. 19. 1904, sec. 19. 1888, sec. 19. 1862, ch. 180.

19. All persons having claims against the State for errors in the pay-
ment of their State taxes, or for sums erroneously paid into the treasury,
shall present the same, with the proofs and vouchers thereof, to the comp-
troller, who shall examine the same and report to the general assembly at
the next session thereof of the names of such persons as, in his opinion, are
entitled to allowance for said erroneous payments, and the amount that
ought to be paid to each.

An. Code, sec. 20. 1904, sec. 20. 1888, sec. 20. 1862, ch. 180.

20. Upon demand being made upon the comptroller by any person or
corporate body having a claim against the State due to him or it in his or
its own right, if such person or corporation is indebted to the State, as shown
by the books of the treasurer, or in any manner ascertained, to an amount
less than the sum so due and claimed, the comptroller shall deduct the sum
so due to the State from the amount demanded, and give a warrant on the
treasurer for the difference only; and if the amount due to the State shall
be equal to, or exceed the sum so demanded, the said comptroller shall refuse
to issue any warrant to the claimant.

An. Code, sec. 21. 1904, sec. 21. 1888, sec. 21. 1852, ch. 56, sec. 7.

21. If any clerk, register, notary public, auctioneer, contractor, inspec-
tor or receiver of the public monies other than collectors of the direct tax,
shall fail to account for and pay over to the treasurer, all public monies in
his hands, for thirty days after the time required by law, it shall be the
duty of the comptroller to direct the State's attorney in the county or city
where such defaulter may be to institute a suit upon the bond of such
defaulter, and to prosecute the same with diligence and effect; and in no case
shall he fail to institute suit on the bond of every collector of the taxes
who shall be in default or arrear for more than one year.

An. Code, sec. 22. 1904, sec. 22. 1888, sec. 22. 1852, ch. 67.

22. In case of the institution of any suit or action against a collector
or other officer charged with the collection or receipt of monies belonging
to the State, or against the official bond of such collector or other officer, a
statement of the account of such collector or other officer, certified and
signed by the comptroller, shall be taken and received as prima facie evi-
dence of the debt or amount therein stated to be due.
See art. 35, sec. 64.

An. Code, sec. 23. 1904, sec. 23. 1888, sec. 23. 1856, ch. 16, sec. 8. 1876, ch. 206.

23. The comptroller shall furnish each officer of the State, whose
accounts are in arrears, at least sixty days prior to a general election, a
full statement of his accounts; and in default of his accounting for such
deficiencies within thirty days, then it shall be the duty of the comptroller
to have published weekly, for one month, in one or more newspapers in
the county or city, in which said defaulters have held or may be holding
office, and in no other newspapers, the names and titles of said officers,