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CONSTITUTION — ART. XII.

Banks to give
security

the governor, for the safe keeping and forthcoming, when required, of said
deposits), and shall disburse the same for the purposes of the State, according

Disbursements.

to law, upon warrants drawn by the comptroller, and on checks, countersigned
by him, and not otherwise, he shall take receipts for all moneys paid by him;
and receipts for moneys received by him shall be indorsed upon warrants,

Warrants

signed by the comptroller; without which warrants, so signed, no acknowledg-
ment of money received into the treasury shall be valid; and upon warrants,
issued by the comptroller, he shall make arrangements for the payment of the
interest of the public debt, and for the purchase thereof on account of the
sinking fund Every bond, certificate, or other evidence of the debt of the

Transfer of
bonds

State, shall be signed by the treasurer, and countersigned by the comptroller;
and no new certificate, or other evidence intended to replace another, shall be
issued until the old one shall be delivered to the treasurer, and authority exe-
cuted in due form for the transfer of the same filed in his office, and the transfer
accordingly made on the books thereof, and the certificate or other evidence
cancelled; but the legislature may make provisions for the loss of certificates,

Loss of bonds.

or other evidences of the debt; and may prescribe by law, the manner in
which the treasurer shall receive and keep the moneys of the State.

Treasurer
to render
accounts to
comptroller,
and to legisla-
ture

SEC 4. The treasurer shall render his accounts, quarterly, to the comptrol-
ler; and shall publish, monthly, in such newspapers as the governor may
direct, an abstract thereof, showing the amount of cash on hand, and the place
or places of deposit thereof; and on the third day of each regular session of the
legislature, he shall submit to the Senate and House of Delegated fair and accurate
copies of all accounts by him, from time to time, rendered and settled with the
comptroller. He shall at all times, submit to the comptroller the inspection of
the money in his hands, and perform all other duties that shall be prescribed
by law.

When comp-
troller and
treasurer
to qualify.

SEC 5 The comptroller shall qualify, and enter on the duties of his office,
on the third Monday of January next succeeding the time of his election, or
as soon thereafter us practicable. And the treasurer shall qualify within one
month after his appointment by the legislature.

Governor may
remove comp-
troller and
treasurer

SEC. 6. Whenever during the recess of the legislature charges shall be pre-
ferred to the governor against the comptroller or treasurer, for incompetency,
malfeasance in office, wilful neglect of duty, or misappropriation of the funds
of the State, it shall be the duty of the governor forthwith to notify the party
so charged, and fix a day for a hearing of said charges, and if, from the evi-
dence taken, under oath, on said heating before the governor, the said allega-
tions shall be sustained, it shall be the duty of the governor to remove said
offending officer, and appoint another in his place, who shall hold the office for
the unexpired term of the officer so removed.